Papers of Stanislaw Westfal, d.1959, lecturer in Polish, University of Glasgow, Scotland, 1950-1959

This material is held atUniversity of Glasgow Archive Services

Scope and Content

This collection relates to Westfal's thesis whilst studying in London:

  • The Genitive Singular Masculine in Modern Literary Polish PhD Thesis 1953;
  • 13 boxes of slips relating to above thesis c1953;
  • Various papers by S Westfal, Rhyme-determined Genitives in Modern Literary Polish , The Seer VolXXI, No.76, Dec 1952; The E:A Alternation in Modern Polish Noun Declension , The Seer VolXXIV, No.83, Jun 1956; Quelques Formes Casuelles Archaiques du Polonais Moderne , Revue des Etudes Slaves , Vol 32, 1955.

Administrative / Biographical History

Stanislaw Westfal lectured in Lund, Sweden until July 1949  . He was appointed lecturer in Polish at the University of Glasgow in October 1949  and retired in 1959 due to ill health. He died on 28 April 1959  . Through research on his PhD he published A Study in Polish Morphology .

Arrangement

The arrangement of this material reflects the original order in which it was received

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Acquisition Information

Deposit: Mrs Krystyna Westfal : 1987

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Custodial History

Received directly from creator's wife

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Description compiled in line with the following international standards: International Council on Archives,ISAD(G) Second Edition, September 1999 and National Council on Archives,Rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate names

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Compiled by Vikki Laidlaw, Hub Project Assistant, 08 October 2004

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