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This subs-series consists of 17 letters concerned with Allen's work on Evliya Celebi.

Letter from Peter Skelton, Hakluyt Society, to W.E.D. Allen to return his notes on Evliya Celebi and to send a copy of Richard Hill's letter (see WA/1/1/1). Dated: 17 October 1956.

Letter from Peter Skelton to W.E.D. Allen in which he writes of a forthcoming C.A.S. dinner and discusses Mango's translation of Russian Embassies. He suggests that Allen put forward a proposal for a second volume to the Council of the Hakluyt Society and that the switch to Cambridge University Press has much increased the sales of the Society. He is pleased with Allen's choice of collaborator for Evliya, thanks him for the Russian catalogue and his news on the Arabic globe in Naples. Dated: 19 June 1958.

This material is concerned with Allen's research into Evliya Çelebi, (1611?-1682?), the Ottoman explorer and the possibility of collaborating on translations of Celebi's work. It consists of correspondence and some manuscripts.

The Papers contain material related to some of Allen's Literary Activities and Publications.