Michael L. Baumann collection on B. Traven
Finding aid prepared by Heidi Hutchinson, Processing Archivist.
Special Collections & University Archives
The UCR Library
P.O. Box 5900
University of California
Riverside, California 92517-5900
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Fax: 951-827-4673
Email: specialcollections@ucr.edu
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Michael L. Baumann collection on B. Traven
Date (inclusive): 1992-2002
Date (bulk): 1997-1999
Collection Number: MS 246
Creator:
Baumann, Michael L.
Extent:
0.42 linear feet
(1 box)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: This collection contains several drafts of the manuscript of
Mr. Traven, I presume? by author Michael L. Baumann as well as correspondence between Baumann (or his wife) and Peter Briscoe and Sid Berger, both
former staff members of the UC Riverside Libraries, regarding his publications.
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
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Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Michael L. Baumann collection on B. Traven (MS 246). Special Collections & University
Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Provenance unknown.
Processing History
Processed by Heidi Hutchinson, Processing Archivist, 2012.
Biographical Note
Michael L. Baumann was a professor of English at California State University, Chico from the 1970s to the 1990s. His doctoral
dissertation on B. Traven was published in 1976 by University of New Mexico Press under the title
B. Traven: An Introduction. In later years, he submitted the manuscript of his book
Mr. Traven, I presume? to the UCR Library's Special Collections Department for publication.
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 several drafts of the manuscript of
Mr. Traven, I presume? by author Michael L. Baumann as well as correspondence between Baumann (or his wife) and Peter Briscoe and Sid Berger, both
former staff members of the UC Riverside Libraries, regarding his publications.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged into two series as follows:
- Series 1. Correspondence, 1992-2002
- Series 2. Typescripts and publications, 1997-1999
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
Manuscripts
Series 1. Correspondence
1992-2002
Series Scope and Contents
This series contains correspondence between Michael L. Baumann or his wife Friedl Baumann and Sid Berger or Peter Briscoe.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially according to box and folder number.
Box 1, Folder 1
Correspondence between Michael L. Baumann or his wife Friedl Baumann and Sid Berger or Peter Briscoe
1992-2002
Series 2. Typescripts and publications
1997-1999
Series Scope and Contents
This series contains various drafts and the final copy of Baumann's
Mr. Traven, I presume?.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially according to box and folder number.
Box 1, Folder 2
Typescript of
Mr. Traven, I presume?; includes cover letter to Sid Berger
1998 May 16
Box 1, Folder 3
Typescript of
Mr. Traven, I presume?; includes cover letter to Sid Berger
1999 August 9
Box 1, Folder 4
Final draft of
Mr. Traven, I presume? for publication by Special Collections Department, UC Riverside; dated 1997, published 1999. The book (in a "preliminary
version") was also distributed free to participants at the B. Traven Symposium in Stockholm, Sweden, August 19-22, 1999
1997-1999
Box 1, Folders 5-7
Publication,
Mr. Traven, I presume?
"Published by the B. Traven Collection at the University of California, Riverside from the original typescript in the Special
Collections Library at UCR, 1997" (quantity, 6)
1997
