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Title: Heidi L. Hutchinson collection on B. Traven
Date (inclusive): 1977-2012
Date (bulk): 2002-2008
Collection Number: MS
280
Creator:
Hutchinson, Hutchinson, Heidi L., 1952-
Extent:
0.83 Linear Feet
(2 boxes)
Repository: Rivera Library. Special
Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: This collection contains press clippings,
printouts, and other material regarding research conducted on B. Traven by Heidi L.
Hutchinson, librarian in the University of California, Riverside (UCR) Libraries'
Cataloging and Metadata Services Department. Includes material on Hutchinson’s
online exhibit of B. Traven material as well as articles by other B. Traven
researchers.
Languages: The collection is in English.
This collection is open for research.
Copyright Unknown: Some material in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition,
the reproduction, and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions,
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[identification of item], [date if possible]. Heidi L. Hutchinson collection on B. Traven (MS 280). Special Collections &
University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Processed by Heidi L. Hutchinson, 2012.
Heidi L. Hutchinson, librarian in the University of California, Riverside Libraries'
Cataloging and Metadata Services Department, served as Special Collections Cataloger
and Curator of
The B. Traven Collections in Special
Collections & Archives from 2002-2012. She was responsible for creating and
mounting online the finding aids for the various B. Traven-related archival
collections and also for answering questions and fulfilling requests for B. Traven
scholars worldwide.
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 press clippings, printouts, and other material regarding
research conducted on B. Traven by Heidi L. Hutchinson, librarian in the University
of California, Riverside UCR) Libraries' Cataloging and Metadata Services
Department. Includes material on Hutchinson’s online exhibit of B. Traven material
as well as articles by other B. Traven researchers.
This collection is arranged into five series. The series arrangement is as
follows:
- Series 1. FInding aids for the The B. Traven Collections , 1985-2008.
- Series 2. Website index for the The B. Traven Collections , 2008-2009.
- Series 3. Exhibitions on B. Traven, 2006-2007.
- Series 4. Correspondence regarding The B. Traven Collections , 2002-2012.
- Series 5. Articles on B. Traven, 1977-2012.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Traven, B.
University of California, Riverside. Dept. of
Special Collections.
Correspondence.
Printouts.
Typescripts.