| Description | Printed, manuscript and typescript correspondence and enclosures; extracts, [copy correspondence and drafts]; miscellanea, including newspaper cuttings; arranged chronologically, of Frederic John Napier Thesiger Chelmsford [1st Viscount of Chelmsford; Viceroy of India, 1916-1921] and Austen Chamberlain [acting as Secretary of State for India] relating to detailed accounts of government in India, 1916-1917
Contained in bound volumes: 'Private Letters from Lord Chelmsford to Mr. Chamberlain', Vol. I, 7 Apr-28 Sep 1916; 'Private Letters from Lord Chelmsford to Mr. Chamberlain', Vol. II, 6 Oct-28 Dec 1916; 'Private Letters from Lord Chelmsford to Mr. Chamberlain', Vol. III, 3 Jan-19 Jul 1917; Enclosures in Private Letters from Lord Chelmsford to Mr. Chamberlain, Vol. I, 21 Apr-2 Nov 1916; Enclosures in Private Letters from Lord Chelmsford to Mr. Chamberlain, Vol. II, 17 Nov 1916-28 Jun 1917; 'Private Letters from Mr. Chamberlain to Lord Chelmsford', Vol. I, 23 Mar-3 Aug 1916; 'Private Letters from Mr. Chamberlain to Lord Chelmsford', Vol. II, 10 Aug 1916-27 Dec 1916; 'Private Letters from Mr. Chamberlain to Lord Chelmsford', Vol. III, 3 Jan 1917-15 Sep 1917; each volume of Private Letters contains a typescript preface detailing letters received and their dates, contents and no. of pages; 'Private Letters from Lord Chelmsford to Mr. Chamberlain', Vol. I and 'Private Letters from Mr. Chamberlain to Lord Chelmsford', Vol. I each including a loose typescript page describing general contents of the Private Letter volumes, with dates, page and paragraph numbers, and enclosures |
| Physical Description | /83a is in addition to /83; /256a is in addition to /256; /19 contains fragment of paper pinned to page; /124, /170, /173, /178, /187, /189, /213 are newspaper cuttings; Bindings are deteriorating; /124 newspaper cutting is completely torn across |