Wolf Leslau papers, 1940-1979

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Summary

Creators:
Leslau, Wolf
Abstract:
Wolf Leslau (1906- ) was a professor of Hebrew and Semitic linguistics at UCLA (1955-76) and the author of many books. The collection consists of a manuscript with holographic corrections and research materials relating to Leslau's English-Amharic context dictionary (1973) and materials relating to Etymological dictionary of Gurage (Ethiopic) (1979).
Extent:
4.5 linear ft. (9 boxes. 32 oversize boxes.)
Language:
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Wolf Leslau Papers (Collection 1255). UCLA LIbrary Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of a manuscript with holographic corrections and research materials relating to Wolf Leslau's English-Amharic context dictionary (1973) and materials relating to his Etymological dictionary of Gurage (Ethiopic) (1979).

Biographical / historical:

Leslau was born on November 14, 1906 in Krzepice, Poland; lic. es lett. (1934) and Ph.D (1953), Sorbonne, University of Paris, 1934; diploma, Ecole des Hautes Etudes, 1934; diploma, Ecole Nationale des Langues Orientales, 1935; lecturer in southern Arabic, Ecole des Hautes Etudes, 1936-39; professor of Semitic studies, Ecole Libre des Hautes Etudes (New York City), 1942-46; associate professor, Asia Institute (New York City), 1946-51; associate professor of Near Eastern languages, Brandeis University, 1951-55; professor of Hebrew and Semitic linguistics, UCLA, 1955-76, then professor emeritus; fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; author of many books, including Ethiopic documents: Gurage (1950), Ethiopic and South Arabic contributions to the Hebrew lexicon (1958), Amharic-English and English-Amharic vocabulary (1963), An annotated bibliography of the Semitic languages of Ethiopia (1965), and English-Amharic context dictionary (1973).

Acquisition information:
Gift of Wolf Leslau, 1980.
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Vol. II Etymological section.
  2. Card file of annotated entries, arranged alphabetically.
  3. Vol. II English-Gurage index.
  4. Manuscript of English-Amharic context dictionary.
  5. Proofs relating to Etymological dictionary of Gurage (Ethiopic).

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.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Wolf Leslau Papers (Collection 1255). UCLA LIbrary Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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