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Edward R. Hagemann collection on B. Traven
MS 243
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Title: Edward R. Hagemann collection on B. Traven
Date (inclusive): 1905-1984, undated
Date (bulk): 1965-1980
Collection Number: MS 243
Creator:
Hagemann, E. R. (Edward R.), 1921-
Extent:
1.88 linear feet
(3 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence, press clippings, and other material regarding Edward R. Hagemann's research on B.
Traven. Includes articles written by Hagemann, correspondence between Hagemann and other Traven researchers, a number of Traven
short stories (typescripts), and works by other authorities on and acquaintances of Traven.
Languages: The collection is in English.
This collection is open for research.
Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives.
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[identification of item], [date if possible]. Edward R. Hagemann collection on B. Traven (MS 243). Special Collections & University
Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Purchased in 1984.
Processed by Heidi Hutchinson, Processing Archivist, 2011.
Edward R. Hagemann (1921- ) was a professor of literature at the University of California, Los Angeles from 1954-1959 and
the University of Louisville from 1963-1965. It was during his time at UCLA that Professor Hagemann compiled his important
"Checklist of the Work of B. Traven and the Critical Estimates and Biographical Essays on Him; together with a Brief Biography,"
which was published in the
Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, vol. 53, First Quarter, 1959, pages 37-67. This is the earliest known effort to list Traven's works in their many editions
and translations (at the time, into 21 different languages) as well as the articles about this mysterious writer. In compiling
his bibliography, Hagemann accumulated many German, British, and American B. Traven first editions and short stories published
in various magazines as well as an almost complete run of Ret Marut's
Der Ziegelbrenner magazine. This collection later became the foundation for the University of California, Riverside Libraries' excellent research
collection on B. Traven.
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.
This collection contains correspondence, press clippings, and other material regarding Edward R. Hagemann's research on B.
Traven. Includes articles written by Hagemann, correspondence between Hagemann and other Traven researchers, a number of Traven
short stories (typescripts), and works by other authorities on and acquaintances of Traven.
This collection is arranged into four series as follows:
- Series 1. Correspondence, 1958-1976, undated
- Series 2. Articles about B. Traven and his works, 1905-1984, undated
- Series 3. Research and bibliographical material, 1956-1971, undated
- Series 4. Stories by B. Traven, 1936-1969, undated
Hagemann's extensive collection of books by and about B. Traven was acquired with this archival collection. These books have
been cataloged and added to the Special Collections & Archives print collection. Cataloged records for this material can be
found in UCR's online public access catalog.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Traven, B.
Stone, Judy, 1924-
Articles
Correspondence
Magazines (periodicals)
Typescripts