Collections

The Zenith mss. consists of the correspondence and manuscripts of translations from the Portuguese, ca. 1999-2004, of Richard Zenith.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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 Pound mss. IV consist of articles, poems, plays, and other writings by various authors that were sent to Ezra or Dorothy Pound by those authors.

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.

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 Pike mss., circa 2002-2003, consist of the translations from German into English made by Burton Pike, 1930- , Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature at The City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center.

The Pfetsch mss., circa 1997-1998, consist of papers relating to Helga Pfetsch's translation of Saul Bellow's The Actual into German (Köln: Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 1998).

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 PEN Translation Fund mss., 2007, 2009–2010, consists of sets of applications for PEN Translation Fund grants for the years indicated, together with a list of winners for each year.

The Oeser mss., 2001–2009, consists of notes, drafts, page proofs, et cetera of works translated by German language translator Hans–Christian Oeser.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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 Frielinghaus mss., ca. 1998-2001, consists of Helmut Frielinghaus' translations into German of works by Nicholson Baker, Raymond Carver, William Faulkner, and John Updike.

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

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 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.

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 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 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.