"Minutes of Annual Meeting of the Trustees held at 90, Regent Street Cambridge on Saturday 26th May, 1934". Matters discussed included the death of trustee Mr Guy le Strange; the finances of the Trust; publications including the Index to Yaqut, Tarikhi Guzida, Nawaqif of Niffari, Hudud al-'Alam, Index to Bayhaqi, Ta'rikh-i-Jahan-Gushay of Juwayni, and Volume III of Kitab al-Awraq of al-Suli; and the clerk's salary.
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Minutes of "Meeting of the Trustees held at 90, Regent Street Cambridge on Saturday 27th May, 1933". Matters discussed included the finances detailing expenditure on publications and current stock investments; storage and identification of printed stock; possible publication of Nawaqif of Niffari, an index to the Shahnama, the Diwan of Ibn al-Rumi, and Kitah al-Badi of Ibn-al-Mu'tazz; other publications; and payment of the Clerk's salary.
Gibb Memorial Trust Cambridge"Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Trustees held at 90/ 92 Regent Street, Cambridge on Saturday 28th May 1938." Matters discussed included the financial position of the Trust; increase in the Clerks' annual salary; publications to be authorised and currently being printed including the History of Ghazan Khan, Mathnawi Volume 8, and the Dustur-i Safawiya.
Gibb Memorial Trust Cambridge"Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Trustees held at 90/92 Regent Street, Cambridge on Saturday, 3rd. June, 1939". Matters discussed included the finances of the Trust; publications in progress and submissions for future publications; the permanent loan of manuscripts owned by the Trust to the School of Oriental Studies, London.
Gibb Memorial Trust CambridgeNote from C.A. Storey to say he has been unable to find any folded sheets of N.S. IV 8 sig.1. He has therefore put out flat sheets for Cox and Allen. They also took other flat sheets of bundles they seemed to have not received previously.
Storey Charles Ambrose 1888-1967Note from C.A. Storey to state that he had been to the University Press that morning and met with an official who produced a letter from Dow & Lester concerning the set of sheets of Tadhkirat al-mulūk and an imperfect set of these sheets. He has taken both the letter and facsimiles to Mr Raynes.
Storey Charles Ambrose 1888-1967This small collection consists of seven certificates of membership of organisations or Honorary conferment of degrees. Thus:
- Certificate of Honorary Membership of Die Geographische Gesellschaft in Munchen, 1909
- Confirmation of Degree of Doctor of Science, Cambridge, 1910
- Certificate of Honorary Membership of Royal Scottish Geographical Society, 1910
- Certificate of Membership of Anthropologische Gesellschaft, 1911
- Certificate for Doctor of Philosophy from University of Tubingen, 1933
- Certificate on becoming Honorary Doctor of Law of St. Andrews University, 1939
- Certificate of Membership of American Philosophical Society, 1939
The Gibb Memorial Trust was established in 1902 in memory of Elias John Wilkinson Gibb, a largely self-taught Arabic, Persian, and, above all, of Ottoman Turkish, died age 45 in 1901 and his mother established the Trust. These papers mainly cover the period 1927-1951 and consists of governance, finance and publication documents, produced mainly as a result of Charles Ambrose Storey's involvement as a Trustee of the Trust.
Gibb Memorial Trust CambridgeCorrespondence regarding the publication of the Proceedings of the 23rd Congress. These are:
- Letter from Denis Sinor to Richard Winstedt to inform him that the Proceedings of the Congress would soon be published and that the Royal Asiatic Society will be given the remainders free of charge. He asks whether the Society would wish to purchase more copies. Typed, dated 23 January 1957.
- Letter from Denis Sinor to Richard Winstedt to thank for his reply and to state he has ordered the extra copies. Typed, dated 28 January 1957.
- Letter from H. Sarkar, Organising Committee, 26th International Congress of Orientalists, to Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to enquire regarding sales of the Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress. Typed, dated 27 August 1966.
- Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to H. Sarkar, Organising Committee, 26th International Congress of Orientalists, to provide the information he requested. Typed, dated 16 September 1966.
- Letter from H. Sarkar, Organising Committee, 26th International Congress of Orientalists, to Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank for the information provided. Typed, dated 26 September 1966.
- Letter from W. Heffer and Sons Ltd. to Royal Asiatic Society to enquire regarding the numbers of copies of the Proceedings that were published. Typed, dated 16 September 1966.
- Letter from W. Heffer and Sons Ltd. to Royal Asiatic Society to thank for the information provided and to supply their own figures regarding printing. Typed, dated 20 September 1966.
- Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to H. Sarkar, Organising Committee, 26th International Congress of Orientalists, to supply further information regarding the printing of the Proceedings. Typed, dated 21 September 1966.
- Letter from Erik E. Christy to President, Royal Asiatic Society, to enquire whether lectures on China given at the 23rd Congress were printed in the Proceedings. Typed, dated 27 February 1985.
- Letter from Dennis Duncanson, President, Royal Asiatic society, to Dr Erik E Christy to suggest that he contacts Professor Denis Sinor who may be able to help with his enquiry. Typed, dated 9 March 1985.
Printed material from the Congress. These are:
- General programme for the international Congress of Orientalists held in Cambridge, 21-28 August 1954. Printed pamphlet, 2 copies.
- Invitation from the Council of the Royal Asiatic Society to a garden party in the grounds of Queens' College on 26 August, from 4-6 pm. Printed card.
- Map of Cambridge provided for the Congress. Printed.