| Description | Correspondence, draft and copy correspondence between Joseph Chamberlain [as Sec of State for the Colonies, 1895-1903], War, Colonial Office and Privy Seal officials, fellow Government officials and political colleagues, Royal Secretaries and individuals associated with colonial affairs, printed material [Government publications, pamphlets, and press cuttings from South African, German and British presses], and memoranda relating to various matters including Joseph Chamberlain's tour of South Africa [1902-1903]; settlement of Boer War; official War Office and Admiralty affairs [alteration to design of bullets, army reform, and naval works]; foreign affairs [despatch of troops to Hong Kong]; the award of official honours [including the Coronation Medal]; domestic politics [Education Bill of 1902, and General Election of 1900]; and miscellaneous matters [Queen Victoria memorial, and publication of the Genealogical Bureau of the Chamberlain Association]; with wrappers and envelope
Including /1-3 Indexed sequence of press cuttings [54 pp] relating to Joseph Chamberlain's tour of South Africa, cuttings bear manuscript annotiations, nd [early 20th century]; /8 Printed pamphlet, 'Liberal Leaders on the War and the Settlement in South Africa', published by the Imperial South Africa Association, nd [early 20th century]; /19-21 Government publications by Lord Lansdowne [Henry Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne: Sec of State for War, 1895-1900] and Arthur James Balfour [1st Earl of Balfour: First Lord of the Treasury, 1895-1902] relating to alteration to design of bullets, and proposals for army reform, 1899-1900; /26 Letter from Lord Selborne [William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne: First Lord of the Admiralty, 1900-1905] relating to proposed programme of naval legislative reform, with printed memorandum, 1901; /28 Letter from William St. John Brodrick [1st Earl Midleton: Sec of State for War, 1900-1903] relating to proposed despatch of troops to Hong Kong, 1901; /48 Memoranda relating to the award of New Year and Birthday Honours, with draft and copy correspondence from Colonial Office to recipients, and wrappers, 1901 |