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Syracuse in '66 Worldcon Bid

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

1966 Worldcon bidding quarrel, 1965

 File — Box 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

File contains carbon copies and facsimiles of correspondence rearding the 1966 Worldcon bidding. Includes correspondence with Ben Jason (co-chair for 1966 Tricon bidding committee and member of the Tricon convention committee), Ella and Ethel Lindsey (1965 Loncon committe), and others.

Dates: 1965

Chalker, Jack L., 1964-1965, 1983-1984

 File — Box 1, Folder: 50
Scope and Contents

File includes correspondence about the 1966 Worldcon.

Dates: 1964-1965, 1983-1984

Conventions, 1964-1965, undated

 File — Box 1, Folder: 58
Scope and Contents

Original folder label (presumably from Klein) was "Con Ideas." Folder includes some correspondence regarding the 1966 Worldcon.

Dates: 1964-1965, undated

Donaho, Bill, 1965-1966

 File — Box 1, Folder: 77
Scope and Contents

Correspondence about Syracuse in '66 Worldcon bid.

Dates: 1965-1966

Heaps, George and Cindy, 1964-1965

 File — Box 2, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents

George and Cindy were on the Syracuse in '66 Worldcon bid committee.

Dates: 1964-1965

Jason, Ben, 1964-1966, undated

 File — Box 2, Folder: 32
Scope and Contents

Jason was co-chair of the Worldcon bid committee for Cleveland in '66 and the chairman for the Tricon 1966 Worldcon committee.

Dates: 1964-1966, undated

Jay Kay Klein photographs and papers on science fiction fandom

 Collection
Identifier: MS-381
Abstract This collection is primarily comprised of photographs, negatives, and slides taken by Jay Kay Klein as he documented Science Fiction & Fantasy fandom over the course of 50 plus years. The majority of images were taken by Klein while attending Science Fiction & Fantasy conventions and events. Additional material include Klein's correspondence with notable Science Fiction & Fantasy authors, editors, publishers, and fans; material related to his personal and professional life; and...
Dates: 1931-2011, undated; Majority of material found within 1950-2000

Kyle, David, 1964-2001

 File — Box 2, Folder: 40
Scope and Contents

Dave Kyle was the co-chair of the Syracuse in '66 Worldcon bid committee. He was also a prominent member of First Fandom.

Dates: 1964-2001

Leman, Bob, 1964-1966

 File — Box 2, Folder: 48
Scope and Contents

Based on the correspondence in this folder, it is unclear how involved Bob Leman was with the Syracuse in '66 Worldcon bid. However, he was not part of the bidding committee.

Dates: 1964-1966

Lindsey, Ethel, 1964-1965, undated

 File — Box 2, Folder: 53
Scope and Contents

Ethel Lindsey was the secretary for the 1965 Worldcon (Loncon II). Correspondence addresses the bidding process for the 1966 Worldcon.

Dates: 1964-1965, undated