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Stephen K. Swift’s Translation of Ferenc Nagy’s "The Struggle Behind the Iron Curtain"

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0012
Finding aid note: Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

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.

Dates

  • 1940-1948

Creator

Access Restriction

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish materials from this item must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

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.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

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.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Stephen K. Swift, 1970.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to Stephen K. Swift’s Translation of Ferenc Nagy’s "The Struggle Behind the Iron Curtain," 1940-1948
Status
Completed
Date
1997
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

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Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
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Houston Texas 77005 USA

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