| Description | These diaries are a chronological record of Joseph Chamberlain's tour of South Africa, undertaken as Secretary of State for the Colonies, after the cessation of the Boer War; they were maintained and written by his secretary [John Wilson], who recorded daily entries; the entries record accounts of interviews and engagements undertaken by Joseph Chamberlain, and reports of deputations submitted to him during the tour, and additional information about the people he met and places he visited; each volume includes a subject index |