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Title: Terry Carr papers
Date (inclusive): 1950-1989, undated
Collection Number: MS 288
Creator:
Carr, Terry, 1937-1987
Extent:
14.33 linear feet
(13 boxes, 4 flat file folders)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: This collection primarily contains materials realted to Terry Carr's work as an editor. The bulk of the collection are files
related to the various anthologies edited by Carr. There is also correspondence, manuscript drafts, awards, photographs, and
more.
Languages: The collection is in English.
This collection is open for research.
Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Distinctive
Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of
the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained
by the researcher.
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Terry Carr Papers (MS 288). Special Collections & University Archives, University
of California, Riverside.
Purchased from Mark Funke, working on behalf of the Carr estate, in February 2024.
Processed by Andrew Lippert, Special Collections Processing Archivist, 2024.
Terry Carr is best known as an editor of science fiction and fantasy anthologies, but he was also a writer and a prominent
member of mid-20th century science ficiton fandom. Terry's collection includes editorial files for the anthologies he worked
on, which include correspondence, contracts, and drafts of the introductions he wrote for the included pieces. There is also
a bit of professional and personal correspondence, covering both fan and professional activities. There are manuscript of
pieces written by Terry Carr and some materials from his contribution to fanzines. Finally, of note are the materials from
when he served as a jury member for the World Fantasy Award and the Nebula Award.
The collection is arranged into seven series:
- Series 1. Anthologies, 1965-1989, undated
- Series 2. Correspondence, 1950-1987, undated
- Series 3. Works by Terry Carr, undated
- Series 4. Fanzines, 1960, 1980-1987, undated
- Series 5. Works by Others, 1969, 1982, undated
- Series 6. Awards, 1971-1987, undated
- Series 7. Personal and Miscellaneous materials, 1958-1988, undated
Other Carr collections and materials
See also the
Terry Carr collection on Science Fiction fandom (MS 359) and the
Carol Carr papers (MS 287) . A large collection of Terry's fanzines were donated by Carol Carr in the late 1980s. These can be found in the library catalog
and the call number for all of these starts with "PZ1 A2".
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Editors in literature
Literature publishing
Science fiction
Manuscripts