Joseph (Jazeps) Lelis papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: IHRC1129

Staff Only

Abstract

Collection consists of research notes, curriculum materials, and copies of articles on subjects of linguistics.

Dates

Creation: undated

Creator

Lelis, Joseph (Jazeps) (Person)

Language of Materials

English, Latvian

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS

Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.

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HISTORICAL SKETCH

Joseph Lelis (1927-1989) was born in Karsava, Latvia. He arrived in the United States in 1949 as a displaced person. Joseph Lelis studied at the University of Akron in Ohio, and later received a PhD in linguistics from Harvard University. He taught at the English Department of Howard University (Washington, DC) from 1961 to 1986.