Jean Paiva papers
Finding aid prepared by Carlota Ramirez, Student Processing Assistant.
Special Collections & University Archives
The UCR Library
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University of California
Riverside, California 92517-5900
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Fax: 951-827-4673
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Jean Paiva papers
Date (inclusive): 1985-1995
Collection Number: MS 181
Creator:
Paiva, Jean
Extent:
2.56 linear feet
(5 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: This collection consists of the papers of author Jean Paiva, including manuscript drafts, notes, research, and short stories.
Materials in the collection also include literary contracts, earnings statements, and correspondence between Paiva and other
authors, editors and literary figures.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
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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]. Jean Paiva papers (MS 181). Special Collections & University Archives, University
of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Frances Barth, 2003.
Processing History
The collection was processed by Carlota Ramirez, Student Processing Assistant, 2017.
Processing of the Jean Paiva papers was completed by undergraduate students form the University of California, Riverside as
part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This project was funded
by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
Biographical Note
Jean Paiva was an American horror novelist who published two novels and multiple short stories. She had worked in some form
of publishing since college, which she dropped out of to work on the underground rock culture newspaper
Crawdaddy. After working at a men's magazine writing a film review column, in 1984 she found a position as an assistant at a trade
magazine publishing company. In addition to her work, she also used the weekends to be a first reader for the New American
Library, and work on her own horror/suspense novel. She published her first work,
The Lilith Factor, in 1989, before she tragically passed away in November of that year at the age of 45. Her work has continued to be published
posthumously, including short stories and her novel
The Last Gamble, which was published in 1990.
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the papers of author Jean Paiva, including manuscript drafts, notes, and research related to her
novels, most notably
The Last Gamble and
The Lilith Factor, and numerous short stories. Materials in the collection also include literary contracts, earnings statements, and correspondence
between Paiva and other authors, editors and literary figures.
Collection Arrangement
The collection is arranged into two series as follows:
- Series 1. Novels and short stories, 1985-1990
- Series 2. Personal materials, 1985-1995
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Fantasy fiction
Horror tales
Literature publishing
Genres and Forms of Materials
Correspondence
Floppy disks
Manuscripts
Short stories
Series 1. Novels and short stories
1985-1990
Series Scope and Contents
The series consists of items related to books and short stories written or co-written by Paiva, including her two published
novels
The Last Gamble (originally titled
The Fortean Gamble),
The Lilith Factor, and her proposed work
Lost and Found: Love in the Classifieds. Materials in series include research notes, character descriptions, outlines, and drafts. Also included are 5¼-inch and
3½-inch floppy disks with additional drafts of Paiva's works.
Series Arrangement
The series is arranged into five sub-series as follows:
- Sub-Series 1.1.
The Last Gamble, circa 1988-1990
- Sub-Series 1.2.
The Lilith Factor, 1987-1989
- Sub-Series 1.3.
Lost and Found: Love in the Classifieds, 1985-1986
- Sub-Series 1.4. Short stories, 1988-1989, undated
- Sub-Series 1.5. Digital materials, undated.
Sub-Series 1.1.
The Last Gamble
circa 1988-1990
Box 1, Folders 1-3
Research material and notes
circa 1988-1989
Box 1, Folder 4
Character and place descriptions
circa 1989
Box 1, Folder 5
Chapter descriptions
circa 1989
Box 1, Folder 7
Notes and summary
circa 1989
Box 1, Folders 9-10
Annotated typescript
circa 1990
Sub-Series 1.2.
The Lilith Factor
1987-1989
Box 2, Folder 3
Chapter outlines and notes
1987-1988
Box 2, Folder 4
Character descriptions and notes
circa 1988
Box 2, Folder 6
Articles and reviews
1989
Sub-Series 1.3.
Lost and Found: Love in the Classifieds
1985-1986
Box 2, Folder 8
Book proposal - sample chapters and outline
1985-1986
Sub-Series 1.4. Short stories 1.4
1988-1989, undated
Box 2, Folder 11
"Dimes are a Girl's Best Friend"
undated
Box 3, Folder 1
"A Dozen Roses"
1988-1989
Box 3, Folder 4
"Just Idle Chatter"
undated
Box 3, Folder 5
"Let Them Eat Cake"
undated
Box 3, Folder 9
"More than Mercy"
undated
Box 3, Folder 10
"The Perfect Foil"
undated
Box 3, Folder 11
"The Pride is Back"
undated
Box 3, Folder 14
Short story notes
undated
Sub-Series 1.5. Digital materials
undated
Box 5, Items 1-19
5¼-inch floppy disks
undated
Box 5, Items 20-44
3½-inch floppy disks
undated
Series 2. Personal materials
1985-1995
Series Scope and Contents
The series consists of Paiva's personal records, including literary contracts and earning statements, an article on Paiva,
and her death certificate. The series also includes correspondence between Paiva and other authors and editors, mostly related
to her works and efforts to publish them.
Series Arrangement
The series is arranged alphabetically.
Box 3, Folder 15
Article on Paiva
circa 1988
Box 3, Folder 17
Correspondence - Daniels, Les
1988-1989
Box 3, Folder 18
Correspondence - General
1987-1989
Box 3, Folder 19
Correspondence - Godwin, Pete
1988-1989
Box 3, Folder 20
Correspondence - Kaye, Marvin
1986-1988
Box 3, Folder 21
Correspondence - King, Tappan
1986-1987
Box 4, Folder 1
Correspondence - Koontz, Dean
1987-1989
Box 4, Folder 2
Correspondence - Maass, Donald
1986-1989
Box 4, Folder 3
Correspondence - Ptacek, Kathryn
1988-1989
Box 4, Folder 4
Correspondence - Silbersack, John
1986-1989
Box 4, Folder 5
Correspondence - Wilde, Kelley
1988-1989
Box 4, Folder 7
Earning statements
1989-1995
Box 4, Folder 8
England trip remembrance
1988
Box 4, Folder 9
Horror Writers of America directory
1988
Box 4, Folder 10
Research - ballroom dance, buildings
undated
