Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- The Svend Holsoe Collection: Vai Materials contains information about the Vai, both the ethnic group and language of Liberia and South-Eastern Sierra Leone. Included is Holsoe's dissertation, research, photocopied 19th century documents on the region, people, and language, as well as reference materials and writing samples of the unique Vai script.
- Extent:
- 6 cubic feet; (6 records cartons)
- Language:
- Materials are in English and Vai
- Preferred citation:
[item], The Svend Holsoe Collection: Vai Materials. Bloomington, IN: Liberian Collections, Indiana University Libraries, 2014.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
pending
- Scope and Content:
Svend Holsoe Collection: Vai Materials is divided into six series. The Holsoe's Papers and Publications series contains his dissertation as well as papers on Moano Sando and Zolu Duma. The Papers and Reports series includes many photocopied papers from 19th century sources as well as papers about Theodore Canot, and Sierra Leone. Dictionaries, definitions, and other like material can be found in the Reference series. The Research series contains gathered materials on Cape Mount and Bopolu, as well as Gallinas letters. Many of these are also photocopied from 19th century sources. Subject Files contain miscellaneous materials such as notebooks, lecture notes, and other vai projects. The Writing Samples series has samples of the vai script, translations, and other handwritten works in vai.
- Acquisition information:
- Donated by Svend Holsoe
- Custodial history:
Copyright interests for this collection have been transferred to the Trustees of Indiana University. For more information, contact the Indiana University Librarian for African Studies
- Processing information:
Megan MacDonald
- Arrangement:
The collection is divided into six series: Holsoe's Papers and Publicatons, Papers and Reports, Reference, Research, Subject Files, and Writing Samples
Indexed Terms
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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Closed for research.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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All research at the Indiana University Liberian Collections is by appointment only.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[item], The Svend Holsoe Collection: Vai Materials. Bloomington, IN: Liberian Collections, Indiana University Libraries, 2014.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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Herman B Wells Library1320 East Tenth StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
- BEFORE YOU VISIT:
- Attention Visiting Researchers: The African Studies Collection is currently closed for research.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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afstlib@indiana.edu