| Description | Sequence of press cutting volumes containing cuttings from local, national and international presses relating to general political matters, and municipal affairs associated with Birmingham, including Joseph Chamberlain's mayoralty, his Chairmanship of the National Education League, his Parliamentary candidature at Sheffield and Birmingham West, legislative reform, Irish affairs, Liberal Party matters and foreign affairs; presses include 'The Daily Telegraph', 'The Times', 'The Birmingham Daily Gazette', 'The Birmingham Daily Post', 'The Manchester Examiner', 'The Sheffield Post', 'The Liverpool Mercury', 'The Toronto Globe', and 'The Irish Daily Telegraph'; all volumes are indexed except for nos 3 and 8; the volumes also contain memoranda, printed editions of his speeches and printed publicity ephemera; manuscript annotations provide brief subject, press and date details |