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↑ Up one levelLetter from William Pettigrew to Christopher Gimson, 4 August 1936
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Reference code
GB 891 WP-WP/4-WP/4/1-WP/4/1/18
Publication status
Published
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Item
Extent and medium
1 letter
Date(s)
- 4 August 1936 (Creation)
Context area
Name of creator
Christopher Gimson
(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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Royal Asiatic Society Archives
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letter from William Pettigrew to Christopher Gimson asking for an update on the work. Typed, dated 4 August 1936.
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