Guide to the B. George Hewitt Caucasian linguistics collection Mss 338
Finding aid prepared by Zachary Liebhaber, 2017.
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara 93106-9010
special@library.ucsb.edu
2017 August 22
Title: B. George Hewitt Caucasian linguistics collection
Identifier/Call Number: Mss 338
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Language of Material:
Multiple languages
Physical Description:
1.15 linear feet
(17 open reel tapes, 8 audiocassettes, 2 compact discs)
Creator:
Hewitt, B. G.
Date (inclusive): circa 1963-2000
Abstract: Sound recordings, including language instruction tapes, folktales, and recited poetry, in various Caucasian languages (especially
Georgian and Abkhaz), collected by B. George Hewitt, University of London Professor Emeritus of Caucasian Languages.
Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
Language of Material:
Materials in various Caucasian languages (especially Georgian and Abkhaz), as well as Turkish and Armenian.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish
or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Acquisition Information
Gift of B. George Hewitt, 2017.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], B. George Hewitt Caucasian linguistics collection, Mss 338. Department of Special Research Collections,
UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Biographical Note
Born in Doncaster, England, in 1949, B. [Brian] George Hewitt began his university education at St. John's College, Cambridge,
earning his Ph.D. from Cambridge University in 1982. Hewitt would go on to lecture at the University of London, becoming Professor
of Caucasian Languages at the School of Oriental and Asian Studies in 1996. Focusing on the linguistics of the Georgian and
Abkhaz tongues, as well as the history of Georgian-Abkhazian relations, Hewitt has authored many articles and books, including
Georgian and Abkhaz grammars, readers, and language studies, and works on the Georgian-Abkhazian and Georgian-South Ossetian
conflicts. A Fellow of the British Academy, Hewitt is both an honorary member of the Abkhazian Academy of Sciences and the
International Cherkness Association. Hewitt was appointed Honorary Consul for Abkhazia to the United Kingdom in 1993.
Scope and Content
Open reel tape, audiocassette, and compact disc recordings of folktales, poetry readings, and language instruction in various
Caucasian languages (especially Georgian and Abkhaz) collected by linguist B. George Hewitt, British Academy Fellow and Professor
Emeritus of Caucasian languages, University of London, School of African and Oriental Studies.
The collection also includes some sound recordings in Armenian and Turkish.
Separated Material
Manuscript materials and books associated with this collection have been separated for cataloging, and may be accessed through
the UC Santa Barbara Library Catalog.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Caucasian language -- Study and teaching
Language and languages -- Study and teaching
Linguistics -- Study and teaching
Sound recordings
Hewitt, B. G. -- Archives
item A29305/R7
Kabardian language course (tape 1 of 5)
item A29306/R7
Kabardian language course (tape 2 of 5)
item A29307/R7
Kabardian language course (tape 3 of 5)
item A29308/R7
Kabardian language course (tape 4 of 5)
item A29309/R7
Kabardian language course (tape 5 of 5)
item A29310/R7
Unidentified speech and music
item A29311/R7
Xmovani gverdebi--sound pages illustrating the Georgian language
item A29312/R7
Poetry readings by N. Barat'asvili
item A29313/CS
Einfuhrung in die Georgische Sprache (German course for the Georgian language) by Kita Tschenkeli (tape 1 of 8)
item A29314/CS
Einfuhrung in die Georgische Sprache (German course for the Georgian language) by Kita Tschenkeli (tape 2 of 8)
item A29315/CS
Einfuhrung in die Georgische Sprache (German course for the Georgian language) by Kita Tschenkeli (tape 3 of 8)
item A29316/CS
Einfuhrung in die Georgische Sprache (German course for the Georgian language) by Kita Tschenkeli (tape 4 of 8)
item A29317/CS
Einfuhrung in die Georgische Sprache (German course for the Georgian language) by Kita Tschenkeli (tape 5 of 8)
item A29318/CS
Einfuhrung in die Georgische Sprache (German course for the Georgian language) by Kita Tschenkeli (tape 6 of 8)
item A29319/CS
Einfuhrung in die Georgische Sprache (German course for the Georgian language) by Kita Tschenkeli (tape 7 of 8)
item A29320/CS
Einfuhrung in die Georgische Sprache (German course for the Georgian language) by Kita Tschenkeli (tape 8 of 8)
item A29321/CD
From Hans Vogt's Dictionnaire Oubyk--disc 1 of 2
item A29322/CD
From Hans Vogt's Dictionnaire Oubyk--disc 2 of 2
item A29297/R7
CIrcassian recordings--Nart saga
item A29298/R7
Various Abkhaz recordings--film scores
item A29299/R7
Zaira 1--Abkhaz language recording
item A29300/R7
Zaira 2--Abkhaz language recordings
item A29301/R7
Georgian and Mingrelian folktales
item A29302/R7
Tales in Ubykh, Shapsugh, Turkish, and Abkhaz
item A29303/R7
Recordings in Armenian, Abkhaz, Ossetic, and Abaza
