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Forrest J Ackerman collection on Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror
MS 284
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Title: Forrest J Ackerman collection on Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror
Date (inclusive): circa 1935-2001, undated
Collection Number: MS 284
Creator:
Ackerman, Forrest J.
Extent:
12.5 linear feet
(10 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: This collection contains magazine and newspaper clippings, magazines, newspapers, flyers, and reproductions on science fiction,
horror, and fantasy from Forrest J Ackerman, a Los Angeles, California-based magazine editor, science-fiction writer and literary
agent, a founder of science fiction fandom and possibly the world's most avid collector of genre books and movie memorabilia.
Languages: The collection is in English
This collection is unprocessed. Please contact Special Collections & University Archives regarding the availability of materials
for research use.
Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction,
and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
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[identification of item], [date if possible]. Forrest J Ackerman collection on Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror (MS 284).
Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Gift of The Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society (LASFS), 2011.
This collection contains magazine and newspaper clippings, magazines, newspapers, flyers, and reproductions on science fiction,
horror, and fantasy from Forrest J. Ackerman, a Los Angeles, California-based magazine editor, science-fiction writer and
literary agent, a founder of science fiction fandom and possibly the world's most avid collector of genre books and movie
memorabilia.
See Forrest J Ackerman collections at the following institutions.
- Forrest J Ackerman Papers at Syracuse University
- Forrest J Ackerman Papers, 1920-1987 at University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center
- Forrest Ackerman Papers at Eastern New Mexico University
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Fantasy fiction
Horror tales
Science fiction
Science fiction fans
Science fiction -- Authorship