Willis E. McNelly Science Fiction Collection: Ray Bradbury papers
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Title: Willis E. McNelly Science Fiction Collection: Ray Bradbury papers
Dates: 1946 - 1981
Collection Number: SC-06-RB
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 6 boxes
Online items available
Repository:
California State University, Fullerton. University Archives and Special Collections
Fullerton, California 92834-4150
Abstract: The Ray Bradbury papers contains original manuscripts of The Fireman, Fahrenheit 451, short stories, and first editions donated
and signed by Ray Bradbury. Autgraphed play program of CSUF Theater Dept. production of the Dandelion Wine musical, 1971.
Language of Material: English
The collection is open for research.
Willis E. McNelly Science Fiction Collection: Ray Bradbury papers. California State University, Fullerton. University Archives
and Special Collections
Biography/Administrative History
Ray Bradbury, in full Ray Douglas Bradbury, (born August 22, 1920, Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.—died June 5, 2012, Los Angeles,
California), American author best known for his highly imaginative short stories and novels that blend a poetic style, nostalgia
for childhood, social criticism, and an awareness of the hazards of runaway technology.
Bradbury’s next novel, Fahrenheit 451 (1953), is regarded as his greatest work. In a future society where books are forbidden,
Guy Montag, a “fireman” whose job is the burning of books, takes a book and is seduced by reading. Fahrenheit 451 has been
acclaimed for its anti-censorship themes and its defense of literature against the encroachment of electronic media.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Ray Bradbury papers contains original manuscripts of The Fireman, Fahrenheit 451, short stories, and first editions donated
and signed by Ray Bradbury. Autgraphed play program of CSUF Theater Dept. production of the Dandelion Wine musical, 1971.
Censorship
Science fiction, American