Diary of Sir Arthur Hirtzel, 1906 [‎spine] (3/294)

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This volume is a diary of Sir Arthur Hirtzel (then Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for India) for the year 1906. Dated entries start from 7 May and end at 30 December (some dates in between these dates do not have any entries). The entries are usually brief (although entries for some dates run over into the space for the entry for the next date).

Hirtzel’s diary entries mostly concern John Morley (Viscount Morley of Blackburn, Secretary of State for India, referred to as ‘J.M.’ throughout), and mainly record the following: conversations between Hirtzel and Morley; the views and opinions expressed by Morley on various issues, mainly relating to India and India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. business, and on various individuals (as recorded by Hirtzel); meetings between Morley and various individuals; Cabinet and Committee meetings and other events attended by Morley; and Morley’s moods, feelings and health (as recorded by Hirtzel).

The diary records meetings between Morley and individuals including: King Edward VII (9 May, folio 54 verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ; 22 October, folio 105 verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ; 24 November, folio 115 recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. ); the Prince of Wales (the future King George V) (10 May, folio 56 recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. ); Gopal Krishna Gokhale (9 May, folio 54 verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ; 23 May, folio 58 verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ; 31 May, folio 62 recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. ; and 1 August, folio 79 verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ); George Nathaniel Curzon (7 July, folio 73 recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. ; 29 October, folio 107 verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ); and Henry Campbell-Bannerman (Prime Minister) (3 September, folio 90 verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ).

It includes entries relating to discussions between Hirtzel and Morley regarding issues including: Morley’s proposal to put a native Indian judge on his own Council (17 July, folio 75 verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ); and the Government of India’s relations with Tehran, and Morley’s resolve that the Government of India should not be regarded as an independent power (4 September, 92 recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. ; and 12 September 94 recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. ).

The ‘Memoranda’ section at the start of the diary contains notes by Hitzel regarding Morley receiving his seals of office as Secretary of State for India and appointing Hirtzel as his Private Secretary, and Morley’s views on the following: the military administration question, Tibet, Afghanistan, Aden, the Defence Committee, Lord Kitchener, and the Partition of Bengal.

The volume itself is a Blackwood’s Desk Diary for 1906, published by Chas. Straker & Sons, Ltd., London. It includes printed information at the front and the back, such as an almanack [almanac], Post Office regulations, a list of foreign currencies and their value in ‘English’ money, a list of public museums and places of interest in London, and a list of country bankers and their London agents and the market days of each town. There are also advertisements for various products and hotels at the front and back of the volume.

Pages (not folios) in the diary which relate to press cuttings in the Sir Arthur Hirtzel Press Cuttings volume [Mss Eur D1090/6], are noted in the Press Cuttings volume.

Extent and format

1 volume (243 folios)

Arrangement

Diary entries are chronological from the front to the rear of the volume.

There is an alphabetical index to the diary with entries for places, subjects and persons [Mss Eur D1090/5].

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 245; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

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English in Latin script

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