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Includes letters from Alun Talfan Davies, Sir Geoffrey Howe and J. Emrys Jones.

Includes letters from Gwynoro Jones, J. Emrys Jones (4), Gerald Kaufman, John Marek, D. Elystan Morgan, Emrys Pride (2), and T. Arwyn Watkins.

Includes letters from Sir Alun Talfan Davies, Alun R. Edwards, W. Emrys Evans, J. Emrys Jones (2), Derec Llwyd Morgan and Ted Rowlands.

Includes letters from Professor John Andrews, Sir Goronwy Daniel, Brynmor John, Lord Elwyn-Jones, J. Emrys Jones, and George Wright.

Includes letters from Jack Ashley MP (envelope 5), Paul Channon (envelopes 9 and 22 [2 letters]), Alun Talfan Davies (envelope 22), Gwilym Prys Davies (envelope 23), Norman Fowler (envelope 16), Emlyn Hooson (envelope 16), Sir Geoffrey Howe (envelope 26), Douglas Hurd (envelopes 14, 15, 18 [2 letters], 22, 23, 25 and 26), Dylan Iorwerth (envelope 27), John Elfed Jones (envelope 12), Nigel Lawson (envelope 8), Paul Murphy (envelope 15), Emyr Price (envelope 23), Peter Walker (envelopes 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 21, 23 [2 letters]), 24, 26 and 27, and Eirene White (envelope 16) . The papers in envelope 3 relate to the 1987 Abortion Bill.

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.