John Stingley convention slides

Finding aid prepared by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
Special Collections & University Archives
The UCR Library
P.O. Box 5900
University of California
Riverside, California 92517-5900
Phone: 951-827-3233
Fax: 951-827-4673
Email: specialcollections@ucr.edu
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Descriptive Summary

Title: John Stingley convention slides
Date (inclusive): 1976-1988, undated
Collection Number: MS 253
Creator: Stingley, John
Extent: 0.21 linear feet (1 box)
Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: The collection consists of around 225 slides of convention photographs, taken by John Stingley in the 1970s and 1980s at various science fiction and fantasy conventions held in the Midwestern United States. The photographs mostly depict fellow convention attendees, particularly cosplayers. The collection also includes a program book from the 1984 Marcon, and a Super 8 film taken at an unknown convention.
Languages: The collection is in English.

Access

The collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

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Preferred Citation

[identification of item], [date if possible]. John Stingley convention slides (MS 253). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Acquisition Information

Gifts of Michael Haynes, 2023.

Processing History

Processed by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian, 2023.

Collection Scope and Contents

The collection consists of around 225 slides of convention photographs, taken by John Stingley in the 1970s and 1980s at various science fiction and fantasy conventions held in the Midwestern United States. The photographs mostly depict fellow convention attendees, particularly cosplayers. The collection also includes a program book from the 1984 Marcon, and a Super 8 film taken at an unknown convention.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects

Congresses and conventions
Science fiction fans

Genres and Forms of Materials

Slides (photographs)


Box 1, Folder 1

Detroit Triple Fan Fair 1977

Box 1, Folder 2

Fantasy Film Celebrity Convention 1979

Box 1, Folder 3

Fourth Dimension Con 1976

Box 1, Folder 4

Inconjunction 1987

Box 1, Folder 5

Mallonicon 1987

Box 1, Folder 6

Marcon - Program Book 1984

Box 1, Folder 7

Marcon 1987

Box 1, Folder 8

Marcon 1988

Box 1, Folder 9

Rivercon 1987

Box 1, Folder 10

Windycon undated

Box 1, Folder 11

Unknown Convention Film undated

Physical Description: 1 Kodak Ektachrome Super 8 reel.