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Letters Additional of Joseph Chamberlain
Catalogue reference: JCLAdd
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This record is about the Letters Additional of Joseph Chamberlain dating from 1860-[1993].
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- JCLAdd
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Title (The name of the record)
- Letters Additional of Joseph Chamberlain
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1860-[1993]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Artificial collection of letters and other papers of, and relating to, Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914), statesman
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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The majority of this collection is available on microfilm (JCLAdd/1-557). The collection was micropublished by Primary Source Media as part of its micropublication of all of the Chamberlain Papers held by Cadbury Research Library. Facilities are available in the Library for researchers to make paper copies of individual items from these microfilms for their own private research purposes. Alternatively, digitized copies of the microfilms can be viewed online under 'Archives Unbound' at http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb. Members of the University of Birmingham may access the digital copies free of charge at http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/bham_uk?db=GDSC. When browsing the digitized copies by collection, please note that the Letters Additional of Joseph Chamberlain are to be found under 'The Papers of Joseph Chamberlain'.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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This collection is catalogued at item or file level and the individual documents are numbered in a single numerical sequence which reflects the order in which they were acquired. The items in this collection are mounted in fascicules and stored in custom made boxes
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Artificial collections of letters and other documents of Austen and Neville Chamberlain [ACLAdd, NCLAdd] (some catalogue records are available at www.calmview.bham.ac.uk)
Joseph Chamberlain Collection [JC];
Austen Chamberlain Collection [AC];
Neville Chamberlain Collection [NC]
Chamberlain Miscellanea [C]
The Special Collections Department holds several related collections:
Beatrice, Ida and Hilda Chamberlain Collection [BC];
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- University of Birmingham: Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Joseph Chamberlain, 1836-1914, industrialist and politician
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 630 items
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- Most items in this collection have been acquired by purchase as a means of complementing and supporting the large personal archive of Joseph Chamberlain. The collection also includes a number of gifts and deposits and photocopies of originals held elsewhere. For information about the provenance of specific items, please contact the University Archivist for further details.
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- A catalogue of this collection is available at www.calmview.bham.ac.uk Click on the Finding Number to display the summary contents list of the catalogue and to view the full catalogue.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Joseph Chamberlain was born in 1836; he was educated at University College School, and at the age of sixteen moved from London to Birmingham to join his uncle's screw manufacturing business, Nettlefold and Chamberlain; he became a member of the Birmingham Education Society, the National Education League, and was chairman of the Birmingham School Board [1868-1873]; he was a member of Birmingham Town Council [1872-1880], being Councillor for St Paul's Ward and Mayor [1873-1876]; he was MP for West Birmingham [1876-1914]; President of the Board of Trade [1880-1885]; President of the Local Government Board [1886]; Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1895-1903]; Chancellor of the University of Birmingham [1901-1914]; and Lord Rector of Glasgow University; he died on 2 July 1914
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- There are a considerable number of biographies of Joseph Chamberlain. These include the official biography, commissioned by the family, 'Life of Joseph Chamberlain', by James Louis Garvin and completed by Julian Amery (London: Macmillan and Co, 1932-1969, 6 vols); and most recently, 'Joseph Chamberlain. Entrepreneur in Politics' by Peter T. Marsh (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1994)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/abdad769-d18a-4eeb-a751-b465c76f307c/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at University of Birmingham: Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections
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Letters Additional of Joseph Chamberlain