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Typescript draft, with manuscript emendations, of the opening chapters of an unpublished autobiography by Gwilym Lloyd-George, giving an account of his childhood and education, his parliamentary career during the 1930s, and concluding with a description of his visit, in the company of his father, to Adolf Hitler at Berchtesgaden in 1936. Also included are manuscript notes and a newspaper cutting relating to the work.

Letters from members of the Lloyd George family, including four letters, 1902-36, from David Lloyd George to his son Gwilym, including one relating to the abdication of Edward VIII; two letters, 1912 and undated, to his wife Margaret; a letter, 1928, from Margaret Lloyd George to her husband, and an undated letter to her son Gwilym, together with six letters, 1915-16, written by Gwilym Lloyd-George to his parents while on active service in France, one letter, 1918, from Gwilym to his sister Olwen Carey-Evans and two letters, 1917 and undated, from Megan Lloyd George to her brother Gwilym. Also included is a small group of letters and papers, 1945, relating to the death of David Lloyd George and arrangements for his memorial service in Westminster Abbey.

Letters and papers, 1956-61, pertaining to the libel action brought in 1957 by Patrick Marrinan, a barrister, against Gwilym Lloyd-George and Beaverbrook Newspapers Limited. They include transcripts of intercepted telephone conversations between Marrinan and a client, extracts from Hansard reports and newspaper cuttings relating to telephone tapping, a copy of the writ and statement of claim served by Marrinan, and a letter, 1961, to Gwilym Lloyd-George from Harold Macmillan.

Miscellaneous items, 1859-1967, mainly printed, typescripts and press cuttings, relating to David Lloyd George, earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (1863-1945) and his second son Gwilym Lloyd-George, 1st Viscount Tenby (1894-1967). They include certified copies of the marriage certificates of William George and Elizabeth Lloyd (Lloyd George's parents), 1859, and Gwilym Lloyd-George and Edna Gwenfron Jones, 1921, and leaflets produced in support of Gwilym Lloyd-George's candidature as the Conservative candidate for Newcastle-upon-Tyne North, 1951 and 1955.

Twenty-seven letters, 1890-1936, mostly addressed to David Lloyd George and his wife Margaret from members of the family, including Richard Owen, Margaret Lloyd George's father (1) 1891, Mary Davies (née George) (5) 1890-1908, Anita George (née Williams) (1) 1911, Richard Lloyd George (4) [1890s]-1912, Olwen Lloyd George (1) [?1899], Gwilym Lloyd George (7) 1916-1936 and Megan Lloyd George (1) [ca. 1908-1909]. There is also correspondence concerning Lloyd George's children, including letters from Andrew Bonar Law (1) 1910 and Lord Murray of Elibank (2) 1912-1913.

Letters, 1914-64, to Gwilym Lloyd-George from various correspondents, including Brendan Bracken (3) 1939-57, Neville Chamberlain (1) 1939, Winston Churchill (6) 1942-56, Jacob Epstein (1) 1957, Will Hay (1) 1945, Quintin Hogg (1) 1954, Alec Douglas-Home (1) 1957, Selwyn Lloyd (1) 1957, Iain Macleod (1) 1957, Harold Macmillan (2) 1941-7, Peter Thorneycroft (1) 1957, and Harold Wilson (4) 1944-5, together with a letter, 1968, to Lady Edna Lloyd-George from Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st viscount Montgomery of Alamein.

Papers, 1931-[c. 1963], of Gwilym Lloyd-George, including notes for a speech on foreign affairs, delivered at a meeting of the Liberal Party in Scarborough in 1939; letters and papers, 1941-1942 and 1951-1953, relating to his work in the ministries of Food and Fuel and Power; and a speech on the Suez Crisis, delivered at St Pancras Town Hall in 1956; together with miscellaneous notes relating to his father, David Lloyd George.