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Sir David Treharne Llewellyn Papers
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Sir David Treharne Llewellyn Papers

  • GB 0210 DATLLEW
  • Fonds
  • 1922-2012

Comprises the correspondence and political and Royal ephemera created and collected by Sir David Treharne Llewellyn, much of it during his time as MP for Cardiff North (1950-1959). Includes letters from Margot Asquith, Philip Noel Baker, Henry Brooke, R. A. Butler, James Callaghan, Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden, David Maxwell Fyfe, Gwilym Lloyd George, Lord Hailsham, Edward Heath, Geoffrey Howe, Douglas Hurd, Selwyn Lloyd, Harold Macmillan and George Thomas, together with a typed letter to his father, Sir David Richard Llewellyn, from David Lloyd George.

Llewellyn, David Treharne, 1916-1922

Correspondence

Series comprises David Treharne Llewellyn's correspondence with various politicians on various issues along with correspondence related to the elevation of David R Llewellyn to the peerage and correspondene of Susan Eva Williams regarding her hole as Lord Lieutenant of South Glamorgan.

Other political correspondence

File comprises other political correspondence, including letters from James D. Margach regarding political biographies, Lord Hailsham, Leon Brittan, Enoch Powell, Lord Wigg, Saunders Lewis, David Grenfell, Edwina Currie, Anthony Barber, Reginald Maudling, Peter Thorneycroft and David Hooper.

Letters from Margot Asquith to Lady Llewellyn

File comprises a letter from Margot Asquith to Magdalene Anne Llewellyn (Lady Llewellyn) where she discusses her trip to Scotland with Lady Bonham-Carter, the election and her reasons for opposing votes for women "Alas, my sex are nearly all Tory and very energetic".

Asquith, Margot, 1864-1945

Correspondence between David Treharne Llewellyn and various Prime Ministers

File comprises correspondence from various politicians who served as Prime Minister, although the letters were not all written while in that role. Correspondents include Winston Churchill, thanking Llewellyn for his services as minister with responsibility for Welsh Affairs in the home Office, James Callaghan discussing gambling policy and a common response to requests for donations as Cardiff MPs, Ted Heath regarding tax policy and Harold Macmillan regarding Llewellyn's knighthood.

Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965

Correspondence between David Treharne Llewellyn and various Home Secretaries

File comprises letters to David Treharne Llewellyn from various Home Secretaries. Correspondents include David Maxwell Fyfe (related to Llewellyn's resignation as a minister on health grounds), Gwilym Lloyd George (devolution to Wales, Henry Brooke (various, including his reception at the National Eisteddfod, threats made against him) and Douglas Hurd

Hurd, Douglas, 1930-

Papers related to the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

File comprises ephemera related to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth 2nd including dress regulations, a programme and report on a celebratory lunch held by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, programmes and invitations to the ceremony along with an order of service for a service held in Westminster Hall on 29th March 1953.

Parliamentary question and answer regarding status of Cardiff as the capital of Wales

File comprises copies or written Parliamentary question 23 of 20th December 1955, where Llewellyn asks "the Secretary of state for the Home Department what conclusion he has reached upon the representations made to him by the Association of Welsh Local Authorities that Cardiff should be recognised as the capital of Wales" and the reply given by Gwilym Lloyd-George.

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