Miller, E. Gamble mss., 1967-2007
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
Miller, Elizabeth Gamble,
1926-
TitleMiller, E. Gamble mss., 1967-2007
Collection No.
LMC 2569
Extent
ca. 750 items
Language
Materials are in English and Spanish
Abstract
The Miller E. Gamble mss., 1962-2007,
consists primarily of manuscripts, drafts, correspondence and other material
relating to translations into English from the Spanish, mostly of Latin American
authors, made by Elizabeth Gamble Miller over the course of her career.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Literary Translator. Miller obtained her B.A. from Texas Christian University in
1946, her M.A. in Spanish in 1965 from Southern Methodist University, and her Ph.D
in Comparative Literature and Aesthetics in 1981 from the University of Texas at
Dallas. She taught at SMU until her retirement in 2002. A charter member of the
American Literary Translators Association (ALTA), she served as the editor for the
ALTA Newsletter from 1983-2006. A prolific
translator of poetry, Miller has published works by various Latin American authors,
including Hugo Lindo (San Salvador) and Nelo Rio (Argentina/Canada).
Arrangement
The collection is organized into the following series: I. Correspondence; II.
Writings; III. Miscellaneous; IV. Audio/visual.
Scope and Content Note
The Miller E. Gamble mss., 1962-2007, consists primarily of manuscripts, drafts,
correspondence and other material relating to translations into English from the
Spanish, mostly of Latin American authors, made by Elizabeth Gamble Miller over the
course of her career.
-
Indexing Terms
-
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.
-
-
Names
-
Miller, Elizabeth Gamble,
1926- --Correspondence
-
Lindo, Hugo, 1917-
-
Rio, Nela.
-
-
Topics
-
Translations --20th
Century
-
Translators --20th Century
--Correspondence
-
Latin American Literature --20th
Century --Translations
-
Literature--translating
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Acquired: 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], Miller, E. Gamble mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington,
Indiana.
Series:
Box 1
Correspondence
Additional correspondence may be found throughout the collection.
Cardona Peña, Alfredo. 1985-1986
Lautermilch, Steve. 1983
Lindo, Carmen F. de. 1984-1987
Lindo, Hugo. 1979-1985
(2 folders)
Includes biographical material.
Lindo, Ricardo. undated
Milligan, Bryce. 2005-2006
Porpetta, Antonio. 1990-1994
Includes photograph of Porpetta and related materials.
Strittmatter, Leonardo E. 2000
White, Steven. 1986-1988
Yudin, Florence L. 1983-1984
Zamora, Lois. 1979-1986
Various correspondents. 1985-2006
Series:
Writings
Arranged by translations by Miller, writings by Miller and writings by
others
Subseries:
Translations
Court depositions, followed by short stories and longer works arranged
alphabetically by author.
Includes correspondence, drafts, corrections, and related material.
Box 1
Court depositions, 1970s
Balcells, Jacqueline.
The Enchanted
Raisin
Canales, Jacque.
Eyes of
Water
Cea, José Roberto. Miscellaneous
(2 folders)
City of Dallas Civil Service Board. Advanced Level of the
Otis-Lennon Mental Ability Test
Durand, Mercedes. "Buns with
Filling"
Escobar Galindo, David. "Restless"
Gaite, Carmen Martin. "Advertising's Influence on Women"
García, Carlos Ernesto.
Even Rage Will
Rot;
"Guaro Even 100 Proof
Fails"
(2 folders)
Kattán Zablah, Jorge. "The
Weasels" (aka "The
Raccoons")
Levi, Enrique Jaramillo. "The Old
Woman"
Lindo, Hugo.
Only the Voice,
1984;
Sinfonia del Limite; The Ways of
Rain
(14 folders)
Box 5: Oversize materials
Mock up of cover for
The Ways of
Rain
Box 2
Lindo, Ricardo. "Cards"
Méndez, José María. "The
Circle"
Ortega y Gasset, José. "The Misery
& the Splendor of Translation"
Porpetta, Antonio.
Ten Poems from
Profaned Secrets
Quezada, José Rutilio. "No More
Time to Run"
Quijada Urías, Alfonso. "To Tell
the Story"
Rio, Nela. "Bella!! Bella!!"
undated;
"Lucrecia";
"The Mirrors Ask Questions";
"The Night of the Thousand
Needles"; related materials
Rodriguez, Claudio. "Money"
Rodríquez Ruíz, Napoleón. "The
Suicide of Chamiabak"
Savariego, Berta. "Meditations on a
Mandolin"; "Fiesta in
April"
Subseries:
Writings by Miller
Arranged alphabetically by title.
Box 2
Bilingual Dictionaries: Spanish/English–English/Spanish.
1982
Culture embedded in language: Crossing the
border. Remarks before workshop, Canada. 1999
The Dynamics of the Re-Creative Process in
Translation: Hugo Lindo's Poetry. Dissertation.
1981
(3 folders)
The Metaphor and Modern Poetry.
undated
The Poetic Voice of Hugo Lindo.
undated
(4 folders)
La poètica del desplazamiento en la obra de Nella
Rio.
2006
The Poetry of Hugo Lindo.
undated
Retracing the Translation Process: Hugo Lindo's
Only the Voice.
1981
Subseries:
Writings by others
Arranged alphabetically by author
Box 2
Alonso, Nancy. "Tirar la Primera
Piedra,"
undated;
"Diente por
Diente,"
undated
Balaguer, Carlos. Various short stories
Canales, Jacque. "Safo,"
undated
Cruchaga, André. "Los Destellos del
Tacto,"
undated
Durand, Mercedes. "Close-Up"
and "A Orillas del
Jalponga"
González Huguet, Carmen. "La Rosa
Derribada"
Lindo, Hugo. Various articles and books
(2 folders)
Méndez, José María. "El
Chal"
Porpetta Antonio. Various poems, short stories, articles,
etc.
Velasco, Waldo Chang. "Princesas y
Dragones"
Various writings. Mostly photocopies
Series:
Box 2
Miscellaneous
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
ALTA Newsletter
Correspondence, etc. 2005-2006
(7 folders)
Newsletter expenses. 1991-2006
(4 folders)
Newsletters. May 1991-Feb. 1998
(incomplete run)
Box 3
Conferences
1987, Sept. 19-27. Bienal Internacional de Poesia,
Madrid, Spain
1993, Sept. 13-15. Academia Iberoamericana de Poesía,
Los Angeles, CA
1996, Dec. 5-7. First International Conference:
Literary Translation to and from the Languages of Spain, Middlesex
University, London
1997, Nov. Bienal
Internacional de Poesia, Madrid, Spain
1979-2005. Programs, certificates, ads for various
conferences, etc.
Curriculum Vitae. 2006-2007
Gatekeeper Award. Southern Methodist University in Spain,
certificate. 1984
Permissions to translate from Carlos Ernesto García and Hugo
Lindo
Teaching materials. Course assignments, student papers, handout
and program for translation workshop: "Taller
de traducción literia," etc.
Newspaper Clippings. 1998-2005
(2 folders)
(see also: Box 5)
Miscellany
Box 5: Oversize materials
Various posters, clippings, etc.
Series:
Box 4
Audio/visual
Subseries:
Audio cassette tapes
Box 4
Antonio Porpetta
Territorio del
Fuego
Coro – Entre palabres
DCS Interview, Nov. 16,
1984
Homenaje
Hugo Lindo
Desmesura,
#1-#8
Hugo Lindo reading
Solo la
Voz
Hugo Lindo
Solo la Voz,
#22-#31
Juan Ruiz de Torres
Verano, verano.
(2 copies)
Miller – Interview
Miller – Master
Subseries:
CDs
Box 4
Antonio Porpetta
Mi palabra y mi
voz
Hugo Lindo
Desmesura, tapes
1-8
Hugo Lindo
Poetic
Pieces
Hugo Lindo
Solo la voz, one
through twenty-one.
(4 copies)
Hugo Lindo
Solo la voz, tape
two, 32-47
Hugo Lindo
Solo la voz, twenty
two-thirty one
Hugo Lindo
Solo la voz, two
cantos, 32-47
(2 copies)
Juan Ruiz de Torres
Verano, veran,
side A
(3 copies)
Juan Ruiz de Torres
Verano, verano,
side B
(3 copies)
Subseries:
LP recordings
Box 4
The Golden Treasury of Spanish American Verse Read by Manuel
Duran, 1962
Jorge Luis Borges
Sus poemas y su voz,
1967
Pablo Neruda
Alturas de Macchu
Picchu
Subseries:
7" reel-to-reel audio tape
Box 4
Hugo Lindo
Sólo la voz,
1981
five unmarked
Subseries:
Soundsheet (33 1/3 rpm)
Box 4
Hugo Lindo reading Canto XXXI
Subseries:
VHS videocassette
Box 4
M. Argueta
El Salvador,
1989
