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Chamberlain, Joseph, 1836-1914 (statesman)

 Person

Biography

Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914), statesman

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

 File — Box: MS Add.8812/1-239: Box 1

From Joseph Chamberlain to Alfred Baldwin, 13 Oct. 1903

Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8812/218
Scope and Contents

Delighted to hear result of Worcester meeting; 'The enthusiasm in Scotland was extraordinary'; Chamberlain saw nothing like it 'even during the Home Rule times'; thanks for Baldwin's promise of financial help for literature [for Tariff Reform League, or Imperial Tariff Committee?]

Dates: 13 Oct. 1903
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 File — Box: MS Add.8812/1-239: Box 1

From Joseph Chamberlain to Alfred Baldwin, 18 Nov. 1903

Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8812/219
Scope and Contents

'The so-called Unionist Free-Traders are simply acting as jackals for the Radicals'; there should be retaliation in their constituencies; branches must be formed in 'all considerable centres'; Mr Vince, Secretary of Liberal Unionist Association and Imperial Tariff Committee will assist; Chamberlain supposes Lord Cobham, formerly hesitant, has 'now finally gone over to the enemy.'

Dates: 18 Nov. 1903
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Series

Letter from Joeseph Chamberlain, 25 Jan. 1879

Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8988/34
Scope and Contents

Cannot accept invitation: "Every moment of my time is now engaged until the meeting of Parliament"

Dates: 25 Jan. 1879
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Other level

Non-family letters, mostly from prominent politicians, lawyers and peers, 1876-1908

Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9774/1/3/24-48
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection comprises primarily the correspondence of Louisa Baldwin, née Macdonald (mother of Stanley Baldwin, first Earl Baldwin), with her mother and sisters; and correspondence and papers of her grandson Windham, third Earl Baldwin, concerning his group biography of the Macdonald sisters and his interest in his father's cousin Rudyard Kipling. It also includes letters and papers of members of the Kipling, Burne-Jones and Poynter families, into which three of Louisa Baldwin's sisters...
Dates: 1876-1908
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).