Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Eastern Science Fiction Association |
| Title: | Eastern Science Fiction Association Records |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1947, 1968-1977 |
| Quantity: | 1 folder (SC) |
| Abstract: | Meeting minutes, association correspondence, and fliers advertising the ESFA's annual "open meetings." |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
The Eastern Science Fiction Association (ESFA) was a long-running science fiction fan group in Newark, New Jersey. It was founded in the mid-1940s by the influential fan and fandom historian, Sam Moskowitz, who remained the group's director into the late 1970s.
The Eastern Science Fiction Association Records contain meeting minutes from the club's monthly meetings spanning 1968 to 1977, taken by the group's secretary, Allan Howard. The collection also includes some official correspondence by the ESFA and fliers advertising the group's annual "open meetings." The group generally discussed new science fiction works, arranged for scholarly or scientific lectures, and occasionally hosted famous authors, including Arthur C. Clarke and Isaac Asimov.
The collection also includes one early newsletter, The ESFA Reporter, published in December 1947.
There are no access restrictions on this material.
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Special Collections Research Center has the papers of a number of science fiction authors and organizations, including the related Science Fiction Fanzines and Ephemera collection; please refer to the SCRC Subject Index for a complete listing. In addition, numerous science fiction books, pamphlets, serials and other items are cataloged in the Rare Books Collection; please be sure to search SUMMIT, our main catalog for these related materials.
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Eastern Science Fiction Association Records,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Gift of Allan Howard.
Created by: LMD
Date: 24 Mar 2010
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