- Collection Overview
- Collection Description & Creator Information
- Access & Use
- Collection History
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Collection Overview
- Collector:
- Koch, Dolores
- Title:
- Dolores Koch Collection of Reinaldo Arenas
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/np1939186
- Dates:
- 1974-2005 (mostly 1982-1993)
- Size:
- 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-2
- Language:
- Spanish; Castilian English
Abstract
Dolores Koch is a noted translator and reviewer of Latin American literature. The materials in this collection were accumulated during her work with Reinaldo Arenas, a Cuban writer living in New York City. Koch translated two of Arenas's books and worked as part of a team handling publication and rights for his work after his death in 1990.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
The collection consists of working papers of Reinaldo Arenas collected by Dolores Koch, his friend and preferred translator. Much of the material concerns the publication of Arenas's work and its translation into English. Explanatory notes by Koch accompany some items.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Koch, Dolores
Born in Havana, Cuba, Dolores Koch emigrated to the United States with her family in 1961. In 1986, she received her doctorate in Latin American literature from the City University of New York. Koch has published English translations of Arenas's Antes que anochezca and El portero as well as works by other Latin American authors. Her other notable work includes an English translation of the memoir of Oskar Schindler's widow, Where Light and Shadow Meet.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Gift of Dolores Koch in February 2005 .
- Appraisal
Nothing was removed from the collection.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed by Danielle Ford in February 2005. Finding aid written by Danielle Ford in February 2005.
Audiovisual materials from this collection were digitized in 2017.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
Manuscripts may not be copied in any manner (Xerox, microfilm, digital, etc.). To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Dolores Koch Collection of Reinaldo Arenas; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/np1939186
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-2
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- Existence and Location of Copies
Materials appearing in this collection have been published under the following titles: Antes que anochezca (Barcelona: Tusquets Editores, 1992), Before Night Falls (New York: Viking Penguin, 1993), Farewell to the Sea, a Novel of Cuba (New York, N.Y.: Viking, 1986), La loma del angel (Barcelona: DADOR/Ediciones, 1987), Mona and Other Tales, (New York: Vintage, 2001), Otra vez el mar (Barcelona: Editorial Argos Vergara, 1982), El portero (Miami: Ediciones Universal, 1990).
- Bibliography
"Dolores Koch: Perfil profesional" at El Cuento en Red consulted during preparation of biographical note.
- Subject Terms:
- Authors, Cuban--20th century. -- Correspondence
Cuban fiction. -- 20th century
Cuban literature--20th century.
Gay men's writings, Cuban--20th century.
Latin American fiction--20th century.
Translators--United States. -- Correspondence -- 20th century - Genre Terms:
- Audiocassettes.
Audiocassettes. -- 20th century
Audiotapes.
Correspondence
Manuscripts.
Photographs, Original. - Names:
- Arenas, Reinaldo (1943-1990)
