Series 2 - Correspondence

0.79m of textual material

Series consist of academic and scholarly correspondence sent to and received by Prof. Hassanpour over five decades. The correspondence documents exchanges with Kurdish intellectuals, political leaders, poets, artists, and musicians. The material also includes correspondence to libraries, publishers, and academic and research institutions in North America, Europe, and the Middle East. Content of the letters include exchanges on Kurdish culture, history and literature, bibliography of Kurdish books, standardization of Kurdish languages, hierarchy of knowledge in the twentieth century, and peasant and worker movements in the Middle East. Noteworthy among these scholars are Noam Chomsky, Sheikh Ezzedin Hosseini, Sherko Bekas, Shoko Okazaki, Janet Afary, and Tom Ricks. Material included in Kurdish is also important for those interested in Kurdish literature in exile.

Files in this series are arranged chronologically.

All files are open with the exception of files B2019-0004/006(36) and /006(38). Please contact the University Archivist for additional information.

Researchers can consult Series 8 (Research) for additional correspondence related to specific areas of Prof. Hassanpour’s research.