Gregory Benford papers

Special Collections & University Archives

The UCR Library

P.O. Box 5900

University of California

Riverside, California 92517-5900

Phone: 951-827-3233

Fax: 951-827-4673

Email: specialcollections@ucr.edu

URL: http://library.ucr.edu/libraries/special-collections-university-archives

Descriptive Summary

Title: Gregory Benford papers

Date (inclusive): circa 1950-2000

Collection Number: MS 177

Creator: Benford, Gregory, 1941-

Extent: 52.77 linear feet (92 boxes)

Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.

Riverside, CA 92517-5900

Abstract: This collection contains manuscripts, publications, press clippings, correspondence, and other material regarding Gregory Benford, an American science fiction author and astrophysicist. Included are Benford's academic and literary works, his collection of fanzines, and press clippings on both his academic and literary career.

Languages: The collection is in English.

Access

This collection is unprocessed. Please contact Special Collections & University Archives regarding the availability of materials for research use.

Publication Rights

Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction, and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], [date if possible]. Gregory Benford papers (MS 177). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Acquisition Information

Gifts of Gregory Benford, 1987, 1991, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019.

Collection Scope and Contents

This collection contains manuscripts, publications, press clippings, correspondence, and other material regarding Gregory Benford, an American science fiction author and astrophysicist. Included are Benford's academic and literary works, his collection of fanzines, and press clippings on both his academic and literary career.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects

Astrophysics

Science fiction

Science fiction -- Authorship

Genres and Forms of Materials

Clippings (information artifacts)

Correspondence

Manuscripts

Publications

Box Inventory

Scope and Contents

The following box inventory serves as the primary point of access for the Benford papers until such time as the collection can be processed. This is a rough guide and is not a comprehensive description of what each box contains.

Box 1

SFWA Forum and SFWA Bulletin undated

Box 2

Against Infinity and Beyond Infinity undated

Box 3

SFWA Forum, SFWA Bulletin, and fanzines undated

Box 4

Correspondence undated

Box 5

Artifact and notes undated

Box 6

Publications, science journals, Worlds Vast and Various, newspapers undated

Box 7

Reports: Sandia, book covers, publications, works by others undated

Box 8

Research and background undated

Box 9

Fanzines undated

Box 10

Fanzines, correspondence undated

Box 11

Fanzines undated

Box 12

Fanzines undated

Box 13

Correspondence, background and research undated

Box 14

Fanzines undated

Box 15

Works by others, art catalogs undated

Box 16

Convention programs, SFWA publications, fanzines, correspondence undated

Box 17

SFWA publications, magazines, zines undated

Box 18

Across the Sea of Suns undated

Box 19

Books undated

Box 20

Articles, reprints, book covers, correspondence undated

Box 21

Against Infinity undated

Box 22

Artifact undated

Box 23

In Alien Flesh, Far Futures, Artifact undated

Box 24

Correspondence undated

Box 25

Across the Sea of Suns undated

Box 26

Timescape undated

Box 27

Timescape undated

Box 28

Across the Sea of Suns undated

Box 29

drafts and notes undated

Box 30

Artifact undated

Box 31

Artifact undated

Box 32

Across the Sea of Suns undated

Box 33

Proserpina's Daughter, Across the Sea of Suns, Deep Space undated

Box 34

Shiva Descending undated

Box 35

Jupiter Project: book, notes, correspondence, draft undated

Box 36

Timescape: notes, outlines, research, draft undated

Box 37

Against Infinity undated

Box 38

miscellaneous documents and clippings undated

Box 39

Heart of the Comet undated

Box 40

publications, zines fanzines undated

Box 41

Books undated

Box 42

magazines and fanzines undated

Box 43

Correspondence, Nebula Awards jury undated

Box 44

In the Ocean of Night, Threads of Time drafts, notes, correspondence undated

Box 45

Deep Space and Across the Sea of Suns undated

Box 46

Across the Sea of Suns, fanzines undated

Box 47

Heart of the Comet undated

Box 48

Heart of the Comet, commentary undated

Box 49

If Stars Are Gods, Anvil of Jove, and more; books undated

Box 50

Deeper than Darkness, draft, notes, and correspondence undated

Box 51

Artifact undated

Box 52

Heart of the Comet undated

Box 53

Find the Changeling, notes and correspondence undated

Box 54

Fanzines, works by others undated

Box 55

Works by others (essays) undated

Box 56

Ocean of Night, books undated

Box 57

Heart of the Comet undated

Box 58

Assorted comments, excerpts, correspondence; Beyond the Fall of Night undated

Box 59

Cosm, Eater, and Martian Race undated

Box 60

objects, drafts, excerpts undated

Box 61

Books undated

Box 62

Fanzines undated

Box 63

Shiva Descending undated

Box 64

Heart of the Lion, Star Crossing, and correspondence undated

Box 65

The Stars in Shroud, notes and reviews undated

Box 66

Heart of the Comet undated

Box 67

Great Sky River undated

Box 68

Tides of Light undated

Box 69

correspondence, works by others, Pluto II undated

Box 70

Jupiter Project undated

Box 71

A Darker Geometry undated

Box 72

Deep Time undated

Box 73

Great Sky River undated

Box 74

Deep Time undated

Box 75

A Darker Geometry undated

Box 76

Pulps: Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction undated

Box 77

Pulps: Amazing Stories undated

Box 78

convention programs, fanzines, books undated

Box 79

New York Review of SF, convention programs, works by others undated

Box 80

convention publications, zines, correspondence, articles, book covers, works by others undated

Box 81

art proofs and galleys undated

Box 82

research, manuscript drafts, Arch undated

Box 83

Chiller, Microcosms, Beyond Infinity, Hydrogen Wall, Arch undated

Box 84

Assorted manuscripts undated

Box 85

Publications, Shipstar, works by others undated

Box 86

Convention publications, works by others undated

Box 87

Short stories, lectures, Tmescape, Time Guide, Doing Alien, Cosm, Deep Time, Against Infinity, Foundation undated

Box 88

Ideas, talks, book covers, convention publications undated

Box 89

Assorted documents, Foundation's Fear undated

Box 90

Nuclear war, comets, contracts, SFWA publications, correpsondence, articles by Benford, Anvil of Jove, Deep Time, A Tapestry of Thought, Tesserae undated

Box 91

Publications and magazines undated

Box 92

Correspondence, research, book covers, convention programs, and magazines undated