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              Biographies C
              GB 891 CAS-CAS/8-CAS/8/3 · Subseries · 1910-1977
              Part of Papers of Charles Ambrose Storey

              Biographical material for individuals with names commencing with C:

              • Cash, William Wilson - 'The Bishop of Worcester: Great Missionary Leader' - obituary for the Right Reverend William Wilson Cash, missionary and Arabic speaker. The Times, 19 July 1955.
              • Chitral - 'Mehtar of Chitral' - obituary notice for His Highness Saifarrahman, Mehtar of Chitral who killed in an air crash near Peshawar. The Times [1954].
              • Chodźko - biographical notes from Larouse de XX siècle, Vol. II Paris, 1929. Handwritten.
              • Gerard Clauson - article on Sir Gerard Clauson accepting the chairmanship of the Board of Pirelli on the resignation of Peter Thorneycroft. Financial Times, 17 November 1960.
              • Crollius, Oswaldus - biographical notes taken from the British Museum General Catalogue Vol. XLV, 1950 and other sources. Handwritten.
              Storey Charles Ambrose 1888-1967
              Biographies B
              GB 891 CAS-CAS/8-CAS/8/2 · Subseries · 1910-1977
              Part of Papers of Charles Ambrose Storey

              Biographical material for individuals with names commencing B:

              • Baqā'ī (Muzaffar): two short articles on the sentencing of Mozaffar Baghaii, professor at Teheran University, to 2 years imprisonment for distributing pamphlets attacking the police. From the Times and the Daily Telegraph, 28 June 1961, and a further article on his acquittal, Daily Telegraph, 29 December 1961.
              • Mustafa Al Barazani 'Iraq Open to Kurdish Chief, Azerbailan Ex-Premier' concerning Iraq's decision to end the exile of the Kurdish leader who had acted as the puppet premier in Azerbaijan under the Russians. Sunday Times, undated.
              • Barthold, V. - obituaries for Professor V. Barthold, respected authority on Slavonic languages. One from the Times by Sir Edward Denison Ross, 26 August 1931, the second copied from The Annual Register, 1930. Two pieces, printed and handwritten.
              • Bayānī (Mahdi) - biographical notes concerning his career - handwritten, 1 piece.
              • Bayāt - article on Bayāt's visit to London and his position as Chairman of the National Iranian Oil Company, Daily Telegraph, 7 September 1956.
              • Bāzargān (Mahdi) - '10-Year Sentence on Professor' concerning the sentencing of Bazargan, leader of the Persian Freedom Movement, to solitary confinement. Daily Telegraph, 8 January 1964.
              • Nawab of Bhopal - obituaries entitled 'Nawab of Bhopal: Statesmanship and Sport', The Times, 5 February 1960, and 'The Nawab of Bhopal', Daily Telegraph, 5 February 1960, for Hamidullah Khan Sikandar Saulat, Mawab Ruler of Bhopal after his sudden death.
              • Habib Bourguiba - 'Profile - Bourguiba' - article on the leading man in Tunisia who had returned after 25 years of exile and imprisonment. The Observer, 1 May 1955.
              • Harold Bowen - 'Languages and Culture of the Near East' - obituary for Bowen, an expert in Near Eastern languages. The Times, 1 July 1959.
              • Burqa't - 'Dr Moussadek Asks for Confidence: Majlis Summoned by Radio' - article concerning a broadcast by the Persian Prime Minister calling for support, The Times, 6 January 1953.
              • Burūjurdī - 'Ayatullah Burujerdi: Muslim leader and Scholar' - obituary notice for Ayatullan al Hajj Sayid Husain Tabataba;I Burujerdi, The Times 1 April 1961.
              Storey Charles Ambrose 1888-1967
              Biographies A
              GB 891 CAS-CAS/8-CAS/8/1 · Subseries · 1910-1977
              Part of Papers of Charles Ambrose Storey

              Biographical material for individuals with names commencing A:

              • Afshār Qāsim - lū - 'Hoisting the Flag' - concerning Mr Afshar, the new Persian Chargé d'Affaires in London, news cutting from the Daily Telegraph, 16 January 1954.
              • Ahmad - 'Alī ('Ābid) - copy of the curriculum vitae for Ahmad - 'Alī ('Ābid), Lecturer in Arabic, Aligarh Muslim University, handwritten, undated.
              • Ferhat Abbas - 'Rebel leader' article concerning Ferhat Abbas, the leader of the Algerian rebels from The Observer, 11 December 1960.
              • Alā (Husain) - two articles concerning Hussein Ala, one speculating whether he would be made Persian ambassador in London, and an obituary. Both from the Daily Telegraph, 1 September 1953 and 14 July 1964. Further obituary, 'Husain Ala: Former Iranian Prime Minister', from the Times, 14 July 1964.
              • Assadullah Alam 'A new premier for Persia' concerning the resignation of Assadullah Alam, Premier of Persia. From the Evening Standard, 7 March 1964.
              • Hassan Ali Mansur 'Formation of New Cabinet in Iran' concerning the new Prime Minister Hassan Ali Mansur and the appointments in his Cabinet. The Times, 9 March1964.
              • Albu (J.) - notes on publications by Albu - handwritten, undated.
              • Amīn al-Husainī - 'Mufti of Jerusalem' concerning the evasion of arrest by Mohammed Amin El Husseini, Observer 16 June 1946.
              • Ali Amini 'The Persian Scene: The Causes of Financial Instability' concerning the formation of the new Iranian Government under Ali Amini and the economic and financial situation in the country, Financial Times, 20 June 1961.
              • Ansāri - Notes in Persian in Storey's hand. Two pieces.
              • Arfá (Hassan) 'Persian Old Squire' concerning Arfa's rise from cavalry officer to Chief of Staff and Iranian Ambassador in Turkey, The Times, 14 January 1965.
              • Arthur J. Arberry Orientalists' - review of 'Oriental Essays' by A.J. Arberry concerning key orientalists in Arabic and Persian Studies. From the Observer, 7 August 1960.
              • Stephen Austin - copy of the obituary for Stephen Austin, publisher of Oriental books, taken from the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1892, p.409. Handwritten, 4 pieces.
              • Ayub Khan 'Soldier President' concerning the President of Pakistan's visit to the Queen at Windsor Castle and his credentials, The Observer, 1 May 1960.
              • Muhammad Husain Āzād - biographical notes giving details of his birth and move to Lahore. Further notes and a copy of his obituary from the Civil and Military Gazette, 23 January 1910. Handwritten, 5 pieces.
              • Aga Khan, seven newspaper articles, 'His Highness the Aga Khan,' from the Sunday Times, 8 December 1957; 'Installation of Aga Khan', from the Times 24 January 1958; '100,000 See Installation of Aga Khan' from the Daily Telegraph, 24 January 1958.; 'On a Throne of Gold in Karachi' from the Evening Standard, 24 January 1958; 'What is the truth about the Aga Khan?' from the Daily Mail, 29 January 1958; 'Aga Khan Denies Cut Prayers Plea' from the Daily Telegraph, 26 February 1958; and an article on the Aga Khan receiving an honorary degree from Harvard University, from Daily Telegraph, 12 June 1959. These tell of the Aga Khan's arrival in Karachi in 1958, and give a profile of the man.
              • Khaled Al Azm - 'The man who has sold a nation' - article on how Khaled Al Azm, Syria Defence Minister and probably the richest man in Syria has allied his country with the Russians, News Chronicle, 17 August 1957.
              • Maulana Azad 'Indian Minister of Education' - obituary for Maulana Abul Kalam Azad from The Times, 22 February 1959.
              Storey Charles Ambrose 1888-1967
              Biographical material
              GB 891 CAS-CAS/8 · Series · 1910-1977
              Part of Papers of Charles Ambrose Storey

              Storey collated biographical material concerning current and historical figures involved with Persian, Persian studies and the wider history of Asia. These he arranged alphabetically. The material consists mainly of newspaper cuttings and handwritten notes. The names are given as Storey has spelt them.

              • 'The Urdu translation of Saksena's History of Urdu contains portraits of '- list of the biographies in the book. Handwritten, 4 sides.

              The rest of the material was divided into alphabetical subseries.

              Storey Charles Ambrose 1888-1967