May Seikaly Palestinian oral history collection, [c. 1990s - 2000s]

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Summary

Extent:
3.1 Linear Feet (4 manuscript boxes, 5 cassettes boxes, 1 card box, and 1 map folder)
Language:
Arabic .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], May Seikaly Palestinian oral history collection (M2952). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists primarily of recordings of oral histories of Palestinians conducted by May Seikaly. The recordings include audio cassettes and digital files. There are also summaries, transcripts, releases, photographs, and ephemera. The ephemera includes maps, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, articles and other materials.

The audio cassettes are arranged chronologically by year, and arranged alphabetically within each year.

May Seikaly is a professor emerita of Arabic at Wayne State University, who focuses on the social history of Arab societies.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Audiovisual & born-digital materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.

Terms of access:

While Special Collections is the owner of the physical items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], May Seikaly Palestinian oral history collection (M2952). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, California.

Location of this collection:
Department of Special Collections, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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