Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Shaykhiyah collection of Arabic and Persian manuscripts
Date (inclusive): ca. 1683-1924
Collection number: 1655
Extent:
5 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)
Abstract: Collection consists of theological and philosophical manuscripts in Arabic and Persian, as well as some poetry and works on
astronomy.
Language: Finding aid is written in
English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
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.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
PARTIALLY PROCESSED COLLECTION UNAVAILABLE FOR USE: Inquiries regarding these materials should be directed, in writing, to
the Manuscripts Librarian, UCLA Department of Special Collections.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging 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.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Shaykhiyah collection of Arabic and Persian manuscripts (Collection Number 1655). Department of
Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of theological and philosophical manuscripts in Arabic and Persian, as well as some poetry and works on
astronomy.
Materials in this collection are in both Arabic and Persian.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Manuscripts 1-10 (Box 1)
- Manuscripts 11-29 (Box 2)
- Manuscripts 30-43 (Box 3)
- Manuscripts 44-50 (Box 4)
- Manuscripts 51-57 (Box 5)
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Islam --Doctrines.
Islam and philosophy.
Genres and Forms of Material
Manuscripts --Arab countries.