Finding Aid for the Collection of Children's Literature in Semitic Languages, 1932-1968

Processed by Kayla Landesman; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé

Finding Aid for the Collection of Children's Literature in Semitic Languages, 1932-1968

Collection number: 1410

UCLA Library Special Collections

UCLA Library Special Collections staff

Los Angeles, CA

Processed by:: Kayla Landesman, July 1986
Encoded by:: Caroline Cubé
Online finding aid edited by:: Josh Fiala, November 2003

Descriptive Summary

Title: Collection of Children's Literature in Semitic Languages,

Date (inclusive): 1932-1968

Collection number: 1410

Extent: 1 box (0.5 linear ft.)

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

Los Angeles, California 90095-1575

Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Language: English.

Administrative Information

Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary 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.

Restrictions on Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Collection of Children's Literature in Semitic Languages (Collection 1410). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.

UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4232720

Scope and Content

Collection consists of four books for kindergarten and early grades in both Hebrew and Arabic, including fairy tales, nursery rhymes, and alphabet books. Contains Gilenu: the play way to Hebrew, books one and two by Emanuel Gamoran (1932, 1934), The Hebrew alphabet book by Avi Margalit (c1968) (all published in the U.S.), and Alif-ba, published in the USSR by the Ministry of Education of Afghanistan (n.d.).

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects

Semitic languages--Study and teaching.

Genres and Forms of Material

Juvenile literature.

Box 1

Title: Gilenu: the play way to Hebrew. Book one.

Imprint: Cincinnati: Union of American Hebrew Congress, 1932.

Creator/Collector: Author: Gamoran, Emanuel

Box 1

Title: Gilenu: the play way to Hebrew. Book two.

Imprint: Cincinnati: Union of American Hebrew Congress, 1934.

Creator/Collector: Author: Gamoran, Emanuel

Box 1

Title: The Hebrew alphabet book.

Imprint: New York: Funk and Wagnall, c. 1968.

Creator/Collector: Author: Margalit, Avi

Box 1

Title: Alif-ba.

Imprint: USSR: Ministry of Education of Afganistan, n.d.

Creator/Collector: Author unknown.