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Gwynedd Archives, Caernarvon Record Office GB0219XD/33, XS/2009 Gwynedd Archives, Caernarvon Record Office This catalogue was digitised by The National Archives as part of the National Register of Archives digitisation project NRA 33161 The National Archives Arcfaifau Amgueddfa Lloyd George Lloyd George Museum Archives Casgllad o ddogfennau a lluniau parthed David Lloyd George o Aingueddfa Goffa Lloyd George, Llanystumdwy. A collection of documents and photographs relating to David Lloyd George from the Lloyd George Memorial Museum,Llanyartumdwy. Arcb;t 0 Catalogwyd gan Alin e xhomas ^ ^ Cynorthwyol Uwch Catalogued by * ' Senior Assistant Archivist Marc Dosbarth XD/33 Class Mark : XS/2009 Gwasanaeth Arcbifau Gwynedd Archifdy Rhanbarthol Caernarfon Gwynedd Archives Service Caernarfon Area Record Office 1979 CYNNWYS CONTENTS A. Dogfaonau/Docximenta XD/33 Freedoms of David Lloyd George 1 -15 Addresses presented to David Lloyd George 16 -20 Letters written by David Lloyd George 21 -24 Miscellaneous papers of David Lloyd George 25 -29 £lection pin buttons 30 -31 Papers re the Llanfrothen Burial Case 32 - 38 Cartoons of David Lloyd George 39 -96 Cartoons by Low 89 - 69 Cartoons by Strube 70 -74 Cartoons by Beerbohm 75 -76 Cartoons from Punch 77 - 90 Miscellaneous cartoons 91 - 93 Novelty post card cartoons 94 - 96 Newspaper cuttings 97 -114 Correspondence 115 -135 Correspondence of Countess Lloyd George and Ann Parry 115 -125 Correspondence re Freedoms of David Lloyd George 126 - 135 Papers re proposed Lloyd George Memorial College 136 -143 Papers re opening of the new Lloyd George Museum 1960 and 144 - 162 compilation of souvenir booklet Catalogues of the Lloyd George Museum 163 -164 Plans of the Lloyd George Museum 165 - 166 Miscellaneous 167 -179 B. IJiuniau/Photographs XS/2009 David Lloyd George 1 --16 David Lloyd George with family and friends 17 .-49 Family of David Lloyd George 50-. 52 David Lloyd George at political and social functions 53--79 David Lloyd George playing golf 80-- 88 Cuttings of photographs from printed books 89 --101 Local views etc. 102 --124 Miscellaneous photographs of people 125 - 127 Miscellaneous (Presentations to and statues of David Lloyd 128 *-133 George etc.) C Adneuaeth Ychwanc -ol/Addlttonal Depoeit Hyd./Oct. 1979 DogfeiinauA)ocuments XD/33 Visitors Books 180-193 Miscellaneous 194-200 Ilunlau/Photographs XS/2009 MfBfwllwniwuis 134-136 i. A. BGGFENNAU/DOCUMENTS XD/33 1-15. Freedoms of David Hoard George: 1. 1903 Sept. 25 ILLUMINATED SCROLL conferring the Freedom of toe Borough of Pwllheli on David Lloyd George, Esq., M.P. in recognition of his services to the Borough during the time he was the representative of the Carnarvon contributory Boroughs in Parliament eap­ edLaUy in connection with the scheme for the provision of a Fishery Harbour at Pwllheli. 2. 1917 June 29 CERTIFICATE admitting the Rt. Hen. David Lloyd George, Privy Councillor, M.P., LL.D., Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury to be a Burgess and Guild Brother of the City and Royal Burgh of Glasgow. 3. 19X8 Aug. 19 ILLUMINATED SCROLL conferring the Freedom of the Borough of Llandovery on the Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George, Prime Minister. 4. 1918 Nov. 20 ILLUMINATED SCROLL mounted on purple silk conferring the Freedom of the County Borough of Southampton on the Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George, Prime Minister. 5. 1919 Jan. 20 ILLUMINATED SCROLL conferring the Freedom of the City of Wakefield on the Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George, Prime Minister. 6. 1919 July 15 ILLUMINATED CERTIFICATE conferring the freedom of the Borough of Portsmouth on the Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George, M.P.. 7. 1923 July 25 ILLUMINATED CERTIFICATE conferring the Freedom of the dry and County of Bristol on the Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George, O.M., M.P.. 8. 1923 Aug. 10 COPY ILLUMINATED SCROLL conferring the Freedom of the Borough of Wrexham on the Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George, O.M., M.P.. (Presented to the Lloyd George Museum by Mrs. M. J. Jones, Hove, Sussex, widow of Frank P. Jones, Wrexham, the designer and illuminator of the scroll). 9. 1923 Sept. 8 CERTIFICATE conferring the Freedom of the County Borough of Carmarthen on the Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George,O.M., M.P.. 10. 1923 Sept. 8 CERTIFICATE conferring the Freedom of the Borough of Kidwelly on the Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George O. M., M. P., a member of H. M. 's Privy Council. 11. 1925 Feb. 9 ILLUMINATED SCROLL conferring the Freedom of the City and County of Kingston upon Hull on the Rt. Hon. D. Lloyd George, O. M., M. P.. 12. 1925 Oct. 10 ILLUMINATED SCROLL conferring the Freedom of the Royal Burgh of Banff on the Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George, D.C.L., O.M., M.P.. 13. 1930 Oct. 24 ILLUMINATED SCROLL on red leather conferring the Freedom of the Borough of Cowbridge on the Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George, O.M., LL.D., M.P.. V'' it. 14, 1930 Oct. 25 CERTIFICATE conferring the Freedom of the Borough of Tenby on the Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George, O.M., LL.D., M.P.. 15. 1932 Aug. 5 ILLUMINATED SCROLL mounted on blue leather con ferring the Freedom of the Borough of Port Talbot onfheRt. Hon. David Lloyd George, O.M., P.C., M.P., LL.D.. 16-20. Addresses presented to David Lloyd George: 16. 1921 Chwef. S ANERCHIAD GOLEUEDIG a gyflwynwyd i'r Gwtr Anrhydeddus David Lloyd George A.S., O.M., Prif Weinidog Prydaln gan Gymry Birmingham. 17. 1922 Oct. 21 ANERCHIAD GOLEUEDIG a gyflwynwyd i David Lloyd George, A.S., Prif Weinidog gan Gymry Leeds. 16. 1924 Hyd. 6 ANERCHIAD a gyflwynwyd i'r Gwir Anrhydeddus David Lloyd George A.8. gan aelodau Cymdeithas y Cambrian ar ei ymweliadft dmas Caerlir (Leicester). 19. 1940 April 12 TELEGRAM: Mayor, Town Council and Burgesses of the Borough of Llanidloes to the Ht. Hon. David Lloyd George, Chert, $Surrey) tendering their con­ graduations on his completing fifty years in par1­ lament. 20. [1940] ANERCHIAD GOLEUEDIG a gyflwynwyd i'r Gwtr Anrhydeddus David Lloyd George, O.M., gan Pwrdeisdr eft Arfon - 'Mynegiant o gariad ae o edmygedd Bwrdeisdrefl Arfon o*u Haeled Seneddol'. 21-24 Letters written by David Lloyd George; 21. 1917 March 5 CIRCULAR LETTER: D. Lloyd George, 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W., encouraging farmers to make extra efforts with the sowing of crops. The war has now reached a crisis and the "heroism of our armies must be backed by the self-sacrifice and tireless labour of everyone at home'. Food pro­ ducti on is of the utmost importance and the work of the next few weeks must decide the harvest of the year. COVERING LETTER (20 May 1973): Jessie R. Richardson, 6 St. Fagans House, Sea View Court, Bradford Place, Penarth, Glam. to Mrs. Pierce enclosing letter as above. The letter was given to her to pass along to the Museum by Mrs. Vivian Peters en, 48 Woolford Rd., Wrentham, Massachusetts 02093, U.S.A. who found it among her family papers. 22. 1926 Nov. 17 LETTER: D. Lloyd George, 25 Old Queen St., Westminster, London S.W.I. to Major Fred C. Stern, re Harold Pearson and the attacks against Lloyd George and his friends in the Westminster Gazette despite Lloyd George'8 fulfilling the under­ takings re Liberal Unity and his fund made to Pearson through Stern. Lloyd George has taken no retaliatory action against the reputations even of the 12 who tried to banish him from the Party. But 'unless they are prepared to play the game, it is far better that we should each of us go our own way and appeal to our own public ... this thing has got to stop.1 23/1-2 1931 Nov. 12 LETTERS; D. Lloyd George, House of Commons to Mr. and Mrs. William Evans, Craigle, Ty Gwyn Rd., Llandudno thanking them for the splendid work which they did on his behalf during the recent General Election, when Illness prevented him from being among his friends. He will take the first opportunity of visiting the Boroughs and of expres­ sing his thanks to all his supporters. 24. 1933 Nov. LETTER: D. Lloyd George at Ids Office, Thames House, Mlllbank, London, S.W.1. to William Evans, thanking all bis friends in the Caernarvon Boroughs, and Mr. Evans personally for their loyal and enthus­ iastio support in die recent election. 25-29. MjgQjjfegggai papers of David Lloyd George: 25. 1914-1918 TEMPERANCE PLEDGE CARD. Specimen of the cardto be signed by a person pledging to abstain from intoxicating liquors until the close of the war, following the example of H.M. King George V. The card is headed "The King'8 Pledge'. (Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time, signed the pledge and sent this specimen to his brother Dr. William George, a life long supporter of the Temperance Cause). 26. 1937 July 15 DOODLE made by David Lloyd George during the London Committee Meeting to discuss the visit of their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to Caernarvon, 15 July, 1937. ­ (Presented to the Lloyd George Museum by Mr. Tom Carrlngton, Coedpoeth, Secretary of the Royal Visit to Caernarvon). 27. 1940 Oct. 14 NOTES for Lloyd George's last public speech at Caernarvon 14 Oct. 1940 when he urged greater food production for the successful prosecution of the War. 28. 1945 Feb. 12 WRIT OF SUMMONS TO PARLIAMENT to David Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor to give his counsel upon the arduous and urgent affairs concerning the state and defence of the United Kingdom and Church. 29. n.d. BOOK PLATE of David Lloyd George. 30-31. Election pin buttons: 30. 1914-1918 LLOYD GEORGE PIN BUTTON: one of the original favour ptn buttons issued during the early days of World War L (Presented to the Lloyd George Museum by Mr.
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