Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Smith, Annette (Annette J.)
- Abstract:
- The Smith, Annette mss. 1964-2004, consists of the papers of Annette Smith, 1924-, Professor Emeritus of Literature at the California Institute of Technology.
- Extent:
- 7 Boxes
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Smith, Annette mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Smith (born Annette LeBlanc) was born in Algiers, Algeria, in 1924. She earned two M.A.s from the Sorbonne, one in Classics and French literature and the other in English literature. In 1955 she began teaching in California at Scripps College in Claremont. In 1970 she earned a PhD. from the Sorbonne and began teaching at the California Institute for Technology until her retirement in 1993. Smith actively translated and published on 19th and 20th century French and Francophone literature, notably her multi-volume translations of the works of the poet Aimé Césaire.
- Scope and Content:
Translation Notes and Drafts include drafts, proofs and notes for many Aimé Césaire poems. Research Materials include extensive research for Gobineau et l'Histoire Naturelle and Aimé Césaire's Collected Poetry. Correspondence is organized alphabetically and includes letters from Smith's translating partner Clayton Eshleman. Critiques include peer reviews and newspaper clippings, and Presentation Materials include drafts of several public talks. The Family series contains a memoir from the Andersonville Civil War Prison, as well as Smith's father's World War I diaries. Audio-Visual materials include computer diskettes, microcassettes, and DVDs.
Note on Indexing Term - "Literature--translating": Some translations were done in conjunction with Clayton Eshleman.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift: 2008-2010
- Processing information:
Processed by Claire Horton.
Completed in 2014
- Arrangement:
Organized into the following series: I. Translation Notes and Drafts; II. Research Materials; III. Correspondence; IV. Critiques; V. Presentation Materials; VI. Family; VII. Audio-Visual Materials.
- Physical location:
- ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility)
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Literature--translating
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
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- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photography and digitization may be restricted for some collections. Copyright restrictions may apply. Before publishing, researchers are responsible for securing permission from all applicable rights holders, then filling out the Permission to Publish form.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Smith, Annette mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu