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Includes letters to David Lloyd George and Megan Lloyd George.

The file includes letters from Gwilym Prys Davies, 1955, Blaise Gillie, 1954, Lady Megan Lloyd George, 1954, R. E. Griffith, 1954, Harri Gwyn, 1955, Sir George Hamar, 1954, Frank Price Jones, 1955, Sam Jones, BBC, 1955, T. W. Jones (Lord Maelor), 1955, T. J. Morgan (2), 1954, John Morris (3), 1955, Thomas Parry, 1955, Iorwerth C. Peate, 1955, Tudor Watkins, 1955, and Jac L. Williams, 1955.

Over fifty letters, 1894-1942, from Lloyd George to members of his family, mainly to his wife Margaret, containing much family and domestic news and many observations on political life.

Llythyrau, [1925]-1969, gan gynnwys rhai oddi wrth Raymond Garlick (1), Gwilym Lloyd George (1), Megan Lloyd George (1), William George (4), D. R. Grenfell (3), Moses Griffith (3), Stephen Griffith (1), D. R. Griffiths ('Amanwy') (1), James Griffiths (4), J. Gwyn Griffiths (52), Kate B[osse] Griffiths (1), W. J. Gruffydd (9), Eirwen Gwynn (1) a Harri Gwynn (1).

A holograph letter, 1896, from George Cornwallis West, from the Camp, 3rd [Batt.] [Royal] W[elsh] F[usiliers], Wrexham, to [?Sir Robert Arthur] Cunliffe [of Acton Park] (arranging a cricket match); a holograph letter, 1899, from [Sir] W. H. Preece, London, to Mrs. Sylvanus (a talk by the writer, possibly on engineering in Wales); a typescript letter, 1918, from J. Puleston Jones, Llanfair C[aereinion], to the Reverend W. M. Tudor (preaching engagements); an autograph letter, 1934, from Megan Lloyd George, Westminster, to J. Jenkyn-Richards, Handsworth (enclosing a message to be read at a meeting in Birmingham in aid of the distressed areas of South Wales) (with marginal notes); a holograph letter, 1934, from Samuel Evans (chairman and director of the Crown Mine, Johannesburg], Piccadilly, to [?H. Jones Davies] (personal); a typescript circular (undated) issued by a committee of the Welsh churches and societies of Birmingham and other Midland towns on behalf of the Social Welfare Settlement in the Rhymney Valley; a cyclostyled programme (undated) of a meeting of the Dudley Welsh Society ('Cymdeithas Cymry Dudley'); a press cutting, 1926, recording an account of a graduation ceremony of the University of Witwatersrand, at which the degree of Ll.D. honoris causa was conferred upon Samuel Evans; typescript notes on 'Nervous System and its Functions' prepared for a zoology class at University College of North Wales; a national registration card, 1915, and national ration book, 1918, of Humphrey Jones Davies, Bangor; etc.

Catherine Lloyd; Alun Lloyd; David Lloyd; David Phillip Lloyd; David (Dai) Lloyd; Harold Montague Lloyd; Ifor Dilwyn Lloyd; Sir John Conway Lloyd; Marteine Owen Mowbray Lloyd; Morgan Lloyd; Val Lloyd; Harri Lloyd Davies; Henri Lloyd Davies; Norman Lloyd Edwards; Megan Lloyd George; Alun Lloyd Jones; Eifion Lloyd Jones; Henry Richard Howell Lloyd-Mostyn; and Norma Lloyd-Nesling.

Letters, 1900-1995, of miscellaneous provenance. Correspondents include A. J. Balfour (1) 1916, W. H. Davies (2) 1912-1913, Lyubov (Aimée) F. Dostoevskaya (1, in French) 1924, Owen M. Edwards (4) 1900-1916, David Lloyd George (4) 1911-1919, Megan Lloyd George (3) 1948-1951, Richard Hughes (6) 1923-1935, Augustus John (7) [1918]-1950, Daniel Jones (2) 1972-1981, David Jones (1) 1966 (discussing some of his paintings), Jack Jones (2) 1938-1939, Saunders Lewis (5) 1951-1965, Wallis Simpson, later Duchess of Windsor (1) 1937, Edward Thomas (1) 1901, and Ralph Vaughan Williams (1) [1940].

Letters, copies of replies and papers concerning the development of Lady Megan Lloyd George's land at Cricieth, 1963-1965.

One hundred and twenty-four autograph letters, 1959-1974, from painter-poet David ('Dafydd') Jones, all addressed to Valerie ('Elri') Wynne-Williams (née Price), with the exception of two to her husband Michael ('Mihangel') (ff. 54, 112-113) and one to them both (ff. 55-56), discussing a variety of topics including his, and her, health and living conditions, his work, his friends, the Welsh language and Welsh history and politics. Some letters are illustrated with coloured pencil, pen and ink drawings, mainly of animals and flowers (ff. 8, 32, 33, 45 verso, 46 verso-47, 48 verso, 76, 103, 104 verso, 152), inscriptions (ff. 9, 34, 124 verso, 128, 136 verso) and sketch maps of Harrow (ff. 143, 144).
There are references throughout to friends and correspondents including Saunders Lewis (ff. 2-11 passim, 42-188 passim), Harman Grisewood (ff. 4-192 verso passim), René Hague (ff. 42 verso-187 passim), David Blamires (ff. 160, 186, 190 verso, 192), Louis Bonnerot (ff. 123, 186 verso), Tom Burns (ff. 13, 14 verso, 48, 64 verso, 68 verso, 77, 85 verso, 86 verso, 89 verso, 110, 116, 140 recto-verso, 188 verso), Douglas Cleverdon (ff. 68 verso, 160 verso, 162, 163 verso, 187), Aneirin Talfan Davies (ff. 9 verso, 11, 14 verso, 16, 33 verso, 63 verso, 71 verso, 123, 124, 128, 129 verso, 154 verso, 162), Clarissa Eden (f. 107 verso), T. S. Eliot (ff. 51 recto-verso, 62 verso, 67 verso, 69 verso, 71, 73, 74, 85), Gwynfor Evans (ff. 29 verso, 31, 131-192 verso passim), Illtud Evans (f. 6, 11 recto-verso, 37, 46 verso, 57, 61), Arthur Giardelli (ff. 150, 151 verso, 171 verso, 186), Eric Gill (ff. 45 verso, 66, 67 verso, 68 verso, 121), Stanley Honeyman (ff. 84, 140, 154 verso, 159 verso), Morag Owen (ff. 59, 98, 140), Catherine Rousseau (née Ivainer) (ff. 36 verso-127 passim), Stephen Spender (ff. 81 verso-82, 83 verso, 91), Bill Stevenson (f. 158 verso) and Helen Sutherland (ff. 68, 97 verso, 157). There are also occasional references to Desmond Chute (f. 120 verso), Idris Foster (ff. 60 verso, 63 verso), Philip Jones Griffiths (ff. 1, 131), David Lloyd George (ff. 108 verso-109, 127 verso), Megan Lloyd George (ff. 18 verso, 20, 21-22), J. D. Innes (f. 49 verso), Augustus John (f. 85 verso), Alun Oldfield-Davies (ff. 37, 77), Tristram Powell (ff. 142 recto-verso, 144), Caradog Prichard (ff. 19 verso, 77, 108), Kathleen Raine (f. 59 verso), Keidrych Rhys (ff. 6 verso, 8, 9, 16, 30 verso, 36 verso), Meic Stephens (ff. 171, 175), Vernon Watkins (ff. 47, 128 verso), D. J. Williams (f. 106 recto-verso), Kyffin Williams (ff. 49, 63, 77) and R. O. F. Wynne and his family (ff. 61, 62, 63, 64 verso, 67 verso, 81, 94 verso, 96 verso¸ 98, 130 verso), and brief reminiscences of his experiences during the First World War (ff. 70 recto-verso, 76, 79 recto-verso, 108 verso-109, 130 recto-verso, 151 verso, 164). Also included is a copy of his letter, dated 10 August 1959, to Megan Lloyd George (f. 21; for her reply see NLW, David Jones (Artist and Writer) Papers CT3/3, f. 247); cuttings of letters to the Times by David Jones, Valerie Price and others, 1958 (ff. 193-196); and a copy of a 1959 photograph of the two by Philip Jones Griffiths (f. 197). The letter of 23 September 1973 (ff. 178-179 verso) was published under the title 'Yr Iaith' in Planet, 21 (January 1974), 3-5.

Yn cynnwys llythyrau oddi wrth/Includes letters from: Alun Oldfield-Davies; Cassie Davies; Gwennant Davies, Urdd Gobaith Cymru; Dr Noelle Davies; T. I. Ellis; Y Fonesig/Lady Megan Lloyd George; Kenneth O. Morgan (2); Y Parch./Rev. Luther Moseley; Iorwerth C. Peate; Kate Roberts (2); Syr/Sir Wyn Roberts; Ceinwen H. Thomas.

Over one hundred and fifty letters, 1916-1959, to Leila Mégane relating mainly to her singing career and including letters from Sir Granville Bantock (2), 1934, Lilian Baylis (1), 1935, Benjamin Grey Davies (2), 1923-1936, Edward Tegla Davies (1), 1953, Walter Johnstone-Douglas (5), 1921-1956, Benno Elkan (2), 1945, Franklin Engelmann (1), 1955, Frances Louise Lloyd George, Countess Lloyd George of Dwyfor (14), 1945-1948, Lady Megan Arfon Lloyd George (2), 1945-1946, Otto Hermann Kahn (3), 1923-1933, Count John McCormack (1), 1937, Robert Owen, Croesor (1), 1954, Robert Williams Parry (5), 1948-1949, Nansi Richards (Telynores Maldwyn) (1), 1959, Sir Landon Ronald (1), 1934, Richie Thomas, Penmachno (1), 1953, Emlyn Williams (10), 1951-1956, Thomas Nefyn Williams (2), 1958, and Sir Henry Joseph Wood (1), 1934, with notes and comments concerning the correspondents added by Leila Mégane on many of the letters. Letters, 1920-1960, to other individuals relating to Leila Mégane include four to T. Osborne Roberts and one to Frances Louise Lloyd George, Countess Lloyd George of Dwyfor (ff. 226-241 verso).

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.

Miscellaneous letters, 1893-[c. 1936], to and from members of the Lloyd George family. Among the correspondents are William George (to David Lloyd George and Margaret Lloyd George), 1893-1931, Mair Eluned Lloyd George (to her sister Olwen and her parents), 1907, Richard Lloyd, 1911, and Megan Lloyd George (to her mother and her sister Olwen), [c. 1921]-[c. 1936].