The Chamberlain Papers: The Papers of Austen Chamberlain

The papers of Austen Chamberlain (1863-1937) consist of material relating to his election to Parliament in 1892 and the offices he held thereafter: Junior Whip, 1893; Civil Lord of the Admiralty, 1895-1900; Financial Secretary to the Treasury, 1900-1902; Postmaster General, 1902-1903; Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1903-1905 and 1919-1921; Secretary of State for India 1915-1917; Leader of the House and Lord Privy Seal, 1921-1922; Foreign Secretary, 1924-1929, including award of Knighthood of the Garter and Nobel Peace Prize; and First Lord of the Admiralty, 1931.