Jay Kay Klein photographs and papers on science fiction fandom
Finding aid prepared by Andrew Lippert, Special Collections Processing Archivist
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Jay Kay Klein photographs and papers on science fiction fandom
Date (inclusive): 1931-2011, undated
Date (bulk): 1950-2000
Collection Number: MS 381
Creator:
Klein, Jay Kay
Extent:
66 linear feet
(81 boxes, 9 flat file folders, 1 rolled item tube)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: This collection is primarily comprised of photographs, negatives, and slides taken by Jay Kay Klein as he documented Science
Fiction & Fantasy fandom over the course of 50 plus years. The majority of images were taken by Klein while attending Science
Fiction & Fantasy conventions and events. Additional material include Klein's correspondence with notable Science Fiction
& Fantasy authors, editors, publishers, and fans; material related to his personal and professional life; and his personal
collection of Science Fiction & Fantasy fanzines, convention programs, and progress reports.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright for a portion of materials in the collection has been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries,
Special Collections & University Archives. Additional materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright
Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Please contact Special Collections & University Archives for more information.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Jay Kay Klein photographs and papers on science fiction fandom (MS 381). Special
Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Gift of the estate of Jay Kay Klein, 2012.
Processing History
Processed by Andrew Lippert, Special Collections Processing Archivist, in 2023. Previous descriptions were prepared by Sara
Stilley, Special Collections Preservation Assistant, in 2012.
Biographical Note
Jay Kay Klein (1931-2012) began reading Science Fiction at a young age and joined the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society
when we has 14. He was an avid photographer and, during his lifetime, amassed an extensive photograph collection of Science
Fiction & Fantasy conventions and events. His massive repository of photographs was an invaluable resource to the community
and was in constant demand by authors, publishers, and many publications within the field. He was a regular contributor to
fanzines and maintained a regular magazine column writing short biographies for
Analaog Science Fiction and Fact. Klein's other professional work included writing and editing in corporate settings such as General Electric and Carrier
International.
Jay Kay Klein was a life long participant in Science Fiction fandom and a mainstay at conventions for decades. He was a member
of First Fandom and the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA). Along with his friend Dave Kyle, Klein co-chaired
the unsuccessful bid to host the 1966 Worldcon in Syracuse, NY.
Klein was recognized for his contributions to the field with the Big Heart award, the First Fandom Hall of Fame award, and
a presidential award from SFWA. He lived most of his life in Syracuse, NY and passed away in May 2012 of cancer.
Collection Scope and Contents
One half of this collection is comprised of photographs, negatives, and slides taken by Jay Kay Klein as he documented Science
Fiction & Fantasy fandom over the course of more than 50 years. The majority of images were taken by Klein while attending
Science Fiction & Fantasy conventions and events. The other half of Klein's collection is made up of documents related to
Kleins photographic work, participation in fandom, writing and publishing, and some of his personal and professional interests.
Additional material includes Klein's correspondence with notable Science Fiction & Fantasy authors, editors, publishers, and
fellow members of science fiction fandom. He was a regular conributor to both fanzines and science fiction magazines, and
this collection includes materials documenting both of these activities. He was the co-chair of the Syracuse in '66 Worldcon
bidding committee and there are extensive materials across several series that related to the bidding efforts.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged into fifteen series as follows:
- Series 1. Correspondence
- Series 2. Convention Materials
- Series 3. Other Event Materials
- Series 4. Organizations
- Series 5. Works by Klein
- Series 6. Notes
- Series 7. Works by Others
- Series 8. Fanzines
- Series 9. Clippings
- Series 10. Publications
- Series 11. Business Records, Receipts, Travel Records
- Series 12. Personal
- Series 13. Realia
- Series 14. Audio Materials
- Series 15. Photographic Materials
Separated Material
Some of the items received with this collection have been cataloged and added to the Eaton Science Fiction & Fantasy Collection
housed in Special Collections & Archives. These items can be found in the general UCR Library catalog and have the following
note in their catalog entry: "From the Jay Kay Klein papers (Collection 381)."
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Kyle, David A. (1919-2016)
First Fandom (1959-)
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association. SFWA
Congresses and conventions
Photography
Science fiction
Science fiction fans
Syracuse in '66 Worldcon Bid
Genres and Forms of Materials
Correspondence
Fanzines
Negatives (photographs)
Photographs
Slides (photographs)
Series 1. Correspondence
1953-2010, undated
Series Scope and Contents
Jay Kay Klein had extensive correspondence with authors, publishers, and science fiction fans. He also corresponded a fair
bit regarding photography and amateur radio. Topics covered in the correspondence include inquiries to use his photographs
and providing payment and credit lines for that use, issues regarding copyright and the use of his photographs without permission,
convention matters (invitations, attendance, planning, and general discussions of cons), fandom and fandom concerns, publishers
and publishing, photography, and amateur radio.
Unidentified correspondence has been sorted into two categories, TO and FROM Klein, and placed at the end of this series.
The correspondence in these folders is unable to be attributed to a specific correspondent, either missing a name entirely
or only including a common first name. There are also letter fragments.
Series Arrangement
The correspondence is generally arranged alphabetically by last name. For correspondence with individuals operating on behalf
of a corporate body, or other organization, the letters are filed under the name of that corporate body. As an example: one
can find correspondence with Ben Bova in the Analog and SFWA correspondence files. Correspondence pertaining to convention
programming is placed in the Convention Series with the appropriate convention, though there is plenty of discussion of conventions
within this Correspondence Series as well.
Related Materials
See the Conventions Series for correspondence about conventions, such as planning and invitations.
Box 1, Folder 1
1966 Worldcon bidding quarrel
1965
Scope and Contents
File contains carbon copies and facsimiles of correspondence rearding the 1966 Worldcon bidding. Includes correspondence with
Ben Jason (co-chair for 1966 Tricon bidding committee and member of the Tricon convention committee), Ella and Ethel Lindsey
(1965 Loncon committe), and others.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Syracuse in '66 Worldcon Bid
Box 1, Folder 3
ACE Books
1969 & 1979-1980
Box 1, Folder 4
Ackerman, Forrest J
1969-1988, undated
Box 1, Folder 5
Address correction slips
1975-1977
Box 1, Folder 6
Alpha Science Fiction
1978
Box 1, Folder 8
American Radio Relay League
1962, 1982-1992, undated
Box 1, Folders 9 & 10
Analog Science Fiction and Fact
1962-2004, undated
Scope and Contents
Folder includes significant correspondence regarding Klein's Biolog series of articles. Correspondents include: Stanley Schmidt,
Victoria Schochet, Ben Bova, Shelley Frier, and Tina Lee. Davis Publications owned Analog magazine from 1980-1992.
Related Materials
See also "Davis Publications" correspondence file
Box 1, Folder 11
Anderson, Poul and Karen
1967-1998, undated
Box 1, Folder 12
Archer, Dirce
1962 & 1965
Box 1, Folder 13
Ashe, Ann F.
1964-1972
Biographical info
Anne Ashe changed her name to Anne Dietz after marrying Frank Dietz in 1968.
Related Materials
See also the "Ashe, James & Anne F." correspondence as well as the fanzines "Science Fiction Times" and "Luna Monthly."
Box 1, Folder 14
Ashe, James & Anne F.
1965-1968
Scope and Contents
File includes correspondence of both a personal nature (convention planning) and regarding the "Science Fiction Times." James
Ashe was the editor of Science Fiction Times from Jan 1967-Feb 1968.
Related Materials
See also the Ashe, Anne F. correspondence folder.
Box 1, Folder 16
Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine
1982 & undated
Box 1, Folder 17
Author Services, Inc
1985-2004, undated
Related Materials
See also the Bridge Publications, Inc correspondence file and the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future file in the Conventions
series.
Box 1, Folder 22
Ballantine Books / Del Rey Books
1973-1991, undated
Related Materials
See also Bantam Books correspondence and correspondence file for Wingram & Zall, Counselors at Law regarding copyright lawsuit.
Box 1, Folder 23
Ballantine, Ian & Betty
1967, 1983-1992, undated
Related Materials
See also correspondence files for Ballantine/Del Rey and Bantam Books.
Box 1, Folder 24
Bantam Books, Inc
1974-1993, undated
Related Materials
See also correspondence files for Ballantine/Del Rey and Ballantine, Ian & Betty.
Box 1, Folder 25
Barlow, Wayne
1983 & 1986
Box 1, Folder 27
Bell, Shayne
1987-1995
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding BYU's science fiction collection and Klein's photos.
Related Materials
See also the correspondence file for BYU.
Box 1, Folder 28
Benjamin, Judy-Lynn
1967-1971, undated
Biographical info
Judy-Lynn Benjamin changed her last name to Del Rey after marrying Lester Del Rey in 1971.
Box 1, Folder 29
Berkeley Books
1978-1980
Related Materials
See also Barry Longyear letters in L correspondence folder.
Box 1, Folder 33
Blish, Judy
1965-1967, undated
Box 1, Folder 34
Bloch, Robert
1964-1975, undated
Box 1, Folder 36
Brecha, F. Alexander
1989-1990
Box 1, Folder 37
Bridge Publications, Inc
1986-1992, 2001
Related Materials
See also the Authors' Services, Inc correspondence and folder on the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future in the conventions
series.
Box 1, Folder 39
Brigham Young University
1989-1993
Scope and Contents
Discussions about Klein's photograph collection.
Related Materials
See also correspondence with Shayne Bell.
Box 1, Folder 40
Brown, Charlie & Marsha
1965-1967
Related Materials
See also Locus correspondence.
Box 1, Folder 42
Budrys, Algis
1969, 1984-1990
Related Materials
See also Authors' Services and Bridge Publications correspondence and folder for L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future in
the conventions series.
Box 1, Folder 43
Bujold, Lois McMaster
1989-1990
Box 1, Folder 44
Busby, F. M. "Buz" and Elinor
1960 & 1965
Box 1, Folder 45
Butler, Octavia
1988 & undated
Box 1, Folder 47
Campbell, John W., Jr.
1971
Box 1, Folder 49
Carr, Terry
1966-1976, undated
Box 1, Folder 50
Chalker, Jack L.
1964-1965, 1983-1984
Scope and Contents
File includes correspondence about the 1966 Worldcon.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Syracuse in '66 Worldcon Bid
Box 1, Folder 51
Chapdelaine, Perry A., Sr.
1969-1987
Box 1, Folder 52
Cherryh, C. J.
1989-1996, undated
Scope and Contents
Folder is entirely holiday cards.
Box 1, Folder 54
Clark, Wesley C.
1966
Scope and Contents
Syracuse University School of Journalism
Box 1, Folder 55
Clarke, Arthur C.
1968 & 1976
Box 1, Folder 56
Clement, Hal
1964
Biographical info
Pen name for Harry Clement Stubbs.
Box 1, Folder 57
Cogswell, Ted
1970-1973, 1983, undated
Related Materials
See also Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) correspondence folder.
Box 1, Folder 58
Conventions
1964-1965, undated
Scope and Contents
Original folder label (presumably from Klein) was "Con Ideas." Folder includes some correspondence regarding the 1966 Worldcon.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Syracuse in '66 Worldcon Bid
Box 1, Folder 59
Convention Annuals
1960-1968, 1997-2007, undated
Scope and Contents
File includes letters requesting to purchase convention annuals and letters identifying individuals in photographs.
Box 1, Folder 60
Convention Annual legal correspondence
1960, 1964-1966
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence with Victor J. Hershdorfer (Klein's attorney), Frank Prieto, Jr., and George Nims Raybin.
Related Materials
See also the "Weingram & Zall, Attorneys at Law" correspondence file.
Box 1, Folder 61
Convention Annual #5
1975
Scope and Contents
This convention annual was cancelled by Klein.
Box 1, Folder 62
Coulson, Buck and Juanita
1962-1969, undated
Scope and Contents
Buck and Juanita were the publishers of the fanzine "Yandro." Correspondence touches on conventions, con annuals, fandom,
and fanzines.
Box 1, Folder 65
Davidson, Avram
1961-1962, undated
Box 1, Folder 66
Davis Publications
1979-1991, undated
Scope and Contents
Davis Publications owned Analog Magazine from 1980 to 1992, it was sold to Dell Magazines.
Related Materials
See also the correspondence files for Analog Magazine and Dell Magazines.
Box 1, Folder 67
DAW Books, Inc
1983-1984, undated
Box 1, Folder 68
De Camp, Catherine Crook
1972-1996, undated
Box 1, Folder 69
De Camp, L. Sprague
1967-2000
Box 1, Folder 70
Deckinger, Mike
1964-1967
Box 1, Folder 71
Del Rey, Lester
1978-1992
Box 1, Folder 73
Dell Publishing
1979-2004, undated
Scope and Contents
File includes correspondence with Dell Magazine
Box 1, Folder 74
Dick Crew Productions
1993
Box 1, Folder 75
Dickson, Gordon
1964-1996, undated
Box 1, Folder 76
Dollens, Morris Scott
1961
Box 1, Folder 77
Donaho, Bill
1965-1966
Scope and Contents
Correspondence about Syracuse in '66 Worldcon bid.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Syracuse in '66 Worldcon Bid
Box 1, Folder 78
Dorling Kindersley
1994-1995
Box 1, Folder 79
Doubleday
1986-2001, undated
Scope and Contents
File includes correspondence with Moshe Feder.
Box 1, Folder 82
E. Leitz, Inc
1971-1986, undated
Scope and Contents
File includes correspondence about photography and camera repair.
Box 1, Folder 83
Eastern New Mexico University, Golden Library
1989
Scope and Contents
File includes correspondence about potential archival donation.
Related Materials
See also Jack Williamson correspondence.
Box 1, Folder 84
Eisenstein, Phyllis
1989 & 1996
Box 1, Folder 85
Ellison, Harlan
1966-1989
Scope and Contents
Topics of correspodence includes Star Trek tv show and photos of Harlan Ellison.
Related Materials
See also the John and Bjo Trimble correspondence file for more "save Star Trek" material.
Box 1, Folder 87
F
1961-1969, 1983-2003, undated
Box 1, Folder 88
F. and S. F. Book Co.
1965-1966
Box 1, Folder 89
Family members
2003 & undated
Box 1, Folder 91
Fergusson, Peter M.
1985 (?)
Scope and Contents
Fergusson put the same date on most of the letters in this folder. Topics of correspondence include radio, WWII aircraft and
flying, computers, hunting, photography, and science fiction.
Box 1, Folder 92
First Fandom
1963-1998
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include Don Ford, Bob Madle, Lou Tabakow, and Dave Kyle.
Related Materials
See also the First Fandom folder in the Organizations series.
Box 1, Folder 94
Freas, Frank Kelly & Laura
1971-1995, undated
Box 1, Folder 95
Frier, Shelley
1986 & 1989
Related Materials
See also the Analog Science Fiction and Fact correspondence file.
Box 1, Folder 96
Futures Past
1992-1993
Scope and Contents
Correspondence includes discussion of copyright issues.
Box 1, Folder 98
Galaxy Science Fiction
1964-1969, 1977, undated
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include Fred Pohl and Judy-Lynn Benjamin.
Box 2, Folder 1
Gale Research Co.
1983-2004
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include L. Elizabeth Hardin, Margaret Chamberlain, and Patricia Seefelt. File includes Contemporary Literary
Criticism and Children's Literature Review.
Box 2, Folder 2
Galouye, Dan F.
1967-1968
Box 2, Folder 3
Garrison, Richard
1977-1978
Scope and Contents
Heritage Press, Inc
Box 2, Folder 4
Geis, Richard E.
1968-1970
Scope and Contents
Geis was the editor of "Science Fiction Review" and "Psychotic" fanzines.
Box 2, Folder 5
Gelman, Charles
1967-1995
Box 2, Folder 6
Gilliland, Alexis
1989-2009, undated
Scope and Contents
File includes family holiday letters.
Box 2, Folder 7
G. K. Hall & Co.
1977-1979
Box 2, Folder 8
Glaser, Philip
1983-1985, undated
Box 2, Folder 9
Glicksohn, Mike and Susan
1968-1974
Box 2, Folder 10
Globerman, Rita
1972, 2001-2002
Box 2, Folder 11
Greene, Hershdorfer, and Sharpe
1990-1993, 2006
Scope and Contents
Correspondence topics include Klein's will and copyright issues.
Box 2, Folder 12
Grolier Electronic Publishing
1995
Box 2, Folder 13
Gunn, James
1971-1995
Scope and Contents
Correspondence topics include Klein's collection and photograph requests from Gunn.
Related Materials
See also University of Kansas correspondence folder.
Box 2, Folder 15
Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc
1972
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include Victoria Schochet. Topics include copyright and payments.
Box 2, Folder 16
Harrell, Phillip A.
1964-1965
Box 2, Folder 17
Harrison, Harry
1973-1978, 1990
Box 2, Folder 18
Haycock, Christine
1985-1988, 2001-2002
Box 2, Folder 19
Hayes, Art
1964-1965
Related Materials
See also "Tightbeam" fanzine.
Box 2, Folder 20
Heaps, George and Cindy
1964-1965
Scope and Contents
George and Cindy were on the Syracuse in '66 Worldcon bid committee.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Syracuse in '66 Worldcon Bid
Box 2, Folder 21
Heinlein, Robert A.
1976-1980
Scope and Contents
Folder includes a letter fragment from the early 1980s.
Box 2, Folder 22
Heinlein, Virginia
1976-1990
Scope and Contents
Correspondence topics include photographs, conventions, and death of Robert Heinlein.
Box 2, Folder 23
Herkart, Paul
1966-1968, 1992
Box 2, Folder 24
Hertz, John
1993-2004, undated
Box 2, Folder 25
Hickey, Rosemary
1965-1968
Box 2, Folder 27
Houghton Mifflin
1989-2010
Scope and Contents
Folder includes correspondence with McDougal Littell and Harcout Brace. Correspondence about use of photographs and payment.
Box 2, Folder 28
Hull, Elizabeth (Betty) Anne
1983-2001
Box 2, Folder 31
Japanese fandom
1978 & undated
Scope and Contents
Folder includes correspondence from a handful of Japanese science ficton fans, including Reigo Kabutogi, Hisashi Asakura,
Tetsu Yano, Hiroya Endo. Materials also inlude a few business cards and some hand-written notes from Klein.
Box 2, Folder 32
Jason, Ben
1964-1966, undated
Scope and Contents
Jason was co-chair of the Worldcon bid committee for Cleveland in '66 and the chairman for the Tricon 1966 Worldcon committee.
Related Materials
See also the "1966 Worldcon bidding quarrel" folder.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Syracuse in '66 Worldcon Bid
Box 2, Folder 33
Jeppson, Janet
1971-1997, undated
Scope and Contents
Correspondence topics include photo requests of Isaac Asimov and con invitations.
Biographical
Janet Jeppson was married to Isaac Asimov from 1973-1992.
Box 2, Folder 34
John W. Campbell Memorial Award
1972-1973
Box 2, Folder 37
Kennedy, Pat and Peggy
1981
Box 2, Folder 38
Knight, Damon
1967-1991
Related Materials
See also the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) correspondence folder, especially the 18 January 1991
correspondence of Peter Pautz.
Box 2, Folder 40
Kyle, David
1964-2001
Scope and Contents
Dave Kyle was the co-chair of the Syracuse in '66 Worldcon bid committee. He was also a prominent member of First Fandom.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Syracuse in '66 Worldcon Bid
Box 2, Folder 43
L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future
1988-1992
Related Materials
See also Author Services and Bridge Publications correspondence folders.
Box 2, Folder 44
Lancer Books, Inc
1972
Scope and Contents
Correspondence topics include copyright issues.
Box 2, Folder 45
Langsam, Devra
1983
Scope and Contents
Correspondence about New York in 1986 Worldcon bid.
Box 2, Folder 47
Leiber, Fritz
1968 & 1970 (?)
Box 2, Folder 48
Leman, Bob
1964-1966
Scope and Contents
Based on the correspondence in this folder, it is unclear how involved Bob Leman was with the Syracuse in '66 Worldcon bid.
However, he was not part of the bidding committee.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Syracuse in '66 Worldcon Bid
Box 2, Folder 49
Lerner Publications Co.
1986-1987
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding photo requests of Isaac Asimov.
Box 2, Folder 50
Ley, Will and Olga
1968 & undated
Scope and Contents
Holiday cards
Box 2, Folder 51
Library of Congress
1967, 1977-1978, undated
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding copyright.
Box 2, Folder 52
Linaweaver, Brad
1983-1984
Box 2, Folder 53
Lindsey, Ethel
1964-1965, undated
Scope and Contents
Ethel Lindsey was the secretary for the 1965 Worldcon (Loncon II). Correspondence addresses the bidding process for the 1966
Worldcon.
Related Materials
See also Ella Parker correspondence and the Loncon II folder in the Convention series.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Syracuse in '66 Worldcon Bid
Box 2, Folder 55
Locus
1974-1997
Scope and Contents
Correspondence is mostly with Charlie Brown about Locus fanzine/magazine, includes some photo requests.
Related Materials
See also correspondence with Charlie and Marsha Brown and the Locus folder in the Fanzines series.
Box 2, Folder 56
Long, Frank Belknap
1956-1974, undated
Box 2, Folder 58
MacIntyre, F. Gwynplaine
1989-2005
Box 2, Folder 59
MacLean, Katherine
undated
Box 2, Folder 60
Madle, Bob
1965-1968, 1985-2006, undated
Scope and Contents
Madle was a member of First Fandom. Folder includes correspondence about the Syracuse in '66 Worldcon bid.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Syracuse in '66 Worldcon Bid
Box 2, Folder 61
Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
1970-1978
Box 2, Folder 63
McCaffrey, Anne
1968-1970, 1990
Related Materials
See also the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) folders in the Correspondence and Organizations series.
Box 2, Folder 64
Michaels, Linda L.
1985-1990
Box 2, Folder 67
Miller, Don
1965-1975
Scope and Contents
Correspondence topics include conventions and fanzines. Miller was the editor of the fanzine "WSFA Journal."
Related Materials
See the convention write-ups in the Works by Klein series for more Don Miller correspondence.
Box 2, Folder 68
Moskowitz, Christine E. Haycock, M. D.
1966 and undated
Box 2, Folder 69
Moskowitz, Sam
1966-1990, undated
Scope and Contents
Correspondence topics include photographs, photo credits, and conventions.
Box 2, Folder 70
Mullen, José Miguel
1976-1981
Box 2, Folder 72
Nagata, Linda B. W.
1989-1990
Scope and Contents
Correspondence topics include writing and Hawai'i.
Box 2, Folder 73
New American Library
1986-1989
Scope and Contents
Part of Penguin Random House (as of 2013).
Box 2, Folder 74
New England Science Fiction Association (NESFA)
1975-1988, undated
Related Materials
See also the Boskone and Noreascon materials in the Conventions series and the vinyl record of Noreascon in the Audio series.
Box 2, Folder 75
Norton, Andrew
1988-1999, undated
Scope and Contents
Correspondence about publicity photos.
Box 2, Folder 77
Offutt, Andy
1970-1977
Related Materials
See also the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) folders in the Correspondence and Organizations series.
Box 2, Folder 78
OMNI Magazine
1978-1992
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include Ben Bova and Hilda Kron.
Box 2, Folder 79
Oneida Writers' League
1982
Box 2, Folder 81
Parker, Ella
1965
Scope and Contents
Ella Parker was the chair for the 1965 Worldcon (Loncon II). Correspondence addresses the bidding process for the 1966 Worldcon.
Related Materials
See also Ethel Lindsey correspondence and the Loncon II folder in the Convention series.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Syracuse in '66 Worldcon Bid
Box 2, Folder 83
Pavlat, Peggy Rae
1974, 1994-1995, undated
Scope and Contents
Correspondence about science fiction collections and donating fandom collections to archives.
Box 2, Folder 84
Pelz, Bruce and Dian
1964-1967
Scope and Contents
Correspondence topics include convention annuals, conventions, fanzines, and 1966 Worldcon bidding.
Box 2, Folder 86
Photography
1967-2004
Scope and Contents
Assorted correspondence with individuals, repair services, and corporations pertaining to photography.
Box 2, Folder 87
Photography: stereo photography
1961-1989
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include Polaroid and Realist, Inc.
Box 2, Folder 88
Pierce, Hayford and Douchka
1976-1997, undated
Box 2, Folder 89
Piser, Harold
1966-1967, undated
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding convention annuals.
Box 2, Folder 90
Pohl, Frederik
1964-2005, undated
Scope and Contents
Correspondence topics include photos for publication, payments, conventions, Eastern European cons and fandom, Pluto, being
Guest of Honor for Syracuse in '66 bid and other cons, and Galaxy and If magazines.
Box 2, Folder 91
Post, Jonathan V.
1982-1993
Box 2, Folder 92
Post, Samuel H.
1985
Scope and Contents
Correspondence on publishing and photos.
Box 2, Folder 95
Proctor, Charlotte R.
1985
Box 2, Folder 97
Purdom, Tom
1967, 1982-1996
Box 3, Folder 2
Resnick, Mike
1983-1990
Scope and Contents
Correspondence topics include writing (books, craft, authors, genres), conventions, photo identifications, travel and safaris.
Box 3, Folder 3
Robinson, Spider
1992, 2009, undated
Box 3, Folder 4
Roddenberry, Gene
1966
Scope and Contents
Correspondence about photos from Tricon
Box 3, Folder 5
Rothman, Milton
1966, 1981, 1988-1989
Box 3, Folder 6
Rotsler, William
1984 & undated
Box 3, Folder 7
Ruse, Gary Alan
1973-2002, undated
Box 3, Folder 10
Santesson, Hans Stefan
1965-1968
Box 3, Folder 11
Sargent, Pamela
1988-2002, undated
Scope and Contents
Correspondence includes a copy of Sargent's potential Hugo acceptance speech from 1993. Sargent could not make the award ceremony
and had arranged to have Klein read this statement in the event of her winning the award. This document was found in an unopened
envelope during processing. UCR SCUA staff contacted Pamela Sargent and received permission to open the envelope.
Topics in this correspondence include holiday cards, the Hugo's, Isaac Asimov's death, and 9/11.
Box 3, Folder 12
Schluck, Thomas
1966-1968
Scope and Contents
Folder includes correspondence about conventions.
Box 3, Folder 13
Schwartz, Julius
1984-1992
Scope and Contents
Correspondence topics include photographs, convention annuals, and roast of Forrest J Ackerman.
Biographical
Julius Schwartz was the editor of DC Comics.
Box 3, Folder 14
Schweitzer, Darrell
1987-1995
Box 3, Folder 15
Science Fiction Age
1992-1993
Box 3, Folder 16
Science Fiction Services, Inc
1976
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence from James Harvin.
Box 3, Folder 17
Science Fiction Times
1964-1968
Related Materials
See also correspondence files for Frank Dietz, Anne Ashe, and Jimmy Tuarasi.
Box 3, Folder 18
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA)
1967-1999, undated
Organizational Info
SFWA has undergone several name changes: Science Fiction Writers of America, Inc (1965-1991), Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers
of America (1991-2022), and Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association (2022-present).
Scope and Contents
Topics include the Nebula banquets and awards, SFWA Bulletin, SFWA Forum, and photos for publications. Folder includes a write-up
of the 1985 Nebula awards by Klein. Correspondents include: George Zebrowski, Pamela Sargent, Theodore Cogswell, James Gunn,
Ben Bova, Janet Yolen, Lloyd Biggle Jr, Andy Offutt, Jerry Pournelle, Steve Goldin, Damon Knight, and others.
Related Materials
See also the SFWA materials in the Organizations series as well as the SFWA Bulletin and SFWA Forum in the Publications series.
Box 3, Folder 19
Scithers, George H.
1964-1965, undated
Scope and Contents
Correspondence addresses the 1966 Worldcon bidding, convention planning and organization, and George's role as Parliamentarian
at Loncon II in 1965.
Box 3, Folder 20
Seaman, Paul
1965-1968, 1983-1991
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence about photography.
Box 3, Folder 21
Seidman, Cory
1966-1968
Scope and Contents
Correspondence includes a letter co-addressed to Leslie Turek.
Box 3, Folder 22
Sephton, Judi B.
1964-1965
Box 3, Folder 23
SF Chronicle
1984-2000
Scope and Contents
Correspondence about photos for publication. Correspondence primarily with Andrew Porter.
Box 3, Folder 24
Sheffield, Charles
1980-1994
Scope and Contents
Correspondence includes questions from Klein about cosmology and space photography.
Box 3, Folder 26
Signet Books
1987-1988
Scope and Contents
Correspondence about photographs and copyright.
Box 3, Folder 27
Silverberg, Barbara
1966-1968
Box 3, Folder 28
Silverberg, Robert
1965-1986
Scope and Contents
Correspondence topics include photographs, conventions, and SFWA. Some correspondence is addressed to both Bob and Barbara.
Box 3, Folder 29
Simak, Clifford
1969 & 1992
Box 3, Folder 30
Singer Company - LINK Division
1981-1986
Box 3, Folder 32
Smith, E. E. "Doc"
1962-1964
Box 3, Folder 33
Southworth, Mary
1988-1989
Box 3, Folder 34
Sparhawk, John "Bud"
1993-1995
Box 3, Folder 36
Starlog
1978-1988, undated
Scope and Contents
Correspondence about photos for publication.
Biographical
Magazine ran from 1976 to 2009.
Box 3, Folder 37
Stratmann, Henry
1993-2003, undated
Scope and Contents
Correspondence topics include general medical information and conventions.
Box 3, Folder 39
Sumner, David
1982-1985
Biographical info
David Sumner was the Executive VP of KIZZ radio and a member of the American Radio Relay League.
Box 3, Folder 40
Sykora, Will
1965 & 1976
Scope and Contents
Correspondence topics include film, conventions, and photographs.
Box 3, Folder 41
Syracuse University
1966-1982, 2003
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from the Syracuse University Library and Richard Wilson, also includes correspondence about conventions in
Syracuse.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Syracuse University
Box 3, Folder 44
Taeusch, Jo Ann
1988-1989
Box 3, Folder 45
Takumi Shibano
1976-1998, undated
Scope and Contents
Correspondence about photogrpahs, conventions, and translating works into Japanese.
Biographical
Takumi Shibano was a Japanese science fiction fan, translator, and author. Takumi started "Uchujin," the first Japanese SF
fanzine.
Box 3, Folder 47
Trestrail, Verna
1977-1993, undated
Biographical info
Daughter of E. E. "Doc" Smith.
Box 3, Folder 48
Trimble, Bjo
1964-1965, 1971, 1997
Scope and Contents
Correspondence topics include convention art shows and Syracuse in '66 Worldcon bid.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Syracuse in '66 Worldcon Bid
Box 3, Folder 49
Trimble, John and Bjo
1965-1968
Scope and Contents
Correspondence topics include fandom, conventions, and the Syracuse in '66 Worldcon bid. Folder also includes a copy of the
"Save Star Trek" letter to fandom from December 1967.
Related Materials
See also the Harlan Ellison correspondence file for more "save Star Trek" material.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Syracuse in '66 Worldcon Bid
Box 3, Folder 50
Tuarasi, Jimmy
1964
Scope and Contents
Correspondence topics include an article by Klein, the Convention Annual #3, and Worldcon bidding.
Related Materials
See also the Science-Fiction Times correpsondence and fanzine folders.
Box 3, Folder 53
University of Kansas - Special Collections
1994
Related Materials
See also the correspondence with James Gunn.
Box 3, Folder 56
Vanderwerf, Dave
1965-1966
Scope and Contents
Correspondence about Worldcon bidding for 1967.
Box 3, Folder 57
Vester, John
1996 & undated
Box 3, Folder 58
Vickers, Inc
1991 & undated
Box 3, Folder 60
Visual Education Corp
1998-1999, undated
Box 3, Folder 62
Ward, Mike
1965
Scope and Contents
Correspondence about Worldcon bidding in 1966 and 1967.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Syracuse in '66 Worldcon Bid
Box 3, Folder 63
Weston, Peter
1968 & 1977
Box 3, Folders 64-66
Weingram & Zall, Counselors at Law
1990-1992
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and other documents from Klein's copyright case against J. M. Post et al. Also included is correspondence from
Greene, Hershdorfer & Sharpe; Doubleday; and Analog.
Related Materials
See also correspondence with Ballantine/Del Rey.
Box 3, Folder 67
White, James
1982, 1992-1996
Box 3, Folder 68
White, Ted
1967 & undated
Box 3, Folder 69
Williamson, Jack
1969-1989
Related Materials
See also Eastern New Mexico University correspondence folder.
Box 3, Folder 70
Wood, Ed & JoAnn
1964-1969, 1982
Box 3, Folder 73
Yacoubian, Hagop D.
1990-1991
Scope and Contents
Correspondence topics include photography and medicine.
Box 3, Folder 74
Z
1966, 1984, 1990, undated
Scope and Contents
Folder includes two letters from George Zebrowski.
Related Materials
See also Pamela Sargent correspondence folder.
Box 3, Folder 75
Unidentified Correspondence - From Klein
1962-1967, 1972, 1989, undated
Scope and Contents
This folder contains letters and carbon copies written by Klein. These are either letter fragments or letters addressed to
a generic first name without other identifying information (e.g. Bob, Don, John, etc).
Box 3, Folder 76
Unidentified Correspondence - To Klein
1962-1988, undated
Scope and Contents
This folder contains letters received by Klein. These are either letter fragments or letters from an individual that either
did not sign them or signed them with a generic first name without other identifying information (e.g. Bob, Don, John, etc).
Series 2. Convention Materials
1939, 1947-2007, undated
Series Scope and Contents
This series contains programs, progress reports, participant information, travel brochures, convention memory publications,
convention newsletters, and more, all concerning science fiction conventions. Some folders contain correspondence pertaining
to the convention: travel and participation arrangements, programming, etc.
Series Arrangement
The series is arranged alphabetically by convention name. Each convention folder is further arranged chronologically.
Convention Descriptions
The conventions names are labelled according to the following scheme: NAME (Number:Year:Location). For example: Balticon (2:1968:Baltimore,
MD). For contentions that are not numbered, there is only a year and location listed. For those contentions that were also
serving as a Worldcon, a note has been added identifying which Worldcon it was.
Box 4, Folder 1
General Convention Materials
1964-2006, undated
Box 4, Folder 2
A
1970-19997
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following conventions:
- Ad Astra (8:1980:Toronto), (12:1992:Toronto), & (17:1997:Toronto)
- Agacon (1970:Atlanta, GA)
- Alpha Draconis (1976:Toronto)
- AmberCon (2:1980:Wichita, KS)
- Anonycon (1975 & 1976:Buffalo, NY)
- Arisia (1989 & 1994:Boston, MA)
- Astronomicon (6: 1997:Rochester, NY)
Box 4, Folder 3
Albacon
1996 & 1999
Scope and Contents
Albany, NY
Box 4, Folder 4
Alphacon
1977 & 1981
Scope and Contents
Alphacon 1 and 3 in Ithaca, NY.
Box 4, Folder 5
Aussiecon
1975 & 1985
Scope and Contents
Folder contains materials for Aussiecon 1 (1975), 33rd Worldcon, and Aussicon 2 (1985), 43rd Worldcon, both held in Melbourne,
Australia.
Box 4, Folder 6
B
1979 & undated
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following conventions:
- Beta Draconis (1979:Toronto)
- BYOB Con (6:Kansas City, MO)
Box 4, Folder 7
Balticon
1968-1997
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following conventions:
- (2:1968:Baltimore)
- (8:1974:Baltimore)
- (12:1978:Baltimore)
- (21:1987:Baltimore)
- (24:1990:Baltimore)
- (31:1997:Baltimore)
Box 4, Folder 8
Baycon
1967-1968
Scope and Contents
26th Worldcon, held in Berkeley, CA.
Box 4, Folders 9-12
Boskone
1966-1989, undated
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following Boskone conventions: 1, 2, 4-8, 11-14, 16, Bosklone (1980), 21-26, and 35
Box 4, Folders 13-14
Bucconeer
1997-1998
Scope and Contents
56th Worldcon, held in Baltimore, MD.
Box 4, Folders 15-16
C
1949-2005
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following conventions:
- Cascadia Con (2005:Seattle, WA)
- Cinvention (1949:Cincinnati, OH) - 7th Worldcon
- Clevention (1955:Cleveland, OH) - 13th Worldcon
- Conduit (2:1992:Salt Lake City), (5:1995:Salt Lake City)
- Confusion (π:1978:Michigan), (Stark Raving:1987:Michigan)
- ConJosé (2002:San Jose, CA) - 60th Worldcon
- ConQuest (1984:Kansas City, MO)
- Conspiracy (1987:Brighton, United Kingdom) - 45th Worldcon
- ConText (1989:Alberta, Canada)
Box 4, Folder 17
Cactuscon
1987
Scope and Contents
North America Science Fiction Convention (NASFiC) for 1987, hosted in Phoenix, AZ.
Box 4, Folders 18-21, Box 5, Folder 1
Chicon
1952-2000
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following Chicon conventions, all hosted in Chicago: (II: 1952) 10th Worldcon, (III:
1962), (IV: 1980) 40th Worldcon, (V: 1991) 49th Worldcon, (Chicon 2000: 2000) 58th Worldcon.
Box 5, Folders 2-3
Conadian
1992-1994
Scope and Contents
52nd Worldcon held in Winnipeg, Canada.
Box 5, Folder 4
Conclave
1977-1989
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following Conclave conventions, all held in Michigan: (II:1977), (IV:1979), (X:1985),
and (XIV:1989).
Box 5, Folder 5
Conebulus
1977-1979
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following Conebulus conventions, all held in Syracuse, NY: (I:1977), (II:1978), and
(III:1979).
Box 5, Folder 6
Confederation
1985-1986
Scope and Contents
44th Worldcon held in Atlanta, GA.
Box 5, Folder 7
ConFiction
1987-1990
Scope and Contents
48th Worldcon held at The Hague.
Box 5, Folders 8-9
ConFrancisco
1993
Scope and Contents
51st Worldcon held in San Francisco, CA.
Box 5, Folders 10-11
ConStellation
1982-1983
Scope and Contents
41st Worldcon held in Baltimore, MD.
Box 5, Folder 12
Contradiction
1983-1993
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following Conradiction conventions, held in Niagra Falls, NY: (3:1983), (4:1984),
(8:1988), (9:1989), (10:1990), (11:1991), (12:1992), and (13:1993).
Box 5, Folder 13
Darkover Grand Council IV
1981
Scope and Contents
Wilmington, DE
Box 5, Folder 14
Denvention II
1981
Scope and Contents
39th Worldcon held in Denver, CO.
Box 5, Folder 15
Disclave
1967-1997, undated
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following Disclave conventions: (11:1967), (12:1968), (14:1970), (15:1971), (16:1972),
(17:1973), (18:1974), (21:1977), (22:1978), (23:1979), (25:1981), (26:1982), (28:1984), (30:1986), (32:1988), and (41:1997).
Box 5, Folders 16-18
Discon
1963-1992
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following Discon conventions, held in Washington, D.C.: (I:1963) 21st Worldcon and
(II:1974) 32nd Worldcon. There are also Worldcon bid materials for the 1977 and 1992 Worldcons. Discon III was eventually
held in 2021 and was the 79th Worldcon.
Box 5, Folder 19
Dragoncon
1993-1998
Scope and Contents
Held in Atlanta, GA.
Box 5, Folder 20
E
1965, 1983-1985
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following conventions:
- Eastercon (16:1965:Birmingham, United Kingdom)
- Earthcon (III:1983:Cleveland, OH)
- Empiricon (4:1983:New York City) and (6:1985:New York City)
Box 5, Folder 21
F
1946, 1968, 1988, undated
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following conventions:
- First Post-War Eastern science Fiction Convention (1946:Newark, NJ)
- Fourth Dimension Con (undated:Kent, OH)
- Fourth Street Fantasy Convention (1988:Minneapolis, MN)
- Future Unbound (1968:Los Angeles, CA)
Box 5, Folder 22
Fanfair
1970 & 1975
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following Fanfair conventions: (II:1970:Toronto) and (III:1975:Toronto).
Box 5, Folder 23
H
1963 & 1987
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following conventions:
- H. P. Lovecraft: A Symposium (1963:Los Angeles)
- Hatcon (III:1985:Danbury, CT)
Box 5, Folder 24
Heicon
1969-1970
Scope and Contents
Held in Heidelberg, Germany.
Box 5, Folders 25-26, Box 6, Folder 1, Flat-File-Folder 01
I-Con
1989-1998
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following I-Con conventions, held at Stony Brook on Long Island, NY: (VIII:1989),
(IX:1990), (X:1991), (XII:1993), (XIII:1994), (XIV:1995), (XV:1996), (XVI:1997), (XVII:1998).
Box 6, Folder 2
Infinity
1973
Scope and Contents
Held in New York City, NY.
Box 6, Folder 3
Iguanacon
1976-1978
Scope and Contents
36th Worldcon held in Phoenix, AZ.
Box 6, Folder 4
International Conference on the Fantastic (ICFA)
1984
Scope and Contents
(5th:1984:Boca Raton, FL)
Box 6, Folder 5
Intersection
1993-1995
Scope and Contents
53rd Worldcon held in Glasgow, Scotland.
Box 6, Folder 6
Jerucon
1982
Scope and Contents
Held in Jerusalem.
Box 6, Folder 7
Lastcon
1982
Scope and Contents
Held in Albany, NY.
Box 6, Folders 8-9
L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future
1986-1994, 2003, undated
Box 6, Folder 10
Leprecon
1983-1985
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following Leprecon conventions, held in Phoenix AZ: (9:1983), (10:1984), and (11:1985).
Box 6, Folders 11-14
LA Con
1972-2006
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following LA Con conventions, held in Los Angeles, CA: (I:1972) 30th Worldcon, (II:1984)
42nd Worldcon, (III:1996) 54th Worldcon, (IV:2006) 64th Worldcon.
Box 6, Folder 15
Life, the Universe, and Everything
1988-1989
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following conventions, held in Provo, UT: (VI:1988) and (VII:1989). File includes
correspondence with Shayne Bell.
Related Materials
See also BYU and Shayne Bell correspondence.
Box 6, Folder 16
LonCon
1964-1965
Scope and Contents
LonCon II was the 23rd Worldcon, held in London.
Related Materials
See also the correspondence with Ella Parker and Ethel Lindsay.
Box 6, Folders 17-18
Lone Star Con
1985 & 1997
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following Lone Star Cons: (1:1985:Austin, TX) the 1985 NASFiC, (2:1997:San Antonio,
TX) 55th Worldcon.
Box 6, Folders 19-22, Box 7, Folders 1-2
Lunacon
1965-1999
Scope and Contents
These folders contain materials from Lunacon, held in New York City or the surrounding area. Every year within the listed
date span is present aside from 1984, 1992, and 1995.
Box 7, Folder 3
M
1967-1992
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following conventions:
- Marcon (II:1967:Toledo, OH), (III:1968:Columbus, OH), and (IV:1969:Columbus, OH)
- MillenniCon (-15:1986:Dayton, OH) and (-2:1999)
- MondoCon (1971:New York, NY)
- Munich Round-Up (1992:Munich, Germany)
Box 7, Folder 4
Magicon
1989 & 1992
Scope and Contents
50th Worldcon held in Orlando, FL.
Box 7, Folder 5
Maplecon
1979-1988
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following Maplecons, held in Ottawa, Canada: (2:1979), (3:1980), (7:1985), and (10:1988).
Box 7, Folders 6-7
MidAmeriCon
1976
Scope and Contents
34th Worldcon held in Kansas City, MO. The second folder contains a hard cover copy of the con program book.
Box 7, Folder 8
MidWestCon
1966-1993
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following MidWestCons, held in Cincinnati, OH: (17:1966), (18:1967), (20:1969), (21:1970),
(22:1971), (23:1972), (27:1976), (34:1983), (36:1985), (43:1992), and (44:1993).
Box 7, Folder 9
Minicon
1969-1996
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following Minicons, held in Minneapolis, MN: (2:1969), (12:1977), (15:1979), (16:1980),
(22:1987), and (31:1996).
Box 7, Folder 10
N
1950-1986, 2007
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following conventions:
- NASFiC (1975)
- New Orleans (1976)
- New York Science Fiction Conference (1950)
- Now-Con (1968:New Orleans, LA)
- NyClone (1986:New Brunswick, NJ)
- Nippon2007 (2007:Yokohama, Japan) 65th Worldcon
- Northeastern Regional fantasy Convention (1981)
- Noncon
Box 7, Folders 11-12
Nolacon
1987-1988
Scope and Contents
46th Worldcon held in New Orleans, LA.
Box 7, Folders 13-19
Noreascon
1970-1989, 2004
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following Noreascon conventions, held in Boston, MA: (I:1971:) 29th Worldcon, (II:1980)
38th Worldcon, (III:1989) 47th Worldcon, and (IV:2004) 62nd Worldcon. Folders 14 and 15 are hardcover copies of the Proceedings
for Noreascon I.
Related Materials
A vinyl recording of the convention's sessions is in the Audio Series.
Box 8, Folder 1
NorthAmericon
1979
Scope and Contents
NASFic for 1979, held in Kentucky, MO.
Box 8, Folder 2
Norwescon
1950-1992
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following Norwescons: (1:1950:Portland, OR), (3:1980:Seattle, WA), (7:1984:Seattle,
WA), (8:1985:Seattle, WA), (9:1986:Seattle, WA), Alternacon 1987 in Seattle, (10:1988:Tacoma, WA), (11:1989:Tacoma, WA), and
(15:1992:Tacoma, WA).
Box 8, Folder 3
NyCon
1956, 1966-1967
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following NyCons: (II:1956:New York, NY) 14th Worldcon and (III:1967:New York, NY)
25th Worldcon.
Box 8, Folder 4
O
1966-1984
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following conventions:
- Octocon (1966:Sandusky, OH), (13:1977:Sandusky, OH), and (17:1980:Sandusky, OH)
- Omnicon (V:1984:Miami, FL)
- Onondaga Community College Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy (1977)
- Ozarkon (II:1967:St. Louis, MO) and (III:1968:St. Louis, MO)
Box 8, Folder 5
Onocon
1984
Scope and Contents
Held in Syracuse, NY.
Box 8, Folder 6
P
1968-1984
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following conventions:
- Pan-Pacificon (1968:Los Angeles and Tokyo)
- Paracon (Mark of Paracon:1981:State College, PA), (VI:1983:State College, PA), (VII:1984:State College, PA)
- Penulticon (1977:Denver, CO) and (1979:Denver, CO)
- Procon (1979:Detroit, MI)
- Prunecon
Box 8, Folder 7
Pacificon II
1963-1964
Scope and Contents
22nd Worldcon held in Oakland, CA.
Box 8, Folder 8
PgHLANGE
1969-1974
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following conventions, held in Pittsburgh, PA: (I:1969), (II:1970), (III:1971), (IV:1972),
and (VI:1974).
Box 8, Folders 9-15
Philcon
1947-2001
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from Philcon conventions for most years starting in 1967 through 2001. Folder 9 has generic
Philcon material that is not readily connected to specific instances of the convention. Philcon is hosted by the Philadelphia
Science Fiction Society. Philcon was the host of the 5th Worldcon in 1947, 11th Worldcon in 1953, and 59th Worldcon in 2001.
Box 8, Folder 16
Pinekone
1989
Scope and Contents
Pinekone II was held in Ottawa, Canada.
Box 8, Folder 17
Pittcon
1960
Scope and Contents
18th Worldcon held in Pittsburgh, PA.
Box 8, Folder 18
R
1975-1988
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following conventions:
- Readercon (1988:Lowell, MA)
- Rivercon (1975:Louisville, KY) and (1980:Louisville, KY)
- Real Cone One (1975)
Box 8, Folder 19
S
1971-1982
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following conventions:
- ScanCon (1976:Stockholm)
- SF Con (V:1982:Syracuse, NY)
- Snowkone (II:1977:Syracuse, NY)
- Spacecon (1984:Wapakoneta, OH)
- Speculation (1971)
- Summercon (1977)
- SFRA (2001:Schenectady, NY)
- Secondary Universe (II:1969:Green Bay, WI)
- SF Expo (1976:New York, NY)
- Shorecon (1997)
- Soonercon (1994:Oklahoma City, OK)
Box 8, Folders 20-21
Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) - Nebula Awards Banquet
1967-1992
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from most of the Nebula Award banquets during the cited dated span. Years not included are
1974, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1985, and 1989-1991. The banquet has been held in numerous different locations includeing New York,
Los Angeles, Berkeley, New Orleans, and Atlanta.
Related Materials
See also the SFWA folder in the Correspondence series.
Box 8, Folder 22
Seacon
1961, 1979, 2002
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following Seacon conventions: (1961: Seattle, WA) 19th Worldcon, (1979:Brighton, United
Kingdom) 37th Worldcon, and bidding materials for Seattle hosting the 60th Worldcon in 2002 which ended up being hosted by
ConJosé.
Box 8, Folder 23
Sercon
1987-1990
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following Sercon conventions: (1:1987:Oakland, CA), (2:1988:Austin, TX), and (4:1990:Concord,
CA).
Box 8, Folder 24
Star Trek
1973 & 1976
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from two Star Trek related conventions, both held in New York, NY.
Box 8, Folder 25
St. Louiscon
1969
Scope and Contents
27th Worldcon held in St. Louis, MO.
Box 8, Folder 26
Suncon
1977
Scope and Contents
35th Worldcon held in Miami Beach, FL.
Box 8, Folder 27
Syracon
1972
Scope and Contents
Convention held in Syracuse, NY in 1972.
Box 8, Folder 28
T
1968, 1982, 1988, undated
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following conventions:
- Tolkien Conference (1968:Center Harbor, NH)
- Toronto's Fan Fair
- Tropicon (VII:1988:Florida)
- Torque (3:1982:Willowdale, Ontario, Canada)
Box 8, Folder 29
Thing
1980-1990
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following Thing conventions, often called Dorsai Thing: (5:1980:Ann Arbor, MI), (6:1981:Kalamazoo,
MI), (?:1984:Ann Arbor, MI), (10:1984:Rochester, NY) called Decadent Thing 10, (12:1987:Oakville, Ontario, Canada), and (15:1990:Rochester,
NY) .
Box 9, Folders 1-2
Torcon
1948, 1973, 2003
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following Torcon conventions: (1:1948:Toronto, Canada) 6th Worldcon, (2:1973:Toronto,
Canada) 31st Worldcon, and (3:2003:Toronto, Canada) 61st Worldcon.
Box 9, Folder 3
Tricon
1966
Scope and Contents
24th Worldcon held in Cleveland, OH.
Box 9, Folder 4
Urcon II
1981
Scope and Contents
Held in Rochester, NY.
Box 9, Folder 5
Unicon IV
1978
Scope and Contents
Held in Melbourne, Australia.
Box 9, Folder 6
W
1977-2000
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following conventions:
- Windycon (4:1977:Chicago, IL) and (6:1970:Chicago, IL)
- A Wealth of Fable (1991)
- Wilcon (6:undated:Wilmot, WI), (7:undated:Wilmot, WI), and (8:undated:Wilmot, WI)
- World Horror Convention (1991:Nashville, TN) and (1997:Niagra Falls, NY)
- Wintercon (1:1975:Cape Cod, MA)
- World SF Conference (1990:Chengdu, Sichuan, China)
Box 9, Folder 7
Westercon
1965-1988
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following Westercon conventions: (18:1965:Long Beach, CA), (19:1966:San Diego, CA),
(23:1970:Los Angeles, CA), and (41:1988:Phoenix, AZ).
Box 9, Folder 8
WisCon
1984
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following WisCon conventions, held in Madison, WI: (6:1982), (19:1995), and (24:2000).
Box 9, Folder 9
Worldcon Bids
1967-1995
Scope and Contents
This folder contains materials for assorted Worldcon bids that includes correspondence, promotional fliers, etc.
Box 9, Folders 10-11
Worldcon Bid - Syracuse in '66
1964-1966
Scope and Contents
These folders contain materials from the unsuccessful bid for Syracuse, NY to hold the 1966 Worldcon. Jay Kay Klein was co-chair,
along with Dave Kyle, for this bid campaign. Folder includes correspondence, promotional materials, Syracuse informational
pamphlets, etc. The Worldcon was ultimately Tricon, which was held in Cleveland, OH.
Related Materials
See also the following folders in the Correspondence series: 1966 Worldcon bidding quarrel, Jack Chalker, Conventions, Bill
Donaho, George and Cindy Heaps, Ben Jason, Dave Kyle, Ethel Lindsey, Ella Parker, and Mike Ward.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Syracuse in '66 Worldcon Bid
Box 9, Folder 12
Worldcon
undated
Scope and Contents
Folder contains a handful of general Worldcon materials that could not be attached to a specific instance of Worldcon.
Box 9, Folders 13-15
World Fantasy Convention
1982-2001
Scope and Contents
This folder includes materials from the following World Fantasy conventions: (5:1979:Providence, RI), (6:1980:Baltimore, MD),
(8:1982:New Haven, CT), (9:1983:Chicago, IL), (10:1984:Ottawa, Canada), (13:1987:Nashville, TN), (14:1988:London), (18,1992,
Pine Mountain, GA), and (27:2001:Montreal, Canada).
Box 9, Folder 16
World Science Fiction Convention
1939
Scope and Contents
Program book for the first Worldcon held in New York, NY in 1939.
Box 9, Folder 17
Convention Annual
undated
Scope and Contents
Materials generally realted to Klein's convention annuals.
Box 9, Folders 18-19
Convention Annual No. 1 (Pittcon)
circa 1960
Scope and Contents
Materials pertaining to the first Convention Annual about Pittcon.
Box 9, Folders 20-22
Convention Annual No. 2 (Chicon III)
circa 1962
Scope and Contents
Materials pertaining to the second Convention Annual about Chicon III.
Box 9, Folders 23-24
Convention Annual No. 3 (Discon)
1963-1965
Scope and Contents
Materials pertaining to the third Convention Annual about Discon.
Box 10, Folder 1
Convention Annual No. 4 (Tricon)
1966
Scope and Contents
Materials pertaining to the fourth Convention Annual about Tricon.
Series 3. Other event materials
1968-1991, undated
Series Scope and Contents
The materials in this series are for events that were not science fiction conventions. These include other science fiction
events, art shows, memorial services, and talks/lectures.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged alphabetically.
Box 10, Folder 2
First World Science Fiction Writers Conference
1976
Box 10, Folder 3
International Science Fantasy Art Exhibition
undated
Box 10, Folder 4
Isaac Asimov memorial service program
1992
Box 10, Folder 5
James Gunn at Syracuse University
1972
Box 10, Folder 6
Miscellaneous event materials
1968-1991, undated
Series 4. Organizations
1946-2007, undated
Series Scope and Contents
This series contains materials for different organizations that Klein was a member of or participated in. Most of these are
Science Fiction related (e.g. First Fnadom or PSFS), but also includes his other hobbies and interests like radio and chess.
Series Arrangement
Materials arranged alphabetically by the name of the organization.
Box 10, Folder 8
American Radio Relay League, Inc
1982-1988, undatd
Box 10, Folder 9
Eastern Science Fiction Association
1961-1981
Box 10, Folders 10-11
First Fandom
1946, 1962-2000, undated
Scope and Contents
This folder contains materials related to the First Fandom organization, including a large quantity of Secretary/Treasurer
reports and membership rosters. First Fandom was originally organized around a membership consisting of fans active in the
science fiction community in the early 20th century up until the first Worldcon in 1939. It later came to incorporate fans
that had been active in the community for some set number of decades.
Related Materials
See also the First Fandom materials in the Correspondence and Publications series.
Box 10, Folder 12
Minnesota Science Fiction Society
1974, 1976, 1981
Scope and Contents
Includes membership directories
Box 10, Folder 13
Miscellaneous organization materials
1974-1993, undated
Box 10, Folder 14
National Fantasy Fan Federation
1961-1970, undated
Scope and Contents
Materials include constitutions, newsletters, rosters, and more.
Box 10, Folder 15
Onondaga Ski Club
1964-1965
Box 10, Folder 16
Philadelphia Science Fiction Society
1946-1947
Related Materials
See Philcon in Conventions series
Box 10, Folders 17-18
Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA)
1966-2002, undated
Organizational Info
SFWA has undergone several name changes: Science Fiction Writers of America, Inc (1965-1991), Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers
of America (1991-2022), and Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association (2022-present).
Related Materials
See also the SFWA materials in the Correspondence series along with the correspondence files for Theodore Cogswell, Damon
Knight, Anne McCaffrey, and Andy Offut; the SFWA-Nebula Awards banquet folder in the Conventions series; and the SFWA Bulletin
and SFWA Forum in the Publications series.
Box 10, Folders 19-23
Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) - Directories
1970-2007
Box 10, Folder 24
Science Fiction Writers Speakers Bureau
undated
Box 10, Folder 25
Society for Creative Anachronism
undated
Box 10, Folder 26
Syracuse Chess Club
1959, 1967-1971
Box 10, Folder 27
Syracuse University
1967, 1970, undated
Related Materials
See also the Syracuse University folder in the Correspondence series.
Box 10, Folder 29
Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund (TAFF)
1962-1980, undated
Box 10, Folder 30
Trans-Oceanic Fan Fun (TOFF)
1968
Box 10, Folder 31
World Science Fiction Society
undated
Scope and Contents
Folder contains constitution and by-laws
Series 5. Works by Klein
1966-2004, undated
Series Scope and Contents
This series is divided into two subseries: Biologs, which are the materials related to the regular biographical articles that
Klein wrote for the magazine
Analog Science Fiction and Fact and other writings by Klein.
Sub-series 5.1. Biologs
1976-2004, undated
Sub-Series Scope and Contents
The Biologs sub-series contains the materials related to the biographical articles that Klein regularly wrote for Analog magazine.
He started this in 1976 with a Biolog on Jack Gaughan and continued until 2004. Materials include correspondence with both
editors at Analog and the subjects of the Biologs, as well as questionnaires, notes, Biolog drafts, and some reprints or facsimiles
of the final drafts.
Sub-Series Arrangement
The Biologs are arranged alphabetically by last name.
Related Materials
See also the folder for
Analog Science Fiction and Fact in the correspondence series.
Box 10, Folder 33
Biolog Data Sheets
undated
Scope and Contents
Informational forms that Klein would send to subjects of his Biologs.
Box 10, Folder 34
Biolog Data Sheet - Artist
undated
Scope and Contents
Informational forms that Klein would send to subjects of his Biologs. This version was for artists and was sent to Klein by
A. J Austin in 1992.
Box 10, Folder 35
Allen, Roger MacBride
1987-1988
Box 10, Folder 41
Ashwell, Pauline Whitby
undated
Biographical info
Legal name: Pauline Whitby; Pen names: Pauline Ashwell, Paul Ashwell, Paul Ash.
Box 10, Folder 43
Asimov, Janet Jeppson
undated
Box 10, Folder 44
Austin, A. J.
1991-1992, undated
Box 10, Folder 47
Beason, Doug
1992
Related Materials
See the Kevin J. Anderson biolog folder for more correspondence referrring to Doug Beason.
Box 10, Folder 56
Bonhoff, Maya Kaathryn
1989-1990
Box 10, Folder 58
Brejcha, F. Alexander
1989-1990
Box 11, Folder 3
Bujold, Lois McMaster
1989
Box 11, Folder 5
Burns, Stephen L.
1988 & 1992
Box 11, Folder 6
Burstein, Michael A.
1996
Box 11, Folder 17
Clement, Hal
1999
Biographical info
Hal Clement was the pen name for Harry C. Stubbs.
Box 11, Folder 19
Cochrane, William E.
1978-1979
Box 11, Folder 20
Cramer, John G.
1987-1988
Box 11, Folder 24
Del Rey, Lester
1984-1985
Box 11, Folder 28
Dorsai Irregulars
1978-1979
Box 11, Folder 30
Dyson, Marianne J.
1992-1993
Box 11, Folder 36
Forward, Robert
1980-1981
Box 11, Folder 37
Freas, Frank Kelly
undated
Box 11, Folder 38
Frederick, Carl
2004 & undated
Box 11, Folder 39
Freitas, Robert A., Jr.
1980-1981
Box 11, Folder 41
Gaughan, Jack
1976
Scope and Contents
Jack Gaughan was the subject of Klein's first Biolog.
Box 11, Folder 49
Haldeman, Joe & Jack
undated
Box 11, Folder 53
Harper, George W.
1981-1982
Box 11, Folder 56
Heinlein, Robert A.
1984-1985
Box 11, Folder 57
Hendrickson, Walter B., Jr.
1981-1983
Box 11, Folder 59
Hoaglund, Richard C.
1986
Box 11, Folder 61
Iverson, Eric G.
1984
Biographical info
Iverson's pen name is Harry Turtledove.
Box 11, Folder 64
Kingsbury, Donald
undated
Box 11, Folder 67
Kooistra, Jeffrey D.
1993
Box 11, Folder 70
Kube-McDowell, Michael P.
1983
Box 11, Folder 82
Long, Frank Belknap
undated
Box 11, Folder 83
Longyear, Barry
1979-1980
Box 11, Folder 86
Lyon, Richard "Dick"
1981-1982
Box 11, Folder 87
MacIntyre, F. Gwynplaine
1999
Box 11, Folder 88
MacLean, Katherine
1994
Scope and Contents
Folder includes an interview transcript between Klein and MacLean.
Box 11, Folder 90
Martin, George R. R.
undated
Box 11, Folder 95
McKitterick, Christpher
1998
Box 11, Folder 99
Monteleone, Thomas F.
1981
Box 11, Folder 105
O'Donnell, Kevin, Jr.
1978
Box 11, Folder 115
Pournelle, Jerry, Jr.
1979
Box 11, Folder 116
Powers, Richard M.
undated
Box 11, Folder 122
Robinson, Jeanne
1993-1994
Box 11, Folder 126
Rothman, Milton A. and Tony
1980
Box 11, Folder 129
Schenk, Hilbert
1983-1984
Box 11, Folder 131
Schochet, Victoria
undated
Box 11, Folder 140
Smith, George O.
1979-1980
Box 11, Folder 142
Stableford, Brian
undated
Box 11, Folder 147
Stratmann, Henry, Jr.
1996
Box 11, Folder 149
Strumfels, David
1991-1993
Box 11, Folder 152
Thompson, William Roch
1984-1985
Box 11, Folder 155
Tourtellotte, Shayne M.
1998
Box 11, Folder 156
Tucker, Wilson "Bob"
undated
Box 11, Folder 166
Warren, William, Jr.
1987
Box 11, Folder 167
Wheeler, Ramona
1998-1999
Sub-series 5.2. Manuscript drafts and other writings by Klein
1966-2001, undated
Sub-Series Scope and Contents
This series is comprised of writings and other works by Jay Kay Klein. This includes fiction, biographies (that were not Biologs),
obituaries and memorials, convention write-ups (these were summaries or reports of conventions that often appeared in fanzines),
a handful of movie reviews, a few pieces of nonfiction, and more.
Sub-Series Arrangement
This series is arranged alphabetically by title.
Box 11, Folder 179
Assorted Works by Klein
undated
Box 12, Folder 1
"Ballad of Don Ford"
undated
Box 12, Folder 2
"Before the Deluge"
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes drafts with alternative titles: "Martian Deluge" and "Let the Deluge Come"
Box 12, Folder 3
Biography - Isaac Asimov
undated
Box 12, Folder 4
Biography - Jack Gaughan
1985
Box 12, Folder 5
Biography - Dr. Janet O. Jeppson
undated
Box 12, Folder 6
Biography - Pat and Peggy Kennedy
undated
Box 12, Folder 7
Biography - Don Kingsbury
1984
Box 12, Folder 8
Biography - Donald A. Wolheim
1982
Box 12, Folder 9
Biography - The Great Frederik
1984
Scope and Contents
Frederik Pohl biography
Box 12, Folder 12
"Century of Progress"
1983
Box 12, Folder 12
"Close Encounters of the Third Kind, A Review"
undated
Box 12, Folder 13
Convention Write-ups
1968-1986, undated
Scope and Contents
This folder includes a number of convention reports written by Klein--these were common in some fanzines--and some correspondence
with fanzine editors. Conventions include Disclave 1968 and 1978, Milford 1970, 1983 SFWA editors party, LA Con II, Confederation
1986, Boskone, Unicon IV, Conebulus 2, and Conclave III.
Box 12, Folder 14
ConStellation
1983
Scope and Contents
Convention reports
Box 12, Folder 16
The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody
1974
Scope and Contents
Klein had a standard presentation he would give at cons that went by this title. This was the extent of the material related
to this presentation that was found during processing.
Box 12, Folder 17
Eastern SF Association (ESFA) meetings
1967-1970, 1981
Box 12, Folder 18
"The Fickle Finger - A True Isaac Asimov Anecdote"
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes a carbon copy of a write-up of Asimov's memorial service.
Box 12, Folder 20
Iguanacon
1978
Scope and Contents
Convention reports
Box 12, Folder 21
"Isaac Asimov Memorial Service"
1992 (?)
Box 12, Folder 22
"Klein's Klowning"
undated
Box 12, Folder 23
Lunacon/Eastercon
1966-1968
Scope and Contents
Convention reports
Box 12, Folder 24
"The Magazine Critic"
1965
Box 12, Folder 25
"A Merry Christmas"
undated
Box 12, Folder 26
Midwestcon
1966-1968
Scope and Contents
Convention reports
Box 12, Folder 27
Nebula Awards Banquets
1967-1986
Scope and Contents
Reports of the SFWA Nebual Awards banquets.
Box 12, Folder 29
Obituary - James Blish
1975
Box 12, Folder 30
Obituary - John W. Campbell, Jr.
1971
Box 12, Folder 31
Obituary - John Jacob Niles
1980
Box 12, Folder 32
Obituary - H. Beam Piper
1964
Box 12, Folder 33
Obituary - E. E. "Doc" Smith
1965
Box 12, Folder 34
"OMIGOD_Sept 11, 2001"
2001
Box 12, Folder 36
"Personal Interview"
undated
Scope and Contents
A short biographical write-up of Willey Ley.
Box 12, Folder 37
Philadelphia Science Fiction Conference (Philcon)
1966-1967, 1973, 1978
Scope and Contents
Includes facsimiles of correspondence sent to Don Miller and Harlan Ellison about Philcon 1967.
Box 12, Folder 38
"Probability Zero: Ice Will Suffice"
1983
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence with Analog magazine.
Box 12, Folder 39
"Probability Zero: Mass Communication"
undated
Box 12, Folder 40
"Pros & Cons: Nebula Awards"
1988
Scope and Contents
Write-up of the 1988 Nebula Awards
Box 12, Folder 41
"Pros & Cons: Noreascon III"
1989
Box 12, Folder 42
"Pros & Cons: World Fantasy Con"
undated
Box 12, Folder 43
"QST in the Junkbox, a Hint & Kink"
undated
Box 12, Folder 44
"Sleeper"
undated
Scope and Contents
Rejection slip from Esquire and multiple drafts of manuscript
Box 12, Folder 45
"Star Wars Reviewed"
[1977]
Box 12, Folder 46
"To Bill, With Love"
undated
Box 12, Folder 48
Untitled Lensmen manuscript fragments
undated
Scope and Contents
Folder includes two untitled/unidentified manuscripts by Klein set in the Lensman universe. One of these is noted as "written
by E. E. (Skylight) Klein, P.D.Q."
Box 12, Folder 49
Unidentified song lyrics
undated
Box 12, Folder 50
"Unsettled Times Means Opportunities: Penn Yan Express is Prepared for New Business Conditions"
undated
Box 12, Folder 51
"What First Fandom Means to Me"
undated
Box 12, Folder 52
World Fantasy Convention
1983 & 1985
Scope and Contents
Includes facsimiles of correpsondence to George Zebrowski.
Box 12, Folder 53
"Writers of the Future - The Third Year"
1987 (?)
Series 6. Notes
1965-2000, undated
Series Scope and Contents
This series is three folders of loose hand-written notes by Klein. Topics are varied and often unidentifiable. Dates are largely
not present.
Box 12, Folders 54-56
Klein's Notes
1965-1969, 1990-2000, undated
Scope and Contents
Folders contain assorted hand-written notes from Klein. Includes some notes pertaining to conventions and some related to
photograph identifications.
Series 7. Works by Others
1964-1992, undated
Series Scope and Contents
The materials in this series are works by other individuals. Some of these are facsimile excerpts from larger publications
and some look like amateur publications similar to pamphlets or fanzines.
Series Arrangement
Materials are arranged alphabetically by title.
Box 12, Folder 57
"Blind Shemmy"
undated
Scope and Contents
Short story by Jack Dann in Omni Magazine.
Box 12, Folder 58
"Daddy's Big Girl"
1987
Scope and Contents
Short story by Ursula Le Guin in Omni Magazine.
Box 12, Folder 59
"The Evening and the Morning and the Night"
1987
Scope and Contents
Short story by Octavia Butler in Omni Magazine.
Box 12, Folder 60
"Forever Yours, Anna"
1987
Scope and Contents
Short story by Kate Wilhelm in Omni Magazine.
Box 12, Folder 61
"George Scither's Con-Committee Chairman's Guide"
1965
Scope and Contents
A guide for hosting a World Science Fiction Convention. By George Scithers, F. M. and Elinor Busby, Howard Devore, Earl Kemp
& Bob Pavlat.
Box 12, Folders 62-63
A Giant "Astounding" Anthology
1990-1992, undated
Scope and Contents
It is unclear if this was ever published and also unclear what Klein's role in this manuscript was, if any. All of the materials
in these folders were in envelopes sent by D. H. Blair in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Box 12, Folder 64
A History of the Hugo, Nebula, and International Fantasy Awards
1976
Scope and Contents
By Donald Franson and Howard DeVore.
Flat-File-Folder 02
Jack Gaughan: A Portfolio
1969
Box 12, Folder 65
"Lime Jello"
undated
Scope and Contents
By Joe Haldeman
Box 12, Folder 66
"My Wife, the Doctor"
1969
Scope and Contents
By Sam Moskowitz
Box 12, Folder 68
"Search for Research"
1989
Scope and Contents
By L. Ron Hubbard
Box 12, Folder 69
"Some Notes on Conventions and Where They Are Held -or- A Blow for Freedom"
1964
Scope and Contents
Folder contians a postcard and article from Bob Madle.
Box 12, Folder 70
"To the Stars: Space 2038"
1988
Scope and Contents
By Jonathan V. Post
Box 12, Folder 71
Travelogue: Africa
undated
Scope and Contents
This is an unidentified manusccript fragment of a travelogue to Africa. The date and author are unknown. There is some correspondence
with Mike Resnick that includes discussion and itineraries for trips to Africa, but this could not definitively be linked
to those trips.
Box 12, Folder 72
Unidentified works by others
1966, 1986, undated
Box 12, Folder 73
"Wired"
undated
Scope and Contents
Short story by David Bischoff in Omni Magazine.
Series 8. Fanzines
1945-2004, undated
Series Scope and Contents
Fanzines were a primary mode of sharing information and creating the science fiction community in the 20th century. These
fanzines were collected by Klein and serve as one demonstration of his fandom and engagement with the community, he was also
a frequent contributor to fanzines. Notes have been added to each title to list which issues are present.
Series Arrangement
The fanzines are arranged alphabetically by title and each title is then sorted chronologically.
Fan Resources
Two extremely valuable community created resources for 20th century science fiction fandom are
Fancyclopedia 3 and
Fanac . Both of these have extensive information about science fiction fanzines (creators/editors, numbers of issues, title changes,
distribution dates, etc).
Other Fanzines
The Eaton Collection holds numerous fanzines. These are primarily in the Fanzine Collection (MS 342), the Terry Carr Collection
(MS 359), and a handful of specific titles have been fully cataloged. All of these can be found in the UCR library catalog.
There are also fanzines in the Poul and Karen Anderson papers (MS 040) and the Stu Shiffman papers (MS 404), which are noted
in their respective finding aids.
Box 12, Folder 74
Fanzines - General
1967-1970, undated
Scope and Contents
Loose fragments, fliers, polls, and other fanzine materials or contents that were found loose and unconnected to specific
fanzine.
Box 12, Folder 77
Bakka
1976-1977
Scope and Contents
#4 & 5
Box 13, Folder 1
Barsoomian Times
1964-1965
Scope and Contents
Published quarterly by Science-Fiction Times, Inc.
Box 13, Folders 3-5
Beabohema
1968-1970
Scope and Contents
#2-11. Edited by Frank Lunney.
Box 13, Folder 6
The Bell Tolls for Whom...
undated
Scope and Contents
Dave Kyle wrote a three part series of fanzines about the World Science Fiction Society, Inc. and running conventions. The
three parts are titled "The Bell Tolls for Whom...", "Bell the Cat", and "The Final Bell." These fanzines include copies of
correspondence, financial accounting, and affadavits.
Box 13, Folder 7
Bullzine
1966
Scope and Contents
#52 & 53
Box 13, Folder 8
C
1967, 1980, 2004, undated
Box 13, Folder 9
Cinder
1967-1968
Scope and Contents
Includes #6, 8, 9 and an unnumbered issue
Box 13, Folders 10-11
Cry
1962-1964, 1968
Scope and Contents
Numbers 151-161, 163-1969, 171, 174-175
Box 13, Folder 13
Degler
1967
Scope and Contents
Fanzine by Andrew Porter. Turned into S. F. Weekly. Folder includes #59, 155, 164, and 170-181.
Related Materials
See also "S. F. Weekly" fanzine.
Box 13, Folder 14
dmsff
1968-1969
Scope and Contents
#1 & 2
Box 13, Folder 15
Empire
1969-1979
Scope and Contents
#1-3, 7, 9
Box 13, Folder 16
Energumen
1970-1973
Scope and Contents
#2, 3, 14, 15. Fanzine by Mike Glicksohn and Susan Wood Glicksohn.
Box 13, Folder 17
Excalibur
1976
Scope and Contents
Vol 1, No 1. Fanzine from the Onondaga Community College Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Box 13, Folder 18
Exile
1969 & undated
Scope and Contents
#4 & 6. Fanzine by Seth Dogramajian.
Box 13, Folder 19
F
1948-1950, 1960-1965, 1968, 1973, 1988, undated
Box 13, Folder 20
Fancom
undated
Scope and Contents
#2, 3, 5-7
Box 13, Folder 21
Fantasy-Comics
1960, 1964-1965
Scope and Contents
#16, 18-20
Box 13, Folder 22
Fantasy Commentator
1949-1950
Scope and Contents
Vol III, Nos 2 and 4
Box 13, Folder 23
Fantasy-News
1949 & 1963
Scope and Contents
#187 and #12 from the new series
Box 13, Folder 24
Fantasy Times
1948-1949
Scope and Contents
#72 & 77
Box 13, Folders 25-26
File 770
1989-1996
Scope and Contents
Fanzine by Mike Glyer. #82, 89, 91-101, 106-108, 110, 114, 116.
Box 13, Folder 27
First Draft
1965 & 1967
Scope and Contents
#60, 185, 187-190, 197-198
Box 13, Folder 28
Focal Point
1964-1966
Scope and Contents
#1-20, 22-23. Fanzine from Mike McInerney, Arnie Katz, and rich brown.
Box 13, Folder 29
Forecast
1954-1962
Scope and Contents
This was an annual holiday zine of speculative ideas and technologies from Hugo Gernsback. Folder includes issues from 1955,
1957, 1960, 1962, and 1963.
Box 13, Folder 30
Forums International
1969-1970
Scope and Contents
#1-2. Scandinavian Science Fiction Society.
Box 13, Folder 32
The Geis Letter
1997-2000
Scope and Contents
#41, 67, 69, 71
Box 13, Folder 33
Golana
1966-1967
Scope and Contents
#7 & 8
Box 13, Folder 34
H
1962, 1966-1967, undated
Box 13, Folder 35
Haverings
1964-1965, 1968-1970
Scope and Contents
#19, 37-39, 43
Box 13, Folder 36
A History of the Hugo, Nebula, and International Fantasy Award
1971
Box 13, Folder 37
Hydra
1964-1965
Scope and Contents
#4 & 6
Box 14, Folder 2
Id
1968-1969
Scope and Contents
#1, 2, 4, 5
Box 14, Folder 4
Jack Vance: Science Fiction Stylist
1965
Box 14, Folder 6
Knowable
1963-1966
Scope and Contents
#5, 8-10. Fanzine from Jon Boardman.
Box 14, Folder 8
Lan's Lantern
1979 & 1994
Scope and Contents
#9 & 42. Fanzine from George "Lan" Laskowski.
Box 14, Folder 9
The Legal Rules
undated
Scope and Contents
#1-4. Fanzine from the World Science Fiction Society.
Box 14, Folders 10-17
Locus
1968-1985
Scope and Contents
Fanzine from Charlie Brown. #1-17, 23-24, 26-52, 54-103, 106, 108-154, 156-168, 170-178, 180, 182, 185, 187, 194, 204, 208,
213, 218, 224, 228, 230-231, 238.
Box 14, Folder 18
Luna
1963, 1965-1966
Scope and Contents
#3, 4, 9. Fanzine from Frank Dietz.
Box 14, Folder 19
Luna Monthly
1969-1974
Scope and Contents
#3, 5-8, 18, 30, 33, 52. Fanzine from Frank and Ann Dietz.
Box 14, Folder 20
M
1948, 1963-1967, 1979
Scope and Contents
Folder includes a copy of Maneki-Neko 2, which includes a history of Japanese SF fandom.
Box 14, Folder 21
Mizar
1969
Scope and Contents
#1, 6, 10
Box 14, Folder 22
N
1968-1969, 1972, 1977, 1980, undated
Box 14, Folder 23, Box 15, Folder 1
The National Fantasy Fan
1963-1968
Scope and Contents
Vol 22, No 6. Vol 23, No 1-7. Vol 24, No 2-5. Vol 25, No 2/3, 4, 5. Vol 26, No 3-4, 6. Vol 27, No 1-6. Vol 28, No 1-6.
Box 15, Folder 2
New York Bulletin
undated
Scope and Contents
#2, 3, and unnumbered
Box 15, Folder 3
Niekas
1966-1967, 1980
Scope and Contents
Fanzine from Ed Meskys. Sampler and #16, 18
Box 15, Folder 4
Nothing Left to the Imagination
1982-1983
Scope and Contents
# 1, 4-5
Box 15, Folder 5
Noumenon
1978-1979
Scope and Contents
#19-23, 27/28. New Zealand Science Fiction Magazine.
Box 15, Folder 7
Odd
1968
Scope and Contents
#18-19. Fanzine from Raymond Fisher.
Box 15, Folder 8
Osfic
1967 & undated
Scope and Contents
Orlando Science Fiction Club
Box 15, Folder 10
Pan-Demos
1949
Scope and Contents
Vol 1, No 1-2
Box 15, Folder 12
PAStell
1963-1966
Scope and Contents
Project Art Show (the International Fantasy Art Exhibition)
Box 15, Folder 13
Phlotsam
1961-1962 (?)
Scope and Contents
#16-20. Fanzine from Phyllis Economou.
Box 15, Folder 14
The Proper Boskonian
1967-1969
Scope and Contents
#0-5. New England Science Fiction Association.
Box 15, Folder 15
PSFS News
1945-1946
Scope and Contents
Philadephia Science Fiction Society. Vol VI, Nos 1-6 and 8-9.
Box 15, Folders 16-17
Psychotic
1967-1968
Scope and Contents
#21-27
Box 15, Folders 18-19
The Pulp Era
1966-1970
Scope and Contents
#63, 67-69, 71-74
Box 15, Folder 21
QRM
1966-1967
Scope and Contents
No 1. MIT Science Fiction Society.
Box 15, Folder 24
Ratatosk
1964-1967
Scope and Contents
#1-47
Related Materials
See also the fanzine Starspinkle
Box 15, Folder 25
Riverside Quarterly
1964-1965
Scope and Contents
Vol 1, Nos 1 and 4
Box 15, Folder 26
Rune
1974-1976
Scope and Contents
#35, 37, 39, 48. Minnesota Science Fiction Society.
Box 15, Folders 27-28
S
1947-1949, 1957, 1963-1979, undated
Box 15, Folder 29
Salt City Song Miners
1980-1981
Scope and Contents
Traditional Folk Music Club of Central New York. Vol III, No III. Vol VII, Nos 8 and 10.
Box 15, Folder 30
SF Bulletin
1966-1967
Scope and Contents
Vol 1, Nos 1-3
Box 15, Folder 32
S. F. Weekly
1967-1968
Scope and Contents
Fanzine by Andrew Porter, came out of the fanzine "Degler." #182-198, 204-229.
Related Materials
See also "Degler" fanzine.
Box 15, Folder 33
Science Fantasy and Science Fiction
1949
Scope and Contents
Vol 1, No 4. Vol 2, Nos 1 and 2. Official organ of the Fantasy Artisans Club.
Box 15, Folders 34-35, Box 16, Folder 1
Science Fiction Review
1963, 1969-1970
Scope and Contents
#4, 28, 31-40
Box 16, Folders 2-6
Science-Fiction Times
1957-1969
Scope and Contents
#278, 286-344, 246-350, 352-356, 361-378, 380-398, 401-434, 458-445, 447-448, 450-461, 465. Fanzine had a number of different
editors including James Taurasi, Sam Moskowitz, Frank Prieto, James Ashe, Ann Ashe, and others.
Box 16, Folder 7
Science Fiction Yearbook
1957-1958
Box 16, Folder 8
Scientifantasy
1948-1949
Scope and Contents
Vol 1, Nos 1-4 (two copies of no. 2)
Box 16, Folder 9
Scuttlebutt
1983
Scope and Contents
#6, 7, 10
Box 16, Folder 10
Sirriush
1967-1968
Scope and Contents
#6 & 7. Ozark Science Fiction Association
Box 16, Folder 11
Speculation
1968
Scope and Contents
Vol 2, No 7 and an Easter 1968 selection sampler.
Box 16, Folder 12
Star Slammers
undated
Scope and Contents
From the DC in '74 bidding committee
Box 16, Folder 13
Starspinkle
1964
Scope and Contents
#26-27, 30-50. Edited by Ron Ellik
Related Materials
See also "Ratatosk" fanzine
Box 16, Folder 14
Streif Lichter
1966
Scope and Contents
Published in Germany
Box 16, Folder 15
Stupefying Stories
undated
Scope and Contents
#71, 72, 92. Fanzine from Dick Eney.
Box 16, Folder 16
T
1966, 1969, 1977, 1980, undated
Box 16, Folder 17
Thought Police Gazette
1984
Scope and Contents
#1-7, 10. Includes material on LA Con II.
Box 16, Folder 18
Thru the Haze
1964-1969
Scope and Contents
#28, 30, 33, 34, 37, and unnumbered issues. Fanzine from Art Hayes.
Box 16, Folders 19-20
Tightbeam
1964-1970, undated
Scope and Contents
#23-24, 28-35, 37-41, 43-46, 48-50, 55-57, 62. Publication from the National Fantasy Fan Federation (N3F).
Box 16, Folder 21
Tomorrow And...
1968-1969
Scope and Contents
Vol 1, Nos 2 & 4. Fanzine edited by Jerry Lapidus and Mike Bradley.
Box 16, Folder 22
Twilight Zine
1966-1987
Scope and Contents
#17, 18, 20-22, 38-40. MIT Science Fiction Society.
Box 16, Folder 23
Undry
undated
Scope and Contents
Oneshot fanzine
Box 16, Folder 24
V
1964(?)-1965
Scope and Contents
One item has Breendoggle content.
Box 16, Folder 25
Vanamonde
1998-2000
Scope and Contents
#268-272, 328-330, 332, 379. Fanzine by John Hertz.
Box 16, Folder 26
Variant
1947
Scope and Contents
Vol 1, Nos. 1-3. Philadelphia Science Fiction Society.
Box 16, Folder 27
Vermillion Flycatcher
1965
Scope and Contents
#3 & 4
Box 16, Folder 29
W
1953, 1966, 1969-1970, undated
Box 16, Folder 30
WAHF-Full
1980 & 1982
Scope and Contents
#5 & 9. Australian fanzine from Jack Herman.
Box 16, Folder 31
A Wealth of Fable: the History of Science Fiction Fandom in the 1950s
1969
Scope and Contents
Volumes 1-3. History of 1950s fandom written by Harry Warner, Jr.
Box 16, Folder 32
Wizard
1966
Scope and Contents
#1 & 2
Box 16, Folder 33
Wokl
undated
Scope and Contents
#2 & 6
Box 16, Folder 34, Box 17, Folders 1-6
WSFA Journal
1965-1974
Scope and Contents
#3, 12, 17-34, 36-57, 59-63, 66, 68, 71-77, 79-83. Washington Science Fiction Association.
Box 17, Folders 8-15
Yandro
1963-1970
Scope and Contents
#129-135, 137-1985, 187, 189, 192-198, 200. Fanzine by Buck and Juanita Coulson.
Box 17, Folder 16
Yhos
1987 & 1991
Scope and Contents
#38, 49, 51. Fanzine by Art Widner.
Series 9. Clippings
1937-2004, undated
Scope and Contents
This series contains clippings from Klein. These include general newspaper and magazine clippings, clippings that are about
Jay Kay Klein, and clippings in which his photographic work appears and he is credited.
Box 18, Folders 1-3, Flat-File-Folder 03
Clippings
1937, 1949, 1965-1994, 2004, undated
Box 18, Folder 4
Clippings about Klein
1977-1982, 1988, undated
Box 18, Folder 5
Clippings with Klein photo credit
1974-1995
Scope and Contents
Most of these are page tearouts from issues of Locus magazine.
Series 10. Publications
1945-2006, undated
Series Scope and Contents
The publications series contains magazines, newsletters, newspapers, and other officially published materials. Some of these
materials are from science fiction organizations like First Fandom or the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association
(SFWA).
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged alphabetically by title.
Box 18, Folder 6, Flat-File-Folder 07
Advertisements and promotional materials
1969-1980, undated
Scope and Contents
Fliers, brochures, handouts, news releases, and other promotional materials mostly related to science fiction matters like
book releases or guest speaker events.
Box 18, Folder 7
Algol Magazine
1973 & 1977
Flat-File-Folder 04
Bushwick Bulletin
1947-1949
Scope and Contents
Bushwick High School Newspaper, Brooklyn, NY.
Box 18, Folder 8
Captain George's Comic World
1969(?)
Scope and Contents
#15, 17, 18, 25/26, 27-29
Box 18, Folders 9-10
First Fandom Magazine
1963-2002
Related Materials
See also the First Fandom Newsletters in this series as well as the First Fandom materials in the Correspondence series and
Organizations series.
Box 18, Folder 11
First Fandom Newsletter
1968-1995
Related Materials
See also the First Fandom magazine in this series as well as the First Fandom materials in the Correspondence series and Organizations
series.
Box 18, Folder 12
"Harlan Ellison: The Man, The Writer"
1968
Box 18, Folder 13
Magazine checklists and indices
1945, 1968-1969, undated
Box 18, Folder 14
Publications: Amateur Radio
1985 & 1990
Scope and Contents
QST magazine
Box 18, Folders 15-16
Publications: General
1938, 1950-1975, 1994-1995, undated
Scope and Contents
Materials on literature, poetry, Libertarianism, chess, Dvorak keyboards, and more.
Box 18, Folders 17-21
Publications: Science Fiction
1937, 1947, 1962-2006
Scope and Contents
Magazines, pamphlets, and other published materials with science fiction content.
Box 18, Folder 22
Publications: Space
1977, 1984, 1990
Box 18, Folders 23-24
Publications with Klein photo credit
1949, 1976-1995
Scope and Contents
The items in these folders have hand-written notes about credits to Klein's contributions to them.
Box 18, Folder 25
Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Catalogs
1946-1948, 1968, 1973, 1981, 1985, undated
Box 19, Folder 1
Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Catalogs: Robert A. Madle
1979, 1991, 1994, undated
Box 19, Folder 2
Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Catalogs: F & SF Book Co.
1961-1974
Box 19, Folder 3
Science Fiction Chronicle
1983-2001
Box 19, Folders 4-6
SFWA Bulletin
1967-2011
Scope and Contents
Vol 3, Nos 2-4 and 6; Vol 4, Nos 1-2, and 4; Vol 6, No 6; Vol 7, Nos 2 and 5; Vol 8, Nos 2-3 and 5; Vol 9, Nos 2-4; an issue
that combines Vol 9, No 6 and Vol 10, No 1; Vol 10, Nos 2-4; Vol 12, Nos 1 and 4;; Vol 14, No 2; Vol 15, No 2; Vol 16, No
1; Vol 25, No 1; Vol 37, No 2; and Vol 45, No 1.
Box 19, Folders 7-12
SFWA Forum
1967-1976, 1979, 1981, 1992, 2000
Scope and Contents
#1-8, 11-19, 21-22, 26-29, 32-36, 41, 43-44, 66, 81, 124, 173.
Flat-File-Folder 05
Syracuse GE News
1965-1970
Box 19, Folder 13
Syracuse University
1958, 1970, 1975, undated
Scope and Contents
Description of science fiction collections held by the George Arents Research Library (now known as the Special Collections
Research Center) at Syracuse University. Also contains an issue of University Alumni News magazine.
Flat-File-Folder 06
Syracuse University newspapers
1955-1973
Scope and Contents
Includes issues of Syracuse Journalist, The Record, The Daily Orange, and Journalism Newsletter.
Box 19, Folder 14
Vaughn Bodé comics
1967 & undated
Series 11. Business records, receipts, travel records
1974-2010, undated
Series Scope and Contents
The materials in this series document Klein's business expenses and other records, primarily associated with his work photographing
conventions and submitting conributions to SF magazines. This includes correspondence, receipts, pay stubs, convention arrangements,
travel arrangements, and more. Correspondents include Gale Publishing, Davis publishing, SFWA, Julius Schwarz, Analog, and
others primarly regarding photograph requests, use and credit lines, and convention plans. These materials were filed along
with Jay Kay and Doris Klein's personal income taxes, which were disposed of during processing.
Series Arrangement
The materials are arranged by year, maintaining the original order established by Klein.
Box 19, Folder 16
Business Records and Receipts 1974
1974
Scope and Contents
Folder includes material pertaining to one of Klein's convention annuals.
Box 19, Folder 17
Business Records and Receipts 1975
1975
Box 19, Folder 18
Business Records and Receipts 1976
1976
Box 19, Folder 19
Business Records and Receipts 1977
1977
Box 19, Folder 20
Business Records and Receipts 1978
1978
Box 19, Folder 21
Business Records and Receipts 1979
1979
Scope and Contents
Folder includes a large quantity of correspondence.
Box 20, Folder 1
Business Records and Receipts 1980
1980
Box 20, Folder 2
Business Records and Receipts 1981
1981
Box 20, Folder 3
Business Records and Receipts 1982
1982
Box 20, Folder 4
Business Records and Receipts 1985
1985
Box 20, Folder 5
Business Records and Receipts 1986
1986
Box 20, Folder 6
Business Records and Receipts 1987
1987
Box 20, Folder 7
Business Records and Receipts 1988
1988
Box 20, Folder 8
Business Records and Receipts 1989
1989
Box 20, Folder 9
Business Records and Receipts 1991
1991
Box 20, Folder 10
Business Records and Receipts 1992
1992
Box 20, Folder 11
Business Records and Receipts 1994
1994
Box 20, Folder 12
Business Records and Receipts 1995
1995
Box 20, Folder 13
Business Records and Receipts 1996
1996
Box 20, Folder 14
Business Records and Receipts 1997
1997
Box 20, Folder 15
Business Records and Receipts 1998
1998
Box 20, Folder 16
Business Records and Receipts 1999
1999
Box 20, Folder 17
Business Records and Receipts 2000
2000
Box 20, Folder 18
Business Records and Receipts 2001
2001
Box 20, Folder 19
Business Records and Receipts 2002
2002
Box 20, Folder 20
Business Records and Receipts 2003
2003
Box 20, Folders 22-24
Expense Sheets
1974-2005
Scope and Contents
These materials document Klein's business, capital, travel, and convention expenses along with income, mileage, advances,
and other expenses.
Box 20, Folder 26
Miscellaneous receipts
1966-2010
Scope and Contents
Receipts include some convention related travel and lodging.
Series 12. Personal
1931-2008, undated
Series Scope and Contents
Materials in this series include school documents (both High School and College), documents pertaining to his hobbies and
interests outside of SF fandom, professional materials like resumes and job letters, biographical documents, and more.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged alphabetically.
Box 21, Folder 2
Amateur Radio
1957, 1960-1965, undated
Scope and Contents
Includes postcards
Box 21, Folder 3, Box 27, map-case-box 01
Art
undated
Scope and Contents
Materials include sketches, illustrations, art from auctions at SF conventions, and more. Several items are located in the
oversized box.
Box 21, Folder 4, Flat-File-Folder 08
Dust jackets and book covers
undated
Box 21, Folders 5-11
College papers
1956-1958, undated
Box 21, Folder 13
High School materials
1948-1949
Scope and Contents
Includes diploma and certificates
Box 21, Folder 14
Job letters
1960, 1968, 1980-1985
Scope and Contents
Letters applying for jobs and some responses.
Box 21, Folder 15
Johns Hopkins study
1991
Scope and Contents
A study on "Computing Applications to Assist Persons with Disabilities"
Box 21, Folder 16
Klein biographical materials
1984, 1990, undated
Scope and Contents
A variety of different biographies of Jay Klein, of different lengths.
Box 21, Folder 17
Klein's military service records
1954 & 1961
Box 21, Folders 18-19
Klein personal materials
1931, 1949, 1954-2008, undated
Scope and Contents
These two folders contain assorted personal materials and documents that include a baby book, a marriage book, house construction,
a car accident, copyright, and more.
Box 21, Folder 21
Klein travel documents
1958, 1975-1981
Scope and Contents
Folder includes passports and vaccination records for travel. One of the passports is for Florence Klein.
Box 21, Folder 22
Letterheads
undated
Scope and Contents
Letterheads from First Fandom, Science Fiction League, International Scientific Association, Forrest J Ackerman, and National
Fantasy Fan Federation (N3F).
Box 21, Folder 23
Military equipment department
1964
Box 21, Folders 24-25, Box 22, Folders 1-3
Photography
1952-2000, undated
Scope and Contents
Materials include catalogs, receipts, manuals, brochures, etc.
Box 22, Folders 4-5
Professional: Carrier International
1972-1979, 1989, undated
Scope and Contents
Materials include memos, brochures, and a photo.
Box 22, Folder 6
Professional: GE
1964-1970
Scope and Contents
Materials include memos, newsletters, Klein's business cards.
Box 22, Folder 7
Professional: General
1959-1964, undated
Box 22, Folder 8
Professional: Syracuse University
1958-1959
Scope and Contents
Internal memoranda
Box 22, Folder 10
Stamps
1956, 1959, 1962-1965
Flat-File-Folder 09
Stardeed
1977
Scope and Contents
Deed to the Black Eye Nebula from the Boardman Planetarium.
Box 22, Folder 11
Syracuse, NY
1964-1965, undated
Scope and Contents
Materials are primarily tourism brochures and other promotional type documents about Syracuse, NY.
Box 22, Folders 11-14
University Materials
1949-1959, 1967
Scope and Contents
Materials from both undergraduate and graduate work, includes admissions, hand and type-written papers, research notes book,
etc.
Series 13. Realia
1947-2011, undated
Series Scope and Contents
Realia is comprised of objects. Most of these pertain to conventions (e.g. name tags, buttons, etc) or Klein's general SF
fandom (e.g. the commemorative plaques).
Series Arrangement
These materails are arranged alphabetically.
Plaques and Awards
1974-2011, undated
Box 25
Discon II Fan Guest of Honor plaque
1974
Scope and Contents
Item is a plaque with an illustrated caricature of Jay Kay Klein for participating as the Fan Gest of Honor at Discon II,
the 32nd Worldcon.
Box 23
E. Everett Evans Big Heart Award
1990
Scope and Contents
"Science Fiction's Favorite Photographer"
Box 23
First Fandom Hall of Fame Award
2011
Scope and Contents
"For lifelong dedication to science fiction fandom"
Box 23
Onocon 84 Guest Plaque
1984
Box 23
Science Fiction Writers of America Presidential Plaque
undated
Scope and Contents
"Official Photographer Extraordinaire"
Box 23
Analog Science Fiction Science Fact mugs
undated
Physical Description:
2 Items
Box 23
Badges and Medals
1949
Scope and Contents
A small frame containing medals, badges, and awards that appear to be from Klein's High School days.
Box 24
Bookmarks
undated
Physical Description:
3 Items
Scope and Contents
Three decorative bookmarks
Box 24
Buttons
undated
Scope and Contents
Assorted buttons and pin badges, some from conventions and some with slogans or SF fan community inside jokes.
Box 24
Commemorative matchbook
1967
Scope and Contents
A commemorative, gag match book created by Dave Kyle and given out at NYCon 1967, the 25th Worldcon. The match heads were
all removed.
Box 24
Convention Annual #5 orders and reimbursements
1974-1975
Scope and Contents
A small notecard box containing information for orders and reimbursements of the 5th convention annual, which Klein cancelled.
Box 23
Decorative coaster
undated
Box 23
Decorative JKK initials
1967(?)
Scope and Contents
A metal object, possible a machined stamp, with the initials "J.K.K" attached to a small wooden block. It has a sticker noting
a 60th anniversary in 1967 and has "Jay Klein" written in ball point pen on the bottom.
Box 24
Galileo probe mission patch sticker
1989(?)
Box 23
Japanese SF bandana or hachimaki
undated
Box 24
Klein's business cards
undated
Box 23
LA Con III tote bag
1996
Scope and Contents
54th World Science Fiction Convention
Box 24
Membership and ID cards
1947-1997
Scope and Contents
Personal ID cards (government and school issued), membership cards to various personal and professional organizations, SF
convention membership cards.
Box 24
Name tags
undated
Scope and Contents
Name tags, primarily from conventions.
Box 24
Note cards
undated
Scope and Contents
Loose notecards, some with addresses, some with convention expenses, some regarding convention annuals.
Box 24
Rubber stamps
undated
Scope and Contents
Stamps with addresses, copyright statements, etc.
Series 14. Audio materials
1966-1973, undated
Series Scope and Contents
This series includes audio materials, including a vinyl record from Noreascon and reel-to-reel audio from Tricon.
Series Arrangement
This series does not have any specific arrangement.
Audio Reels
1966-1967, undated
Scope and Contents
7 reel-to-reel audio tapes. One reel is from Frank (Dietz?) that is from the 1966 Tricon that includes Harlan Ellison and
Isaac Asimov joke and insult session, Asimov's opening address to the banquet, and L. Sprague de Camp's Guest of Honor speech.
Box 27
Noreascon Awards Banquet
1973
Scope and Contents
This item is a vinyl record with a recording of the banquet and awards ceremony from Noreascon, the 20th World Science Fiction
Convention. The album cover includes credits and photos of the event.
Related Materials
See also Noreascon materials in the Conventions series and the New England Science Fiction Association correspondence.
Paladin of the Lost Hour
undated
Scope and Contents
Audio book on CD of Harlan Ellison's novellette "Paladin of the Lost Hour" with signed note from Ellison.
Series 15. Photographic materials
Digital Access
The portion of the photographic negatives from the Jay Kay Klein collection that have been scanned are available to be viewed
via Calisphere:
Jay Kay Klein photographs .
Viewing the digitized photographs is the primary and preferred point of access.
Digitization
In 2017, a project was done in collaboration with the California Digital Library in which a selection of 5,933 images from
the Jay Kay Klein photograph collection were digitized and made available on Calisphere. Feedback was solicited from the community
to assist in identifying the images. A second project took place in 2020-2021 to incorporate this community feedback, make
further identifications, add more descriptions, and enhance the metadata for these images. The updated metadata and descriptions
were published in September 2021.
Series Scope and Contents
This series comprises all of the photographic materials that are part of Jay Kay Klein's collection. Formats include film
negatives, 35mm slides, contact prints, photographic prints, and stereo slides. This portion of the collection is approximately
half of the materials donated by Klein.
Series Arrangement
The photographic materials have been arranged into four sub-series as outline below. These are grouped by format.
- Sub-series 15a. Contact prints
- Sub-series 15b. Negatives
- Sub-series 15c. Slides
- Sub-series 15d. Photographic prints
Sub-series 15a. Contact prints
1953-1993
Sub-series Scope and Contents
This series contains 35mm contact prints. The content found in these contact prints duplicates a subset of the 35mm negatives
(Sub-series 15b), focusing on convnetions. They were organized by Klein chronologically with lables identifying each convention.
Each page generally contains 6 negative strips of 6 images each.
Sub-series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially by binder number. The contents are chronological.
Binder 1
35mm contact prints including NYCON II (1956), PSFS MTG (7/53), PITTCON (1960), MWCON (1962), CHICON (1962), ESFA (1963),
DISCON (1963)
1953-1963
Binder 2
35mm contact prints including ESFA (1964), MWCON (1964), PHILCON (1964), ESFA (1965), LUNACON (1965), DISCLAVE (1965), MWCON
(1965), BOSKONE (1965), PHILCON (1965)
1964-1965
Binder 3
35mm contact prints including TRICON (1966), BOSKONE (1966), LUNARIAN MEETING (3/19/1966), LUNACON (1966), SAN (5/1966), IASF
(6/1966), MWCON (1966)
1966
Binder 4
35mm contact prints including LUNARIAN (3/17/1967), ESFA (1967), IEFCON (1967), SFWA (1967), FRED POHL (1967), LUNACON (1967),
NYCON (1967), PHILCON (1967), NEC (1967)
1967
Binder 5
35mm contact prints including LUNARIAN (2/1968), ESFA (1968), SFWA (1968), LUNACON (1968), California trip (1968), DISCLAVE
(1968), MWCON (1968), BAYCON (1968), PHILCON (1968)
1968
Binder 6
35mm contact prints including SFWA (1969), BOSKONE (1969), LUNACON (1969), PGHLANGE (1969), PHILCON (1969), Ed Hamilton old
photos, ST. LOUIS CON (1969)
1969
Binder 7
35mm contact prints including SFWA (1970), BOSKONE (1970), LUNACON (1970), MILFORD (1970), PGHLANGE (1970), FANFAIR (1970),
ESFA (1970), PHILCON (1970), MISC CONS (1969-1970)
1969-1970
Binder 8
35mm contact prints including PGHLANGE (1970), FANFARI (1970), PHILCON (1970), BOSKONE (1971), SFWA (1971), LUNACON (1971),
DISCLAVE (1971), PGHLANGE III (1971), NEBULA (1971)
1970-1971
Binder 9
35mm contact prints including NOREASCON (1971), PHILCON (1971), LUNACON (1972), SFWA (1972), DISCLAVE (1972), PHILCON (1972)
1971-1972
Binder 10
35mm contact prints including TORCON II (1973), INFINITY CON (1973), LUNACON (1973), SFWA (1973), PHILCON (1973)
1973
Binder 11
35mm contact prints including BOSKONE (1974), LUNACON (1974), DISCLAVE (1974), DISCON (1974)
1974
Binder 12
35mm contact prints including BOSKONE (1975), SFWA (1975), JAPAN (1975), Forest Ackerman (10/1975), PHILCON (1975), MIDAMERICON
(1976)
1975-1976
Binder 13
35mm contact prints including STARTERCON (1976), BOSKONE (1976), New York City Isaac Asimov home (1976), LUNACON Sweden/Denmark
(1976), SUNCON (1977), PHILCON (1977), SFWA Authors/Editors (1977)
1976-1977
Binder 14
35mm contact prints including BOSKONE (1977), MINICON (1977), SFWA Nebula (1977), DISCLAVE (1977), CONCLAVE (1977), IGUANACON
(1978)
1977-1978
Binder 15
35mm contact prints including Australia UNICON IV (1978), Tahiti (1978), DORSAI THING (1978), DISCLAVE (1978), BOSKONE XVI
(1979), SFWA Nebula (1979), BETA DRACONIS (1979), CONNEBULUS (1979), NORTH AMERICON (1979)
1978-1979
Binder 16
35mm contact prints including NOREASCON II (1980)
1980
Binder 17
35mm contact prints including EFSA 35th Anniversary (1981), LUNACON (1981), SFWA Nebula "Analog 50th Anniversary" (1981),
DISCLAVE (1981), DENVERTION II (1981)
1981
Binder 18
35mm contact prints including LUNACON (1982), DISCLAVE (1982), CHICON IV (1982), WORLD FANTASY CON (1982), LUNACON (1983),
SFWA Nebulas (1983), WORLD FANTASY CON (1983), PHILCON (1983)
1982-1983
Binder 19
35mm contact prints including CONSTELLATION (1983), LEPACCON (1984), SFWA Nebulas (1984), UNICON (1984), HATCON (1984), PHILCON
(1984), WORLD FANTASY CON (1984)
1983-1984
Binder 20
35mm contact prints including LACON II (1984), BOSKONE (1985), DORSAI (1985), Nebulas (1985), BOSKONE (1986), LUNACON (1986),
SFWA Nebulas (1986), PHILCON (1986)
1984-1986
Binder 21
35mm contact prints including CONFEDERATION "WORLD CON" (1986), BOSKONE (1987), LUNACON (1987), SFWA (1987), STAR TREK CON
(1987), CACTUS CON (1987), WORLD FANTASY CON (1987), PHILCON (1987)
1986-1987
Binder 22
35mm contact prints including NOLACON (1988), CONTRADITION (1988), BOSKONE (1988), BYU SF Symposium (1988), SERCON (1988),
LUNACON (1988), STAR TREK CON (1988), Nebulas WOF (1988)
1988
Binder 23
35mm contact prints including BYU SF Symposium (1989), LUNACON (1989), ICON (1989), Nebulas (1989), NOREASCON (1989)
1989
Binder 24
35mm contact prints including Doubleday party (1990), Analog 60th Anniversary (1990), LUNACON (1990), ICON (1990), CONFICTION
(1990), LUNACON (1991), ICON (1991), Nebulas (1991), CHICON (1991), PHILCON (1991)
1990-1991
Binder 25
35mm contact prints including ICON (1992), WOF (1992), MAGICON (1992), CONTRADICTION (1992), PHILCON (1992), ICON (1993),
CONFRANSICO (1993), FLOOD, MISC
1992-1993
Sub-series 15b. Negatives
1950-1993, undated
Sub-series Scope and Contents
This series contains 35mm negatives, mostly pertaining to Science Fiction conventions. A selection of undeveloped and unidentified
film is also present.
Sub-series Arrangement
This series is arranged chronologically, retaining Klein's original organization of his negatives.
35mm negatives pertaining to Science Fiction conventions, attendees, and events (1950-1 - 67-13 A)
1950-1967
35mm negatives pertaining to Science Fiction conventions, attendees, and events (67-14 - 70-16)
1967-1970
35mm negatives pertaining to Science Fiction conventions, attendees, and events (70-17 - 73-22)
1970-1973
35mm negatives pertaining to Science Fiction conventions, attendees, and events (73-23 - 75-11)
1973-1975
35mm negatives pertaining to Science Fiction conventions, attendees, and events (75-12 - 77-50)
1975-1977
35mm negatives pertaining to Science Fiction conventions, attendees, and events (77-51 - 80-17)
1977-1980
35mm negatives pertaining to Science Fiction conventions, attendees, and events (80-18 - 82-55)
1980-1982
35mm negatives pertaining to Science Fiction conventions, attendees, and events (82-56 - 84-58)
1982-1984
35mm negatives pertaining to Science Fiction conventions, attendees, and events (84-59 - 87-43)
1984-1987
35mm negatives pertaining to Science Fiction conventions, attendees, and events (87-44 - 89C)
1987-1989
35mm negatives pertaining to Science Fiction conventions, attendees, and events (90-1 - 93E)
1990-1993
Undeveloped 35mm film rolls
undated
Sub-series 15c. Slides
Sub-series Scope and Contents
This sub-series is comprised of slides Klein made from his photographic materials. They are grouped by format: 35mm and stereo
slides.
35mm slides
1962-1994, undated
Series Scope and Contents
This series primarily contains 35mm slides of Science Fiction conventions. There is some overlap between the content found
in the slides and that of the 35mm contact prints (Series 1) and 35mm negatives (Series 2). Select non-Science Fiction content
is included.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially by box number.
35mm slides including CHICON (1962), PHILLCON (1963), DISCON (1963), MWCON (1966), NYCON (1967), DISCLAVE (1968), PHILLCON
(1969), BOSKONE (1970), SFWA (1972), SFWA (1975), and other conventions (1970-1976)
1962-1976
35mm slides including England (12/1972), DISCLAVE (1974), FANFAIR III (7/31/1975), JAPAN (9/1975), LA Forest Ackerman (10/17/1975),
ANONYCON (10/24/26/1975), Sweden/Denmark (6/1976)
1972-1976
35mm slides including BOSKONE (1976), LUNACON (4/9-11/1976), Ben Bova home W. Hartford (6/1976), LEXICON (1976), 2nd WORLD
FANTASY CON (1976), MID AMERICON (9/1976), Bova Chinatown (10/1976), CONNEBULUS I (2/5-7/1977), BOSKONE 14 (2/19/1977), ALPHACON
(3/18-20/1977), SFWA Nebulas (4/29-30/1977), DISCLAVE (5/27-30/1977)
1976-1977
35mm slides including SUNCON (8/30-9/5/1977), CONCLAVE 99/1977), PHILLCON (11/11-13/1977), UNICON IV (3/23-27/1978), Tahiti
(1978), DORSAI (5/5-7/1978), DISCLAVE (5/26-29/1978), CONNEBULUS (7/1-9/1978), IGUANACON (1978), CONCLAVE III (1978)
1977-1978
35mm slides including BOSKONE (1979), SFWA (1979), NORTH AM (1979), WORLD FAN CON (10/1979), CONCLAVE (1979), SFWA Author/editor
party (1979), BOSKONE (1980), NOREASCON II (1980), 35TH anniversary ESFA (1981), LUNACON (3/20-22/1981), SFWA Nebulas (1981)
1979-1981
35mm slides including SFWA (1981), DISCLAVE (1981), DENVERTION II (9/2-9/1981), LUNACON (3/19/21/1982), DISCLAVE (5/28-30/1982),
CHICON IV (9/3-7/1982), CONSTILLATION (1983), WORLD FAN CON (10/1983), PHILLCON (1983), Nebulas (1984)
1981-1984
35mm slides including LA CON (8/28-9/3/1984), WORLD FAN CON (1984), PHILCON (1984), Nebulas (5/4/1985), Nebulas (1986), PHILCON
(1986), WOF (5/1987), WORLD FANTASY CON (1987), LUNACON (3/11-13/1988), Nebulas (5/20-22/1988), Nebula/WOF (1986), WOF (1988)
1984-1988
35mm slides including NOLACON (1988), PHILCON (1988), BYU (1989), LUNACON (1989), ICON (1989), Nebula Awards (4/22/1989),
WOF (1989), NOREASCON III (1989), Doubleday Party for Isaac Asimov (11/12/1990), Analog Party (1/19/1989), LUNACON (1990),
ICON (1990), CONFICTION (1990), ICON (1991), Nebula Awards (1991), CHICON V (1991), ICON (1992), MAGICON (1992), CONTRADICTION
(1992)
1988-1992
35mm slides including ICON (1994)
1994
35mm slides including Nebula (1977), LUNACON (1981), SFWA Nebula (1983), LA CON (1984), CONFEDERATION (1986), and other conventions
(1977-1987)
1977-1987
35mm slides including PHILCON (1993-4), LUNACON (1988), ICON (1993) and other conventions (1976-1994)
1976-1994
35mm slides including PHILCON, SFWA, SUNCON MID AMERICON, WORLD FANTASY and other conventions (1976-1982)
1976-1982
35mm slides including Science Fiction and non-Science Fiction content
undated
Stereo slides
1964-1992, undated
Series Scope and Contents
This series contains stereo slides of the World's Fair and Science Fiction conventions as well as a stereo slide viewer.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially by box number.
Stereo slides including the 1964 World's Fair
1964
Stereo slides including the 1964 World's Fair and 1967 Montreal Expo
1964-1967
Stereo slides including the 1967 Montreal Expo and MidWest Con Cincinnati
1967
Stereo slides including MidWest CON Cincinnati and the 1966 Philadelphia Conference
1966-1967
Stereo slides including the 1964 World's Fair, MAGICON, CONTRADITION, and PHILCON
1958-1992
Stereo slide viewer
undated
Sub-series 15d. Photographic prints
undated
Sub-series Scope and Contents
This series contains photographic prints from Klein's photography of Science Fiction conventions and other events.
Photographic prints pertaining to Science Fiction and Klein's other personal interests
undated
Photographic prints pertaining to Science Fiction and Klein's other personal interests
undated
Scope and Contents
Box 36 contains negative rolls, box 40 includes some slides, boxes 42 and 43 include images assembled into "Convention Annuals",
and box 45 contains some negatives.
Binder 26
Photographic prints including CHICON 3 and other World Science Fiction Conventions (includes BluRay disc with digital copies)
undated
Binder 27
Photographic prints including TRICON (includes BluRay disc with digital copies)
undated
Oversized photo prints
undated
Scope and Contents
Oversized photographic prints of an unidentified conference session panel, a First Fandom party (likely at a con), Richard
Wilson's 1968 Nebula Award, an assortment of general con photos, Klein sitting at a radio, and two convention banquet wide
shots of the 1950 New York Science Fiction convention and 1960 World Con.
Index cards documenting the names of individuals represented in the photographic component of the collection that was created
and maintained by Jay Kay Klein as a personal inventory
undated
