Donald A. Wollheim papers 1933-2007

Norton, Andre, 1912-2005

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Andre Norton ( Alice Mary Norton ) was born February 7, 1912 in Cleveland, Ohio. After an early career as a children’s librarian, Andre Norton turned to full-time writing as her profession, publishing her first novel in 1934 . She legally changed her name to Andre Norton believing that readers of science fiction and fantasy would accept that name better than Alice Mary Norton. She also wrote under the pen names Andrew North and Allen Weston. Her first science fiction n...

Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969

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Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac (March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969), known as Jack Kerouac, was an American novelist of French Canadian ancestry, who, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, was a pioneer of the Beat Generation. Raised in a French-speaking home in Lowell, Massachusetts, Kerouac learned English at age six and spoke with a marked accent into his late teens. Kerouac spent much of his youth engaged in sports and other physical activities. His athletic prowess earned him a...

Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992

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Biochemist, professor of biochemistry at Boston University Medical School; science and science fiction writer; author of over 400 books. From the description of Letters, 1950-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122322499 American scientist and writer. From the description of Letter and postcard, 1987 Nov. 30. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122632941 Isaac Asimov (1920 ₆ 19...

Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968

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Upton Sinclair was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1878. Sinclair was an American author, novelist, journalist, and political activist who wrote many books in several genres. He is most well-known for his exposé, The Jungle regarding conditions in Chicago's meat packing plants, which influenced the passage of the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906. Much of Sinclair's writing was related to the economic and social conditions of the early twentieth century. He was heavily in...

Derleth, August, 1909-1971

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August William Derleth, 1909-1971, was an author. Although Derleth's literary strengths are exemplified in his nostalgic writings about the Midwestern prairies, he is best remembered for his "weird" fiction, fantasy, and science fiction works. From the guide to the Derleth mss., 1958-1965, (Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly) American author. From the description of Typed letters signed (108) : Sauk City, Wis., to Edw...

Akers, Alan Burt

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The International Cosmos Science Club

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Pohl, Frederik

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American novelist, author, editor. From the guide to the Frederik Pohl Papers, 1917-1968, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) ...

Cherryh, C. J., b. 1942

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Howard, Robert E. (Robert Ervin), 1906-1936

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Lee, Tanith, b. 1947

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Wollheim, Donald A.

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Donald A. Wollheim (1914-1990) was an award-winning science fiction writer, editor, publisher, and fan. Wollheim's first story was published when he was nineteen, and despite his many other activities he continued to be published regularly for more than thirty years. He wrote under numerous pen names, including David Grinnell, Arthur Cooke, Millard Verne Gordon, Martin Pearson, Braxton Wells, Graham Conway, and Lawrence Woods. In addition to his writing, Wollheim the organizer of the first scien...

Swann, Thomas Burnett

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Ace Books

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American publishing firm, specializing in popular literature From the guide to the Ace Books Records, 1928-1962, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) ...

Sykora, William

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Bloch, Robert, 1917-1994

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Robert Bloch was best known as the author of "Psycho." He was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1917. He attended schools in Maywood, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He worked as a free lance writer from 1934-1942. He then spent 11 years as a copywriter for a Milwaukee advertising agency before returning to freelance writing in 1953. He wrote primarily fantasy and suspense fiction. Bloch's most famous book was "Psycho," but he wrote other books including "Straitjacket," "The Psychopath," "Out of t...

Grinnell, David

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New York Science Fiction League.

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Keller, David H. (David Henry), 1880-1966

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Psychiatrist and author; M.D., School of Medicine, U. of Pennsylvania, (1903); served as neuropsychiatrist in U.S. Army Medical Corps during World Wars I and II; staff member of various state mental institutions; author of science fiction, fantasy and horror short stories and novels known as kelleryarns; used the pseudonym Henry Cecil; practiced briefly after retirement in Stroudsburg, Pa. From the description of Literary and professional works, 1915-1967. (University of Pennsylvania...

Fantasy Amateur Press Association.

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Tubb, E. C., b. 1919

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DAW Books Inc.

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Lovecraft, H.P. (Howard Phillips), 1890-1937

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H. P. Lovecraft is widely considered the twentieth century's most important writer of supernatural horror fiction. Forging a unique niche within the horror genre, he created what became known as "weird tales," stories containing a distinctive blend of dreamlike imagery, Gothic terror, and elaborate concocted mythology. During his lifetime Lovecraft published work almost exclusively in pulp magazines, and only after his death in 1937 did he receive a wide readership and critical ana...

Pearson, Martin.

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Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012

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Ray Bradbury novelist and screenwriter; Herman Melville, novelist. From the description of Moby Dick : screenplay, 1956, January 27. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 144652495 Ray Douglas Bradbury was born in Waukegan, IL, Aug. 22, 1920; started his writing career in 1943; the winner of various awards, he is known primarily for writing fantasy and science fiction stories; he has authored numerous novels, short stories, plays, films, poems, and articles, includi...

Gordon, Millard Verne

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Chandler, A. Bertram (Arthur Bertram), 1912-1984

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Schwartz, Julius, 1915-2004

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Bayley, Barrington J.

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Goulart, Ron, b. 1933

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Smith, E.E. (Edward Elmer), 1890-1965

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University of Idaho alumnus; science fiction author. From the description of Papers, 1914-1994. (University of Idaho Library). WorldCat record id: 42059430 ...

Lumley, Brian, b. 1937

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Ball, Brian N., 1932-

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Shepherd, Wilson

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White, W. Malcolm

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Smith, Clark Ashton, 1893-1961

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Clark Ashton Smith was an author of poetry and later of fantastic fiction in pulp magazines. He began correspondence with another author Samuel Loveman in 1913 that would last until 1941. Loveman also acquired skills in book dealing and eventually set up his own shop, the Bodley Gallery (Bodley Press) in the 1930's. From the description of Clark Ashton Smith letters : to Samuel Loveman, 1913-1941. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 50825411 Clark Ashto...

Barlow, R.H. (Robert Hayward), 1918-1951

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Robert Hayward Barlow was an American author, avant-garde poet, anthropologist and historian of early Mexico, and expert in the Nahuatl language. From the description of R.H. Barlow correspondence, 1934, 1943. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 759409458 ...

Rosny, J. H. aîné, 1956-1940

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International Scientific Association

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Craig, Brian, 1948-

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Moorcock, Michael, 1939-....

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