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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Davis Library,
Dept. of Special Collections
Title: Samuel G. Armistead Papers
Creator:
Armistead, Samuel G.,
1927-2013
Identifier/Call Number: D-580
Physical Description:
115 linear
feet
Date (inclusive): circa 1955-2011
Abstract: The Samuel G.
Armistead Papers includes Armistead's research and teaching
materials, unpublished lectures, and correspondence. The
collection includes a significant number of recordings and
associated transcriptions of ballads, narratives, and riddles
collected by Armistead and his collaborators in the field. Also
present is a group of materials from fellow scholar Joanne
Purcell.
Physical Location: Researchers should
contact Archives and Special Collections to request collections,
as many are stored offsite.
Samuel Gordon Armistead (1927-2013) was Professor of Spanish
and Portuguese at the University of California, Davis from 1982
to 2010. Dr. Armistead was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
where he spent his early years. He attended Princeton University,
where he received his Ph.D. in Spanish literature and Romance
languages in 1955. From 1953 to 1982, Dr. Armistead taught at a
variety of institutions, beginning with Princeton, followed by
the University of California, Los Angeles (1956-1967), Purdue
University (1967-1968), and the University of Pennsylvania
(1968-1982). He joined the faculty of UC Davis in 1982.
During his career, Samuel Armistead conducted extensive
fieldwork in North Africa, the Middle East, the United States,
and Europe collecting stories, ballads, poetry, and riddles, with
particular attention to traditions of Sephardic folklore. He
wrote or contributed to more than thirty books and over 500
articles. Notable among these works is the "Folk Literature of
the Sephardic Jews" series, produced in concert with scholars
Joseph H. Silverman and Israel J. Katz. Many of the recordings
made for this work are available at
http://www.sephardifolklit.org . Dr. Armistead was also greatly
interested in the rapidly disappearing language of the Isleños of
Louisiana, a community largely descended from settlers from the
Canary Islands. Dr. Armistead retired from UC Davis in 2010 and
remained active in research and writing until his death in
2013.
Selected Awards and Honors:
1999: Antonio Nebrija award, University of Salamanca 2009:
Made a corresponding member of the Real Academia Española 2010:
Honorary doctorate, Universidad de Alcalá (Madrid)
Sources:
Cook, Bonnie L. "Samuel G. Armistead, Spanish scholar"
http://articles.philly.com/2013-08-19/news/41422822_1_uc-davis-samuel-g-biography.
Accessed 10 October 2016.
Hamilton, Michelle M. " 'Adio Kerido' In Memoriam: Samuel G.
Armistead, 1927–2013". https://muse.jhu.edu/article/537914.
Accessed 10 October 2016.
Jones, Dave. "IN MEMORIAM: Sam Armistead, leading scholar of
Spanish literature and language".
https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/memoriam-sam-armistead-leading-scholar-spanish-literature-and-language.
Accessed 10 October 2016.
UC Davis Department of Spanish and Portuguese, "Samuel Gordon
Armistead Aug. 21, 1927-Aug. 7, 2013".
http://spanish.ucdavis.edu/en/news/samuel-gordon-armistead-aug-21-1927-aug-7-2013?destination=node/258.
Accessed 10 October 2016.
The Samuel G. Armistead Papers includes Armistead's research
and teaching materials, unpublished lectures, and correspondence.
The collection includes a significant number of recordings and
associated transcriptions of ballads, narratives, and riddles
collected by Armistead and his collaborators in the field. Also
present is a group of materials from fellow scholar Joanne
Purcell.
Collection is open for research.
Liz Phillips processed this collection and created and encoded
the finding aid with the help of student assistants Monica Doan,
Robyn Lam, and Julie Jeon.
This finding aid is a work in progress.
Gift of Annie L. Armistead, 2014-2015.
[Identification of item], Samuel G. Armistead Papers, D-580,
Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of
California, Davis.
All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected
under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for
permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted
in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for
publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University
of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not
intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder,
which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ballads, Ladino -- Research
Folklore -- Spain -- Louisiana
Isleños -- Folklore
Armistead, Samuel G., 1927-2013 --
Archives
Purcell, Joanne B. --
Archives
University of California, Davis --
Faculty -- Archives