Brian Wilson Aldiss letters to Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1965-1975

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Summary

Creators:
Aldiss, Brian W. (Brian Wilson), 1925-2017
Abstract:
A collection of material related to the British science fiction writer and editor, Brian Wilson Aldiss.
Extent:
2.4 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Brian Wilson Aldiss letters to Doubleday and Company, Inc., The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and ephemera. The largest group of letters are written to Aldiss' editors at Doubleday and Company, Inc.: Lawrence P. Ashmead, Diane Cleaver, and Cathleen Jordan. The letters deal with the following works by Aldiss: Barefoot in the Head, Billion Year Spree, Cryptozoic, Eighty-minute Hour, Moment of Eclipse, Report on Probability A, and Space Opera. Other correspondence includes letters from Margaret Aldiss to Diane Cleaver and Anne Borchardt to L.P. Ashmead. Also included: Billion Year Spree provisional outline; publicity questionnaire for Doubleday; Space Opera list of proposed contents; two folders of ephemera; dust jackets for Billion Year Spree and Report on Probability A; photocopies of reviews for Report on Probability A., and three photographs by Jerry Bauer of Brian Aldiss.

Biographical / historical:

Brian Wilson Aldiss (1925-2017) was a British writer, anthologies editor, and bookseller; he was best known for science fiction novels and short stories.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Joseph the Provider, January 1979 and July 1980.
Processing information:

Processed by Gayle M. Richardson in 1999; in June 2024, a finding aid was created.

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

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. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Brian Wilson Aldiss letters to Doubleday and Company, Inc., The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
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