Hutchins mss., 1972-1999
Papers, 1972-1999, of William M. Hutchins at the Lilly
Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Summary Information
Repository
Lilly
Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Indiana University
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-5500
Phone: 812-855-2452
Fax: 812-855-3143
Email: liblilly@indiana.edu
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Creator
Hutchins, William M.
Extent
95 items
TitleHutchins mss., 1972-1999
Collection No.
LMC 2261
Extent
95 items
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
Consists of the manuscripts and proofs of
translations from the Arabic made by William Maynard Hutchins, 1944- .
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Translator.
William M. Hutchins obtained his B.A. from Yale University in 1964 and went on to
receive an M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Chicago in 1967. He continued his
studies, receiving a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages from the same university in 1971.
Dr. Hutchins is currently a Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Appalachian State
University in North Carolina.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into two series: I. English translations of Naguib Mahfouz's
Cairo Trilogy; and, II. Translations of other Arabic writers.
Scope and Content Note
Consists of the manuscripts and proofs of translations from the Arabic made by William
Maynard Hutchins, 1944- .
The major work represented here is his translation of all three volumes of Egyptian
Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz's
Cairo Trilogy. The
editor for these volumes at Doubleday was Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Editorial comments
and queries in her hand are on each of the three manuscripts. Other Arabic, particularly
Egyptian, authors translated by Hutchins include Tawfīq al-Hakïm, Abu Uthman Amr ibn
al-Jahiz, and Nawal Sadawi..
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Indexing Terms
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
IUCAT, the IU Libraries' online
catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by searching the
catalog using these terms.
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Names
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Ma·hf–u·z, Naj–ib, 1912-
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Sád–aw–i, Naw–al.
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·Hak–im, Tawf–iq.
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J–a·hi·z, d. 868 or 9.
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Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-
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Topics
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Translations --20th
century
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Arabic language
--Translating
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Arabic literature --Translations into
English
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Literature--translating
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Gift. 2002
Usage RestrictionsPrior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Library, however, patrons
from out of town are encouraged to communicate with the Library in advance of their
visits to ascertain availability of materials.
Photocopying permitted only with the permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly
Library
Preferred Citation
[Item], Hutchins mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Series
English translations of Naguib Mahfouz's
Cairo
Trilogy
.
(Boxes 1-7)
Palace Walk. Translated by William Hutchins and
Olive Kenny (New York: Doubleday, 1990)
Box 1
First unpublished version by Olive Kenny, with revisions by William
Hutchins
(7 folders)
William Hutchins' complete draft, with revisions, as sent to editors
for suggestions
(5 folders)
Multiple drafts of translation, partially in photocopy, some with
suggestions by Doubleday editor, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, in pencil and
Martha Levin in green ink, revised by the translator in red ink
(7 folders)
Box 2
Complete draft of translation, partially in photocopy, edited by
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in pencil and Martha Levin in green ink, revised
by the translator in red ink
(6 folders)
Copy of translation sent to the publishers after final revisions
taking into account editors' suggestions
(5 folders)
Copy-edited photocopy of computer print-out of translation
(5 folders)
Master-set of galley proofs of translation, corrected by publisher's
proofreader
(4 folders)
Palace of Desire: Cairo Trilogy II. Translated
by William Maynard Hutchins, Lorne M. Kenny and Olive E. Kenny (New York:
Doubleday, 1991)
Box 3
First unpublished version by Olive and Lorne Kenny
(4 folders)
Multiple drafts, by chapter, of William Hutchins' translation of
Palace of Desire, several with suggestions and queries in pencil by
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and revisions in red ink by the translator
(11 folders)
Box 4
Print-out draft, chapters 1-40, of translation with few additional
revisions (lacks final chapters 41-44)
(4 folders)
Photocopy of translation edited by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in
pencil and Martha Levin in ink
(4 folders)
Photocopy of translation sent to the publishers after final
revisions taking into account editor's suggestions
(4 folders)
Copy-edited computer print-out of translation
(4 folders)
Box 5
Uncorrected galley proofs of translation
(3 folders)
Master-set of galley proofs, corrected by proofreader and translator
(3 folders)
Revised proofs of translation, with revised pages
(3 folders)
Final galley proofs, incorporating changes of previous set
(3 folders)
Box 6
Sugar Street: Cairo Trilogy III. Translated by
William Maynard Hutchins and Angele Botros Samaan (New York: Doubleday,
1992)
First unpublished version translated by Angele Botros Samaan and
revised by Olive Kenny
(3 folders)
Multiple drafts, arranged by chapter, of William Hutchins'
translation, several with suggestions and queries in pencil by Jacqueline
Kennedy Onassis, and revised in red ink by the translator, through chap. 35
(4 folders)
Multiple drafts, arranged by chapter, cont., ...chap. 36-end
(6 folders)
Draft of translation edited by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in pencil
and Martha Levin in ink
(4 folders)
Copy of translation sent to the publishers after final revisions
taking into account editors' suggestions
(4 folders)
Copy-edited manuscript of translation
(4 folders)
Box 7
Master galley proofs, corrected by the translator
(3 folders)
Revised galley proofs
(2 folders)
Confirmation galley proofs
(2 folders)
Correspondence with publishers relating to William Hutchins’
translation of Mahfouz’s
Cairo Trilogy,
1989-1992
(3 folders)
"Translating and Editing the Cairo Trilogy of Naguib Mahfouz. Paper
scheduled to be delivered Friday, December, 1989, ...a Panel for the Modern
Language Association."
3 drafts, each 17p., all heavily revised
WMH
Translation fragments and queries of Mahfouz, 1991
Miscellaneous notes re:
Cairo Trilogy
translations
Mahfouz: "Nobel Lecture, 1988."
[copy]
Clippings, etc. re: Mahfouz; Doubleday acquiring American rights to
Mahfouz writings; WMH as translator of Mahfouz, etc.
Series
Translations of other Arabic writers: al-Hakim, al-Jahiz, et
al.
(Boxes 7-10)
Box 7
Metaphysical Tales by Tawfīq al-Hakïm, Selected and translated by
William Maynard Hutchins. Computer print-out draft with pencil corrections and
marginal comments
(2 folders)
al-Hakīm's
Return of the Spirit .
(Washington, D.C.: Three Continents Press, 1990).
Corrected page proofs
Later set of corrected page proofs with further corrections in red
ink by the translator
Final corrected page proofs, taking into account translator's
previous corrections
Early drafts of three stories by al-Hakïm:
"Show me God"
. (2 - A.D., 5p.; T.D., 4p.),
"Satan Triumphs"
. (T.D., 4p.);
"My Donkey
and Hypocrisy"
(incomplete). The stories are from al-Hakim's
In the Tavern of Life & other Stories .
(Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publisher, 1998
The Theology of Tawfīq al-Hakïm: An Exposition with
Examples
. Corrected galleys for July/October issue of Muslim
World
al-Hakīm's
Plays. (Washington, D.C.:
Three Continents Press).
Incomplete print-out of manuscript of volume II
(3 folders)
Box 8
Volume Two: Theatre of Society.
Photocopy of corrected page layouts
(4 folders)
The Pride of Ninth Century Baghdad and Basra: Eight
Essays of al-Jahiz
. Draft of essays by Abu Uthman Amr ibn al-Jahiz,
with translator's revisions, later published in
Nine
Essays of al-Jahiz
(New York: Peter Lang, 1989)
(2 folders)
Box 9
Nine Essays of al-Jahiz. Photocopy of corrected
page proofs
(3 folders)
Al-Mazini's Egypt. (Washington, D.C.: Three
Continents Press, 1983).
With translator's extensive revisions in pencil for "enlarged and
revised Second Edition"
Computer draft of revised version, with translator's revisions in
red ink.
Box 10
Copy of computer draft of revised edition with further revisions in
red ink by the translator, as sent to Three Continents Press
September
1995
Partial computer draft of revised edition.
"Egyptian Stories of the Seventies and Eighties." Complete manuscript
for printer. Published as
Egyptian Tales and Short
Stories of the 1970's and 1980's
. Edited by William M. Hutchins
(Cairo, Egypt: American University in Cairo Press, 1987)
(3 folders)
"The Pages of My Life [My Life, My Fiction] The Autobiography of Dr.
Nawal El Saadawi. Translated by W.M. Hutchins.October 11, 1997.
The Free Press." T.D., 152p. Apparently unpublished. Her autobiography appeared
in English as
A Daughter of Isis: the autobiography of
Nawal El Saadawi
. Translated by Serif Hetata (London, New York: Zed
Books, 1999)
Stories submitted to Playboy for Ribald Classic: "Coral Beads from The
Precious Necklace" by Ibn Abd Rabbih. T.D. Draft with revisions and changes,
5p.; T.D., 9p. "Stories from the 'Book of Women' of Uyan al-Akhbar by Ibn
Qutayba." T.D. draft with revisions and changes, 4p.; T.D., 6p. Accompanied by
a rejection letter from Playboy fiction editor Robie Macauley, August 9, 1976
and a photocopy of a Hutchins translation published in Playboy, "Ribald
Classic,"
July 1975
Miscellaneous - notes and fragments
(3p.)
"Translating Arabic Literature: A Personal Note" Paper presented April 8,
2002 at Lilly Library, Indiana University. T.D.
(23p.)
