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The Gibb Memorial Trust was established in 1902 in memory of Elias John Wilkinson Gibb, a largely self-taught Arabic, Persian, and, above all, of Ottoman Turkish, died age 45 in 1901 and his mother established the Trust. These papers mainly cover the period 1927-1951 and consists of governance, finance and publication documents, produced mainly as a result of Charles Ambrose Storey's involvement as a Trustee of the Trust.

The Papers of Charles Ambrose Storey are mainly concerned with gathering material for his research into Persian Literature. They include his own notes and draft publications and additional notes by people who subsequently worked with his research.

The correspondence contains letters concerned with publishing, with his research and work at the India Office Library and the University of Cambridge and more personal letters.

Correspondence and reports primarily concerned with Storey cataloguing manuscripts in the India Office Library collections.

Correspondence from Arthur John Arberry, Assistant Librarian, India Office Library, to Charles Ambrose Storey concerning Storey undertaking the Cataloguing of the Arabic Manuscripts (Delhi Collection) in the Library. Four letters, typed and handwritten, dated 9 February 1934 - 7 February 1935.

Correspondence from Herbert Niel Randle, Keeper of Oriental Books and Manuscripts, Arthur John Arberry, Assistant Librarian, and V. Nicolas, India Office Library, to Charles Ambrose Storey to send manuscripts to Storey for cataloguing, to acknowledge receipt of descriptions and consider the difficulties facing Storey in undertaking the cataloguing. The lists of manuscripts sent and received are with the letters.

Letter from Arthur John Arberry, Assistant Librarian, India Office Library, to Charles Ambrose Storey concerning Arberry's work making a text of 'Fakhr al-Dīn Iraqi's Ushshāq-nāmah' and to ask whether Storey has come across manuscripts of this work.

Letter from Arthur John Arberry, Assistant Librarian, India Office Library, to Charles Ambrose Storey to inform Storey that the Library has just obtained a manuscript concerning the 'two dīwāns and Haft Aurang of Jāmī dated 906 (1500)'.

Further correspondence and lists from Arthur John Arberry, Assistant Librarian, and V. Nicolas, India Office Library, to Charles Ambrose Storey concerning manuscripts for Storey to catalogue.

Letter from Arthur John Arberry, Assistant Librarian, India Office Library, to Charles Ambrose Storey to thank Storey for the reference to the article of 'Muhammad Khān Qazwīnī on the Mu'nis al-ahrār' and to inform that the British Museum had recently acquired a copy of 'Dauatshāh's Tadhkiray al-shu'arā dated 895'.