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| Creator: | Wollheim, Donald A. |
| Title: | Donald A. Wollheim Papers |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1961-1965 |
| Quantity: | 0.5 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Papers of the American author, science fiction writer (1914-1990). Collection includes typescript manuscripts for: Destiny's Orbit (n.d.), Mike Mars and the Mystery Satellite (1965), Mike Mars and the South Pole Rocket (1962), and: The Wizard of Wireless (1961). |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
Donald A. Wollheim (1914-1990) was an award-winning science fiction writer, editor, publisher, and fan. Wollheim's first story was published when he was nineteen, and despite his many other activities he continued to be published regularly for more than thirty years. He wrote under numerous pen names, including David Grinnell, Arthur Cooke, Millard Verne Gordon, Martin Pearson, Braxton Wells, Graham Conway, and Lawrence Woods. In addition to his writing, Wollheim the organizer of the first science fiction convention in 1936, publisher of numerous fanzines, and founder of the Fantasy Amateur Press Association. He was also a founding member of The Futurians, alongn with Isaac Asimov, Frederik Pohl, Cyril Kornbluth, James Blish, Damon Knight and many other notable names in science fiction.
The Donald A. Wollheim Papers consists entirely of manuscripts.
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Donald A. Wollheim Papers
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Created by: -
Date: Jul 1967
Revision history: 14 Dec 2009 - converted to EAD (MRC)
| Manuscripts | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Destiny's Orbit undated (3 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Mike Mars and the Mystery Satellite 1965 (4 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Mike Mars and the South Pole Rocket 1962 (4 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | The Wizard of Wireless 1961 (4 folders) | ||||||||||
