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Title: Richard (Rouhollah) Karubian collection of Arabic and Persian manuscripts
Date (inclusive): 1510-1930
Collection number: 1183
Creator:
Karubian, Richard
Extent:
5 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)
Abstract: Collection consists of Persian and Arabic manuscripts, and one Syriac manuscript, dating from 1510-1930. Subjects include
Shiite theology, jurisprudence, and popular religion.
Language: Finding aid is written in
English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of 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, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Department of 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.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Richard (Rouhollah) Karubian, 1989.
Processed by Ali Anooshahr, with assistance from Laurel McPhee, 2005, in the Center For Primary Research and Training (CFPRT).
Original manuscript descriptions by Richard (Rouhollah) Karubian were transcribed by Piyapong Phongpatanakhun in March 2003,
and edited by Ali Anooshahr in 2005. Front matter by Manuscripts Division staff.
[Identification of item], Richard (Rouhollah) Karubian collection of Arabic and Persian manuscripts (Collection 1183). Department
of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
4888812
Collection consists of Persian and Arabic manuscripts, and one Syriac manuscript, dating from the Safawid period to the 20th
century. There are nine works of jurisprudence, four works of a theological nature, three works of popular religion, including
devotionals and martyrology, a notebook containing sample letters for royal audience, and a Syriac manuscript. The manuscripts
reflect trends in early modern Iranian intellectual history, including original compositions, items from school curricula,
and works of popular religiosity. The collection also includes a fine copy of Fayḍ al-Kāshī's Minhāj al-nijāt.
Manuscripts are arranged in original manuscript number order.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Karubian, Richard, collector.
Manuscripts, Arabic--Archival resources.
Manuscripts, Persian--Archival resources.