Hewitt (B. George) Caucasian linguistics collection, circa 1963-2000

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Summary

Title:
B. George Hewitt Caucasian linguistics collection
Dates:
circa 1963-2000
Creators:
Hewitt, B. G.
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.
Extent:
1.15 linear feet (17 open reel tapes, 8 audiocassettes, 2 compact discs)
Language:
Multiple languages and Materials in various Caucasian languages (especially Georgian and Abkhaz), as well as Turkish and Armenian.
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.

Background

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.

Biographical / historical:

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.

Acquisition information:
Gift of B. George Hewitt, 2017.
Physical location:
Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Zachary Liebhaber, 2017.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2017-09-05 10:20:13 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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.

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.

Location of this collection:
UC Santa Barbara Library
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
Contact:
(805) 893-3062
special@library.ucsb.edu
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