R. A. Lafferty papers, 1959-1997

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R. A. Lafferty papers, 1959-1997

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/184739675

The papers contain approximately 2790 letters, cards, and documents between Lafferty, his literary agent Virginia Kidd, colleagues and friends, publishers and editors, organizations, etc. Convention progress reports and programs. Drafts of short stories, novels and novelettes, collected works, book reviews, poems, and essays, consisting primarily of carbon copy typescripts with autograph revisions and corrections and arranged alphabetically by title or subject (e. g., Bibliographical, Nonsense poems). Original typescript drafts and autograph preliminary notes and fragments. Card file box consisting of 413 3x4 inch index cards and 2 spiral pocket notebooks containing records of expenses, submission/return/publication histories, and earnings, by title of work. 2 plaques and 4 trophies, (including the Hugo trophy awarded in 1973).

39 boxes (24 linear feet)

The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library

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The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library

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Lafferty, R.A.

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Raphael Aloysius Lafferty (November 7, 1914 - March 18, 2002), science fiction and fantasy writer. He was born in Neola, Iowa, and lived most of his life in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He attended the University of Tulsa in 1932-1933, and worked in the electrical supply business for 35 years, before devoting himself to his writing career in 1960. Much of Lafferty's writings focused on the realm of science fiction. He received the Phoenix award in 1971 and was also awarded the Hugo award in 1973, for the ye...