Chalmers, William James,  1852-1938. <br/><br/>
William James Chalmers papers, 1914-1918. 

 - 800  items. 3  containers. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Correspondence, clippings, and printed matter.  Includes letters from Roger A. Burrell, soldier at the European front; exchanges with Walter McDermott, British mining engineer and metallurgist; James Hamilton Lewis; Francis Stuyvesant Peabody, chairman of the Committee on Coal Production of the Council of National Defense; and R.T. Bayliss, London manufacturer.  Subjects include English and American politics and the progress of the war. 
<br/><br/><br/>Executive of the Allis Chalmers Company and civic leader. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 78015495  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Bayliss, R. T.--Correspondence.<br/>Burrell, Roger A.--Correspondence.<br/>Lewis, James, 1863-1939 --Correspondence.<br/>McDermott, Walter--Correspondence.<br/>Peabody, Francis Stuyvesant, 1859-1922 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Council of National Defense. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mines and mineral resources--Great Britain.<br/>World War, 1914-1918--France.<br/>World War, 1914-1918--Germany.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Businessmen.<br/>Civic leaders.