Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Processing History
Biographical Note
Collection Scope and Contents
Collection Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Hubert Jannach collection on B. Traven
Date (inclusive): 1926-1987, undated
Date (bulk): 1950-1975
Collection Number: MS 245
Creator:
Jannach, Hubert
Extent:
0.42 linear feet
(1 box)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence, notes, and other material regarding research conducted on B. Traven by author Hubert
Jannach.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives.
Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission
of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable
rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Hubert Jannach collection on B. Traven (MS 245). Special Collections & University
Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
The Hubert Jannach collection on B. Traven was acquired in 1987.
Processing History
Processed by Heidi Hutchinson, Processing Archivist, 2012.
Biographical Note
Hubert Jannach was a professor in the Department of Modern Languages at Purdue University. He researched and wrote on the
identity and language of B. Traven during the years 1955-1986 and corresponded with many B. Traven scholars, including Rolf
Recknagel and Michael L. Baumann.
B. Traven was the pseudonym for an internationally famous writer who guarded his identity with jealousy and determination
throughout his life, creating one of the greatest literary puzzles of the 20th century. Other names he went by in his lifetime
are Traven Torsvan, Hal Croves, and Ret Marut. His twelve novels, the best known of which are
The Death Ship and the
Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and many short stories have been translated into numerous languages. Films have been made of his the
Treasure of the Sierra Madre,
White Rose,
Macario,
The Death Ship, and
Rebellion of the Hanged. He died in March 1969 in Mexico City, Mexico.
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence, notes, and other material regarding research conducted on B. Traven by author Hubert
Jannach.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged into three series as follows:
- Series 1. Articles about B. Traven and his works, 1948-1986
- Series 2. Correspondence, 1949-1987
- Series 3. Research and biographical material, 1926-1978, undated
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Traven, B.
Genres and Forms of Materials
Correspondence
Research notes
Typescripts