"We actually have precious little that scholars can use to look at how things spread".
But while Lord Black may not be the best chronicler of any single aspect of Roosevelt's life, and while he may offer little that scholars don't already know, he has created a powerful and often moving picture of the life as a whole.
"It's like a little club of scholars," said Maggie Bower, a junior.
Art from Kashmir, where Hindu, Buddhist and Islamic cultures mingle, has been little explored by scholars.
The show reflects the efforts of seven local residents to uncover a legacy that has received little attention from scholars.
In recent years there has been little consensus among scholars on an adequate theory, or framework, for explaining or describing ritual.
The names of approximately 10,000 women scholars, little known to history, were catalogued by Mohammad Akram Nadwi, a renowned Islamic scholar and researcher who lives in Oxford.
Taylor Branch, a historian who wrote a trilogy of books on Dr. King, said the documents are of little value to scholars but have great value as memorabilia.
When I see 30 recordings of the same title, I think, 'That's not a good idea.' " Ms. Bartoli conducts her research with a little team of scholars.
Graham Greene, who befriended Douglas on his seasonal visits to Capri, said, "My generation was brought up on 'South Wind.' " But it has slipped beyond the canonical pale and attracts little notice among scholars today.
