Guide to the Heidi L. Hutchinson collection on B. Traven
Processed by Heidi L. Hutchinson, 2012
Special Collections & Archives
The UCR Libraries
P.O. Box 5900
University of California
Riverside, California 92517-5900
Phone: 951-827-3233
Fax: 951-827-4673
Email: specialcollections@ucr.edu
URL: http://library.ucr.edu/?view=collections/spcol
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Heidi L. Hutchinson collection on B. Traven
Date (inclusive): 1977-2012
Date (bulk): 2002-2008
Collection Number: 280
Creator:
Hutchinson, Hutchinson, Heidi L., 1952-
Extent:
1.0 linear feet
(2 document boxes)
Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: This collection contains press clippings, printouts, and other material regarding research conducted on B. Traven by Heidi
L. Hutchinson, librarian in the University of California, Riverside (UCR) Libraries' Cataloging and Metadata Services Department.
Includes material on Hutchinson’s online exhibit of B. Traven material as well as articles by other B. Traven researchers.
Languages: The collection is in English.
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]. Heidi L. Hutchinson collection on B. Traven, Collection 280. University of California, Riverside
Libraries, Special Collections & Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
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Processing History
Processed by Heidi L. Hutchinson, 2012.
Biography
Heidi L. Hutchinson, librarian in the University of California, Riverside Libraries' Cataloging and Metadata Services Department,
served as Special Collections Cataloger and Curator of
The B. Traven Collections in Special Collections & Archives from 2002-2012. She was responsible for creating and mounting online the finding aids for
the various B. Traven-related archival collections and also for answering questions and fulfilling requests for B. Traven
scholars worldwide.
B. Traven 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
This collection contains press clippings, printouts, and other material regarding research conducted on B. Traven by Heidi
L. Hutchinson, librarian in the University of California, Riverside UCR) Libraries' Cataloging and Metadata Services Department.
Includes material on Hutchinson’s online exhibit of B. Traven material as well as articles by other B. Traven researchers.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged into five series. The series arrangement is as follows:
- Series 1. FInding aids for the
The B. Traven Collections, 1985-2008.
- Series 2. Website index for the
The B. Traven Collections, 2008-2009.
- Series 3. Exhibitions on B. Traven, 2006-2007.
- Series 4. Correspondence regarding
The B. Traven Collections, 2002-2012.
- Series 5. Articles on B. Traven, 1977-2012.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Traven, B.
University of California, Riverside. Dept. of Special Collections.
Genres and Forms of Materials
Correspondence.
Printouts.
Typescripts.
Collection Contents
Series 1.
Finding aids for
The B. Traven Collections.
1985-2008.
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series contains typescripts of the finding aids (by Heidi L Hutchinson and James Goldwasser) for the various archival
collections that comprise
The B. Traven Collections of the UCR Libraries. These finding aids are also available online via the UCR LIbraries' website.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially according to box and folder number.
Box 1, Folder 1
Gerd Heidemann collection on B. Traven: Table of Contents, Index of names, and finding aids to Binders 1-25.
2002-2003.
Box 1, Folder 2
Gerd Heidemann collection on B. Traven: finding aids to Binders 26-50
2004-2006.
Box 1, Folder 3
Gerd Heidemann collection on B. Traven: finding aids to Binders 51-71.
2006-2008.
Box 1, Folder 4
Gerd Heidemann collection on B. Traven: finding aids to Binders 72-93, artifacts box; (includes early draft finding aid of Binder 2 with Melissa Conway's edits).
2002-2008.
Box 1, Folder 5
List of Heidemann's collection supplied by Frank Nordhausen to Peter Briscoe prior to purchase of the collection.
2000.
Box 1, Folder 6
Ret Marut and Der Ziegelbrenner collection catalog by James Goldwasser (Heidi L. Hutchinson's annotated working copy).
1985.
Box 1, Folder 7
Ret Marut and Der Ziegelbrenner collection catalog by James Goldwasser (disbound and pages numbered for scanning).
1985-2008.
Box 1, Folder 8
Edgar Pässler Collection on B. Traven: finding aid by Heidi L. Hutchinson (desk copy).
2007.
Series 2.
Website index for
The B. Traven Collections.
2008-2009.
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series contains concepts, drafts, and other material used for
The B. Traven Collections of the UCR Libraries website that was created in 2008-2009 by Heidi L. Hutchinson.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially according to box and folder number.
Box 1, Folder 9
Website index for
The B. Traven Collections: Concept, drafts, printouts (design and execution of the web pages on the UCR Libraries' website). Also includes letters
of congratulations from the B.Traven community upon the 2009 release of the website.
2008-2009.
Series 3.
Exhibitions on B. Traven.
2006-2007.
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series contains concepts, drafts, and other material pertaining to the design of the on-site and online exhibitions of
The B. Traven Collections of the UCR Libraries that were created in 2006-2007 by Heidi L. Hutchinson.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially according to box and folder number.
Box 2, Folder 10
B. Traven on-site exhibition, 2006 (in Special Collections & Archives, March-September): concept, materials, and labels.
2006.
Box 2, Folder 11
B. Traven online exhibition, 2007: concept and drafts.
2007.
Box 2, Folder 12
B. Traven online exhibition, 2007: working aids to creating an online exhibition.
2007.
Series 4.
Correspondence regarding
The B. Traven Collections.
2002-2012.
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series contains correspondence (primarily e-mail) between Heidi L. Hutchinson and various researchers regarding
The B. Traven Collections of the UCR Libraries.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially according to box and folder number.
Box 2, Folder 13
Correspondence between Heidi L. Hutchinson and Elisabeth von Braitenberg, daughter of Irene Mermet.
2004-2005.
Box 2, Folder 14
Correspondence between Heidi L. Hutchinson and David Lowenherz, Lion Heart Autographs, Inc. (New York), regarding purchase
of the Edgar Pässler collection; includes correspondence from Melissa Conway and Peter Briscoe as well as supporting documentation.
2006-2007.
Box 2, Folder 15
Correspondence between Heidi L. Hutchinson and Gerd Heidemann; includes correspondence from Mario Furloni regarding Gerd Heidemann.
2010.
Box 2, Folder 16
Correspondence between Heidi L. Hutchinson and Dr. Jan-Christoph Hauschild, a B. Traven researcher writing about the early
years of Ret Marut who made extensive use of
The B. Traven Collections of the UCR Libraries.
2009-2010.
Box 2, Folder 17
Correspondence between Heidi L. Hutchinson and Juliette Goursat or Marilyn Belbenoit of Zeugma Films, a Paris-based film company
producing a documentary about B. Traven (director: Xavier Villetard) for Franch and German TV.
2010-2011.
Box 2, Folder 18
Correspondence between Heidi L. Hutchinson and Jörg Thunecke, a B. Traven researcher and editor; includes supplementary material.
2002-2008.
Box 2, Folder 25
Correspondence from Heidi L. Hutchinson to Melissa Conway regarding a postcard portfolio of artwork from Matthias Paessler;
includes postcard portfolio of artwork.
July 23, 2012.
Series 5.
Articles on B. Traven.
1977-2012.
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series contains articles about B. Traven by various authors, primarily relating to
The B. Traven Collections of the UCR Libraries.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially according to box and folder number.
Box 2, Folder 19
Articles by Peter Briscoe, UCR Libraries' Collection Development Officer, titled "B. Traven: The intersection of biography
and bibliography" (typescript, 1984?) and "B. Traven's enigmatic greatness" from
Books at UCR, vol. IX, no. 1, Fall 1984 (2 photocopies); contains supplemental research materials.
1984.
Box 2, Folder 20
Article by Sid Berger, UCR Libraries' Head, Special Collections & Archives, titled "The B. Traven Nachlass at the University
of California, Riverside"; includes 2 drafts of a paper given at the B. Traven conference in Stockholm (1999) and photocopy
of published article from
B. Traven the Writer (2003), p. 50-68.
1999-2003.
Box 2, Folder 21
Article by Michael L. Baumann titled "B. Traven: Realist and prophet" from
Virginia Quarterly Review, vol. 53, no. 1 (Winter 1977), p. 73.
1977.
Box 2, Folder 22
Article by Helen Tapio titled "B. Traven's identity revisited," from The Publications of 'Historiallinen Yhdistys' (in Finnish);
Agricola, The Finnish History Network (published on the internet June 28, 2001).
2001.
Box 2, Folder 23
Article by Laurie Williams (p. 16-17) titled "Rover, writer, rabble-rouser, recluse: B. Traven was a closed book"; an interview
with Heidi L. Hutchinson and Melissa Conway about
The B. Traven Collections of the UCR Libraries from the magazine titled
Fiat Lux, vol. XVI, no. 2 (Spring 2006).
2006.
Box 2, Folder 24
Article by Heidi L. Hutchinson titled "The B. Traven collections at UC Riverside" (2010); includes several drafts of a paper
presented at the Conference "B. Traven: Werk, Autor, Werkgeschichte" (Marbach Germany, March 19-21, 2010) and photocopy of
final published paper from the conference proceedings (published, 2012).
2010-2012
