Volková, Bronislava mss., 1983-2011

Papers of Bronislava Volková, 1983-2011, at the Lilly Library, Indiana University

Finding aid created by Alyssa Mertka

Creator: Volková, Bronislava
Title: Volková, Bronislava mss.
Collection No.: LMC 2745
Dates: 1983-2011
Quantity:

Quantity: 2 Boxes

Quantity: 2 standard

Abstract: The Volková, Bronislava mss., 1983-2011, consists of typescripts, drafts, email correspondence and other material relating to poetry in Czech and English by Bronislava Volková, 1946- , Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Indiana University.
Location: Lilly - Stacks
Language: Materials are in English ; Czech .
Repository: Lilly Library
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-5500
Business Number: 812-855-2452
liblilly@iu.edu
URL: https://libraries.indiana.edu/lilly-library

Biographical Note

Bronislava Volková, 1946- , is a Czech poet and Professor Emerita of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Indiana University. After growing up in Prague, she left Czechoslovakia in 1974 during the Communist rule of the country. She lived for two years in West Germany before emigrating to the United States where she taught at several universities. During her exile, Volková became a poet in Czech, her lost mother tongue; she would later be known as a bilingual poet in Czech and English. In her works she emphasized the importance of Czech poetry tradition. She joined the IU faculty in 1982, where she became a Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Jewish Studies, and Comparative Literature. She also served as Director of the Czech Program at Indiana University. Volková is the author of Emotive Signs in Language (Amsterdam, 1987), six books of Czech poetry, and an English book of poetry called The Courage of the Rainbow (New York, 1993).

Scope and Content Note

The Volková, Bronislava mss., 1983-2011, consists of typescripts, drafts, email correspondence and other material relating to poetry in Czech and English by Bronislava Volková, 1946- , Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Indiana University.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged following original order: I. Loose Poetry Drafts. II. Manuscripts Drafts. III. Up The Devil's Back. IV. Correspondence. V. Books. VI. Audio/Visual

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item], Volková, Bronislava mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

Acquisition Information

Gift: 2011 .

Collection Inventory

Series:

Loose Poetry Drafts
Air Without Hats
Death as a Semiotic Event
From She Asked You By Holman (for Prof. Katz's Course) , 1997
Micheal Joseph Phillips
Selected Translations from Dum v Ohni (House on Fire)

Series:

Manuscript Drafts
New Orleans Review, 10 Years After the Czech Revolution , Spring/Summer, 2000
Ze Tmy Zrozená , 2004
Born Out of Darkness , 2005
A Pít Buden Ze Studní Lahodných , 2010
Gita's Story
Prison Letters
Translation for Rations
Escape, Women and Vision: Culture and Semiotic Studies in Czech Literature: Table of Content
Escape, Women and Vision: Culture and Semiotic Studies in Czech Literature

Series:

Up the Devil's Back
Introduction Paper
Unfinished Draft , 1886-1984
Full Edited Draft
Full Final Draft

Series:

Correspondence
Typed , Jul. 24, 1985 - Jul. 15, 2004
Emails , Jul. 15, 2004 - May 3, 2009
Written
Misc.

Series:

Acknowledgements
Rewards , Aug. 17, 1988 - Jul. 1, 1989
Newspapers
Pamphlets/Flyers
box 1

Series:

Books
box 1
folder 31
Books 1
box 1
Almanach Atuorú
box 1
Nimrod: A Book of Revelations , Spring/Summer, 1984
box 1
Czech Poets and Writers Reminisce and Envision , March 17, 1990 - March 23, 1990
box 1
Koláźe: Knihovna LIBRI PROHIBITI , Jan. 26, 2012 - Feb. 24, 2012
box 1
folder 32
Books 2
box 1
Listopad 1992 , 1992
box 1
Listopad 2007 , 2007
box 1
Listopad 2008 , 2008
box 1
Listopad 2009 , 2009
box 1
Krátké Text [4] , April 5, 2006 - May 6, 2006
box 1
Plž , 2009
box 1
Plž 12
box 1
folder 33

Series:

Audio/Visual
box 1
D60 Cassette Tape
box 1
D60 Cassette Tape
box 1
TDK VHS
box 1
Up the Devil's Back CD
box 1
TDK CD: CA Doc II Fixed
box 1
Into the Light CD, May
box 1
EL Book CD
box 1
Hovory s T.G. Masarykem CD
box 1
Out of Darkness 5/05 Pictures CD
box 1
RTF CD, RF03S024
box 1
CD , June 3, 2008
box 1
Light Meets Darkness , Dec. 1, 2007