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The Lilly Library is the rare books, manuscripts, and special collections library of the Indiana University Libraries, Bloomington. Its collections represent a diversity of subjects, including literature; children’s literature; history; folklore; science; radio, film and television; book collecting and bookselling; journalism; and translation.

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Zenith mss., 1985-2004

1 Box (1 standard) Collection ID: LMC 2614
The Zenith mss. consists of the correspondence and manuscripts of translations from the Portuguese, ca. 1999-2004, of Richard Zenith.

Young, David mss., circa 1980-circa 1990

1 Box (1 standard) Collection ID: LMC 2702
Young, David mss., circa. 1980s-1990s, consist of the papers of American poet and literary translator David Young 1936-.

Wright, B. mss., ca. 1930-2009

17 Boxes Collection ID: LMC 2360
The Wright B. mss., ca. 1930-2009, consists of the papers of translator Barbara Wright relating to her English translations of French authors.

Wortsman mss., 1977-2006

4 Boxes (4 standard) Collection ID: LMC 2568
The Wortsman mss., 1977-2006, consist of the writings, translations, correspondence, and professional files of translator Peter Wortsman.

Woods mss., 1977-2004

7 Boxes (7 standard) Collection ID: LMC 2269
The Woods mss., 1977-2004, consist of correspondence and manuscripts of German works translated into English by John Edwin Woods.

Wolfson mss., 1994-2002

2 Boxes (2 standard) Collection ID: LMC 2396
The Wolfson mss., ca. 1994-2002, consist of the papers of Laura E. Wolfson relating to her translations of works from Russian into English.

Winston mss., ca. 1998-2011

2 Boxes (2 standard) Collection ID: LMC 2656
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.

Wing mss., ca. 1984-2010

6 Boxes (6 standard) Collection ID: LMC 2486
The Wing mss., ca. 1984-2010, consist of materials pertaining to the literary translations of Elizabeth Nelson Wing.

Weissbort mss., 1968-2005

7 Boxes Collection ID: LMC 2597
The Weissbort mss., 1968-2005, consists of the papers, translations, correspondence, and notes of translator and poet Daniel Weissbort, 1935-2013.

Weaver, W. mss. II, 1833-2006

27 Boxes Collection ID: LMC 2690
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.

Weaver, W. mss., 1954-1999

23 Boxes (22 standard, 1 custom) Collection ID: LMC 2331
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.

Vennewitz, Leila mss., 1964-2007

2.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes) Collection ID: LMC 2268
The Vennewitz, Leila mss., 1964–2007, consists of the papers of translator Leila Vennewitz, 1912–2007.

Trejo mss., 1976-1979

1 Box (1 standard) Collection ID: LMC 2578
The Trejo mss. consists of letters and manuscripts relating to Ernesto Trejo and Philip Trevine's translation of Jaime Sabines' Tarumba.

Travers, P.L. mss., 1969

1 Folder Collection ID: LMC 2779
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., 1800-2010

2 Boxes (2 standard) Collection ID: LMC 2245
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.

Theroux, Peter mss., 1969-2015

3 Boxes (3 standard) Collection ID: LMC 2267
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.

Taymūr mss., 1929-1953

1 Box (1 standard) Collection ID: LMC 1763
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.

Streetfare Journal poetry posters, 1984-1997

1 linear foot Collection ID: PS615 .S89
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.

Strawn mss., 1959-1998

3 Boxes (3 standard) Collection ID: LMC 1997
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.

Strand mss., 1953-2016

16 Boxes Collection ID: LMC 2379
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.

Sorkin mss., 1998-2012

4.5 linear feet Collection ID: LMC 2935
The Sorkin mss., 1998-2012, consist of drafts and page proofs of translations from the Romanian by Adam J. Sorkin.

Sonnenschein, Hugo mss., 1945-1946

1 Box (1 standard) Collection ID: LMC 2694
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."

Smith, W.J. mss., 1947-2007

13 Boxes Collection ID: LMC 2547
The Smith, W.J. mss., 1947-2007, consists of writings, translations, correspondence, and research materials of poet and translator William Jay Smith, 1918-2015.

Smith, Sandra mss., 2004-2015

1 folio (oversize) Collection ID: LMC 2881
The Smith, Sandra mss., 2004-2015, consist of translator's proofs, manuscripts, and clippings relating to Smith's translations from French to English.

Smith, Annette mss., 1964-2004

7 Boxes Collection ID: LMC 2613
The Smith, Annette mss. 1964-2004, consists of the papers of Annette Smith, 1924-, Professor Emeritus of Literature at the California Institute of Technology.

Simon, Greg mss., 1985-1998

1 Box Collection ID: LMC 2820
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.

Sillitoe mss. II, 1950-1996

28 Boxes (27 standard, 1 custom) Collection ID: LMC 2141
The Sillitoe mss. II, 1950-1996, consists of the papers of writer Alan Sillitoe, 1928-2010.

Seaver mss. II, 1961-1975

4 Boxes (4 standard) Collection ID: LMC 2664
The Seaver mss. II, 1961–1975, consists of the papers of translator, editor, and publisher Richard W. Seaver, 1926–2009.

Seaver mss., 1969-1974

1 Box (1 standard) Collection ID: LMC 2661
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).

Rubin, Jay mss., 1984-2006

7 Boxes Collection ID: LMC 2571
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.

Rosenberg, Samuel N. mss., 2007-2009

1 Box Collection ID: LMC 2900
The Rosenberg, Samuel N. mss., 2007-2009, consist of translations and publication materials by Samuel N. Rosenberg, professor of French and Italian.

Rosenberg, Betsy mss., 1979-2013

6 Boxes (6 standard) Collection ID: LMC 2489
The Rosenberg, Betsy mss., ca.1979-2013, consist of the papers, writings, and correspondence of poet and translator Betsy Rosenberg.

Razum mss., 1998-2003

1 Box (1 standard) Collection ID: LMC 2359
The Razum mss., circa 1998-2003, consist of literary translations from English into German by Kathrin Razum.

Quennell mss., 1959-1971

1 folio Collection ID: LMC 1858
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.

Pound mss. IV, ca. 1915-1970

60 Items Collection ID: LMC 1870
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.

Pound mss., 1919-1924

0.6 linear feet (2 boxes) Collection ID: LMC 1866
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.

Pollock mss., 1971-2007

4 Boxes Collection ID: LMC 3010
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).

Polack mss., 1964-1999

1 Box (1 standard) Collection ID: LMC 2657
Collection consists of the papers of translator Philip Polack.

Pojer mss., 1928-1969

1 Box (1 standard) Collection ID: LMC 2510
The Pojer mss., 1928-1969, consist of correspondence, manuscripts, and publicity relating to Jan V. Pojer and Edice Atlantis.

Pike mss., 2002-2003

3 Boxes (3 standard) Collection ID: LMC 2266
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.

Pfetsch mss., 1997-1998

1 Box (1 standard) Collection ID: LMC 2265
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).

Peter Owen, Ltd mss., 1968-1984

1 Box (1 standard) Collection ID: LMC 1826
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- .

PEN Translation Fund mss., 2007, 2009-2010

4 Boxes Collection ID: LMC 2720
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.

Oeser mss., 2001-2009

3 Boxes Collection ID: LMC 2393
The Oeser mss., 2001–2009, consists of notes, drafts, page proofs, et cetera of works translated by German language translator Hans–Christian Oeser.

Obscure Publications mss., dates unknown

5 linear feet Collection ID: LMC 2959
The Obscure Publications mss., dates unknown, consist of the correspondence and business files of Obscure Publications, primarily involving editor/publisher Paul Rosheim.

Nims mss. II, 1929-2003

48 Boxes Collection ID: LMC 2424
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.

Nichols mss., 1967-1978

1 Box (1 standard) Collection ID: LMC 1791
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.

Nadaud mss., 1980-1988

1 Box (1 standard) Collection ID: LMC 2223
The Nadaud mss., 1980-1988, consist of correspondence and manuscripts of French author and translator Alain Nadaud, 1948- .

Moorhead mss., 1989-2010

4 Boxes Collection ID: LMC 2382
The Moorhead mss., 1989-2020, consist of translations from the French and correspondence of poet and translator Andrea Moorhead (b. 1947).

Mitchell, B. mss II., 1970-2016, 2001-2012

40 Boxes Collection ID: LMC 2603
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.