Letter from W.L. Raynes, Clerk to the Trust, to C.A. Storey to ask him to consider the request of the Chairman that Dr A.J. Arberry be elected as an additional trustee due to the absence of Dr Levy from the Country and following the death of Sir Denison Ross. (See also GMT/3/2/2). He also asks for Storey to agree to the cost of printing and binding of Professor's Minorsky's "Safavid Administration".
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184 Description archivistique résultats pour Gibb memorial series
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.
Sans titreLetter from W.L. Raynes, Clerk to the Trust, to C.A. Storey to enclose a letter from Professor Nicholson explaining the situation regarding the manuscript bought by Arberry. He also encloses a cheque for Arberry to be reimbursed. With this letter is a copy of the letter from Nicholson to Raynes, in Storey's hand, in which he asks if the Gibb Memorial Volumes for Turkey had been forwarded to the Foreign Office and whether there had been any notification of their arrival. He also writes concerning the purchase by Dr Arberry of a Persian Manuscript, "Sanglatch" from Heffer. This had come to them via Sir Denison Ross's Library but Arberry had found it to belong to the Trust. Storey believes this an honest mistake from Heffer and asks that Arberry can be reimbursed for the purchase so it can be returned to the Trust.
Sans titreLetter from W.L. Raynes, Clerk to the Trust, to C.A. Storey to send a print of the Presentation List (not present). He also informs Storey that he has been to meet the Solicitor acting for Ellis' administrator who informed him that the manuscripts are mixed up with the volumes and therefore require sorting out. He had suggested a spot audit to the solicitor and explained what that would entail.
Sans titrePapers and correspondence concerning the publications of the Gibb Memorial Trust.
Sans titrePublications correspondence produced between 1934 and 1940.
Sans titreNote concerning the cost of printing Mathnawi Volume V, in Storey's hand.
Sans titreLetter from W.L. Raynes, Clerk to the Trust, to C.A. Storey to inform Storey that Dr Levy will edit a translation and notes of Ma'ālim al-Qurba fi Akhām al-Hisba by Ibn al-Ikhwa, a manuscript of which is in the Bodleian Library. Mr Levy has asked that the Trust pay the cost for rotographs needed to undertake this work and Raynes asks if Storey agrees to this expenditure. On the reverse of the letter are some mathematical calculations.
Sans titreLetter from W.L. Raynes, Clerk to the Trust, to C.A. Storey to enclose a letter from C. Lester of Dow & Lester Limited. This letter is addressed to W.L. Raynes to arrange a meeting with Raynes and to inform that the company are folding and collating the Trust's work and hope to provide a full report shortly. He also informs that they have not heard from Messrs. Brill.
Sans titreLetter from W.L. Raynes, Clerk to the Trust, to C.A. Storey to enclose a letter from C. Lester of Dow & Lester Limited and to arrange a meeting of the three resident trustees to talk over the question of housing the stock. This letter from Charles Lester is addressed to W.L. Raynes to inform Raynes that due to a disagreement the company Dow & Lester has dissolved but he is now employed with Nevett Ltd., Colindale, and hopes to continue to give the Trust the same service.
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