Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS UPE-RAS UPE/8-RAS UPE/8/1-RAS UPE/8/1/21
Title
Letter from Sir William Foster to Col. Hoysted, RAS Secretary
Date(s)
- 19th Dec 1939 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Context area
Name of creator
(19 November 1863 - 11 May 1951)
Biographical history
Sir William Foster CIE was a British historiographer and civil servant who was Registrar and Superintendent of Records in the India Office. He was a member of the Hakluyt Society and an authority on the detailed history of early British relations with… read more
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letter from Sir William Foster to Col. Hoysted, RAS Secretary, to say he would be willing to make the presentation if the President was unable to attend. Typed, 1 side, with added note in Hoysted's hand, dated 19 December 1939.
Conditions of access and use area
Language of material
- English
Access points
Name access points
- Foster William 1863-1951 (Subject)