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Rabindranath Tagore Collection

  • CA RBD MSG 371
  • Collection
  • 1951

The collection consists of a copy of Dr. Chakravarty's speech delivered in Montreal on May 21, 1951, regarding the donation of Tagore's manuscripts; a holograph poem titled "Victim," a holograph essay on humanity and civilization by Tagore; and a black and white photograph of Tagore (29 x 23 cm). It also includes a letter from F. Cyril James, the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill, addressed to Richard Pennington, the University Librarian. The letter, dated June 7th, 1951, announces the presentation of these manuscripts to McGill University by the High Commissioner for India and Dr. Chakravarty from the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.

Tagore, Rabindranath, 1861-1941