File GMT/1/3/12 - Letter from W.L. Raynes, Clerk to the Trust, to C.A. Storey, 11 June 1945

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GB 891 GMT-GMT/1-GMT/1/3-GMT/1/3/12

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Letter from W.L. Raynes, Clerk to the Trust, to C.A. Storey, 11 June 1945

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  • 8th May 1945 - 11th Jun 1945 (Creation)

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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 W.L. Raynes, Clerk to the Trust, to C.A. Storey to enclose a copy of a letter from Professor Nicholson, written with difficulty due to poor eyesight, in which he resigns from the Chairmanship of the Trust. He proposes that Storey be Acting Chairman until a Meeting can be arranged. The copy of the letter from Nicholson is also present in which he explains his health issues regarding his eyesight and attack of pneumonia. He lacks physical strength and needs to live in Nursing or Convalescent Homes. He thanks Raynes for all he has done.

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