Swift's translation of "The Struggle Behind the Iron Curtain" (MS 12)
Typescripts documenting the translation of Ferenc Nagy's "The Struggle Behind the Iron Curtain", translated by Stephen K. Swift and published by MacMillan (New York) in 1948.
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| Repository: | Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, Houston, TX |
| Creator | Swift, Stephen K., tr. |
| Title | Stephen K. Swift's Translation of Ferenc Nagy's The Struggle Behind the Iron Curtain |
| Dates: | 1940-1948 |
| Extent | 3 boxes |
| Abstract: | This group of typescripts documents the translation of Ferenc Nagy's The Struggle Behind the Iron Curtain, translated by Stephen K. Swift and published by MacMillan (New York) in 1948. Included in the collection are: the final original Hungarian manuscript; work schedule, a preliminary version and final typescript version of the translation. The Struggle Behind the Iron Curtain is a significant political and historical narrative. The collection is also an example of the steps involved in translation. The collection should be of interest to students and others interested in languages, techniques of translation, and Central European History. |
| ID | MS 012 |
| Language | Materials are in English. |
Biographical Note
Stephen K. Swift (1903-1979) was a diplomat-journalist, author, editor and the founder of the Austrian Year Book project at Rice University. He was a native of Hungary, moved to the United States in 1926, eventually becoming a citizen. He was a resident of Houston since 1958. Swift donated a large collection of bound volumes relating to Austro-Hungarian history to the Fondren Library in 1968, which also included the typescripts found in this collection .
In addition to publishing this translation of Nagy's The Struggle Behind the Iron Curtain, Swift wrote The Cardinal's Story, a report of the Mindszenty persecutions, also published by MacMillan.
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Scope and Contents
This group of typescripts documents the translation of Ferenc Nagy's The Struggle Behind the Iron Curtain, translated by Stephen K. Swift and published by MacMillan (New York) in 1948. Included in the collection are: the final original Hungarian manuscript; work schedule, a preliminary version and final typescript version of the translation. The Struggle Behind the Iron Curtain is a significant political and historical narrative. The collection is also an example of the steps involved in translation. The collection should be of interest to students and others interested in languages, techniques of translation, and Central European History.
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Restrictions
Access Restriction
This material is open for research, but requires
24 hrs. for retrieval.
Please call ahead at 713-348-2586 or e-mail woodson@rice.edu.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish materials from this item must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Stephen K. Swift’s Translation of Ferenc Nagy’s The Struggle Behind the Iron Curtain, MS 012, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Stephen K. Swift, 1970.
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Detailed Description of the Collection
| Series I: Hungarian manuscript | |||||||||||
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| 1 | Final original Hungarian manuscript | ||||||||||
| Series II: Translation documentation | |||||||||||
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| 1 | Work schedule and style sheets | ||||||||||
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| 2 | Second raw English translation (Parts A and B) | ||||||||||
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| 3 | Final English translation manuscript (Parts 1 and 2) | ||||||||||
