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Joshua A. Fishman Papers http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt4k4025n4 No online items Guide to the Joshua A. Fishman Papers Pat White Department of Special Collections Green Library Stanford University Libraries Stanford, CA 94305-6004 Phone: (650) 725-1022 Email: [email protected] URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc © 2006 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved. Guide to the Joshua A. Fishman M0695 1 Papers Guide to the Joshua A. Fishman Papers Collection number: M0695 Department of Special Collections and University Archives Stanford University Libraries Stanford, California Processed by: Pat White Date Completed: 2006 Encoded by: Pat White and Bill O'Hanlon © 2006 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: Joshua A. Fishman papers Dates: 1885-1992 Bulk Dates: 1926-1992 Collection number: M0695 Creator: Fishman, Joshua A. Collection Size: ca. 200 linear ft. Repository: Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives. Abstract: The Joshua A. Fishman papers include correspondence; writings by Fishman (both published and unpublished); lecture notes and transcripts; audio and video tapes of some of Fishman's lectures; course outlines and notes representing most of the institutions where he taught; reviews of Fishman's books; interviews; documents relating to Fishman's work at several centers for advanced study; tributes honoring Fishman; language cartoons; research materials used in producing five of his books; and other research materials largely pertaining to language and ethnicity. Several series in this collection are bilingual (in English and Yiddish). Fishman's correspondence is multilingual, including documents in English, Yiddish, Hebrew, Spanish, French, German, Russian, and Basque. Included in the collection are card file indexes to his correspondence and his written work. Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English Access Collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Publication Rights Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections. Preferred Citation Joshua A. Fishman papers, M0695. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif. Acquisition Information Gift of Dr. Fishman, 1993 (Accn 1993-145; and 2011 (Accn MSS.2011-023). Biography / Administrative History Dr. Joshua Aaron Fishman is a renowned social scientist and a founder of the field of sociolinguistics. An acclaimed researcher, Dr. Fishman's interests include language and ethnicity, language spread and change, Yiddish studies, bilingual education, and traditional folk medicine. In the course of his career, Dr. Fishman has accumulated multiple honors and awards. He has been a visiting fellow at almost all of the major Centers for Advanced Study in the world and has published more than 800 scholarly articles and books in both Yiddish and English. Dr. Fishman was born on July 18, 1926, in Philadelphia to Aaron Samuel Fishman and Sonia (Horwitz) Fishman. He earned his B.S. and M.S. in social studies from the University of Pennsylvania in 1948 and his Ph.D. in social psychology from Columbia University in 1953. On December 23, 1951, he married Gella Schweid, with whom he has three children: M. Manuel, David Eliot, and Avrom. After his graduation Guide to the Joshua A. Fishman M0695 2 Papers from Columbia, Fishman worked for some years as an educational researcher, first for the Jewish Education Committee of New York and then for the College Entrance Examination Board in New York City. He also was on the faculty of the psychology department of The City College of the City University of New York (then City College) from 1955-1958. Subsequently, he worked as an associate professor and as Director of Research at the Albert M. Greenfield Center for Human Relations at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, until 1960. In 1960 he was hired by Yeshiva University, where he has remained on the faculty until the present day; he became an emeritus professor in 1988. He began spending parts of the academic year at Stanford University in 1963, and in 1992 was designated a visiting professor of linguistics at Stanford. Dr. Fishman also has held summer or visiting appointments at Indiana University, Hebrew University (Jerusalem), Philippine Normal College (Manila), Harvard University, Columbia University, the University of Hawaii, the University of Illinois, the University of San Francisco, and the University of New Mexico. The positions and titles that Dr. Fishman holds as of 2006: - Distinguished University Research Professor of Social Sciences, Emeritus (Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology), Yeshiva University. - Visiting Professor and Visiting Scholar, School of Education, Applied Linguistics and Department of Linguistics, Stanford University. - Adjunct Professor of Multilingual and Multicultural Education, School of Education, New York University. - Visiting Professor of Linguistics, City University of New York, Graduate Center Scope and Content of Collection The Joshua A. Fishman papers contain documents dating from 1885 to the 1990s (the bulk of the collection dates from 1926-1992). The collection include correspondence; writings by Fishman (both published and unpublished); lecture notes and transcripts; audio and video tapes of some of Fishman?s lectures; course outlines and notes; reviews of Fishman?s books; interviews; documents relating to Fishman?s work at several centers for advanced study; tributes honoring Fishman; recommendations and evaluations by Fishman [not open to research use]; language cartoons; and research materials. Several series in this collection are bilingual (in English and Yiddish). Fishman?s correspondence is multilingual, including documents in English, Yiddish, Hebrew, Spanish, French, German, Russian, and Basque. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Fishman, Joshua A. Fishman, Gella Schweid. Bilingualism. Ethnicity. Language and languages--Political aspects. Linguistic minorities. Linguistics. Sociolinguistics. Yiddish language. Yiddish literature. Yiddish poetry. Jewish studies. Yiddish secular schools. Arrangement Organized into 17 series: Correspondence 1926-1992; 2. Published and unpublished works 1940s-1990s; 3. Lectures and talks given ca. 1940-1992; 4. Course outlines and notes 1940-1993; 5. Book Reviews, Prefaces and Forwards 1950s-1990s; 6. Interviews 1965-1991; 7. Publicity/Travel Arrangements 1947-1992; 8. Centers for Advanced Studies 1963-83; 9. Tributes and Celebrations Honoring JAF 1986-1991; 10. JAF Notes on Work of Colleagues; 11. Recommendations 1960s-1990s [Access to this series is restricted.]; 12. Academic Institutions with Fishman Affiliation 1940s-1990s; 13. Royalty Statements to JAF 1968-1991; 14. Research Topics and Materials; 15. Language cartoons collection; 16. Research materials in preparation for the writing of his books, 1885-1991; 17. Material received in 2011 (Accn MSS.2011-023). Guide to the Joshua A. Fishman M0695 3 Papers Series 1 Correspondence to and from J. A. Fishman and J.A. Fishman/G. S. Fishman, 1926-1992 Series 1 Correspondence to and from J. A. Fishman and J.A. Fishman/G. S. Fishman, 1926-1992 Scope and Content Note This series is multilingual, with documents in English, Yiddish, Hebrew, Spanish, French, German, Russian, and Basque. It includes joint correspondence to/from Dr. Fishman and his wife, memorabilia and documents pertaining to events or activities in which Dr. Fishman (and/or his wife) participated (see the "general file" for each year), and e-mails from Israel written in February/March of 1991 during the Gulf War SCUD missile attacks (box 109, folders 4-6). Boxes 117-133 contain a card-file index of the people to and from whom correspondence was sent. Organized by date Box 1, Folder 1 1926 General Box 1, Folder 2 1937 July Box 1, Folder 3 1939 General Box 1, Folder 4 1940 General Box 1, Folder 5 1940 August/February/January Box 1, Folder 6 1941 General Box 1, Folder 7 1941 August/October Box 1, Folder 8 1942 General Box 1, Folder 9 1942 May/August/Sept/Nov Box 1, Folder 10 1943 General Box 1, Folder 11 1943 Undated Box 1, Folder 12 1943 May/August/July/Sep Box 1, Folder 13 1944 General Box 1, Folder 14 1944 June/May/April Box 2, Folder 1 1945 General Box 2, Folder 2 1945 August Box 2, Folder 3 1946 General Box 2, Folder 4 1946 Undated Box 2, Folder 5 1946 August/May/March Box 2, Folder 6 1947 General Box 2, Folder 7 1947 Undated Box 2, Folder 8 1947 December-March Box 2, Folder 9 1948 General Box 2, Folder 10 1948 Undated Box 2, Folder 11 1948 December-May Box 3, Folder 1 1949 General Box 3, Folder 2 1949 Undated Box 3, Folder 3 1949 December-June Box 3, Folder 4 1949 May-January Box 3, Folder 5 1950 General Box 3, Folder 6 1950 Undated Box 3, Folder 7 1950 December-September Box 3, Folder 8 1950 August-April Box 3, Folder 9 1950 March-January Box 4, Folder 1 1951 General Box 4, Folder 2 1951 General (Cont'd. 1) Box 4, Folder 3 1951 General (Cont'd. 2) Box 4, Folder 4 1951 General (Cont'd. 3) Box 4, Folder 5 1951 General (Cont'd. 4) Box 5, Folder 1 1951 General (Cont'd. 5) Box 5, Folder 2 1951 Undated Box 5, Folder 3 1951 Undated-December Box 5, Folder 4 1951 December
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