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Ruth White collection on Harlan Ellison
MS 282  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Collection Scope and Contents
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Ruth White collection on Harlan Ellison
    Date (inclusive): 1962-2018
    Collection Number: MS 282
    Creator: White, Ruth
    Extent: 0.83 linear feet (2 boxes)
    Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
    Riverside, CA 92517-5900
    Abstract: The collection consists of materials from Ruth White (née Flightner) related to her friendship with science fiction author Harlan Ellison, who she met when they were both students at The Ohio State University. Known at that time by her nickname Windi, White became friends with Ellison after working with him on the student humor publication The Sundial. Materials in the collection include issues of The Sundial, photographs, articles, signed copies of some of Ellison's books, and letters Ellison wrote White providing updates on his life.
    Languages: The collection is in English.

    Access

    This collection is unprocessed. Please contact Special Collections & University Archives regarding the availability of materials for research use.

    Publication Rights

    Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.

    Preferred Citation

    [identification of item], [date if possible]. Ruth White collection on Harlan Ellison (MS 282). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Frederick White on behalf of Ruth White, 2023.

    Collection Scope and Contents

    The collection consists of materials from Ruth White (née Flightner) related to her friendship with science fiction author Harlan Ellison, who she met when they were both students at The Ohio State University. Known at that time by her nickname Windi, White became friends with Ellison after working with him on the student humor publication The Sundial. Materials in the collection include issues of The Sundial, photographs, articles, signed copies of some of Ellison's books, and letters Ellison wrote White providing updates on his life.

    Indexing Terms

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

    Subjects

    Ellison, Harlan
    College students
    Science fiction -- Authorship

    Genres and Forms of Materials

    Articles
    Correspondence
    Photographs