Description | Printed, typescript and manuscript correspondence, memoranda, minutes and miscellanea; may contain envelopes; mainly arranged chronologically; may contain copy correspondence and drafts; 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, 1915-1917, Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1919-1921], relating to Indian affairs, 1917-1919 Includes: /2 Printed copy of speech delivered by Chelmsford at the opening of the Simla session of the Imperial Council, 1917; /6-/7 Printed memoranda relating to constitutional reforms in India and Imperial War Conference, 1917-1918; /12 Printed copy of speech delivered by Chelmsford at the opening of the Delhi conference, 1918; /14 Printed copy of speech delivered by Chelmsford at the opening of the Imperial Legislative Council at Simla, 1918; /19 Printed minutes by heads of local Indian governments, relating to Reforms, 1919 |