Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 WP-WP/4-WP/4/1-WP/4/1/44
Title
Letter from Christopher Gimson to Colonel Hoysted, 15 July 1939
Date(s)
- 15 July 1939 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 letter, 2 pieces
Context area
Name of creator
(1886-1975)
Biographical history
Christopher Gimson joined the Indian Civil Service in 1911 and spent most of his career in Manipur, India, eventually becoming Political Agent there in 1933. He retired in 1947 and returned to Leicester, where he died in 1975. He was president of the Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society 1955–56.
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letter from Christopher Gimson to Colonel Hoysted to explain the material he has sent to the Society. He asks whether the work is worth publishing and, if yes, if the Society would want it published along with the Introduction, Grammar and Vocabulary, and what the cost of publication will be. Typed, dated 15 July 1939.