Pollock mss., 1971-2007
Papers, ca. 1971-2007, of James Pollock
at the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Electronic finding aid encoded by Maya Lerman.
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
http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly
Creator
Pollock, James W. (James Wilson), 1922-
TitlePollock mss., 1971-2007
Collection number
LMC 3010
Extent
ca. 150 items
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
Consists of the notes, drafts and final manuscript of
Nature, Man and God in Medieval Islam: ‘Abd Allah Baydawi's text,
Tawali‘ al-anwar min matali‘ al-anzar, along with Mahmud Isfahani's commentary, Matali‘ al-anzar,
sharh Tawali‘ al-anwar,
edited and translated by Edwin E. Calverley and James W. Pollock
(Leiden: Brill, 2002).
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Acquisition Information
Gift. 2007
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 permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly
Library.
Preferred Citation
[Item] Pollock mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Biographical Note
James Pollock, translator, whose areas of specialization
include Catalan and Spanish literature.
Scope and Content Note
Consists of the notes, drafts and final manuscript of
Nature, Man and God in Medieval Islam: ‘Abd Allah Baydawi's text,
Tawali‘ al-anwar min matali‘ al-anzar, along with Mahmud Isfahani's commentary, Matali‘ al-anzar,
sharh Tawali‘ al-anwar,
edited and translated by Edwin E. Calverley and James W. Pollock
(Leiden: Brill, 2002). Also present is some correspondence relating to the long term
translation project, taken on by James Pollock after Edwin Calverley's death in 1971, as well as some
editorial and post publication correspondence, and copies of reviews of the two-volume work.
Arrangement
The arrangement of the collection is as Dr. Pollock identified and maintained the materials:
Professor Calverley's handwritten notes and draft translation are at the beginning of the collection,
followed by several drafts and editings of the complete work concluding with correspondence relating to
and reviews of the published work.
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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
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Names
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Pollock, James W. (James Wilson), 1922-
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Calverley, Edwin Elliott, 1882-1971.
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Bay·d¯aw¯i, ‘Abd All¯ah ibn ‘Umar, d. 1286? Taw¯ali‘ al-anw¯ar min ma·t¯ali‘ al-an·z¯ar. English
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I·sfah¯an¯i, Ma·hm¯ud ibn ‘Abd al-Ra·hm¯an, 1275 or 6-1348 or 9. Ma·t¯ali‘ al-an·z¯ar. English
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Box 1
Edwin E. Calverley’s draft translation of Baydawi’s Tawali’ al-anwar min matali’ al-anzar
and Isfahani’s commentary on Baydawi's work.
Written mostly in pencil
and filed in 16 notebooks and 1 folder.
Box 2
Transcription and first edit of Calverley’s draft:
Illustrations for Book 1, section 3
Box 2
Second edit: Introduction and Books 1 & 2
(7 folders)
Box 3
Second edit, Book 3
Box 3
Third edit, Books 1-3
(7 folders )
Box 3
"more editing"
(2 folders)
Box 3
"Guide papers": Title page; Table of Contents; Bibliography;
Glossary; Illustrations; index. ("All separately paged to correspond to single space format")
Box 3
Translation, single space format: Introduction and Books 1-3
(6 folders)
Box 4
"Copies of introductory portions"
Box 4
"Copies of illustrations"
Box 4
Final manuscript:
(7 folders)
Box 4
Correspondence,
ca.
1971-2002, relating
to the translation project
Box 4
Editorial and post publication correspondence,
ca.
1998-2005
(2 folders)
