[Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury during the Abdication Crisis.] Typed Letter Signed ('Cosmo Cantuar:') to the Provost of Oriel [Sir David Ross], regarding his nomination of Mr. Randall Cooper as a British Museum Assistant Cataloguer.

Beschreibung

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 1p, 4to. In good condition, lightly aged. Folded twice for postage. Addressed to 'The Provost of Oriel' and with sprawling signature 'Yours vy trly / Cosmo Cantuar:'. Reads: 'Dear Provost, / I have received your letter of November 20th about Mr. Randall Cooper. I am sorry to say that your letter came too late for the appointment of the first batch of Assistant Cataloguers. They have now been appointed but I am informed that there may be further appointments in the Spring. I am forwarding your letter to the Director of the British Museum informing him that I am willing to give Mr. Cooper a nomination.' For Lang's difficult relations with the British Museum as a trustee of that institution, see D. M. Wilson's 2002 'The British Museum: A History'. See Image.

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Titel

[Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury during the Abdication Crisis.] Typed Letter Signed ('Cosmo Cantuar:') to the Provost of Oriel [Sir David Ross], regarding his nomination of Mr. Randall Cooper as a British Museum Assistant Cataloguer.

Verlag

22 November ; on letterhead of Lambeth Palace S.E.1. London

Erscheinungsjahr

1933