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Raymond Habiby Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2011-048

Scope and Contents

Collection contains books from Dr. Habiby's personal library which were sent to Main; 2 gold rimmed porcelain collectible plates from King Hussein of Jordan (each with a crest, one multicolored and one green), Silver Jubilee, 1977. These plates were given by the King's household to embassies and Dr. Habiby was at the embassy. These were never available to the public. This may have been given in to Dr. Habiby in Cairo. The plates have Arabic and English inscriptions reading: "H.M.Hussein's Silver Jubilee, 1977." Collection also contains monographs written by participants in the Coloquio Internacional sobre el Pensamiento de Muammar al-Gaddafi (El Libro Verde)--Madrid. [International Colloquium on the Thoughts of Muammar al-Gaddafi (The Green Book)].

Dates

  • 1949 - 2008

Language of Materials

Most materials in English, some in Arabic.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the Oklahoma Open Records Act (http://www.odl.state.ok.us/lawinfo/docs/2006-LibraryLaws-PartE.pdf), and other relevant regulations. Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Oklahoma State University Libraries assumes no responsibility.

Conditions Governing Use

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, Oklahoma State University Archives will provide information about copyright owners and related information. Securing permission to publish or use material is the responsibility of the researcher. Note that unless specifically transferred to Oklahoma State University Libraries, any applicable copyrights may be held by another individual or entity. Copyright for material published by Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College/Oklahoma State University is held by the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges. All rights reserved.

Further information about copyright policy can be obtained by contacting Oklahoma State University Archives by email at libscua@okstate.edu or by phone at 405-744-6311.

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BIopgraphical Sketch

Raymond Habiby (November 11, 1921- ) was born in Cairo, Egypt. He received his Bachelor's from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, in 1941. He earned a law degree from the Law School in Jerusalem and then worked as an attorney in Haifa, Palestine from 1946-1948. During that time, he was also the supervising editor of the Egyptian Gazette. Habiby became a refugee in 1948 when the Israeli state was founded. He re-established himself in Egypt, using the communication skills he learned during World War II to continue his work as a journalist. He served as a political analyst for the U.S. Embassy in Cairo from 1950-1961.

Habiby then moved to the U.S. in 1963, where he earned his M.A.P.A. and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1965. He began teaching at Oklahoma State University in 1965. In 1988, he became a Professor Emeritus from the Department of Political Science.

Habiby married Afaaf Habiby in Stillwater, OK on December 20, 1969. Mrs. Habiby passed away in 2002; she currently has a scholarship in her name at Oklahoma State University. Their daughter, Margot Magda Habiby, was born in 1971. She currently works for Blooming News in Dallas, Texas.

Extent

3.5 Linear feet (1 record storage box; 1 small flat box, 1 oversize folder)

Additional Description

Arrangement

Arranged into six series.

Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog or contact the Oklahoma State University Archives Reference staff.

Provenance

Gift of Raymond Habiby, 2011.

Processing Information

Processed by: Kate Blalack, 2011; Sarah Coates, July 2012.

Updated by: Sarah Coates, June 2013, March 2014.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Raymond Habiby Papers Collection Number 2011-048
Status
Completed
Author
Sarah Coates
Date
July 2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Revision Statements

  • finding aid revision date not supplied: Sarah Coates, June 2013, March 2014

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Oklahoma State University Archives Repository

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Contact:
204 Edmon Low Library
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater 74078-1071 USA

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