Biography
Heidi L. Hutchinson, librarian in the University of California, Riverside Libraries' Cataloging and Metadata Services Department, served as Special Collections Cataloger and Curator of The B. Traven Collections in Special Collections & Archives from 2002-2012. She was responsible for creating and mounting online the finding aids for the various B. Traven-related archival collections and also for answering questions and fulfilling requests for B. Traven scholars worldwide.
B. Traven was the pseudonym for an internationally famous writer who guarded his identity with jealousy and determination throughout his life, creating one of the greatest literary puzzles of the 20th century. Other names he went by in his lifetime are Traven Torsvan, Hal Croves, and Ret Marut. His twelve novels, the best known of which are The Death Ship and the Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and many short stories have been translated into numerous languages. Films have been made of his the Treasure of the Sierra Madre, White Rose, Macario, The Death Ship, and Rebellion of the Hanged . He died in March 1969 in Mexico City, Mexico.
From the guide to the Heidi L. Hutchinson collection on B. Traven, 1977-2012, 2002-2008, (Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.)
