Letters 1956-1978.

Hamilton, Edmond, 1904-1977

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Leiber, Fritz, 1910-1992

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Fritz Leiber was born in Chicago, Illinois December 24, 1910 . He attained a Ph. D. from the University of Chicago in 1932. He served as an Episcopal minister, a Shakespearian actor, an editor, and a writing instructor. In 1943, his work began appearing in Weird Tales and Unknown Worlds . Leiber is well-known and well regarded in the field. His novels, Conjure Wife, Gather, Darkness, A Specter is Haunting Texas, the Silver Eggheads, and his stories and novels of Lankhmar are all popular favorite...

McCaffrey, Anne, 1926-2011

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On April 1, 1926, Anne Inez McCaffrey was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts to George Herbert McCaffrey and Anne Dorothy McElroy McCaffrey. Her father was a United States Army Colonel and her mother worked as an advertising copywriter in Boston. In 1947, McCaffrey graduated cum laude from Radcliffe College, majoring in Slavonic Languages and Literatures. Her unpublished honors thesis was titled Eugene Ivanovich Zamiatin, with Special Emphasis on His Utopian novel, We . A copy of the thesis is in ...

Offutt, Andrew J.

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Davidson, Avram

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Vance, Jack, 1916-2013

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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...

Moorcock, Michael, 1939-....

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Knight, Damon, 1922-2002

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Damon Francis Knight (1922–2002) was an award-winning American science fiction author, editor, and critic. His first story was published in 1941 in the science fiction pulp magazine Amazing Stories ; over his career he has written novels, short stories, criticism and other non-fiction, and edited numerous anthologies. His best-known short story is "To Serve Man," which was adapted into a Twilight Zone episode. Knight was a founding member of the Science Fiction and Fanta...

De Camp, L. Sprague (Lyon Sprague), 1907-2000

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Lyon Sprague De Camp was born in New York and educated at the California Institute of Technology and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. De Camp worked as an editor and instructor at the Inventor's Foundationin New Jersey between 1933-1936. De Camp began writing in 1938 and now has 97 books to his credit, ranging from science fiction to fantasy to non-fiction. De Camp's most well known works include the Conan Series, several of which have been made into movies, "C...

Norton, Andrew

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Laumer, Keith, 1925-1993

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American author, science fiction novelist. From the guide to the Keith Laumer Papers, 1939-1969, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) ...

Carter, Linda K.

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Science fiction and fantasy writer and editor. From the description of Letters 1956-1978. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 703905717 ...

Pohl, Frederik

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American novelist, author, editor (1919- ). Author of more than 200 short stories and over 134 books, including 54 novels, 31 story collections, 1 graphic novel, and 6 nonfiction works. Editor of science fiction magazines Galaxy and If (1959-1969), executive editor for Ace Books (1971 to 1973), and science fiction editor at Ballantine Books (1973 to 1979); president of the Science Fiction Writers of America (1974 to 1976) and of World Science Fiction (1980-1982). ...

Blish, James

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Science fiction and fantasy writer. From the description of Letters, 1966-1972. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 37000634 ...

Farmer, Philip José

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Philip José Farmer was born on January 26, 1918, in Terre Haute, Indiana, and grew up in Peoria, Illinois. In 1952, he won the first of three Hugo Awards for his novella, "The Lovers," which is notable for its pioneering use of sexual themes in science fiction. He later won Hugo Awards for his novella, "Riders of the Purple Wage," and "To Your Scattered Bodies Go," the first book in his Riverworld Series, which ultimately comprised five novels and numerous short stories. In 1975, "Venus on the ...

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...

Bok, Hannes, 1914-1964

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Del Rey, Lester, 1915-1993

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