Science/Fiction Collections: Fantasy, Supernatural and Weird Tales

by Lee Ash

Overview

Science/Fiction Collections offers different views and attitudes toward Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature and descriptions of a variety of collections. Written during a time when Science Fiction and Fantasy writings had just gained widespread popularity, it offers suggestions and considerations for approaching any special collection dealing with a relatively new field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780917724497
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/01/1983
Series:	Special Collections
Pages:	190
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Contents Foreword

• Introduction: The State of the Art
• Science Fiction at the Library of Congress
• The J. Lloyd Eaton Collection
• The Science Fiction Research Collection at Texas A&M University
• Out of the Closet: Science Fiction at Easter New Mexico University
• Syracuse University
• Spaced Out Library: Toronto Public Library’s Spaced Out Collection
• The MIT Science Fiction Society Library
• Anatomy of a Collection: The Sam Moskowitz Collection
• The Fantasy Foundation: Forrest J. Ackerman’s Archive of the Fantastic
• Science Fiction Specialty Publishers
• Bibliographic Control in Fantastic Literature: An Evaluation of Works Published 1941–1981
• The Cataloging and Classification of Science Fiction Collections
• A Checklist of Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Dealers
• A Brief Directory of Science Fiction Research Collections