Sub-fonds NLW MSS 21787-21792, 22514-22537 - Lloyd George MSS,

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NLW MSS 21787-21792, 22514-22537

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Lloyd George MSS,

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  • 1890-1968 / (Creation)

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30 volumes.

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Scope and content

Papers, 1890-1945, of the Lloyd George family. They comprise letters, 1901-1910, from Lloyd George to his wife Margaret; letters, 1890-1912, to Lloyd George from his wife Margaret; letters, 1890-1916, from Lloyd George to his uncle Richard Lloyd, 1890-1916; letters, 1891-1915, from Lloyd George to his brother William George; miscellaneous family letters, 1890-1936; and correspondence and papers, 1898-1909, relating to Mair Eluned Lloyd George. There is a substantial group of correspondence, the bulk of which is addressed to David Lloyd George, mostly from contemporary political and public figures. The political correspondence relates largely to Welsh affairs, including Disestablishment, the Welsh Church Commission, education and the investiture of the Prince of Wales in 1911, as well as to the Irish Question and the First World War. There is correspondence and papers, 1924-1933, relating to the internal affairs of the Liberal Party, and correspondence, 1920-1935, between David Lloyd George and Ramsay MacDonald as Prime Minister. The archive also includes some of Lloyd George's speech notes, c. 1890-1920.

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Accruals

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Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 21787-21792, 22514-22537.

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Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions noted on the 'Modern papers - data protection' form issued with their readers' tickets.

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Preferred citation: NLW MSS 21787-21792, 22514-22537

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vtls004961603

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Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales

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