Wolfson mss., 1994-2002

Papers of Laura E. Wolfson at the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

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Creator: Wolfson, Laura E.
Title: Wolfson mss.
Collection No.: LMC 2396
Dates: 1994-2002
Quantity:

Quantity: 2 Boxes

Quantity: 2 standard

Abstract: The Wolfson mss., ca. 1994-2002, consist of the papers of Laura E. Wolfson relating to her translations of works from Russian into English.
Location: Lilly - Stacks
Language: Materials are in English ; Russian .
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

Wolfson began her career as an interpreter and literary translator in the early 1990s. Her translation of Stalin's Secret Pogrom won the National Jewish Book Award for Eastern European Studies. Wolfson has interpreted for former First Lady Hillary Clinton and in 2003 became a freelance interpreter for the United Nations.

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of correspondence, drafts, and notes relating to Wolfson's published and unpublished translations from Russian to English.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by work translated.

Restrictions

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item], Wolfson mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

Acquisition Information

Gift: 2003

Collection Inventory

box 1
The Last Diary of Tsaritsa Alexandra , 1997
box 1
The Solzhenitsyn File ed. Michael Scammel
box 1
Stalin's Secret Pogrom: The Postwar Inquisition of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee working copy

Physical Description: (2 folders)

box 1
Stalin's Secret Pogrom: The Postwar Inquisition of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee drafts

Physical Description: (6 folders)

box 1
Stalin's Secret Pogrom: The Postwar Inquisition of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee correspondence
box 1
Stalin's Secret Pogrom: The Postwar Inquisition of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee notes, reviews, etc.
box 1
Stalin's Secret Pogrom: The Postwar Inquisition of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee notes for Wolfson talk at University of Pennsylvania , 24 January 2002
box 1
Roquenval Nina Berberova

Physical Description: (3 folders)

box 1
Storms and Khamsins of My Life Sarah Khurgina
box 1
The Soviet World of American Communism Harvey Klehr et al.
box 1
[Excerpts from a travel guide,] Vladimir Kolesnikov
box 2
Proceed with Caution Leonid Polezhayev

Physical Description: (4 folders)

box 2
The Righteous Horseman Dmitry Radyshevsky

Physical Description: (2 folders)

box 2
"Family Secrets," Vladimir Solovyov

Physical Description: (4 folders)

box 2
Zhirinovsky: Russian Fascism and the Making of a Dictator Solovyov and Yelena Klepikova
box 2
The Real Russian Tolstoy Never Used Edward Topol, correspondence, contract
box 2
The Real Russian Tolstoy Never Used Edward Topol, first draft

Physical Description: (3 folders)

box 2
The Real Russian Tolstoy Never Used Edward Topol, various Russian and English texts

Physical Description: (3 folders)

box 2
The Real Russian Tolstoy Never Used Edward Topol, English , 29 January 1996
box 2
The Real Russian Tolstoy Never Used Edward Topol, miscellaneous drafts, fragments, etc.
box 2
The Real Russian Tolstoy Never Used Edward Topol, miscellaneous
box 2
The Real Russian Tolstoy Never Used Edward Topol, "Murderer for Export"
box 2
The Real Russian Tolstoy Never Used Edward Topol, "Translating a Killer"
box 2
China Lane Edward Topol

Physical Description: (3 folders)

box 2
"A.M. Vasilevsky," Michael Washeleski

Physical Description: (4 folders)