Robert Bloch papers, 1855-1994 (bulk 1962-1994)

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Robert Bloch papers, 1855-1994 (bulk 1962-1994)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191871834

The Robert Bloch papers consist of materials related to Bloch's personal life and professional career, as well as the development of the horror and science fiction genres. Contents of the collection include extensive personal and professional correspondence, a large selection of science fiction and horror books and periodicals (including rare fan magazines, or magazines produced in small quantities for fans), convention announcements and programs, and annotated screenplays, scripts, and manuscripts produced by Bloch and his contemporaries, among other materials.

284.07 cubic ft. (393 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6959609

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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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...