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Reference code
GB 891 RAS UPE-RAS UPE/6-RAS UPE/6/1-RAS UPE/6/1/13
Publication status
Published
Level of description
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Date(s)
- 23rd Nov 1937 (Creation)
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Name of creator
(1864-1952)
Biographical history
Sir Edward Douglas Maclagan was a colonial administrator in India. Maclagan wrote widely about the Punjab area and in 1906 he was appointed Chief Secretary to the Government of the Punjab, becoming, in 1910, Secretary to the Revenue Department of the Indian Government and, from 1915 to 1918, Secretary to the Education Department. He became Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab in 1919 and Governor from 1921 to 1924. Concurrently from 1919-1924 he was Chancellor of University of the Punjab. He returned to England in 1924. From 1925 to 1928 and 1931 to 1934 he was President of the Royal Asiatic Society, and in 1930, its Director.
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Royal Asiatic Society Archives
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Scope and content
Letter from D.S. Margoliouth to E. Maclagan to ask if he will present the Prize medal. On the reverse is a note from Maclagan to Col. Hoysted to write that he had suggested that [ ] does the presentation and could Hoysted provide him with the necessary information. Both handwritten, 2 sides, dated 23 November 1937.
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Language of material
- English
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