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

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.