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Press cuttings relating to the marriage of Lloyd George and Frances Stevenson, 23 October 1943.

Photographs taken during Lloyd George's visit to Germany in 1936.

Letters sent to Frances commenting on the biography by A. J. Sylvester, The Real Lloyd George (1947) and the extracts published in the Sunday Dispatch.

Letters and telegrams, November-December 1935, mainly from their Churt home sent to D. Lloyd George and Frances during their visit to Tangiers. The file includes a letter from A. J. Sylvester and several from Ann Parry.

File comprises of a scrap book of newspaper stroies related to the marriage of David Lloyd George and Frances Stevenson in 1943.

Scrap book of newspaper articles related to two publications by Joseph H. Longford, entitled 'The Story of Old Japan' and 'The Story of Korea'.

Miscellaneous notes accumulated by Ruth Longford while researching and writing Frances, Countess Lloyd George: More than a Mistress (Leominster, 1996), including notes on source materials, typescript draft memoirs by Jennifer Longford, a typescript dissertation [? by Ruth Longford] on Lloyd George and Hitler, and miscellaneous stray sources which had come into her possession.

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 comprises ad hoc, often fragmentary, notes made by Frances Stevenson as a record of events and experiences.

File contains a typescript article, c. 1920, entitled, 'Our Lady of Downing Street - a Study for Secretaries', by Helen Ormsbee of Brooklyn, New York, an article on the role of Frances Stevenson as a private secretary to Lloyd George and based at 10 Downing Street (ff. 1-7); and a booklet containing the published text of lecture, published by the Association of Women Clerks and Secretaries, by Frances Stevenson entitled 'The Private Secretary' (ff. 8-13).

File comprises a booklet entitled 'How to tackle unemployment' by David Lloyd George, published in 1930; a booklet entitled 'Can Lloyd George do it? by J. M. Keynes and H. D. Henderson, published in 1929; a copy of the House of Commons Official Report for April 5th and 6th 1939; and a programme book for the Glyndebourne Festival in 1953.

Carbon copies of letters sent to Frances in response to the proposal that a Lloyd George Memorial College might be established in North Wales. The file includes letters from Lord Beaverbrook, Aneurin Bevan, Robert Boothby, Sybil Thorndike Casson, Richard Crossman, Anthony Eden, James Griffiths, P. J. Grigg, Maurice Hankey, Augustus John, Harold J. Laski, Gilbert Murray, B. Seebohm Rowntree, Sir Archibald Sinclair (Lord Thurso), and Jan Smuts. All the writers agree to support the proposal. Some of the letter writers expand on their reasons for supporting the proposal and reflect on Lloyd George's life, career and contribution.

Carbon copies of letters sent to Frances in response to the proposal that a Lloyd George Memorial College might be established in North Wales, together with an original letter from Violet Carruthers (Markham). The file includes letters from Lord Altrincham, Clement Attlee, Lady Astor, Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Stafford Cripps, E. Clement Davies, Margaret Greenwood, Professor W. J. Gruffydd, Herbert Morrison, Harold Nicholson, Sir Herbert Samuel and George Tomlinson. All the writers express their reluctance and hesitation to associate themselves with the proposal. Some of the letter writers expand on their reasons for declining to support the suggestion and reflect on Lloyd George's life, career and contribution.

The file comprises the will of Dame Margaret Lloyd George, 1936; extracts from the will of Colonel T. F. Tweed, 1940; the will of David Lloyd George, 1943; accounts, 1947, relating to the estate of Captain Harry Davey; and the will of Frances, Dowager Countess Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, 1972. In some cases letters relating to the administration of the estates are attached to the probate documents.

The letters relate to the preparation of Frances's various wills, the sale of the Lloyd George Papers to Lord Beaverbrook in 1949-1950, the management of Frances's properties at Churt and at Llanystumdwy, the letters patent of the peerage awarded to Lloyd George in 1945, and the execution of a deed of gift to Frances's sister Muriel.

Miscellaneous printed items, mainly acquired by Frances, the most significant being a pass to the Paris Peace Conference, 1919; a ticket to admit Frances to the members' gallery of the House of Commons, 9 July 1935; Frances's National Registration Identity Card, 1943-1947; and a pass to admit Frances to the Palace of Westminster, 1944. Other items of some interest include the Order of Service at Ramsay MacDonald's funeral service at Westminster Abbey, 26 November 1937; and a copy of Frances Stevenson, The Private Secretary.

Miscellaneous postcards, tickets, momentos etc.

Miscellaneous press cuttings, mainly of political interest, most relating to Lloyd George or to members of the Lloyd George family. The file includes a scrapbook of press cuttings dating from 1940 relating to the death of Colonel T. F. Tweed. Many of the cuttings concern Frances's life and activities after Lloyd George's death in 1945.

Comprises photographs of properties at Churt in the 1930's, namely Bron-y-de, Avalon and Farm Cottage.