Horace Gold papers
Finding aid prepared by Anja Espinoza and Celeste Navas, Student Processing Assistants.
Special Collections & University Archives
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University of California
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Horace Gold papers
Date (inclusive): 1939-1985, undated
Date (bulk): 1950-1985
Collection Number: MS 212
Creator:
Gold, H. L. (Horace Leonard), 1914-1996
Extent:
2.35 linear feet
(3 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: This collection is comprised of manuscripts, correspondence, published stories, and artwork pertaining to Horace Gold, a prominent
science fiction writer and editor whose career spanned nearly fifty years and included work with
Galaxy Science Fiction and
DC Comics. Includes full and partial manuscripts of
None But Lucifer, published stories and manuscripts edited by Gold, and copies of stories printed in
Galaxy Science Fiction. This collection also contains Gold's correspondence with various publishers, editors, and authors.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Horace Gold papers (MS 212). Special Collections & University Archives, University
of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Marta Randall, 2006.
Processing History
Processed by Anja Espinoza and Celeste Navas, Student Processing Assistants, 2015.
Processing of the Horace Gold papers was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside
as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This project was funded
by the UCR Library and administered by Bergis Jules, University and Political Papers Archivist, and Eric Milenkiewicz, Manuscripts
Curator.
Biographical Note
Horace Gold was born April 14, 1914 and died February 21st, 1996. Gold started his career as a writer for pulp fiction magazines
in the mid-1930's under the pen name Clyde Crane Campbell. In 1938, he began to use his abbreviated name H.L. Gold. Gold then
became an editor a year later for three magazines and collaborated with L. Sprague de Camp on
None but Lucifer. Gold wrote for DC Comics in the early 1940's until he was drafted for World War II in 1944. After returning from the war,
he started the monthly magazine
Galaxy Science Fiction, which went on to feature many prominent science fiction writers such as Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury. Gold shared the first
Hugo Award for best professional magazine with John W. Campbell, Jr. in 1959. Other notable works of Gold's include
The Enormous Room and
Perfect Murders.
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of manuscripts, correspondence, published stories, and artwork pertaining to Horace Gold. Includes
full and partial manuscripts and published copies of his novel
None But Lucifer as well as manuscripts from other authors that he edited and/or reviewed. Also includes Gold's correspondence between various
authors, publishers, and editors.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged into two series as follows:
- Series 1. Manuscripts and artwork, 1939-1981, undated
- Series 2. Correspondence, 1950-1985, undated
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Science fiction
Genres and Forms of Materials
Correspondence
Manuscripts
Typescripts
Series 1. Manuscripts and artwork
1939-1981, undated
Series Scope and Contents
This series contains several full and partial manuscripts of Gold's
None But Lucifer, published short stories edited by Gold, manuscripts of "Painting the Roses Red" by Kathleen Sky and Stephen Goldin, an unidentified
painting, and copies of stories featured in
Galaxy Science Fiction.
Box 1, Folders 1-4
None But Lucifer complete manuscripts
undated
Box 1, Folders 5-6
None But Lucifer partial manuscripts
undated
Box 1, Folders 7-9
None But Lucifer from
Unknown magazine (photocopy)
1939
Box 2, Folder 1
Unidentified partial manuscripts by Horace Gold
undated
Box 2, Folder 2
Short stories and manuscripts from
Galaxy Science Fiction Thirtieth Anniversary Issue (includes photocopies).
undated
Box 2, Folder 3
Manuscripts of the story "Painting the Roses Red" by Kathleen Sky and Stephen Goldin
1981, undated
Box 2, Folder 4
Published stories and manuscripts edited by Horace Gold, including works written by Tom Scortia and Theresa Matz
undated
Box 2, Folder 5
Published stories and manuscripts edited by Horace Gold, including a written work by L. Sprague de Camp
undated
Box 3
Painting of two women in gowns titled "Life in These United States" signed by Vidmer [?]
undated
Series 2. Correspondence
1950-1985, undated
Series Scope and Contents
This series contains correspondence between Gold and other authors, publishers, and editors.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially by box and folder number.
Box 2, Folder 6
Correspondence between Horace Gold and various authors, publishers, and editors
1950-1985
Box 2, Folder 7
Correspondence between Horace Gold and various authors, publishers, and editors
undated