John DeChancie papers
Collection Scope and Contents
The collection contains documents from John DeChancie's literary career, inlcuding manuscripts, page proofs, articles, and memorabilia related to many of his works, and correspondence with publishers, science fiction societies, and other authors.
Dates
- Creation: 1977-1999, undated
Creator
- DeChancie, John (Person)
Languages
The collection is in English.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Biographical Note
John DeChancie was born on August 3, 1946, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. DeChancie attended public and private schools, and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1968 with a Bachelor’s of Arts in Philosophy. DeChancie worked for a television station as a technician, as well as a freelance cameraman for a motion picture. Later on, he focused on directing and producing educational films, television commercials, and industrial films for about 7-8 years. In 1979, DeChancie began writing fiction. “I Am The Grass” was DeChancie’s first fictional story to be sold to a professional magazine. Then in 1983, he sold Starrigger, his first fiction book, to ACE Books who published it in December of the same year. As an author he has published numerous books, including the Skyway series, Castle series, Dr. Dimension series, Castle Falkenstein series, and a number of other books. DeChancie is also involved in writing screenplays and teleplays.
Extent
3.13 Linear Feet (8 boxes)
Abstract
The John DeChancie papers is a collection of documents consisting of manuscripts, page proofs, and correspondence relating to the literary works of American comic fantasy and science fiction writer, John DeChancie.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged into two series as follows:
- Series 1. Manuscripts and related materials, 1977-1999, undated
- Series 2. Correspondence, 1981-1985
Acquisition Information
Gift of John DeChancie, 2011.
Processing History
The collection was processed by Julianna Gil, Student Processing Assistant, in 2017.
Processing of the John DeChancie papers was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Procesing Project started in 2015. This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- John DeChancie papers
- Status
- Processed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Julianna Gil, Student Processing Assistant.
- Date
- 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections Repository
University of California
Rivera Library
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside 92517-5900 USA
specialcollections@ucr.edu