John Varley Papers
Collection ID
SCRC 97
Collecting Areas
Description
Collection Summary
Title
John Varley Papers
Dates
Circa 1970s-2005
Collection ID
SCRC 97
Creator
Varley, John, 1947 August 9-
Quantity
20.25 linear feet (32 boxes + 1 flat file)
Repository
Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries
Language
Materials in English.
Detailed Collection Information
Biographical Note
John Varley was born in Austin, Texas, in 1947 and attended Michigan State University before travelling and settling upon a career in writing. Between 1977 and 1980, Varley published a trilogy, beginning with The Ophiuchi Hotline and concluding with The Titan, and The Wizard. Varley’s most well-known collections of short stories are The Persistence of Vision, In the Hall of the Martian Kings, and The Barbie Murders and Other Stories. Since 1974 Varley has published dozens of short stories in a variety of science fiction magazines. After years of work, Varley saw his story “Millennium” transformed into a film starring Cheryl Ladd and Kris Kristofferson in 1988. Varley has won the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards several times each.
Description of Collection
This collection consists primarily of manuscripts and proofs of stories, novels, and movie screenplays. The manuscripts include typescripts and proofs for novels, stories, and film treatments including “Blue Champagne,” “Entropy,” “Air Raid,” The Gate, Galaxy, Labyrinth, “Millennium,” Have Spacesuit, Will Travel, “Press Enter,” The Master, The Ophiuchi Hotline, Titan, The Phantom of Kansas, “The Persistence of Vision,” “The Pusher,” “Tango Charlie and Foxtrot Romeo,” Steel Beach, and Wizard. Related to Varley’s work as a screenwriter are clippings, memoranda, conceptual drawings, architectural drawings, color negatives, storyboards, scripts, photographs, videotapes, crew lists, production stills, production schedules, typescripts, notes, and a small amount of correspondence, primarily related to the production of Millennium.
Organization and Arrangement
The collection is arranged into 2 series as follows:
Series 1: John Varley Papers, circa 1970s-1990s
Series 2: 1990-2005 Additions, circa 1970s-2005
Series 1 is comprised of manuscript and proofs of short stories, novels, and screenplays by Varley, film production records and videotapes from the making of the movie Millennium, and a small number of color photographic negatives.
Series 2 contains later additions to the papers, including manuscripts, proofs, and screenplays, as well as correspondence and ephemera related to Varley’s work.
Patron Information
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Temple University’s online library catalog: http://diamond.temple.edu/record=b1621953~S30
Research Access
Collection is open for research. Photocopying of more than three pages requires the permission of the author. Permission to quote from or copy any part of Gas Giant is expressly denied by the author.
Collections Stored Off-Site
This collection may be housed off-site at the Library Depository, and require up to two business days to retrieve. Please review the finding aid and be prepared to identify specific materials to be retrieved. Contact the Special Collections Research Center in advance of your visit, so that materials may be relocated to the reading room for research.
Technical Access
Original audiovisual materials, as well as preservation and duplicating masters, may not be played. Researchers must consult use copies, or if none exist must pay for a use copy. Certain digital files may also be inaccessible. Please contact the Special Collections Research Center for more information.
Publication and Copyright Information
The John Varley Papers are in the custody of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. Intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], John Varley Papers, SCRC 97, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Donated by John Varley, 1977-2005.
Processing Information
Original accession processed and finding aid prepared in approximately 1993. Finding aid revised according to contemporary archival standards and additional accessions added in December 2014 by Katy Rawdon, Coordinator of Technical Services.
Index Terms
The following headings have been used to index the description of this collection in Temple University’s electronic catalog:
Subjects:
American fiction--20th century
Authors, American--20th century
Science fiction
Science fiction films
Material Types:
Architectural drawings
Correspondence
Drawings
Manuscripts
Negatives
Photographs
Posters
Press releases
Proofs
Screenplays
VHS (TM)
Video recordings
Inventory
Series 1: John Varley Papers, circa 1970s-1990s
Series 1 is comprised of manuscript and proofs of short stories, novels, and screenplays by Varley, film production records and videotapes from the making of the movie Millennium, and a small number of color photographic negatives.
1 1 “Air Raid” undated
1 2 “Amputee” undated
1 3 “Bagatelle” undated
1 4 “Bagatelle” undated
1 5 “Barbie Murders” undated
1 6 “Barbie Murders” undated
1 7 “Beatnik Bayou” undated
1 8 “Bellman” undated
1 9 “Black Hole Passes” undated
1 10 “Blue Champagne” undated
1 11 ‘”Blue Champagne” undated
1 12 “Choice of Enemies” undated
1 13 “Entropy” undated
1 14 “Equinoctial” undated
1 15 “Equinoctial undated
2 1 Demon, first draft circa 1980s
2 2 Demon, first draft circa 1980s
2 3 Demon, second draft circa 1980s
2 4 Demon, second draft circa 1980s
2 5 Demon, second draft circa 1980s
2 6 Demon, fragment, typesetting copy circa 1980s
3 1 “Funhouse Effect” undated
3 2 “Funhouse Effect” undated
3 3 Galaxy, first, second drafts, screenplay undated
3 4 Galaxy, first, second drafts, screenplay undated
3 5 The Gate, treatment and novel undated
3 6 The Gate, treatment and novel undated
3 7 The Gate, treatment and novel undated
3 8 “Goodbye, Robinson Crusoe,” draft, proofs undated
3 9 “Goodbye, Robinson Crusoe,” draft, proofs undated
3 10 “Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance,” draft, rewrite undated
3 11 “Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance,” draft, rewrite undated
4 1 Gas Giant, first draft undated
4 2 Gas Giant, first draft undated
4 3 Gas Giant, second draft undated
4 4 Gas Giant, second draft undated
4 5 Gas Giant, original typescript undated
4 6 Gas Giant, original typescript undated
4 7 Gas Giant, original typescript undated
5 1 Have Spacesuit, Will Travel, screenplay undated
5 2 “In the Bowl” undated
5 3 “In the Hall of Martian Kings” undated
5 4 Labyrinth, original treatment undated
5 5 Labyrinth, screenplay, first draft undated
5 6 Labyrinth, screenplay, second draft undated
5 7 “Lollipop and Tar Baby” undated
5 8 “Lollipop and Tar Baby” undated
6 1 The Ophiuchi Hotline, draft/notes circa 1970s
6 2 The Ophiuchi Hotline, additional draft/notes circa 1970s
6 3 The Ophiuchi Hotline, typesetting draft circa 1970s
6 4 The Ophiuchi Hotline, typesetting draft circa 1970s
6 5 The Ophiuchi Hotline, typesetting draft circa 1970s
6 6 The Ophiuchi Hotline, corrections/proofs circa 1970s
6 7 The Ophiuchi Hotline, corrections/proofs circa 1970s
7 1 The Ophiuchi Hotline, first draft undated
7 2 The Ophiuchi Hotline, draft undated
7 3 The Ophiuchi Hotline, draft undated
7 4 The Ophiuchi Hotline, revised draft undated
8 1 Millennium, novel, discarded first draft circa 1970s-1980s
8 2 Millennium, first draft circa 1970s-1980s
8 3 Millennium, first draft circa 1970s-1980s
8 4 Millennium, first draft circa 1970s-1980s
8 5 Millennium, typesetting draft circa 1970s-1980s
8 6 Millennium, typesetting draft circa 1970s-1980s
8 7 Millennium, typesetting draft circa 1970s-1980s
9 1 Millennium, Screenplay Air Raid, treatment circa 1970s-1980s
9 2 Millennium, treatment, draft 1 and 2 circa 1970s-1980s
9 3 Millennium, treatment, draft 1 and 2 circa 1970s-1980s
9 4 Millennium, research notes circa 1970s-1980s
9 5 Millennium, first draft circa 1970s-1980s
9 6 Millennium, first draft circa 1970s-1980s
9 7 Millennium, first draft circa 1970s-1980s
9 8 Millennium, second draft circa 1970s-1980s
9 9 Millennium, third draft circa 1970s-1980s
9 10 Millennium, third draft circa 1970s-1980s
9 11 Millennium, third draft circa 1970s-1980s
9 12 Millennium, third draft circa 1970s-1980s
9 13 Millennium, 4th draft circa 1970s-1980s
9 14 Millennium, 4th draft circa 1970s-1980s
9 15 Millennium, revisions circa 1970s-1980s
9 16 Millennium, revisions circa 1970s-1980s
10 1 Millennium, director’s version May 1983
10 2 Millennium, revised draft April 1987
10 3 Millennium, revised draft April 1987
10 4 Millennium, revised February 18, 1988
10 5 Millennium, revised February 18, 1988
10 6 Millennium, revised February 24, 1988
10 7 Millennium, revised May 1988
10 8 Millennium, revised May 1988
10 9 Millennium, revised May 1988
10 10 Millennium, revised May 1988
10 11 Millennium, revised scenes 1980s
10 12 Millennium, revised scenes 1980s
11 1 Millennium, film production, memoranda, correspondence 1980s
11 2 Millennium, film production, crew lists 1980s
11 3 Millennium, film production, clippings 1980s
11 4 Millennium, film production, publicity/box office 1980s
11 5 Millennium, film production, critique November 1982-March 1983
11 6 Millennium, film production, critique November 1982-March 1983
11 7 Millennium, film production, daily location schedules June 1988
11 8 Millennium, film production, daily location schedules June 1988
12 1 Millennium, film production, crew/cast photos 1980s
12 2 Millennium, film production, research/work flow 1980s
12 3 Millennium, film production, production stills 1980s
12 4 Millennium, film production, production stills 1980s
12 5 Millennium, film production, storyboards March-April 1988
12 6 Millennium, film production, storyboards March-April 1988
12 7 Millennium, film production, storyboards March-April 1988
12 8 Millennium, film production, continuity sketches March 24, 1988
12 9 Millennium, film production, continuity sketches March 28, May 9 and 16, 1988
13 1 Millennium, Videotapes 1980s
14 1 Millennium, Videotapes/slides 1980s
Flat File 327/3, drawer 6 Millennium, 63 drawings and sketches for sets circa 1980s
15 1 “Persistence of Vision,” original draft undated
15 2 “Persistence of Vision,” corrected draft undated
15 3 “Persistence of Vision,” corrected draft undated
15 4 “Persistence of Vision,” galleys undated
15 5 Phantom of Kansas, screenplay, original draft undated
15 6 Phantom of Kansas, second draft undated
15 7 “Picnic at Nearside,” draft undated
15 8 “Picnic at Nearside,” proofs undated
16 1 “The Manhattan Phone Book,” draft undated
16 2 “Manikins,” original draft undated
16 3 “Manikins,” proofs undated
16 4 The Master, treatment undated
16 5 The Master, notes undated
16 6 The Master, screenplay, first, second drafts undated
16 7 The Master, screenplay, first, second drafts undated
16 8 “Press Enter,” draft undated
16 9 “PSI Olympics,” draft undated
16 10 “The Pusher,” draft undated
16 11 Published stories, copies undated
16 12 “Options,” draft undated
16 13 “Overdrawn at Memory Bank,” draft undated
16 14 “Retrograde Summer,” draft undated
16 15 “Scoreboard,” draft undated
17 1 Steel Beach, first draft circa 1990s
17 2 Steel Beach, first draft circa 1990s
17 3 Steel Beach, first draft circa 1990s
17 4 Steel Beach, first draft circa 1990s
18 1 Steel Beach, second draft circa 1990s
18 2 Steel Beach, second draft circa 1990s
18 3 Steel Beach, second draft circa 1990s
18 4 Steel Beach, second draft circa 1990s
19 1 Steel Beach, third draft circa 1990s
19 2 Steel Beach, third draft circa 1990s
19 3 Steel Beach, third draft circa 1990s
19 4 Steel Beach, third draft circa 1990s
19 5 Steel Beach, research/background info. circa 1990s
19 6 Steel Beach, chapter 1, critique circa 1990s
19 7 Steel Beach, pasteups, chapter headings circa 1990s
20 1 Titan, notes/fragments circa 1970s
20 2 Titan, original draft circa 1970s
20 3 Titan, first draft circa 1970s
20 4 Titan, first draft circa 1970s
20 5 Titan, second draft circa 1970s
20 6 Titan, second draft circa 1970s
20 7 Titan, second draft circa 1970s
21 1 Titan, revised draft/typesetting copy circa 1970s
21 2 Titan, revised draft/typesetting copy circa 1970s
21 3 Titan, revised draft/typesetting copy circa 1970s
21 4 Titan, First Feature, typesetting copy circa 1970s
21 5 Titan, Second Feature, typesetting feature circa 1970s
21 6 Titan, Third Feature, typesetting copy circa 1970s
22 1 “Tango Charlie and Foxtrot Romeo,” draft undated
22 2 “The Unprocessed Word,” draft undated
22 3 Wizard, first draft circa 1970s
22 4 Wizard, early draft circa 1970s
22 5 Wizard, early draft circa 1970s
22 6 Wizard, typesetting copy circa 1970s
22 7 Wizard, typesetting copy circa 1970s
22 8 Wizard, typesetting copy circa 1970s
22 9 “Win Free Sex” undated
23 1 Wizard, galleys circa 1970s
23 2 Color negatives, personal undated
Series 2: 1993-2005 Additions, circa 1970s-2005
Series 2 contains later additions to the papers, including manuscripts, proofs, and screenplays, as well as correspondence and ephemera related to Varley’s work.
24 1 Millennium, The Ophiuchi Hotline, Steel Beach, Wizard, Titan, and Demon: Book jacket art and design, photographs and proofs undated
24 2 The Barbie Murders, version 1, script by Anne Richardson and Mark Ruzzin undated
24 3 The Barbie Murders, version 2, script by Anne Richardson and Mark Ruzzin undated
24 4 The Barbie Murders, second draft, script by Anne Richardson and Mark Ruzzin undated
24 5-7 Super-Hero anthology edited by John Varley, typescript undated
Includes introduction by Varley, and stories by Steve Antczak, P. J. Beese, Jerry Bingham , Brenda W. Clough, Dwight R. Decker, Laurell K. Hamilton, Gerald Hausman, Alan Dean Foster, Roland J. Green, Richard A. Knaak, Brad Linaweaver, William Marden, Frieda A. Murray, Jody Lynn Nye, Dennis O’Neil, Jonathan V. Post, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Mike Resnick and Schimel, Josepha Sherman, Michael A. Stackpole, Brian M. Thomsen, John Varley (“Truth, Justice, and the Politically-Correct Socialist Path”), Lawrence Watt-Evans, and Roger Zelazny
24 8 Steel Beach, promotional jacket and brochure/poster circa 1990s
24 9 Steel Beach, page proofs 1993
25 1-3 Steel Beach, page proofs 1993
26 1-2 Red Thunder, page proofs circa 2000
27 1-3 Red Thunder, typescript circa 2000
28 1-3 The John Varley Reader, page proofs circa 2004
29 Writings: drafts, correspondence, publicity circa 1970s-1990s
30 Correspondence and other papers circa 1970s-1990s
31 Writings drafts, correspondence, ephemera circa 1970s-1990s
32 1-2 Mammoth, page proofs circa 2005
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