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Drafts and copies of various writings by Lord Davies, 1916-40, including articles, letters to newspapers, reports and memoranda, on the general theme of disarmament and the need for world peace.

Miscellaneous files from the period of the Second World War, including one on invalided soldiers from Montgomeryshire and the war factory at Treorchy.

Folders D4/1-D4/6 comprise correspondence and reports on the Wilson Chair of International Politics at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. Folder D4/7 consists of correspondence concerning the resignation of Lord Davies as the President of the University College in 1936.

Comprises records relating to the National Press Agency Ltd., the Cambrian Press Ltd., and material reflecting Lord Davies's press interests.

Correspondence and papers relating to the administration of the University College of Wales. A few items concern the affairs of the federal University of Wales.

Correspondence and papers, 1928-38, relating to the administration of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, together with correspondence, 1932-33, concerning the new charter of the University of Wales, and correspondence, 1939, concerning the gift of a flag by the students of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, to Rollins College, Florida.

Folders D5/1-D5/3 consist of correspondence and papers relating to the resignation of Lord Davies as President of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth in 1936. Folders D5/4-D5/8 comprise correspondence and papers, 1942-44, relating to the Wilson Chair of International Politics. Folder D5/9 contains reports and other papers, 1949-53, concerning the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.

Comprises correspondence and papers, 1923-48, relating to the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society and correspondence and papers, 1929-37, concerning the Welsh Hound Association.

Correspondence and papers, 1928-35, relating to the writing, preparation and publication of David Davies, The Problem of the Twentieth Century (1930). Some of the files contain papers relating to the dedication of copies, their despatch as gifts, sales and royalty payments, and the provision of editions in other languages.

Series contains issues of The New Commonwealth (Journal).

Comprises correspondence and papers, 1929-30, relating to the National Library of Wales Appeal Fund and 1929-40, relating to the National Library.

Includes material relating to the preparation of the coalowners' case to be presented to the Royal Commission on the Coal Industry (i.e. the Samuel Commission) in 1925-26; letters from J. Conway Davies, the Secretary of the Representative Group of Employers, to David Davies; material concerning the Industrial Peace Movement, 1927-29, the House of Lords debates on the 1930 Coal Bill; and the 1936 Expiring Laws Continuance Bill.

Correspondence and papers concerning the establishment and opening of the Temple of Peace at Cathays Park, Cardiff, 1936-38, together with papers concerning the role of the Hall of Nations, 1929-38.

Typescript texts for public lectures by Lord Davies, 1928-39. Most are on political themes, many on peace initiatives. They are occasionally accompanied by press cuttings and associated menu cards for dinners. Some are addresses to various societies.

Correspondence and papers relating to the Cambrian Railway Company, the Barry Railway, the Great Western Railway and a proposed tunnel between England and France.

Correspondence and papers, 1930-44, relating to various books and other works written by Lord Davies. They include Suicide or Sanity (1932), Letters to John Bull and Others (1932), Lessons of the Italo-Abyssinian Dispute (1936), Foundations of Victory (1941), and Facing the Future: Letters to John Citizen (1942).

A wide range of leaflets, pamphlets etc., 1917-57, many of these concerning the activities of peace movements and peace initiatives. including some of the publications of the New Commonwealth Society. Some of the material reflects various aspects of Welsh life.

Collection of newspaper articles, mostley regarding international affairs, the build up the the Second World War, policies of the New Commonwealth Society, post-war international issues, the United Nations, the Cold War and the Marshall Plan.

Includes material on the Welsh Theological Colleges.