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William Stalls
William Stalls
Collection Assistant for Middle Eastern and Islamic Materials
International and Area Studies
Special Collections
Charles E. Young Research Library
UCLA Library Special Collections
wjstalls@library.ucla.edu
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Languages
: Arabic, Persian, Pashto
Articles
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Sacred endowments: Muslim women patrons of Islamic manuscript culture
June 17, 2025
Individual manuscripts endowed by Muslim women are held in UCLA Library Special Collections as part of the Islamicate manuscript…
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L.A. Stories | Cataloging rare Islamicate manuscripts
October 9, 2025
In the third installment of L.A. Stories, UCLA Library experts and UCLA scholars discuss the significance of the Library’s…
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Glimpses of Islamic manuscript culture in Palestine
October 9, 2025
Recently described manuscripts illustrate the rich history of Islamic manuscript culture in Palestine from the medieval period to…
