Inventory of the Philip Kindred Dick Papers, 1967-1977
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Inventory of the Philip Kindred Dick Papers, 1967-1977
The Huntington LibrarySan Marino, California
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© 2000 The Huntington Library. All rights reserved.
Title: Philip Kindred Dick Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1967-1977
Creator:
Dick, Philip Kindred
Extent: 66 pieces
Repository: The Huntington Library
San Marino, California 91108
Language:
English.
Purchased from Joseph the Provider, July 1, 1979.
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[Identification of item], Philip Kindred Dick Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Born on December 16, 1928, in Chicago, science fiction writer Philip Kindred Dick was the author of 35 books and six collections
of short stories, most dealing with the nature of reality. Dick received the Hugo Award in 1962 for
The Man in the High Castle, a fantasy novel about Hitler winning World War II. His anti-drug novel,
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said, won the Campbell Memorial Award in 1974. The movie
Blade Runner was based on Dick's 1968 novel,
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?. Philip Dick died of heart failure following a stroke, on March 2, 1982.
The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence from Dick to his publisher, Doubleday and Company, concerning the publication
of his novels and stories. Also included are one letter by Ursula K. LeGuin and a few letters by Dick's collaborator Roger
Zelazny, as well as several letters by others. Literary manuscripts by Dick include the outline and part of a draft of the
novel
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said (HM 53576) and a fragment (page 23) of an unidentified novel (HM 53577).
The papers are in excellent condition. All are originals, except for two xerox copies: Dick's outline for his novel
Deus Irae (FAC 1280) and Fred Zackel's plot summary for the novel
Cocaine and Blue Eyes (FAC 1281).
Persons represented by 5 or more pieces
- Dick, Philip Kindred: 3 literary manuscripts (FAC 1280, HM 53576-53577); and 56 letters.
Interesting or Important Items
- Dick, Philip Kindred: a series of 53 letters to Doubleday and Company (1967-1977) concerning the publication of his books and stories. HM 53578-53630.
- LeGuin, Ursula Kroeber: postcard (1974, February 4) to Philip K. Dick expressing her admiration for his writing. HM 53634.