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Letter from R.A. Nicholson to C.A. Storey, 21 May 1944
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- 21st May 1944 (Creation)
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1 piece 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 in which he thanks for the account of the volumes from Dr Qasim Gheni and information concerning him. He will write and thank the donor. Nicholson might send a copy of his Dante article to the Duke of Alba. He also thanks Storey for sending the address of the Spanish Embassy.
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- English
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- Nicholson Reynold Alleyne 1868-1945 (Subject)