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Translations mss., ca. 19th-21st centuries, consist primarily of manuscripts of literary translations, either from a foreign language into English or in some cases from English into another language. Also present are letters from authors to translators of their work or from the translators to the authors they translate.

The Kizer, C. mss., 1825-2006, bulk 1945-2004, consists of the papers, photographs, and memorabilia of poet Carolyn Kizer, 1925-2004.

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

The Fitzgerald, E. mss., 1870-1920, consist of correspondence, art, writings, and translations of various artists, assembled by Edward Fitzgerald, 1809-1883, poet.

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 consists of four unpublished plays by author and translator Edwin S. Hopkins, 1876-.

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 Pound mss., 1919-1924, consist primarily of letters to Ezra Loomis Pound, 1885-1972, poet, from various literary associates and friends. Some of the correspondence concerns the legal troubles of James Joyce and his difficulties with the publication of his novel Ulysses.

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

The Taymūr mss., ca. 1929–1953, consist of mostly short stories by Mahmūd Taymūr (1894–1973), one of the most influential Arabic writers of the 20th century.

The Nims mss. II, 1929-2003, consist of the correspondence and writings of poet John Frederick Nims, 1913-1999, including materials relating to his work as a translator of poetry.

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

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

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

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

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

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 Land mss., 1945-1953, consist of letters from Upton Beall Sinclair, 1878-1968, novelist, to translator Rene Land of Groningen, Holland.

The Koul mss., 1947-1953, consist of letters of Upton Beall Sinclair, 1878-1968, novelist, to Braj Kishan Koul of Agra, India, translator.

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 Barnstone mss., 1948-2015, consists of the papers of poet and translator Willis Barnstone, 1927-.

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 Hansen, K. mss, 1950-1951, consists of letters from poet Wystan Hugh (W. H.) Auden, 1907-1973, to his German translator, Kurt Heinrich Hansen, 1913-1987.

The Sillitoe mss. II, 1950-1996, consists of the papers of writer Alan Sillitoe, 1928-2010.

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

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

The Eshleman mss. II, 1953-1973, are the writings of poet Clayton Eshleman, 1935- , given by him to Black Sparrow Press publisher John Martin during the early 1970's.

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 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 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 Bellos mss., 1954-2014, consists of correspondence, notes, manuscript drafts, and research files of literary translator and writer David Bellos, 1945-.

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

The Hirschman mss. II, 1959-1969, consist of letters and poems from Clayton Eshleman, 1935- , poet, to Jack Hirschman, 1933- , poet.

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 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 Corman mss. II, 1960-1962, consists of letters from poet, editor, and translator Sidney "Cid" Corman, 1924-2004, to editor Will Petersen.

The Eshleman mss., 1960-1965, are drafts of Mexico & North and The Gateway by Clayton Eshleman, 1935- , poet, and his translation of Residence in the Earth by Pablo Neruda.

The Böll mss. III, 1960-1981, consists of manuscripts and writings of or related to Nobel Prize winning author Heinrich Böll, 1917-1985.

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

The Eshleman mss. III, 1962-1973, consists primarily of letters from American poet Clayton Eshleman, 1935- , to fellow poets Howard McCord and David Ossman, editor Seamus Cooney, and Black Sparrow Press publisher John Kenneth Martin concerning his translations and writing.

Collection consists of the papers of translator Philip Polack.

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

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 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 Kessler mss., 1966-2018, consists primarily of manuscripts, drafts, correspondence and other material reflecting the creative life of Stephen Kessler (b. 1947), poet, translator, essayist and editor.

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 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 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 Peter Owen, Ltd. mss., 1968-1984, consist of correspondence files of the publishing firm Peter Owen, Ltd., London, England, with author, translator Margaret Crosland, 1920- , novelist Rhys Davies, 1903-1978, and writer David Le Vay, 1915- .

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

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

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

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

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

The Mitchell, B. mss II., 1970-2016, consists of the correspondence, translations, author/title files, professional and personal files of Professor and Translator Breon Mitchell.

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."

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).

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

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

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

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

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

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 ALTA mss., 1978-2001, consists of records of the American Literary Translators Association, founded 1978.

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

The Mitchell, B. mss., 1980-1984, consist of the correspondence between Breon Mitchell, 1942- , professor of comparative literature, and editors at New Directions and others relating to Ezra Pound translations of short stories by French writer Paul Morand, 1888-1976.

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

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

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

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

The Archipelago Books mss., 1981-2016, consists of the records of Archipelago Books, founded by Jill Schoolman in 2003.

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

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 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 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 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 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 Moorhead mss., 1989-2010, consist of translations from the French and correspondence of poet and translator Andrea Moorhead (b. 1947).

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

The Marcuse mss., ca. 1991-1993, consists of translations into Spanish of three books by Dr. Seuss. The translations were done by Aída E. Marcuse, 1934- , translator and writer of children's books.

The Corman mss. IV, 1991-1998, consists mostly of letters from poet, translator and editor Cid Corman, 1924-2004, to poet and publisher Darrin Daniel. They relate in part to the publication of Corman's poetry by Daniel at Cityful Press, but range broadly over literary and other matters.

The Boehm mss., 1992-2008, consists of translation drafts, page proofs, and correspondence relating to literary translations from German and Polish by noted American translator Philip Boehm, 1958-.