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Guide to the William W.Johnson collection on B. Traven

Processed by Heidi Hutchinson, 2011.

Special Collections & Archives
The UCR Libraries
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University of California
Riverside, California 92517-5900
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Descriptive Summary

Title: William W. Johnson collection on B. Traven next hit
Date (inclusive): 1946-1987, undated
Date (bulk): 1966-1985
Collection Number: 244
Creator: Johnson, William Weber, 1909-1992
Extent: 1.5 linear feet (3 document boxes)
Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: The William W. Johnson collection on previous hit B. Traven next hit contains publications, correspondence, and other material related to Johnson's research on the author previous hit B. Traven next hit , which spanned more than forty years. This collection includes various articles on previous hit B. Traven next hit , newspapers from Chiapas, Mexico covering the three-day homage to B. previous hit Traven, and Johnson's B next hit . previous hit Traven related research notes. Also includes correspondence with Rosa Elena Lujan ( B next hit . previous hit Traven's wife), Lawrence Hill ( B next hit . Traven's United States publisher), and Paul Kohner ( previous hit B. Traven's next hit agent) as well as a rare certified copy of Traven Torsvan Croves' will dated March 4, 1969 (in English).
Languages: The collection is in English, German, and Spanish.

Access

This collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred Citation

[identification of item]. William W. Johnson collection on previous hit B. Traven next hit , Collection 244. University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Acquisition Information

The William W. Johnson collection on previous hit B. Traven next hit was acquired in 1986.

Processing History

Processed by Heidi Hutchinson, 2011.

Biography

William Weber Johnson (1909-1992) was a journalist, a professor of journalism at UCLA, and an author of countless articles and a dozen books, the best known of which is Heroic Mexico: the narrative history of a twentieth century revolution (New York: Doubleday, 1968). He served with Time, Inc. from 1941-61 as a writer (New York), war correspondent (European Theater and WWII) and chief of various domestic and foreign bureaus (Mexico and Central America, Argentina and South America, Dallas, Boston and Beverly Hills). Johnson's interest in previous hit B. Traven next hit began while Johnson was Time, Inc. bureau chief in Mexico City and continued well after Traven's death. Johnson was personally acquainted with the elderly Hal Croves (as Traven was calling himself in Mexico City) and his wife Rosa Elena Lujan. Johnson had many conversations and a lengthy cordial correspondence with Rosa Elena Lujan, and at one time intended to write the definitive previous hit B. Traven next hit biography. This was never fully realized, but his thirty years of collected research and correspondence on previous hit B. Traven next hit came to the University of California, Riverside in 1986.
previous hit B. Traven next hit was the pseudonym for an internationally famous writer who guarded his identity with jealousy and determination throughout his life, creating one of the greatest literary puzzles of the 20th century. Other names he went by in his lifetime are Traven Torsvan, Hal Croves, and Ret Marut. His twelve novels, the best known of which are The Death Ship and the Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and many short stories have been translated into numerous languages. Films have been made of his the Treasure of the Sierra Madre, White Rose, Macario, The Death Ship, and Rebellion of the Hanged. He died in March 1969 in Mexico City, Mexico.

Collection Scope and Content Summary

The William W. Johnson collection on previous hit B. Traven next hit contains publications, correspondence, and other material related to Johnson's research on the author previous hit B. Traven next hit , which spanned more than forty years. This collection includes various articles on previous hit B. Traven next hit , newspapers from Chiapas, Mexico covering the three-day homage to B. previous hit Traven, and Johnson's B next hit . previous hit Traven related research notes. Also includes correspondence with Rosa Elena Lujan ( B next hit . previous hit Traven's wife), Lawrence Hill ( B next hit . Traven's United States publisher), and Paul Kohner ( previous hit B. Traven's next hit agent) as well as a rare certified copy of Traven Torsvan Croves' will dated March 4, 1969 (in English).

Collection Arrangement

This collection is arranged into three series. The contents of each series are arranged sequentially according to box and folder number. The series arrangement of this collection is as follows:
  • Series 1. Publications, 1948-1987, undated.
  • Series 2. Correspondence, 1946-1986.
  • Series 3. Research material, 1966-1986, undated.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects

Johnson, William Weber, 1909-1992.
Lujan, Rosa Elena.
previous hit Traven, B next hit .

Genres and Forms of Materials

Clippings (information artifacts).
Correspondence.
Manuscripts.
Notes.

Collection Contents

 

Series 1. Publications. 1948-1987, undated.

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series contains publications, clippings, and other material regarding previous hit B. Traven next hit . Includes several articles on previous hit B. Traven next hit by E.R. Hagemann, Gerd Heidemann, and William W. Johnson as well newspapers from Chiapas, Mexico covering the three-day homage to previous hit B. Traven next hit .

Series Arrangement

This series is arranged sequentially according to box and folder number.
Box 1, Folder 1

Press clippings regarding previous hit B. Traven next hit (includes photocopies). circa 1966-1969.

Box 1, Folder 2

Publications and press clippings regarding previous hit B. Traven next hit from Mexican, United States, and British publishers. Includes book reviews, obituaries, an interview with filmmaker Gabriel Figueroa, and an invitation to subscribe to the previous hit B. Traven next hit Newsletter published by Terrence L. Ponick. circa 1969-1976.

Box 1, Folder 3

Article by E.R. Hagemann titled "Huye! A conjectural biography of previous hit B. Traven next hit " (photocopy). 1961.

Box 1, Folder 4

Article by Gerd Heidemann titled "Wer ist der Mann, der Traven heisst?" from Stern magazine. 1967.

Box 1, Folder 5

Article by Stephen Meyer titled "From a journalist's notebook: William Weber Johnson's encounters with the legends of his time" in Reader (San Diego's Weekly) (photocopy). 1987.

Box 1, Folder 6

Article by Luis Spota in the Mexican newspaper Mañana (photocopy). 1948.

Box 1, Folder 7

Magazine titled Ramparts (vol. 6, no. 2-3). Includes articles by Judy Stone titled "The mystery of B. previous hit Traven" and "Conversations with B next hit . Traven" (includes photocopies). 1967.

Box 1, Folder 8

Magazine, correspondence, and other material regarding the article titled "Trying to solve the enigma of the Sierra Madre," by William W. Johnson in the Smithsonian (vol. 13, no. 12). circa 1982-1983.

Box 1, Folder 9

Drafts, correspondence, and other material regarding an article by William W. Johnson for the Smithsonian. 1982-1983.

Box 1, Folder 10

Magazines, correspondence, and other material regarding previous hit B. Traven next hit . Includes issues of the previous hit B. Traven next hit Newsletter by Terence L. Ponick and an article titled "Hitler's Munich" from Mankind (includes photocopies). circa 1966-1976, undated.

Box 1, Folder 11

Newspapers from Chiapas, Mexico covering the three-day homage to previous hit B. Traven next hit . 1969.

Box 1, Folder 12

Book review by William W. Johnson of The Night Visitor and Other Stories, in the New York Times Book Review (vol. 71, no. 16, April 17, 1966). Includes correspondence prior to and reader reaction following the publication of the article. 1966.

Box 1, Folder 13

Reviews of William W. Johnson's books and articles on previous hit B. Traven next hit (includes photocopies). 1949-1980, undated.

Box 1, Folder 14

Publication titled Texas Quarterly (vol. 6, no.1) including the previous hit B. Traven next hit story Macario. 1963.

 

Series 2. Correspondence. 1946-1986.

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series contains William W. Johnson's correspondence with various individuals regarding previous hit B. Traven next hit . Includes correspondence with Rosa Elena Lujan (B. previous hit Traven's wife), Lawrence Hill ( B next hit . Traven's United States publisher), and Paul Kohner ( previous hit B. Traven's next hit agent).

Series Arrangement

This series is arranged sequentially according to box and folder number.
Box 2, Folder 1

Correspondence between William W. Johnson and Michael L. Baumann. circa 1976-1985.

Box 2, Folder 2

Correspondence between William W. Johnson and William L. Bischoff regarding Rolf Recknagel (an East German Traven researcher). 1966-1969.

Box 2, Folder 3

Correspondence between William W. Johnson and Peter Briscoe. 1986.

Box 2, Folder 4

Correspondence from Hal Croves ( previous hit B. Traven next hit ) to the editors of Time and LIFE magazines regarding their article on the filming of the Treasure of the Sierra Madre and his role therein. 1948.

Box 2, Folder 5

Correspondence between William W. Johnson and Karl S. Guthke. 1985.

Box 2, Folder 6

Correspondence between William W. Johnson and Lawrence Hill. 1966-1974

Box 2, Folder 7

Correspondence between William W. Johnson and Paul Kohner. 1946-1983.

Box 2, Folder 8

Correspondence between William W. Johnson and the Sterling Lord Agency regarding a previous hit B. Traven next hit biography to be written by Johnson. 1968-1970.

Box 2, Folder 9

Correspondence between William W. Johnson and Rosa Elena Lujan. 1966-1980.

Box 2, Folder 10

Correspondence between William W. Johnson and Rosa Elena Lujan regarding a biography of previous hit B. Traven next hit to be written by Johnson. 1969-1970.

Box 2, Folder 11

Correspondence between William W. Johnson and Esperanza Lopez Mateos. 1946.

Box 2, Folder 12

Correspondence between William W. Johnson and Charles Henry Miller. 1966.

Box 2, Folder 13

Correspondence from previous hit B. Traven next hit to Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. 1946.

Box 2, Folder 14

Correspondence and reviews regarding books written by Will Wyatt and Jonah Raskin on previous hit B. Traven next hit . Includes comments by Rosa Elena Lujan. 1967-1980.

Box 2, Folder 15

Correspondence between William W. Johnson and various individuals regarding previous hit B. Traven next hit . 1966-1985.

Box 2, Folder 16

Correspondence and clippings regarding William W. Johnson and previous hit B. Traven next hit . 1946-1986.

 

Series 3. Research material. 1966-1986, undated.

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series contains notes, manuscripts, drafts, programs, and other material pertaining to William W. Johnson's research on previous hit B. Traven next hit . Includes the will of Traven Torsvan Croves (certified copy in English) as well as research notes on previous hit B. Traven next hit and Johnson's trips to Chiapas and Mexico City, Mexico.

Series Arrangement

This series is arranged sequentially according to box and folder number.
Box 3, Folder 1

Application form completed by William W. Johnson for renewal of a Guggenheim Fellowship to undertake a previous hit B. Traven next hit biography. 1969.

Box 3, Folder 2

Research notes by William W. Johnson on previous hit B. Traven next hit . Includes Alfred A. Knopf Inc. record of contracts to publish previous hit B. Traven next hit books. 1966-1969, undated.

Box 3, Folder 3

Research notes by William W. Johnson on previous hit B. Traven next hit for a lecture to the Friends of the UCLA Library. 1969.

Box 3, Folder 4

Synopsis of a proposed biography of previous hit B. Traven next hit by William W.Johnson (photocopy). undated.

Box 3, Folder 5

Program from a previous hit B. Traven next hit conference held at Pennsylvania State University. 1982.

Box 3, Folder 6

Typescript of The Great previous hit Traven Hunt next hit , or Erica's Dream: A play in three acts by Robert B . Olafson. 1977.

Box 3, Folder 7

Research notes, book reviews, and correspondence between William W. Johnson and various publishers and scholars. Includes correspondence from Peter Briscoe encouraging Johnson to donate his personal collection to the University of California, Riverside's Special Collections & Archives. circa 1985-1986, undated

Box 3, Folder 8

Programs, photographs, and other material regarding the three-day homage to previous hit B. Traven next hit in Chiapas, Mexico. Includes keepsake with soil from Chiapas, Mexico. 1969.

Box 3, Folder 9

Notes on William W. Johnson's conversation with Rosa Elena Lujan regarding his projected biography of previous hit B. Traven . 1969.

Box 3, Folder 10

Will (certified copy in English) of Traven Torsvan Croves. March 4, 1969

Box 3, Folder 11

Notebooks kept by William W. Johnson. Includes his trip to Chiapas, Mexico and his conversations with Rosa Elena Lujan in Mexico City, Mexico. 1969.

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