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MS 246
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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.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
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.
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]. Michael L. Baumann collection on B. Traven (MS 246). Special Collections & University
Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Provenance unknown.
Processed by Heidi Hutchinson, Processing Archivist, 2012.
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.
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.
This collection is arranged into two series as follows:
- Series 1. Correspondence, 1992-2002
- Series 2. Typescripts and publications, 1997-1999
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Traven, B.
Correspondence
Manuscripts