Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 WP-WP/4-WP/4/1-WP/4/1/24
Title
Letter from Dr H. N. Randle's deputy to William Pettigrew, 23 March 1937
Date(s)
- 23 March 1937 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 letter
Context area
Name of creator
(1880-1973)
Biographical history
Herbert Niel Randle C.I.E. F.B.A. (1880–1973) was the librarian of the India Office Library (1933–49; assistant librarian 1927–33), professor of philosophy at Queen's College, Benares, and a writer on Indian philosophy.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letter from V. Nicolas, on behalf of Dr H. N. Randle, Librarian of the India Office, to William Pettigrew to send a copy letter from Wolfenden and a voucher for his signature (not with the letter). He writes that Randle has been unable to trace how the India Office acquired the Manipuri manuscript. Handwritten, dated 23 March 1937.