Miller, E. Gamble mss, 1962-2007

Creator: Miller, Elizabeth Gamble, 1926-
Title: Miller, E. Gamble mss.
Collection No.: LMC 2569
Dates: 1967-2007
Quantity:

Quantity: 1 folio

Quantity: oversize

Quantity:

Quantity: 4 Boxes

Quantity: 4 standard

Abstract: 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.
Location: ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility) - OVFlat; Lilly - Stacks
Language: Materials are in English and Spanish
Repository: Lilly Library
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-5500
Business Number: 812-855-2452
liblilly@indiana.edu
URL: https://libraries.indiana.edu/lilly-library

Biographical Note

Literary Translator. Miller obtained her B.A. from Texas Christian University in 1946, her M.A. in Spanish in 1965 from Southern Methodist University, and her Ph.D in Comparative Literature and Aesthetics in 1981 from the University of Texas at Dallas. She taught at SMU until her retirement in 2002. A charter member of the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA), she served as the editor for the ALTA Newsletter from 1983-2006. A prolific translator of poetry, Miller has published works by various Latin American authors, including Hugo Lindo (San Salvador) and Nelo Rio (Argentina/Canada).

Scope and Content Note

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.

Arrangement

The collection is organized into the following series: I. Correspondence; II. Writings; III. Miscellaneous; IV. Audio/visual.

Restrictions

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item], Miller, E. Gamble mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

Acquisition Information

Acquired: 2007

Collection Inventory

Box 1

Series:

Correspondence

Scope and Contents: Additional correspondence may be found throughout the collection.

Box 1
Cardona Peña, Alfredo. , 1985-1986
Box 1
Lautermilch, Steve. , 1983
Box 1
Lindo, Carmen F. de. , 1984-1987
Box 1
Lindo, Hugo. , 1979-1985

Physical Description: (2 folders)

General: Includes biographical material.

Box 1
Lindo, Ricardo. , undated
Box 1
Milligan, Bryce. , 2005-2006
Box 1
Porpetta, Antonio. , 1990-1994

General: Includes photograph of Porpetta and related materials.

Box 1
Strittmatter, Leonardo E. , 2000
Box 1
White, Steven. , 1986-1988
Box 1
Yudin, Florence L. , 1983-1984
Box 1
Zamora, Lois. , 1979-1986
Box 1
Various correspondents. , 1985-2006

Series:

Writings

Arrangement: Arranged by translations by Miller, writings by Miller and writings by others

Subseries:

Translations

Scope and Contents: Includes correspondence, drafts, corrections, and related material.

Arrangement: Court depositions, followed by short stories and longer works arranged alphabetically by author.

Box 1
Court depositions , 1970s
Box 1
Balcells, Jacqueline. The Enchanted Raisin
Box 1
Canales, Jacque. Eyes of Water
Box 1
Cea, José Roberto. Miscellaneous

Physical Description: (2 folders)

Box 1
City of Dallas Civil Service Board. Advanced Level of the Otis-Lennon Mental Ability Test
Box 1
Durand, Mercedes. Buns with Filling
Box 1
Escobar Galindo, David. Restless
Box 1
Gaite, Carmen Martin. Advertising's Influence on Women
Box 1
García, Carlos Ernesto. Even Rage Will Rot; Guaro Even 100 Proof Fails

Physical Description: (2 folders)

Box 1
Kattán Zablah, Jorge. The Weasels (aka The Raccoons )
Box 1
Levi, Enrique Jaramillo. The Old Woman
Box 1
Lindo, Hugo. Only the Voice Sinfonia del Limite; The Ways of Rain , 1984

Physical Description: (14 folders)

Box 5: Oversize materials
Mock up of cover for The Ways of Rain
Box 2
Lindo, Ricardo. Cards
Box 2
Méndez, José María. The Circle
Box 2
Ortega y Gasset, José. The Misery & the Splendor of Translation
Box 2
Porpetta, Antonio. Ten Poems from Profaned Secrets
Box 2
Quezada, José Rutilio. No More Time to Run
Box 2
Quijada Urías, Alfonso. To Tell the Story
Box 2
Rio, Nela. Bella!! Bella!! Lucrecia ; The Mirrors Ask Questions ; The Night of the Thousand Needles ; related materials , undated
Box 2
Rodriguez, Claudio. Money
Box 2
Rodríquez Ruíz, Napoleón. The Suicide of Chamiabak
Box 2
Savariego, Berta. Meditations on a Mandolin ; Fiesta in April

Subseries:

Writings by Miller

Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by title.

Box 2
Bilingual Dictionaries: Spanish/English–English/Spanish. , 1982
Box 2
Culture embedded in language: Crossing the border. Remarks before workshop, Canada. , 1999
Box 2
The Dynamics of the Re-Creative Process in Translation: Hugo Lindo's Poetry. Dissertation. , 1981

Physical Description: (3 folders)

Box 2
The Metaphor and Modern Poetry. , undated
Box 2
The Poetic Voice of Hugo Lindo. , undated

Physical Description: (4 folders)

Box 2
La poètica del desplazamiento en la obra de Nella Rio. , 2006
Box 2
The Poetry of Hugo Lindo. , undated
Box 2
Retracing the Translation Process: Hugo Lindo's Only the Voice. , 1981

Subseries:

Writings by others

Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by author

Box 2
Alonso, Nancy. Tirar la Primera Piedra, Diente por Diente , undated, undated
Box 2
Balaguer, Carlos. Various short stories
Box 2
Canales, Jacque. Safo , undated
Box 2
Cruchaga, André. Los Destellos del Tacto , undated
Box 2
Durand, Mercedes. Close-Up and A Orillas del Jalponga
Box 2
González Huguet, Carmen. La Rosa Derribada
Box 2
Lindo, Hugo. Various articles and books

Physical Description: (2 folders)

Box 2
Méndez, José María. El Chal
Box 2
Porpetta Antonio. Various poems, short stories, articles, etc.
Box 2
Velasco, Waldo Chang. Princesas y Dragones
Box 2
Various writings. Mostly photocopies
Box 2

Series:

Miscellaneous

Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Box 2
ALTA Newsletter
Box 2
Correspondence, etc. , 2005-2006

Physical Description: (7 folders)

Box 2
Newsletter expenses. , 1991-2006

Physical Description: (4 folders)

Box 2
Newsletters. , May 1991-Feb. 1998

General: (incomplete run)

Box 3
Conferences
Box 3
Bienal Internacional de Poesia, Madrid, Spain , 1987, Sept. 19-27
Box 3
Academia Iberoamericana de Poesía, Los Angeles, CA , 1993, Sept. 13-15
Box 3
First International Conference: Literary Translation to and from the Languages of Spain, Middlesex University, London , 1996, Dec. 5-7
Box 3
Bienal Internacional de Poesia, Madrid, Spain , 1997, Nov.
Box 3
Programs, certificates, ads for various conferences, etc. , 1979-2005
Box 3
Curriculum Vitae. , 2006-2007
Box 3
Gatekeeper Award. Southern Methodist University in Spain, certificate. , 1984
Box 3
Permissions to translate from Carlos Ernesto García and Hugo Lindo
Box 3
Teaching materials. Course assignments, student papers, handout and program for translation workshop: Taller de traducción literia etc.
Box 3
Newspaper Clippings. , 1998-2005

Physical Description: (2 folders)

General: (see also: Box 5)

Box 3
Miscellany
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Various posters, clippings, etc.
Box 4

Series:

Audio/visual

Subseries:

Audio cassette tapes
Box 4
Antonio Porpetta Territorio del Fuego
Box 4
Coro – Entre palabres
Box 4
DCS Interview , Nov. 16, 1984
Box 4
Homenaje
Box 4
Hugo Lindo Desmesura #1-#8
Box 4
Hugo Lindo reading Solo la Voz
Box 4
Hugo Lindo Solo la Voz #22-#31
Box 4
Juan Ruiz de Torres Verano, verano.

Physical Description: (2 copies)

Box 4
Miller – Interview
Box 4
Miller – Master

Subseries:

CDs
Box 4
Antonio Porpetta Mi palabra y mi voz
Box 4
Hugo Lindo Desmesura tapes 1-8
Box 4
Hugo Lindo Poetic Pieces
Box 4
Hugo Lindo Solo la voz one through twenty-one.

Physical Description: (4 copies)

Box 4
Hugo Lindo Solo la voz tape two, 32-47
Box 4
Hugo Lindo Solo la voz twenty two-thirty one
Box 4
Hugo Lindo Solo la voz two cantos, 32-47

Physical Description: (2 copies)

Box 4
Juan Ruiz de Torres Verano, veran, side A

Physical Description: (3 copies)

Box 4
Juan Ruiz de Torres Verano, verano, side B

Physical Description: (3 copies)

Subseries:

LP recordings
Box 4
The Golden Treasury of Spanish American Verse Read by Manuel Duran , 1962
Box 4
Jorge Luis Borges Sus poemas y su voz , 1967
Box 4
Pablo Neruda Alturas de Macchu Picchu

Subseries:

7" reel-to-reel audio tape
Box 4
Hugo Lindo Sólo la voz , 1981
Box 4
five unmarked

Subseries:

Soundsheet (33 1/3 rpm)
Box 4
Hugo Lindo reading Canto XXXI

Subseries:

VHS videocassette
Box 4
M. Argueta El Salvador , 1989