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Gerd Heidemann collection on B. Traven
MS 241  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Collection Scope and Contents
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Gerd Heidemann collection on B. Traven
    Date (inclusive): 1912-1980, undated
    Collection Number: MS 241
    Creator: Heidemann, Gerd, 1931-
    Extent: 16.5 linear feet
    Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
    Riverside, CA 92517-5900
    Abstract: This collection contains correspondence, transcripts, notes, photographs, and other material compiled by reporter Gerd Heidemann in his quest to discover the identity of B. Traven (also known as Ret Marut), editor of the German revolutionary journal Ziegelbrenner. A complete run of Ziegelbrenner is included. Correspondence between B. Traven and his publisher, originating in Mexico, is also included.
    Languages: The collection is primarily in German.

    Access

    This collection is unprocessed. Please contact Special Collections & University Archives regarding the availability of materials for research use.

    Publication Rights

    Copyright of these records has been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Distinctive Collections.

    Preferred Citation

    [identification of item], [date if possible]. Gerd Heidemann collection on B. Traven (MS 241). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

    Acquisition Information

    Purchased in 2000.

    Collection Scope and Contents

    This collection contains correspondence, transcripts, notes, photographs, and other material compiled by reporter Gerd Heidemann in his quest to discover the identity of B. Traven (also known as Ret Marut), editor of the German revolutionary journal Ziegelbrenner. A complete run of Ziegelbrenner is included. Correspondence between B. Traven and his publisher, originating in Mexico, is also included.

    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
    Photographs
    Publications