Paskow Science Fiction Collection

The Rare Books and Manuscripts Collection initiated its in-depth collecting of science fiction in 1972 with the acquisition of the collection of David Paskow. In 1986, with the gift of the book collection of Roger Knuth and his interest in Lovecraft and Howard, fantasy was added to the collecting canon.

Amateur and semi-professional science fiction and fantasy serials (fanzines) have been collected and added since the founding of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Collection. Professional pulp and slick magazines receive full library cataloging as well as those fanzines which evolved into mainstream publishing and distribution.

This collection contains more than 30,000 volumes, magazines (pulps, fanzines, and academic journals), over 100 cubic feet of manuscripts, and selected posters, paintings, drawings, and related materials. The collection ranges from late 19th century through the 20th century first editions, book club and paperback editions, with international coverage. The Rare Books and Manuscripts Collection holds supportive 17th and 18th century imaginary voyages and the Gelfand H. G. Wells Collection.

These serial collections are maintained and are listed on the Web at:

The Fanzine Collection

holding from one to hundreds of issues of amateur serial publications, 1930s - date, very often distributed by direct trade, or via FAPA, SAPS, NFFF; list appended. However,corrections and additions are currently (June 2000) being maintained in a non-web database. For full list, please request e-mail transfer.

The Enterprising Women Fan Fiction Collection consisting in part I of direct - and Con - sold fanzines and in part II underground and circuit literature. All written, designed, produced and distributed by women fans of media teleplays, actors, and characters -- notably Star Trek, the Professionals, Dr. Who and The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Full list appended.

The Pulps collection of catalogued science fiction and fantasy periodicals, including secondary and academic journals. Listing in process, partial cataloging via RLIN, OCLC, and Temple on-line catalog.

Manuscript Collections

The manuscript holdings include the papers of

Ben Bova
Jack Dann
Gardner Dozois
Lloyd Eshbach
Tom Purdom
Pamela Sargent
John Varley
Stanley G. Weinbaum
George Zebrowski
Archives of the Fantasy Press

and a wide variety of manuscript materials of John Campbell, E. E. Smith, John Taine, Oswald Train (Prime Press, etc.), Pierre Barbet, and Frank Halpern among others.

Of most recent addition, the Enterprising Women Fan Fiction Collection, consisting of formal media fanzines and of xeroxed, as circulated, "circuit" stories. Inventories of the EWFFC and of the general fanzine collection are appended herein.

The Collection maintains an active acquisition policy for books, fanzines, periodicals, convention brochures and manuscripts in all languages, periods, and from all countries.

A note about the illustration: This is the cover of The Green Girl, written by Jack Williamson, New York: Avon Publishing Co., 1930. From the Paskow Science Fiction Collection.

Any questions? Please contact Thomas M. Whitehead