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This collection contains magazine and newspaper clippings, magazines, newspapers, flyers, and reproductions on science fiction, horror, and fantasy from Forrest J Ackerman, a Los Angeles, California-based magazine editor, science-fiction writer and literary agent, a founder of science fiction fandom and possibly the world's most avid collector of genre books and movie memorabilia.

Abstract The collection consists of the personal and professional papers of science fiction and fantasy authors Poul and Karen Anderson. These materials document the writing and publishing process and their involvement with the science fiction community and other organizations such as the Society for Creative Anachronism and Sherlockiana groups. Items in the collection include correspondence, manuscript drafts, notes, diaries, personal records, artwork, memorabilia and ephemera from various...

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This collection includes newsletters (drafts and duplicate copies), administrative records, and other material from the Baton Rouge Science Fiction League (BRSFL) organization.

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This collection includes correspondence, manuscript drafts, poetry, royalties statements, clippings, fanzines, books, and a piece of framed art. Materials largely pertain to Carol Carr with some materials related to her second husband: Terry Carr.

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This collection contains fliers, correspondence, fanzines, newspaper clippings, ballots, materials related to the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA, and other material on Science Fiction fandom collected by Terry Carr.

Abstract This collection contains correspondence; printed material such as postcards, brochures, fliers, posters, etc; trading cards; action figures; collectibles; fandom materials; and other ephemeral items. Correspondence primarily includes letters from Soviet citizen and science fiction fan Igor A. Toloconnicov. Clark and Toloconnicov were in correspondence with each other and regularly traded science fiction publications over the course of several years. Select materials regarding VolgaCon '91...

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The collection consists of approximately 850 photographic slides, mostly of science fiction conventions, taken by well known fan Don E. Ford in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Slides in the collection depict various parts of conventions, including audiences listening to performances and speakers, dinners, discussions, and other fan gatherings.

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This collection contains reviews, plays, scripts, typescripts, correspondence and other material on science fiction writer and fan Sidney V. Gerson, who was part of an early science fiction fan club in Chicago in the late 1920s. Mostly contains former publications in the Columbia newspaper, and other science fiction writings.

Abstract The collection includes manuscripts, research notes, illustrations, and other material pertaining to Jack Harness, an American Science Fiction and Fantasy fan and writer who was active in Los Angeles, California during the 1970's and 1980's. Includes stories and poetry by Jack Harness and other authors including Mike Shupp and Sylvia Stevens as well as written commentary and research notes that pertain to Harness' numerous manuscripts, poetry, and collaborative works. Different forms of...

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This collection contains programs, correspondence, and other material regarding Science Fiction conventions and fandom collected by Earl Kemp, a Science Fiction critic and fan who won a Hugo Award in 1961 for his fanzine Who Killed Science Fiction.