A typescript account prepared by Dr Siriol Colley, niece of Gareth Vaughan Jones, entitled 'A Short Account of the Life and Murder of Gareth Jones', focussing in some detail mainly on the situation in Inner Mongolia in 1935 and the circumstances and events which led up to the capture and murder of Gareth Vaughan Jones in August 1935.
An essay by Gareth Vaughan Jones entitled 'Fichte and the Growth of Nationality in Europe' prepared whilst he was a student at Trinity College, Cambridge, [? 1927]. Also includes the draft of an article 'Interview with General O'Duffy', [? 1933], written while he was in the employ of the Western Mail, Cardiff.
The items include a typescript memorandum, 20 December 1932, by Gareth Jones entitled, 'Impressions of Germany, December 1932'; a printed memorandum, 12 July 1933, to the General Secretary of the World Monetary and Economic Conference on the situation in Russia; and a long typescript memorandum, [c. 1933], by Gareth Jones entitled, 'The General Survey of Agricultural Conditions in USSR'.
Photocopies of source materials assembled by Dr Colley during the course of her research for her book. These include newspaper columns, press articles by Gareth Jones, and typescript articles by Gareth Vaughan Jones.
Photocopies of documents taken from the Lloyd George Papers at the Parliamentary Archive at the House of Lords, including memoranda, 1930-1932, entitled 'The Prospect of the Five-power Naval Conference'; 'The Empire after the War', 'Soviet Russia', 'Disarmament', and 'Imperial Conference'.
Photocopies of documents, 1931-1933, from the Lloyd George Papers held at the Parliamentary Archive at the House of Lords. There are memoranda, presumably prepared by Gareth Jones, 1930-1933, on the Five-Power Naval Conference; the American Tariff; The situation in Palestine; Poland after January 1931; the Gandhi-Irwin Agreement: its Effects upon India and upon Politics in England; 'Conversation with M. Litvinoff, at Moscow, March 23, 1932'; and Soviet Russia and the Caucasus. There are also photocopies of several letters from Gareth Jones to David Lloyd George.
Transcripts by Dr Siriol Colley of press articles written by Gareth Jones, many on the situation in Russia, others on Wales, Ireland, or during his final 'Round the world tour' of 1930-1935.
Transcripts of articles by Gareth Vaughan Jones including 'The world in 1931: a retrospect of the banking cris', published in the Western Mail, 21 December 1931, and others on Germany and Russia.
Photocopies of documents held at the National Archives, Kew relating to the muder of Gareth Jones, 12 August 1935, and subsequent research into his death.
Includes a photograph of Lloyd George, Dame Margaret and Megan, c. 1930; brochures, c. 1930-1933, advertising Gareth Jones's lecture tours in the United States; and miscellaneous stray items concerning his travels.
Miscellaneous press cuttings, including a long series of articles by David Lloyd George, dated 1938, on the 'Coupn' general election of December 1918, the Peace of Versailles and Germany; and tributes to Lloyd George following his death in March 1945.
Correspondence and papers, 1999-2003, commemorating the life of Gareth Jones, including print-outs of reports in press columns, correspondence concerning the award of the Gareth Jones Travelling Scholarship, and print-outs from various websites concerning Gareth Jones, especially concerning the Ukranian manmade famine of 1932-1933.
An album containing snapshots, most trimmed at the corners to give a lozenge shape. Most are group photos, presumably of staff and pupils at the County School, Barry. Included are sporting activities and amateur dramatic productions. There are also photos of the family.
A selection of photographs of Gareth Vaughan Jones connected with his work including studio portraits (by Hugo, 1929) of himself and unidentified other persons, relaxing in the Mojave Desert, also two Trinity College, Cambridge groups. Some are annotated on the reverse.
