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Comprises letters, 1957-1997, to John Morris, mainly of political interest. Many of the letters are from John Morris's Aberavon constituents. In some cases there are copies of his replies and/or drafts of his replies, prepared to be typed up by a secretary. The letters cover a wide range of subjects, mainly governmental affairs and the work of various governmental ministries and departments, above all the Welsh Office. Many letters concern the Labour Party, its various committees and its internal affairs. Many of the letters are from constituents who make enquiries and refer problems and difficulties to their Member of Parliament. Some also concern the framing and implementation of various pieces of legislation. There are also many subject files, 1951-1995, divided into British subjects, Welsh affairs, many of these concerning devolution, and constituency matters. The subject files relating to British politics nationally include material on a wide range of subjects including defence, disarmament, education, the EEC, parliamentary elections, the environment, foreign affairs, housing, the Labour Party, leasehold reform, local government, pensions, the steel industry, transport, and specific pieces of parliamentary legislation. The files on Welsh affairs include material on the Welsh Office, the Labour Party Wales, the Crowther/Kilbrandon Commission and devolution, the Development Corporation for Wales, and the Welsh language. Thirdly, there is a group of printed, typescript and manuscript materials and diaries, 1943-1991. A further file, being Lord Morris's earliest drafts of the chapter on Kosovo (chapter 21), for inclusion in his book 'Fifty Years in Politics and the Law', published in 2011, was received in Februay 2013. This file is under Embargo during the lifetime of the donor. Further donations of material were made in Augist 2015 and August 2015. These remain uncatalogued although photographs have been transferred to photo albums and videocasettes, sound cassettes and DVDs have been transferred to the National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales.

The personalia includes John Morris's school reports from Ardwyn School, Aberystwyth, 1943-49; John Morris's passports, 1961-72; plans for a proposed house and garage at Cwmeudwy, Groesffordd, Llandysul, January 1972; and John Morris's certificate on being made a Fellow of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, July 1990.

A notebook kept by John Morris between 1982 and 1990 with notes of constituents' cases referred to him and action taken.

A pocket notebook containing details of messages and telephone calls for John Morris.

Notebooks containing notes made by John Morris relating to legal cases in which he was involved, mainly notes concerning various court cases.

Miscellaneous files, 1943-1990, including legal notes, messages and notes of telephone calls, and notes on the Aberavon constituents.

Comprises a small group of desk diaries and pocket diaries. Most of the contents are blank apart from brief notes of John Morris's engagements and appointments. Some of the diaries also have a few loose papers inside.

Manuscript notes, the great majority of which are in the hand of John Morris. Some are notes for speeches and addresses and when introducing speakers, some are notes on issues or themes, and a few are notes on problems and difficulties faced by his constituents in Aberavon. There are also a few financial notes.