Heidi L. Hutchinson collection on B. Traven
Processed by Heidi L. Hutchinson, 2012
Special Collections & Archives
The UCR Libraries
P.O. Box 5900
University of California
Riverside, California 92517-5900
Phone: 951-827-3233
Fax: 951-827-4673
Email: specialcollections@ucr.edu
URL: http://library.ucr.edu/?view=collections/spcol
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
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.
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.
Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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the reproduction, and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions,
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for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Heidi L. Hutchinson collection on B. Traven (MS 280). Special Collections &
University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Processing History
Processed by Heidi L. Hutchinson, 2012.
Biographical Note
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.
Collection Scope and Contents
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.
Collection Arrangement
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.
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.
University of California, Riverside. Dept. of
Special Collections.
Genres and Forms of Materials
Correspondence.
Printouts.
Typescripts.
Series 1.
Finding aids for
The B. Traven
Collections
.
1985-2008.
Series Scope and Contents
This series contains typescripts of the finding aids (by Heidi L Hutchinson
and James Goldwasser) for the various archival collections that comprise
The B. Traven Collections of the UCR
Libraries. These finding aids are also available online via the UCR
LIbraries' website.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially according to box and folder number.
Box 1, Folder 1
Gerd Heidemann collection on B. Traven:
Table of Contents, Index of names, and finding aids to Binders
1-25.
2002-2003.
Box 1, Folder 2
Gerd Heidemann collection on B. Traven:
finding aids to Binders 26-50
2004-2006.
Box 1, Folder 3
Gerd Heidemann collection on B. Traven:
finding aids to Binders 51-71.
2006-2008.
Box 1, Folder 4
Gerd Heidemann collection on B. Traven:
finding aids to Binders 72-93, artifacts box; (includes early draft
finding aid of Binder 2 with Melissa Conway's edits).
2002-2008.
Box 1, Folder 5
List of Heidemann's collection supplied by Frank Nordhausen to
Peter Briscoe prior to purchase of the collection.
2000.
Box 1, Folder 6
Ret Marut and Der Ziegelbrenner collection
catalog by James Goldwasser (Heidi L. Hutchinson's annotated working
copy).
1985.
Box 1, Folder 7
Ret Marut and Der Ziegelbrenner collection
catalog by James Goldwasser (disbound and pages numbered for
scanning).
1985-2008.
Box 1, Folder 8
Edgar Pässler Collection on B. Traven:
finding aid by Heidi L. Hutchinson (desk copy).
2007.
Series 2.
Website index for
The B. Traven
Collections
.
2008-2009.
Series Scope and Contents
This series contains concepts, drafts, and other material used for
The B. Traven Collections of the UCR Libraries
website that was created in 2008-2009 by Heidi L. Hutchinson.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially according to box and folder number.
Box 1, Folder 9
Website index for
The B. Traven
Collections
: Concept, drafts, printouts (design and execution
of the web pages on the UCR Libraries' website). Also includes letters
of congratulations from the B.Traven community upon the 2009 release of
the website.
2008-2009.
Series 3.
Exhibitions on B. Traven.
2006-2007.
Series Scope and Contents
This series contains concepts, drafts, and other material pertaining to the
design of the on-site and online exhibitions of
The B.
Traven Collections
of the UCR Libraries that were created in
2006-2007 by Heidi L. Hutchinson.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially according to box and folder number.
Box 2, Folder 10
B. Traven on-site exhibition, 2006 (in Special Collections &
Archives, March-September): concept, materials, and labels.
2006.
Box 2, Folder 11
B. Traven online exhibition, 2007: concept and
drafts.
2007.
Box 2, Folder 12
B. Traven online exhibition, 2007: working aids to creating an
online exhibition.
2007.
Series 4.
Correspondence regarding
The B. Traven
Collections
.
2002-2012.
Series Scope and Contents
This series contains correspondence (primarily e-mail) between Heidi L.
Hutchinson and various researchers regarding
The B.
Traven Collections
of the UCR Libraries.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially according to box and folder number.
Box 2, Folder 13
Correspondence between Heidi L. Hutchinson and Elisabeth von
Braitenberg, daughter of Irene Mermet.
2004-2005.
Box 2, Folder 14
Correspondence between Heidi L. Hutchinson and David Lowenherz,
Lion Heart Autographs, Inc. (New York), regarding purchase of the Edgar
Pässler collection; includes correspondence from Melissa Conway and
Peter Briscoe as well as supporting documentation.
2006-2007.
Box 2, Folder 15
Correspondence between Heidi L. Hutchinson and Gerd Heidemann;
includes correspondence from Mario Furloni regarding Gerd
Heidemann.
2010.
Box 2, Folder 16
Correspondence between Heidi L. Hutchinson and Dr. Jan-Christoph
Hauschild, a B. Traven researcher writing about the early years of Ret
Marut who made extensive use of
The B. Traven
Collections
of the UCR Libraries.
2009-2010.
Box 2, Folder 17
Correspondence between Heidi L. Hutchinson and Juliette Goursat
or Marilyn Belbenoit of Zeugma Films, a Paris-based film company
producing a documentary about B. Traven (director: Xavier Villetard) for
Franch and German TV.
2010-2011.
Box 2, Folder 18
Correspondence between Heidi L. Hutchinson and Jörg Thunecke, a
B. Traven researcher and editor; includes supplementary
material.
2002-2008.
Box 2, Folder 25
Correspondence from Heidi L. Hutchinson to Melissa Conway
regarding a postcard portfolio of artwork from Matthias Paessler;
includes postcard portfolio of artwork.
July 23, 2012.
Series 5.
Articles on B. Traven.
1977-2012.
Series Scope and Contents
This series contains articles about B. Traven by various authors, primarily
relating to
The B. Traven Collections of the
UCR Libraries.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially according to box and folder number.
Box 2, Folder 19
Articles by Peter Briscoe, UCR Libraries' Collection Development
Officer, titled "B. Traven: The intersection of biography and
bibliography" (typescript, 1984?) and "B. Traven's enigmatic greatness"
from
Books at UCR, vol. IX, no. 1, Fall
1984 (2 photocopies); contains supplemental research
materials.
1984.
Box 2, Folder 20
Article by Sid Berger, UCR Libraries' Head, Special Collections
& Archives, titled "The B. Traven Nachlass at the University of
California, Riverside"; includes 2 drafts of a paper given at the B.
Traven conference in Stockholm (1999) and photocopy of published article
from
B. Traven the Writer (2003), p.
50-68.
1999-2003.
Box 2, Folder 21
Article by Michael L. Baumann titled "B. Traven: Realist and
prophet" from
Virginia Quarterly Review,
vol. 53, no. 1 (Winter 1977), p. 73.
1977.
Box 2, Folder 22
Article by Helen Tapio titled "B. Traven's identity revisited,"
from The Publications of 'Historiallinen Yhdistys' (in Finnish);
Agricola, The Finnish History Network (published on the internet June
28, 2001).
2001.
Box 2, Folder 23
Article by Laurie Williams (p. 16-17) titled "Rover, writer,
rabble-rouser, recluse: B. Traven was a closed book"; an interview with
Heidi L. Hutchinson and Melissa Conway about
The
B. Traven Collections
of the UCR Libraries from the magazine
titled
Fiat Lux, vol. XVI, no. 2 (Spring
2006).
2006.
Box 2, Folder 24
Article by Heidi L. Hutchinson titled "The B. Traven collections
at UC Riverside" (2010); includes several drafts of a paper presented at
the Conference "B. Traven: Werk, Autor, Werkgeschichte" (Marbach
Germany, March 19-21, 2010) and photocopy of final published paper from
the conference proceedings (published, 2012).
2010-2012
