Collections

Young, David mss., circa. 1980s-1990s, consist of the papers of American poet and literary translator David Young 1936-.

The Wright B. mss., ca. 1930-2009, consists of the papers of translator Barbara Wright relating to her English translations of French authors.

The Wortsman mss., 1977-2006, consist of the writings, translations, correspondence, and professional files of translator Peter Wortsman.

The Woods mss., 1977-2004, consist of correspondence and manuscripts of German works translated into English by John Edwin Woods.

The Wolfson mss., ca. 1994-2002, consist of the papers of Laura E. Wolfson relating to her translations of works from Russian into English.

The Winston mss., ca. 1998 - 2011, consist of drafts of German literature translations by Krishna Winston, a professor in the German Studies Department at Wesleyan University.

The Wing mss., ca. 1984-2010, consist of materials pertaining to the literary translations of Elizabeth Nelson Wing.

The Weissbort mss., 1968-2005, consists of the papers, translations, correspondence, and notes of translator and poet Daniel Weissbort, 1935-2013.

The Weaver, W. mss., 1954-1999, consists of the notebooks, manuscript drafts, typescripts, galley proofs, correspondence and related material of literary translator and critic William Weaver, 1923-2013.

The Vennewitz, Leila mss., 1964–2007, consists of the papers of translator Leila Vennewitz, 1912–2007.

The Travers, P.L. mss., 1969, consist of seven letters relating to the Russian publication of Mary Poppins. These letters were exchanged between Pamela Lyndon Travers, 1899-1996, the author, and Boris Zakhoder, 1918-2000, poet and one of the major translators of children's literature into Russian.

The Theroux, Peter mss., 1969-2015, consists of papers and correspondence related to Peter Theroux's work as a translator of Arabic novels, as well as materials related to his brothers, novelists Paul Theroux and Alexander Theroux.

The Strawn mss., 1959-1998, consist of translations of opera libretti by Wabash College professor Richard Strawn for the Indiana University School of Music Opera Theater.

The Strand mss., 1953-2014, consists of the correspondence, writing, and other materials regarding the American poet laureate Mark Strand, 1934-2014, including correspondence concerning his work as a translator of poetry.

The Kessler mss. II, 1982-2016, consists of the correspondence of poet and translator Stephen Kessler, 1947- , to writers Doreen Stock and Barry Fruchter.

The Sorkin mss., 1998-2012, consist of drafts and page proofs of translations from the Romanian by Adam J. Sorkin.

The Sonnenschein, Hugo mss., 1945–1946, consists of four bound manuscripts of poetry and memoirs by Hugo Sonnenschein, 1889–1953, a German–language writer born in the Austro–Hungarian Empire, who often wrote under the pseudonym "Sonka."

The Smith, W.J. mss., 1947-2007, consists of writings, translations, correspondence, and research materials of poet and translator William Jay Smith, 1918-2015.

The Smith, Sandra mss., 2004-2015, consist of translator's proofs, manuscripts, and clippings relating to Smith's translations from French to English.

The Smith, Annette mss. 1964-2004, consists of the papers of Annette Smith, 1924-, Professor Emeritus of Literature at the California Institute of Technology.

The Simon, Greg mss., 1985-1998, consist of proofs, drafts, and correspondence relating to Simon's translation of Poet in New York by Federico Garcia Lorca.

The Seaver mss. II, 1961–1975, consists of the papers of translator, editor, and publisher Richard W. Seaver, 1926–2009.

The Seaver mss., 1969–1974, consists of the correspondence and documents from the files of Richard Seaver, 1926-2009, the American publisher of Octavio Paz, 1914-1998, concerning the translation and publication of Paz's Alternating Current (translated 1973) and Conjunctions and Disjunctions (translated 1974).

The Rubin, Jay mss., 1984-2006, consist of the corespondence, papers, manuscripts, and typescripts related to literary translations from the Japanese by translator Jay Rubin.

The Rosenberg, Betsy mss., ca.1979-2013, consist of the papers, writings, and correspondence of poet and translator Betsy Rosenberg.

The Obscure Publications mss., dates unknown, consist of the correspondence and business files of Obscure Publications, primarily involving editor/publisher Paul Rosheim.

The Rosenberg, Samuel N. mss., 2007-2009, consist of translations and publication materials by Samuel N. Rosenberg, professor of French and Italian.

Consists of the notes, drafts and final manuscript of Nature, Man and God in Medieval Islam: 'Abd Allah Baydawi's text, Tawali' al-anwar min matali' al-anzar, along with Mahmud Isfahani's commentary, Matali' al-anzar, sharh Tawali' al-anwar, edited and translated by Edwin E. Calverley and James W. Pollock (Leiden: Brill, 2002).

Collection consists of the papers of translator Philip Polack.

The Pojer mss., 1928-1969, consist of correspondence, manuscripts, and publicity relating to Jan V. Pojer and Edice Atlantis.

The Streetfare Journal poetry posters consist of a collection of all 102 full color interior bus posters featuring poetry and visual art for display on urban bus systems throughout the U.S.

The Nichols mss., 1967 and 1974-1978, consist of tape recorded interviews of African writers. The interviews were conducted by Lee Nichols, 1915-2011, author and Africanist, for the U.S. Information Agency.

The Nadaud mss., 1980-1988, consist of correspondence and manuscripts of French author and translator Alain Nadaud, 1948- .

The Moorhead mss., 1989-2020, consist of translations from the French and correspondence of poet and translator Andrea Moorhead (b. 1947).

The Quennell mss., 1959-1971, are the letters of Henry Milon de Montherlant, 1895-1972, essayist and dramatist, to Peter Quennell, 1905-1993, editor of History To-day in London.

The Kremer mss., 1967-1993, consist of correspondence, notes, drafts, and proofs of German author Rüdiger Kremer and translator Breon Mitchell.

The Miller E. Gamble mss., 1962-2007, consists primarily of manuscripts, drafts, correspondence and other material relating to translations into English from the Spanish, mostly of Latin American authors, made by Elizabeth Gamble Miller over the course of her career.

The Mayröcker mss., 1970-1974, consist of correspondence and translation drafts of correspondence between poet Friederike Mayröcker, Johannes Käfer, and Samuel Beckett.

The Matthews, W. mss., ca. 1966-2005, consist of the correspondence, writings, notes and papers of poet and translator William Proctor Matthews, III, 1942-1997.

The Marks, Alfred H. mss., ca. 1966-1997, consists of the correspondence, manuscript drafts, typescripts, corrected proofs and other materials relating to translations from Japanese by Alfred H. Marks, 1920-2014.

The Maier mss., 1980-2000, consists of the papers and research of translator Carol Maier, 1943- .

The Luo mss., ca. 1998-2003, consists primarily of a series of drafts of Hui Luo's English translations from Chinese of the poems by Zheng Danyi, 1963- .

The Lloyd-Jones mss., 2007-2008, consists of the translator's final edited copy and related material for Paweł Huelle's "The Last Supper" (2008), translated from the Polish by Antonia Lloyd-Jones and published by Serpent's Tail, London.

Consists of the papers of translator and author, Suzanne Jill Levine.

The Trejo mss. consists of letters and manuscripts relating to Ernesto Trejo and Philip Trevine's translation of Jaime Sabines' Tarumba.

The Landers mss., ca. 1990s-2008, consist of the manuscripts and papers of Clifford E. Landers, Professor Emeritus of Political Science.

The Razum mss., circa 1998-2003, consist of literary translations from English into German by Kathrin Razum.

The Krueger mss., 1988-1993, consist of Gertraude Krueger's drafts and translations from English into German of literary works by Julian Barnes, William Boyd, E. L. Doctorow, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Valerie Wilson Wesley.

The Kinnell mss, 1936-1980, consists of the correspondence, writings and other papers of poet and professor Galway Kinnell, 1927-2014.

The Jansen, Peter K. mss., 1836–2005, consists primarily of manuscripts, drafts, correspondence and other material relating to translations into English from the German made by Peter K. Jansen (1934–2007) over the course of his career.

The Hutchins mss., 1972-2002, consists of the manuscripts and proofs of translations from the Arabic made by translator William Maynard Hutchins, 1944-.

The Hopkins, Edwin mss. consists of four unpublished plays by author and translator Edwin S. Hopkins, 1876-.

The Hoggard mss., 1961-2021, consist of the papers of poet, author, and translator James Hoggard (1941-2021).

The Hibbett, Howard mss., 1952-1998, consist of correspondence between Japanese-to-English translator Howard Hibbett (July 27, 1920 - March 13, 2019) and his publishers.

The Heim mss., ca. 1975-2001, consist primarily of correspondence, in Czech, between author Milan Kundera, 1929- , and UCLA Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Michael Henry Heim, 1943-2012.

The Hebrew Translation Workshop mss., 1971-2006, consists of papers relating to the Hebrew Translation Workshop, which began in London in 1971 and was known initially as the "Hebrew Poetry Workshop."

The Heath-Stubbs mss. II, 1940-2000, consists of writings, correspondence, and personal materials of poet John Heath-Stubbs (1918-2006).

The Heath-Stubbs mss., 1952-1967, consist of correspondence of John Francis Alexander Heath-Stubbs, 1918-2006, poet, with other poets concerning his books, matters of common interest among friends, and his writings.

The Höbel mss., circa 2000-2002, consist of translations from English into German of John Updike's essays by Susanne Höbel, 1953- .

The Hays/Brecht mss., ca. 1939-1981, consist primarily of a series of typescripts sent by German playwright and poet Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) to his first American translator, Hoffman Reynolds (H.R.) Hays (1904-1980), along with drafts of translations and related correspondence and documents from Hays's Brecht files.

The Haymarket Books mss., 1969-2010, consist of imprints produced by publisher Haymarket Books as well as issues of the International Socialist Review.

The Hausner, Beatriz mss., 1981–2013, consists of manuscripts, typescripts, correspondence, and related materials of poet and translator Beatriz Hausner, 1958-.

The Harshav mss., 1993-2001, consists of correspondence and drafts of volumes translated from Hebrew into English by translator Barbara Harshav, 1940-.

The Harman, Mark mss., 1997, consists of drafts and typescripts of Mark Harman's German-to-English translation of Franz Kafka's The Castle.

The Grzimek, Martin mss., 1974-2006, consist of drafts, correspondence, and clippings relating to works by German author Martin Grzimek and their translations by Breon Mitchell.

The Grossman mss., 1970–2008, consists of the correspondence and drafts of translator Edith Grossman, 1936-.

The Davray mss., 1896-1936, consists primarily of letters from British author Sir Edmund William Gosse, 1849-1928, to the French writer and translator, Henry-Durand Davray, 1873-1944.

The Gollancz, Victor mss., 1935-1985, consist of correspondence, reader's reports, and files relating to authors and works published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.

Gatenby, Greg mss., 1977-2006, consists of correspondence of Artistic Director of International Festival of Authors Harbourfront of 28 years, Greg Gatenby (b. 1950).

The Franzen, Cola mss., 1982-2010, consist of manuscripts, drafts, correspondence and other material relating to literary translations from the Spanish by translator Cola Franzen, 1923-2018.

The Felstiner, John mss., 1955-2011, consist of the works of writer, translator, and Stanford professor emeritus, John Felstiner (1936- ).

The Fahnestock mss., 1975-1979, consists of the correspondence and translations by Lee Fahnestock of works by French author Michael Butor, 1926- .

The Eshleman mss. IV, 1981-1986, consist of correspondence and publishing material between poet Clayton Eshleman and publisher/bookseller Matthew Jennett of Pharos Books.

The Eoyang mss., ca. 1974-1980, consist primarily of the correspondence and papers of Indiana University Professor of Comparative Literature, Eugene Chen Eoyang, relating to his translations from Chinese into English.

The Weaver, W. mss. II, 1833-2006, consists of the correspondence, writings, research, photographs, and teaching materials pertaining to the life and work of literary critic and translator William Weaver, 1923-2013.

The DuVal, John mss., ca. 1975-2016, consists of correspondence, notes, newspaper clippings, drafts, typescripts, poetry, and translations relating to the publications of John Tabb DuVal (1940- ), especially his translation of The Song of Roland. Also includes materials about John Duval and his daughter Kathleen Duval's "Interpreting a Continent: Voices from Colonial America" (2009), and includes texts translated from French and Spanish. Other parts of this collection in order of publication include Cuckolds, Clerics, and Countrymen: Medieval French Fabliaux (1982), From Adam to Adam: Seven Old French Plays (2005), and Fabliaux, Fair and Foul (2008).

The Drolshagen mss., 2001-2002, consists of the correspondence, manuscript notes, corrected drafts, and line-edited manuscripts of Ebba D. Drolshagen's translation into German of Griefwork, by British author James Hamilton-Paterson.

The Domherr mss., 1937-1975, consists of the papers of Russian editor and translator Ludwig Leopoldovich Domherr, 1894-1984.

The Dollenmayer, David, mss., circa 2011-2013, consists of the typescripts and drafts of German-to-English translations by translator David Dollenmayer.

The di Giovanni, Norman Thomas mss., ca. 1953-1994, consists of the correspondence and writings of the author and translator, Norman Thomas di Giovanni, who is known for his collaboration with Argentine author Jorge Luis Borges.

The Detmold mss., 1874-1882, consists of the papers of Christian Edward Detmold, 1810-1887, a civil engineer born in Hanover, Germany known for his translations.

The De Lange mss., 1970-2011, consists of the correspondence and translation manuscripts of Nicholas de Lange, translator of modern Hebrew literature.

The David mss., circa 1996–2005, consists of the papers of professor Alfred David, 1929-2014.

The Corman mss. consists of letters, December 14, 1949- November 22, 1955, from poet Robert Creeley, 1926-2005, to poet, translator, and editor of literary magazine Origin, Sidney "Cid" Corman, 1924-2004.

The Costa, Margaret Jull mss., 1980–2016, consists of the papers of one of the most important literary translators of her time, Margaret Jull Costa, 1949-.

The Corman mss. III, 1943-2004, consists of the papers of poet, translator and editor Cid Corman, 1924-2004.

The Conti mss., 2000-2002, consists of correspondence, readers' reports and manuscript drafts relating to Gregory Conti's translation into English of Rosetta Loy's Cioccolata da Hanselmann.

The Constantine mss., 1995-2002, consists of literary translations by Peter Constantine, 1963-, of German and Russian authors.

The Cohen, Jonathan mss., 1977-1986, consist of correspondence, notes, and translated manuscripts related to Jonathan Cohen's translation of Ernesto Cardenal's work.

The Coates mss., ca. 2000-2003, consist of correspondence, drafts, corrected proofs and publication related files for the English translation L'espace d'un cillement by Jacques Stéphen Alexis.

The Cladel mss., 1869-1969, consists of the literary papers and correspondence of French writer Judith Jeanne Cladel, 1873-1958.

The Christ mss. II, 1987-1989, consists of the translation notes of publisher and literary translator Ronald J. Christ and literary translator Helen R. Lane.

The Christ mss. 1967-2007, consists primarily of notes and drafts of translations by Professor Emeritus of English Ronald Christ. In addition, it contains collected papers from fellow authors and translators Helen Lane and Charles Greenleaf Bell.

The Chambers, Anthony mss., 1969-2006, consists of correspondence, printer's proofs, reader's notes, drafts, fliers, and reviews of the translation works of Anthony Chambers.

The Center for the Art of Translation mss., 1994-2010, consists of editorial files, proof copies, correspondence, and other material relating primarily to the Center's publication of Two Lines, an annual bilingual anthology of international literature featuring work from approximately twenty different languages.

The Catbird Press mss., ca. 1983-2003, consists primarily of the files of small, independent book publisher Catbird Press.

Consists primarily of the papers of the British publishing firm of Calder & Boyars Ltd. Also included are the papers of its predecessor John Calder (Publishers) and the personal papers of John Calder, 1927- . A few personal papers of Marion Boyars, 1928-1999, are also present.

The Burroughs mss., 1961-1963, consist of letters from author William S. Burroughs, 1914-1997, to German translators Katharina and Peter Behrens. The letters relate to the Behrens's translation into German of Naked Lunch by Burroughs.

The Brock, G. mss., 2005-2007, consist of the literary translation manuscripts, correspondence, and papers of poet and translator Geoffrey Brock, who teaches Creative Writing and Translation at the University of Arkansas.

The Bononno mss., 1996-2003, consists of translation drafts, proofs, editorial correspondence, and other materials by translator Robert Bononno, 1949-.