Carol Carr papers, 1946-2016, undated

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Summary

Creators:
Carr, Carol, 1938-2021, Dick, Philip K. (Philip Kindred), 1928-1982, Busby, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1921-2005, Busby, Elinor (Bubbles), Knight, Damon, 1922-2002, and Russ, Joanna, 1937-2011
Abstract:
This collection includes correspondence, manuscript drafts, poetry, royalties statements, clippings, fanzines, books, and a piece of framed art. Materials largely pertain to Carol Carr with some materials related to her second husband: Terry Carr.
Extent:
4.2 linear feet (9 boxes, including one piece of framed art, and 3 flat file folders)
Language:
The collection is in English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [date if possible]. Carol Carr papers (MS 287). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes correspondence, manuscript drafts, poetry, royalties statements, clippings, fanzines, books, and a piece of framed art.

Biographical / historical:

Carol Carr (1938-2021) grew up in New York, where she became interested in science fiction fandom in the 1960s. Her maiden name was Carol Newmark and she was married three times: Jack Stuart, Terry Carr (from 1961 until his death in 1987), and Robert Lichtman (from 2000 until her death in 2021). She and Terry Carr moved to Berkeley, CA in the early 1970s.

Carol was a prominent member of science fiction fandom in the second half of the twentieth century, with many close relationships with authors, editors, and other fans and a frequent attendee of conventions. She was a regular contributor to fanzines, a published author of several short stories, and a book of her collected writings was publsihed in 2014.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Mark Funke, working on behalf of the Carr estate, in February 2024.
Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into the following seven series:

  • Series 1. Correspondence, 1961-2016, undated
  • Series 2. Terry Carr, 1976-1989
  • Series 3. Publishing, 1961-2015, undated
  • Series 4. Works by Carol Carr, 1963-2015, undated
  • Series 5. Works by Others, 1956-1992, undated
  • Series 6. Miscellaneous, 1946-2007, undated
  • Series 7. Fanzines, 1968-1991, undated
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives. 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]. Carol Carr papers (MS 287). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Riverside - Special Collections and University Archives
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside, CA 92517-5900, US
Contact:
(951) 827-3233
specialcollections@ucr.edu
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