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MS 081
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Title: Joan Simpson collection on Philip K. Dick
Date (inclusive): 1977-1978
Collection Number: MS 081
Creator:
Dick, Philip K.
Creator:
Simpson, Joan
Creator:
Le Guin, Ursula K.
Creator:
Silverberg, Robert, 1935-
Extent:
0.21 linear feet
(1 box)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: The collection consists mainly of letters, poems, and story drafts written by science fiction author Philip K. Dick to Joan
Simpson, who he was in a relationship with for most of 1977. Letters in the collection focus mostly on Dick's relationship
with Simpson, including their breakup in November of 1977, as well as reflections about his life and experiences. Also included
in the collection are some correspondence from Dick to reviewers and publishers about his works and others, and personal correspondence
and invitations sent to Simpson.
Languages: The collection is in English.
This collection is open for research.
Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives.
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[identification of item], [date if possible]. Joan Simpson collection on Philip K. Dick (MS 081). Special Collections & University
Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Purchased in 2020.
The collection consists mainly of letters, poems, and story drafts written by science fiction author Philip K. Dick to Joan
Simpson, who he was in a relationship with for most of 1977. Letters in the collection focus mostly on Dick's relationship
with Simpson, including their breakup in November of 1977, as well as reflections about his life and experiences. Also included
in the collection are some correspondence from Dick to reviewers and publishers about his works and others, and personal correspondence
and invitations sent to Simpson.
See also the Collection on Philip K. Dick (MS 199) [link: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0c6034t4/] and the Anne
R. Dick Collection on Philip K. Dick (MS 083) [link: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8rb7bw7/].
See also the Philip K. Dick collection (SC-06-PKD) held at California State University Fullerton [link: http://archives.fullerton.edu/repositories/5/resources/57].
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Authors and publishers
Science fiction -- Authorship
Correspondence
Poems
Short stories