Shaykhiyah collection of Arabic and Persian manuscripts, ca. 1683-1924

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Summary

Title:
Shaykhiyah collection of Arabic and Persian manuscripts
Dates:
ca. 1683-1924
Abstract:
Collection consists of theological and philosophical manuscripts in Arabic and Persian, as well as some poetry and works on astronomy.
Extent:
5 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)
Language:
Finding aid is written in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Shaykhiyah collection of Arabic and Persian manuscripts (Collection Number 1655). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of theological and philosophical manuscripts in Arabic and Persian, as well as some poetry and works on astronomy.

Materials in this collection are in both Arabic and Persian.

Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Manuscripts 1-10 (Box 1)
  2. Manuscripts 11-29 (Box 2)
  3. Manuscripts 30-43 (Box 3)
  4. Manuscripts 44-50 (Box 4)
  5. Manuscripts 51-57 (Box 5)

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.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by UCLA Library Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Prepared:
© 2008
Date Encoded:
Text OCR'd by Caroline Cubé from in-house paper finding aid, January 2009 . Machine-readable finding aid derived from OCR'd finding aid, encoding added via Notetab Pro. Date of source: 9/15/2000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

PARTIALLY PROCESSED COLLECTION UNAVAILABLE FOR USE: Inquiries regarding these materials should be directed, in writing, to the Manuscripts Librarian, UCLA Department of Special Collections.

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.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Shaykhiyah collection of Arabic and Persian manuscripts (Collection Number 1655). Department of 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
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
AskLSC@library.ucla.edu
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