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Ariel Bar-Sela collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0485
Finding aid note: Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Scope and Contents

The collection includes correspondence, facsimiles of texts in Hebrew, Arabic, and Latin, medical vocabulary index cards in these languages, and publications of translated versions of medical texts from the Middle Ages. Correspondence mainly consists of letters between the author and various libraries, museums, and journal editors. The authors’ collection of texts is focused mainly on the medical aspects of the writings of Maimonides (1135-1204) and other Arab authors of the Middle Ages. Index cards in the collection contain Hebrew, Arabic, and English translations of common medical terminology and library holdings. Publications in the collection consist of work by the author related to the translation of these medical texts and work by other authors about similar subjects. The microfilm included here is made up of medical texts from various libraries and museums, especially in Europe.

Dates

  • Creation: 1935-1967

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from the Ariel Bar-Sela collection must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library.

Biographical / Historical

Ariel Bar-Sela was born in 1930. He was a professor of physiology at Baylor College of Medicine and specialized in the history of medicine.

Extent

4 Linear Feet ( (4 boxes))

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection includes materials used by Ariel Bar-Sela in his work involving the translation of ancient medical texts such as correspondence, facsimiles of texts in Hebrew, Arabic, and Latin, medical vocabulary index cards in these languages, and publications of translated versions of medical texts from the Middle Ages.

Arrangement

The Ariel Bar-Sela collection is arranged by format into the following 5 series: Series I: Facsimiles of texts, 1954-1962,undated Series II: Publications, 1933-1966 Series III: Correspondence, 1959-1967 Series IV: Microfilm, undated Series V: Flashcards, undated

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was a gift in 1997.

Title
Guide to the Ariel Bar-Sela Collection, 1935-1967
Status
Completed
Author
Amanda York Focke
Date
2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586