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GB 891 WA-WA/7-WA/7/34 · File · 10th Mar 1970
Part of Papers of William Edward David Allen

Letter from W.E.D. Allen to W.N. Ewer to thank for Ewer's letter and explain his tardiness in reply. They had been in Spain and Portugal for several weeks. Allen will be in London in April and if there is time will telephone Ewer to arrange to visit him. Dated: 10 March 1970.

Allen William Edward David 1901-1973 Caucasian historian
GB 891 WA-WA/1-WA/1/1-WA/1/1/12 · File · 23rd Apr 1960
Part of Papers of William Edward David Allen

Letter from W.E.D. Allen to Victor Louis Ménage in which Allen discusses existing translations of Celebi's first three volumes by Von Hammer which he praises. He also discusses issues arising from the unwillingness of Turkish authorities to help in presenting Celebi's work for political reasons including his favorable depictions of Armenians and Kurds as well as the reality of his Ottoman identity which Allen feels clashes with the new more European identity contemporary Turks prefer to adopt. Dated: 23 April 1960.

Allen William Edward David 1901-1973 Caucasian historian
GB 891 WA-WA/1-WA/1/1-WA/1/1/14 · File · 18th Oct 1860
Part of Papers of William Edward David Allen

Letter from W.E.D. Allen to Victor Louis Ménage in which Allen thanks Ménage for sending Serbo-Croat Celebi volumes and admits that despite his lack of knowledge in Serbo-Croat his knowledge of Russian helped him asses that the editor of the text has done a good job. Dated: 18 October 1960.

Allen William Edward David 1901-1973 Caucasian historian
GB 891 WA-WA/5-WA/5/1-WA/5/1/52 · File · 28th Oct 1970
Part of Papers of William Edward David Allen

Letter from W.E.D. Allen to Victor Karyagin, U.S.S.R. Embassy to inform him that his book is about to be published and that he would like to send advance copies to Professor Abayev and Academicians Amiranashvili and Tsereteli. Allen wishes to send these to the Embassy for them to be sent to the Soviet due to problems with postage. Letter dictated by and signed on behalf of Allen. Dated: 28 October 1970.

Allen William Edward David 1901-1973 Caucasian historian
GB 891 WA-WA/1-WA/1/1-WA/1/1/16 · File · 1st May 1964
Part of Papers of William Edward David Allen

Letter from W.E.D. Allen to Vera Bowen in which Allen thanks Vera Bowen for sending back his original letter and informs her that his Celebi project is still a work in progress which he hopes to accomplish before his death. He will be in London the next week and hopes to meet with her to discuss her husband's literary materials. Dated: 1 May 1964.

Allen William Edward David 1901-1973 Caucasian historian
GB 891 WA-WA/2-WA/2/1-WA/2/1/25 · File · 4th Aug 1962
Part of Papers of William Edward David Allen

Letter from W.E.D. Allen to V. Minorsky in which Allen informs Minorsky that he has had a zerograph copy made of the Volume lent by Minorsky and has returned the original volume. Allen also updates Minorsky on the slow progress of his Hakluyt translation project and offers to send him a spare copy of the work thus far. Dated: 4 August 1962.

Allen William Edward David 1901-1973 Caucasus historian