Boer War (1899-1902)
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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Correspondence with 1st Lord Milner, 1903-01 - 1928-11
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 1/3/40
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Milner and LSA on subjects including: training troops in South Africa; the South African labour problem and immigration from China; LSA's foundation of an Imperialist group; the success of General Sir Paul Methuen [Commander-in-Chief Eastern Command] in the South African War, and Milner's concerns about Methuen's military position; the Cape Colony [part of the Union of South Africa from 1910, later the Republic of South Africa]; Milner's own future after leaving South...
Dates:
1903-01 - 1928-11
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Summary of correspondence with Valentine Chirol, 1899-09 - 1900-07
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 1/1/5
Scope and Contents
Transcripts summarising letters from LSA to Chirol [Director of the Foreign Department of the Times] on LSA's work as the Times war correspondent in South Africa, particularly his discussions with Sir Alfred Milner [British High Commissioner for South Africa] and on Cecil Rhodes.
Dates:
1899-09 - 1900-07
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.