Margaret St. Clair papers
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection contains manuscripts, correspondence, and other material pertaining to the personal and professional life of Margaret St. Clair. Includes a number of published and unpublished manuscripts in the science fiction genre as well as professional correspondence between St. Clair and publishers. Photographs, certificates, and other material pertaining to St. Clair’s personal and family life are also included.
Dates
- Creation: 1903-1994, undated
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1960-1990
Creator
- St. Clair, Margaret (Person)
Languages
The collection is in English.
Access
This 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
Margaret St. Clair was born on February 17, 1911 in Kansas. Her fascination with science fiction writings began at a young age and in 1928 her family relocated to California, where she attended UC Berkeley to study classical writing. Shortly after her graduation in 1932 she married fellow writer Eric (Raymond) St. Clair. In 1945, St. Clair finished her first short story “Rocket to Limbo” which was later published in 1946. Over the course of her career St. Clair wrote and published over 100 short stories, some under the name Wilton Hazzard or Idris Seabright, and also published several novels. St. Clair passed away in 1995 in Santa Rosa, California.
Extent
3.33 Linear Feet (6 boxes)
Abstract
This collection contains manuscripts, correspondence, and other material pertaining to the personal and professional life of Margaret St. Clair, an American science fiction writer. Includes a number of published and unpublished manuscripts in the science fiction genre as well as professional correspondence between St. Clair and publishers. Photographs, certificates, and other material pertaining to St. Clair’s personal and family life are also included.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged into three series as follows:
- Series 1. Manuscripts, 1947-1964
- Series 2. Correspondence, 1914-1992
- Series 3. Personal papers, 1903-1994
Acquisition Information
Gift of the estate of Margaret St. Clair, 1997.
Processing History
Processed by Reajinae Jenkins and Alysia Thind, Student Processing Assistants, 2015.
Processing of the Margaret St. Clair Papers was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Bergis Jules, University and Political Papers Archivist, and Eric Milenkiewicz, Manuscripts Curator.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Margaret St. Clair papers
- Status
- Processed
- Author
- Processed by Reajinae Jenkins and Alysia Thind, Student Processing Assistants.
- Date
- 2015
- 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