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Wood (Raymund F.) Iskandar al-Magribi and the Memoirs of Cherif
Soliman Collection
SC.RFW
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Special Collections & Archives
Title: Raymund F. Wood
Iskandar al-Magribi and the Memoirs of Cherif
Soliman
Collection
Creator:
Wood, Raymund F.
Identifier/Call Number: SC.RFW
Extent:
0.84 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1965-1994
Abstract: The collection consists of drafts of
Iskandar al-Magribi and the Memoirs of Cherif Soliman,
correspondence related to research and publication, and administrative records. It includes
a Spanish translation of
El Rosal de Las Rosas de Purpura and a
photocopy of the French translation from the Arabic of
Le Divan
d'Amour du Cherif Soliman.
Language of Material: English,
Spanish; Castilian,
French
Raymund F. Wood was born in London, England on November 9, 1911 and came to live in the
United States as a child. After high school, he studied at St. Mary's University, receiving
a degree in Classics in 1931, and a Master's degree in Philosophy from Gonzaga University in
1939. Wood taught English at the University of Santa Clara from 1939-1941, then briefly
worked as a teaching assistant at the University of California, Los Angeles, until enlisting
in the US Army in 1942. Following the end of WWII, he completed a Library Science degree at
the University of Southern California and then accepted a position as a librarian at Fresno
State College, where he worked from 1950-1966. In 1966, Wood relocated to Los Angeles to
accept a position as Associate Dean and Professor of Library Science at UCLA. Wood retired
from UCLA in 1978. Wood's published work focuses on the humanities and social sciences, with
a concentration in California history. He also published a number of articles in journals of
professional librarianship. Raymund F. Wood passed away on April 3, 1998, in Encino,
California.
The
Raymund F. Wood 'Iskandar al-Magribi and the Memoirs of Cherif
Soliman' Collection
consists of correspondences related to research and
publication, and administrative records. It includes a Spanish translation of
El Rosal de Las Rosas de Purpura and a photocopy of the French
translation from the Arabic of
Le Divan d'Amour du Cherif
Soliman.
This collection is a part of the
Vern and Bonnie Bullough Collection on Sex and
Gender
.
The collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Raymund F. Wood, 1992
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