Finding Aid for the Wolf Leslau Papers, 1940-1979
Processed by Anne Caiger; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
© 2003
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Finding Aid for the Wolf Leslau Papers, 1940-1979
Collection number: 255
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
Contact Information
- Manuscripts Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific
Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
- URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
- Processed by:
- Anne Caiger, June 1980 and September 1981
- Encoded by:
- Caroline Cubé
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, August 2003
© 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Wolf Leslau Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1940-1979
Collection number: 255
Creator:
Leslau, Wolf
Extent: 9 boxes (4.5 linear ft.)
32 oversize boxes
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Wolf Leslau (1906- ) was a professor of Hebrew and Semitic linguistics at UCLA (1955-76) and the author of many books. The
collection consists of a manuscript with holographic corrections and research materials relating to Leslau's
English-Amharic context dictionary (1973) and materials relating to
Etymological dictionary of Gurage (Ethiopic) (1979).
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including
copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds
the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Additional Physical Form Available
A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for in-house
consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific
Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Wolf Leslau, 1980.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Wolf Leslau Papers (Collection 255). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Biography
Leslau was born on November 14, 1906 in Krzepice, Poland; lic. es lett. (1934) and Ph.D (1953), Sorbonne, University of Paris,
1934; diploma, Ecole des Hautes Etudes, 1934; diploma, Ecole Nationale des Langues Orientales, 1935; lecturer in southern
Arabic, Ecole des Hautes Etudes, 1936-39; professor of Semitic studies, Ecole Libre des Hautes Etudes (New York City), 1942-46;
associate professor, Asia Institute (New York City), 1946-51; associate professor of Near Eastern languages, Brandeis University,
1951-55; professor of Hebrew and Semitic linguistics, UCLA, 1955-76, then professor emeritus; fellow, American Academy of
Arts and Sciences; author of many books, including
Ethiopic documents: Gurage (1950),
Ethiopic and South Arabic contributions to the Hebrew lexicon (1958),
Amharic-English and English-Amharic vocabulary (1963),
An annotated bibliography of the Semitic languages of Ethiopia (1965), and
English-Amharic context dictionary (1973).
Scope and Content
Collection consists of a manuscript with holographic corrections and research materials relating to Wolf Leslau's
English-Amharic context dictionary (1973) and materials relating to his
Etymological dictionary of Gurage (Ethiopic) (1979).
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Vol. II Etymological section.
- Card file of annotated entries, arranged alphabetically.
- Vol. II English-Gurage index.
- Manuscript of
English-Amharic context dictionary.
- Proofs relating to
Etymological dictionary of Gurage (Ethiopic).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Leslau, Wolf--Archives.
University of California, Los Angeles. Dept. of Linguistics--Faculty--Archives.
Lexicographers--Archival resources.
Linguists--Archival resources.
Amharic language--Dictionaries--Research.
Gurage languages--Dictionaries--Research.
Manuscripts for publication.
Container List
Boxes 1-28 and 36-41
Materials relating to
Etymological Dictionary of Gurage.
Boxes 1-3
vol.2: Etymological Section.
Boxes 4-28
Card file of entries.
Physical Description: Annotated, arranged alphabetically.
Box 11
Difficulty - drive (cattle).
Box 28
vol.2 - English - Gurage index.
Physical Description: Mimeo copy with holograph additions and corrections, 3 post binders.
Boxes 29-35
Manuscript of
English-Amharic Context Dictionary [Wiesbaden: 0. Harrassowitz]. [1973].
Physical Description: Ditto copy with holograph additions and corrections, 7 ring binders.
Boxes 36-41
Proofs relating to
Etymological Dictionary of Gurage (Ethiopic).
Box 38
vol.2, Introduction and pp.1-199.
Box 40
vol.3, Introduction and pp.1-399.
