Garemani Family collection of Persian and Arabic manuscripts and books, circa 1514-1899

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Summary

Abstract:
The collection consists of Persian and Arabic printed works and manuscripts dating from approximately 1514-1899. Subjects include history, literature, medicine, mathematics, diplomatics, theology, and poetry.
Extent:
1.5 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in Arabic and Persian.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Garemani Family collection of Persian and Arabic manuscripts and books (Collection 453). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of nineteen Iranian manuscripts and three rare printed works, dating from the late Safawid to the late Qajar periods. The subjects of the items vary from science and medicine to history, literature, religion, and grammar. Of particular scholarly interest is a rare Persian translation of an unidentified Turkish commentary on Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi's Maṣnavῑ, and an original Persian-language biography on Napolean Bonaparte. Published works have been included in the finding aid; in addition, full catalog records for these books can be found in the UCLA Library online catalog by performing a keyword search on the phrase, "Noyan Garemani collection" in the UCLA Library catalog.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Noyan and Homa Garemani, 2004.
Processing information:

Processed by Ali Anooshahr with assistance from Laurel McPhee in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), Winter 2005.

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Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Books, 1873-1911 (Box 1).
  2. Manuscripts, ca. 1514-1899 (Boxes 1-3).

Physical location:
Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Garemani Family collection of Persian and Arabic manuscripts and books (Collection 453). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
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