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GB 891 GMT-GMT/1-GMT/1/3-GMT/1/3/3
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Letter from R.A. Nicholson to C.A. Storey, 11 October 1941
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- 11th Oct 1941 (Creation)
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2 pieces handwritten with printed letterhead
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Reynold Alleyne Nicholson was a scholar of both Islamic literature and Islamic mysticism and widely regarded as one of the greatest Rumi scholars and translators in the English language. He was an original trustee of the Gibb Memorial Trust and for many years served as its Chairman.
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Letter from R.A. Nicholson to C.A. Storey to give him the result of the proposals set before the Trustees. He also asks if Storey would be willing to be Trustee-in-charge of Minorsky's "Safavid Administration" as Nicholson does not expect to return to Cambridge. He sets out what duties it would entail. Nicholson mentions mutual friends and their plans and asks regarding Storey's health.
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- English
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- Nicholson Reynold Alleyne 1868-1945 (Subject)