Zone d'identification
Cote
GB 891 WP-WP/4-WP/4/1-WP/4/1/28
Titre
Copy letter from Yumjao Singh to Christopher Gimson, 9 July 1937
Date(s)
- 9 July 1937 (Création/Production)
Niveau de description
Pièce
Étendue matérielle et support
1 letter, 3 pieces
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
(1869-1943)
Notice biographique
Yumjao Singh was in charge of the state printing press of Manipur. In the early 1930s, he worked as an assistant of William Pettigrew conducting research on archaic Manipuri.
Histoire archivistique
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
Copy letter from Yumjao Singh to Christopher Gimson to say that the three folios from the Manipuri manuscript are part of a treatise on Shibika, a book on astrology. He writes about the classification of the work and about the subject. He further writes about the history of European arrival in Manipur and asks if Pettigrew could procure more information for him. Typed, dated 9 July 1937.