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Hewitt (B. George) Caucasian linguistics collection
Mss 338  
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  • Access Restrictions
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  • Preferred Citation
  • Biographical Note
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  • Separated Material

  • Title: B. George Hewitt Caucasian linguistics collection
    Identifier/Call Number: Mss 338
    Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
    Language of Material: Multiple languages
    Physical Description: 1.15 linear feet (17 open reel tapes, 8 audiocassettes, 2 compact discs)
    Creator: Hewitt, B. G.
    Date (inclusive): circa 1963-2000
    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.
    Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
    Language of Material: Materials in various Caucasian languages (especially Georgian and Abkhaz), as well as Turkish and Armenian.

    Access Restrictions

    The collection is open for research.

    Use Restrictions

    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.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of B. George Hewitt, 2017.

    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.

    Biographical Note

    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.

    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.

    Separated Material

    Manuscript materials and books associated with this collection have been separated for cataloging, and may be accessed through the UC Santa Barbara Library Catalog.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Caucasian language -- Study and teaching
    Language and languages -- Study and teaching
    Linguistics -- Study and teaching
    Sound recordings
    Hewitt, B. G. -- Archives