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Octavia E. Butler Correspondence and Photographs
mssHM
80612-80709, FAC 2071
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Title: Octavia E. Butler Correspondence and
Photographs,
Dates: 1993-approximately 2006
Collection Number: mssHM
80612-80709, FAC 2071
Creator OR Collector:
Butler, Octavia E.
Louis, Frances Deutsch
Extent:
98 items in 2 boxes
Repository: The Huntington Library,
Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Manuscripts
Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2191
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: This is a collection of materials
compiled by Professor Frances Deutsch Louis, primarily letters from American science fiction writer Octavia. E. Butler
(1947-2006) to
Louis, and related photographs.
Language of Material: The records are in English.
Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader
Services.
The literary copyright of materials by Octavia E. Butler is held by the Estate of
Octavia E. Butler. Anyone wishing to quote from or publish any manuscript
material by Octavia E. Butler must contact the agent listed below. Questions
should also be directed to the agent below.
Agent contact info:
Merrilee Heifetz
Writers House
21 West 26th St
New York City, NY 10010
mheifetz@writershouse.com
(212) 685-2605
The copyright for materials by others represented in the collection is held by
other parties. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine the
current copyright holder and obtain permission from the appropriate parties.
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material,
nor does it charge fees for such activities. For
materials by Octavia E. Butler researchers should contact both the agent as listed above for publication permission.
[Identification of Item], Octavia E. Butler Correspondence and Photographs, The
Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
The collection was a gift from Frances Deutsch Louis, June 20, 2013.
Octavia Estelle Butler (1947-2006) was an American science fiction writer, and the
first black woman in her field. Frances Deutsch Louis (1937-) was a professor of English at York
College, City University of New York (CUNY). The two met in a professional setting and found each other to be
kindred spirits. They maintained a close friendship and correspondence thereafter,
until Butler's passing in 2006.
Related Materials in the Huntington Library
- Octavia E. Butler Papers (Call number: mssOEB 1-8000)
This is a collection of materials
compiled by Professor Frances Deutsch Louis, primarily letters from American science fiction writer Octavia E. Butler
(1947-2006) to
Louis, and related photographs.
The collection consists of letters from Butler to Louis and photographs, as well as one
facsimile draft of an essay by Butler.
Often written in notecards, the brief notes to Louis provide a more intimate look
into the everyday life of the shy Butler. The photographs include snapshots of
Butler with friends, at events, and images of her home that she herself took and
shared with Louis.
The collection is arranged in the following 2 series:
- Manuscript and Correspondence
- Photographs
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
Huntington Library's Online Catalog.
Butler, Octavie E.
Louis, Frances Deutsch
Women authors, American - 20th century -
Archives.
Science fiction, American - Women
authors.
African American women authors - 20th
century - Archives.
Letters (correspondence) -- United States
-- 20th Century
Manuscripts for publication -- United
States -- 20th Century.