The papers consist of: personal material, including photographs, press cuttings and correspondence; papers on Eastern affairs, including reports and correspondence from Lloyd's time at Constantinople and official copies of telegrams to and from the Turkish Government; papers and correspondence from Lloyd's various Eastern postings in the First World War; papers from India, during Lloyd's governorship of Bombay and also later papers from Lloyd's membership of the India Group; official telegrams and correspondence from Egypt, with Cabinet papers and subject files; public and political subject files; constituency papers from Lloyd's West Staffordshire seat; political correspondence; Colonial Office subject files and correspondence; texts of Lloyd's speeches and articles; business papers; diaries.