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The fonds comprises a substantial group of letters and papers, 1911-1972, acquired by Frances as private secretary to Lloyd George, including some business papers, notebooks of reminiscences and printed items. There are letters from a number of prominent politicians and public figures. There is also a small group of letters and papers, 1912-1965, concerning Lloyd George himself, papers, 1933-1946, relating to Jennifer Longford's schooldays, and a few papers relating to other members of the Stevenson family, notably Frances's sister Muriel and brother Paul. The material in sub-fonds G was loaned by Mrs Ruth Nixon of Camberwell to the National Library of Wales to be digitised in March 2013 and subsequently returned to her a few months later. Some of this material was subsequently purchased by NLW in 2017 and catalogued as sub-fonds H. The 2017 purchase includes various articles about Lloyd George, a draft memorandum partly in the hand of Lloyd George and partly in the hand of Frances Stevenson regarding the early part of the First World War, letters from Frances Stevenson to her family, including some from the Versailles Peace Conference, notes following Lloyd George's speeches and papers relating to Jennifer Longford including letters between her and Lloyd George.

The group comprises papers, 1912-1965, relating to David Lloyd George.

The file comprises stray letters to D. Lloyd George, mostly of political interest. The file includes letters from Winston Churchill, undated, Lord Dawson of Penn, 1931, King George VI (telegram), 1945, General Douglas Haig, 1916, George Lambert, 1932, J. Ramsay MacDonald, 1932, Sir Herbert Samuel, 1932, D. A. Thomas, Viscount Rhondda, 1917, and Colonel T. F. Tweed, 1940. The letter from Lord Dawson of Penn advises Lloyd George in the wake of the political and constitutional crisis of August 1931.

The file includes two poems written by Lloyd George on 'Bron-y-de' writing paper on the occasion of the birth of Jennifer Longford in 1929 in which he attempts to convey what the episode meant to Frances; other poems written by Lloyd George; and the draft of a letter from Lloyd George and Frances to Jennifer.

The file includes a typescript 'Political Operation Order', 6 December 1916, namely spoof regulations for the departure of the Asquith family from 10 Downing Street and the arrival of the Lloyd Georges; and a memorandum, 5 May 1936, prepared by A. J. Sylvester for D. Lloyd George on the likely reconstruction of the National Government.

The group consists of papers acquired and preserved mainly by Frances, comprising correspondence, 1915-1972, subject files, 1933-1975, business papers, 1940-1972, notebooks of reminiscences, [1920s-1960s], and miscellaneous printed items.

The section comprises a single series of files containing papers relating mainly to various projects to commemorate Lloyd George's name, and to the work of several authors about Lloyd George.

The series comprises files of correspondence and papers relating to various activities in which Frances participated, mainly to commemorate Lloyd George's name, including the Lloyd George Museum at Llanystumdwy, the statue at the House of Commons, and the upkeep of his grave. Other files concern her broadcasts for the BBC, and the work of historians and biographers of Lloyd George.

The file includes a total of 43 letters, 1933-1964, from Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook, to Frances, mainly discussing the Lloyd George Papers which Frances sold to the Beaverbrook Foundation in 1949-1950, and to Beaverbrook's own researches on Lloyd George. There is also a group of letters, 1952-1955, from Frank Owen concerning the writing and publication of Tempestuous Journey: Lloyd George his Life and Times (London, 1954). Some of the letters relate to Frances's intention to write her autobiography and her use of the Lloyd George Papers during the 1950s, and her eventual publication of The Years that are Past in 1967. There are also 2 letters, 1961, 1970, from John Grigg, and a group of 29 letters, 1969-1970, from A. J. P. Taylor mainly relating to the publication of Frances's diaries.

File of photocopies of reviews published in American newspapers and journals of Lloyd George: a Diary by Frances Stevenson, edited by A. J. P. Taylor (London, 1972), together with a covering letter, May 1972, from A. J. P. Taylor to Frances.

The file includes correspondence and papers relating to various projects intended to commemorate Lloyd George's name in North Wales: the making of his grave into a national memorial, the erection of ornamental gates and the building of labourers' cottages at Tŷ Newydd; the building of a Lloyd George memorial library, museum or memorial college. There is a large number of letters from Clough Williams-Ellis to Frances.

A copy of the writ, 12 February 1945, summoning Earl Lloyd-George to the House of Lords, and two letters relating to the same.

The file includes papers relating to the erection and running of the Lloyd George Museum at Llanystumdwy, and to the appointment of Miss Ann Parry as its curator. There is also a typescript list of the sympathy letters received on 30 and 31 March 1945 following Lloyd George's death.

Correspondence and papers, 1955-1970, relating to various proposals for statues and memorial tablets to commemorate David Lloyd George: a statue of Lloyd George in the members' lobby of the House of Commons unveiled in December 1963, and a memorial tablet in Westminster Abbey unveiled in July 1970. The file includes letters from Nigel Birch, 1955, Clough Williams-Ellis, 1970, Dingle Foot (4), 1969-1970, Owen, third earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (4), 1969-1970, Geoffrey Rippon (2), 1963, William Lloyd-George, 2nd viscount Tenby, 1970, Jeremy Thorpe, 1970, and Harold Wilson (3), 1969.

The file consists of letters and papers, 1957-1971, relating mainly to the care of Lloyd George's grave at Llanystumdwy on the banks of the river Dwyfor, but some concern local celebrations of the centenary of Lloyd George's birth in January 1963, a visit to the grave by the Queen and Prince Philip in the following August, and the protest made by the Council for the Preservation of Rural Wales in 1969 against the proposed 'desecration' of the River Dwyfor, a protest with which Frances associated herself. The file includes letters from James Morris (Jan Morris), 1968, and Harold Wilson, 1968.

The correspondence and papers relate to the broadcasts and interviews which Frances made for the BBC. They include the transcript of a film The Changing Years made in 1970. The file includes letters from Nan Davies, 1961, and David Parry-Jones, 1968.

The file comprises letters from historians and authors relating to their researches on Lloyd George, including letters from Martin Gilbert (14), 1964-1972, and Cameron Hazlehurst (37), 1968-1972.

The file includes papers relating to the state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill at St Paul's Cathedral in January 1965.

The unit comprises probate documents, 1940-1972, and business letters, 1950-1972.

The series comprises probate documents, 1940-1972, mainly of members of the Lloyd George family, and letters, 1950-1972, relating to Frances's business affairs.