Jerry Pournelle papers I
Finding aid prepared by Reajinae Jenkins, Student Processing Assistant.
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Jerry Pournelle papers I
Date (inclusive): 1960-1982, undated
Collection Number: MS 198
Creator:
Pournelle, Jerry, 1933-2017
Extent:
5 linear feet
(12 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: This collection contains manuscripts, galley proofs,writings, notes and other material regarding Jerry Pournelle, an American
Science Fiction author and journalist. Includes science fiction manuscripts with such themes as space, atlantis and more.
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]. Jerry Pournelle papers (MS 198). Special Collections & University Archives,
University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Provenance unknown.
Processing History
Processed by Reajinae Jenkins, Student Processing Assistant, 2016.
Processing of the Jerry Pournelle 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
Jerry Pournelle is an American science fiction author who was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, in 1933. Pournelle served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Afterwards, he studied at the University of Washington and received a BS in psychology
on June 11, 1955; an M.S. in psychology on March 21, 1958; and a PhD in political science in March 1964. Pournelle began writing
science fiction stories in the 1960's and has gone on to write many more since then.
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection contains manuscripts, galley proofs, and other material regarding Jerry Pournelle, an American Science Fiction
author and journalist. Materials document Pournelle's career as a science fiction author from the 60's until the 80's. Other
materials such as research notes document Pournelle's methods when writing a number of his stories.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged into three series as follows:
- Series 1. Manuscripts, 1970-1982
- Series 2. Galley proofs, undated
- Series 3. Writings, notes, and other materials, 1969-1983
- Unprocessed addition
Related Materials
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
Science fiction -- Authorship
Politics and government
Genres and Forms of Materials
Galley proofs
Manuscripts
Series 1. Manuscripts
1970-1982, undated
Series Scope and Contents
This series consist of manuscripts of science fiction stories written by Jerry Pournelle. These stories range from various
topics such as spaceships to unicorns.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged in alphabetical order.
Box 1, Folder 5
"Black Holes, White Holes, Worm Holes"
undated
Box 1, Folders 6-7
"Black Poppies" (Two Copies)
undated
Box 2, Folders 1-5
"Born of Fire, Birth of Ice (original Birth of Ice)" (Three Copies)
undated
Box 1, Folder 8
"Born of Fire, Birth of Ice (original Birth of Ice)" (Three Copies)
undated
Box 2, Folders 6-7
"Chinese Poppies"
undated
Box 2, Folder 8
"Cosmic Treasure Hunt"
undated
Box 3, Folder 2
"Escape from the Planet of the Apes"
1970
Box 3, Folders 3-4
"The Endless Frontier"
1980
Box 3, Folder 5
"Exiles to Glory" (original)
undated
Box 4, Folders 1-2
"Exiles to Glory", (Galaxy Version), (two copies)
undated
Box 4, Folder 4
"Grotto of the Dancing Deer"
undated
Box 4, Folder 5
"Hammer Supplementary text"
undated
Box 4, Folders 7-8
"King David's Spaceship"
1980
Box 5, Folders 4-6
"Lucifer's Hammer" (Partial)
undated
Box 7, Folders 1-3
"Motelight" (partial)
undated
Box 7, Folders 4-5
"Nebula Award Stories Sixteen"
1982
Box 7, Folders 6-7
"Nebula Winners Sixteen"
undated
Box 8, Folder 2
"A Spaceship for the King"
1980
Box 8, Folder 3
"Sword and Sceptre"
undated
Box 8, Folder 4
"Unicorn Tapestry"
undated
Box 8, Folder 5
Chapter one of unidentified manuscript
undated
Box 9, Folders 2-3
"West of Honor" (Original)
1976
Box 9, Folder 4
"Whatever Weirdness Lingers"
1980
Box 9, Folder 5
"Why is There So Little Science In Literature?"
undated
Series 2. Galley proofs
undated
Series Scope and Contents
This series consist of galley proofs of science fiction stories written by Jerry Pournelle. The galley proofs include such
stories as Birth of Fire and West of Honor.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged in alphabetical order.
Box 10, Folder 1
"Birth of Fire" corrected galley proof
undated
Box 10, Folder 2
"Birth of Fire" uncorrected galley proof
undated
Box 10, Folder 3
"West of Honor" Galley Proof
undated
Series 3. Writings, notes, and other material
1969-1983, undated
Series Scope and Contents
This series consist of Editor introductions, research notes and other documents pertaining to Jerry Pournelle. The editor
introductions in this series all coincide with manuscripts contained in this collection. The research notes in this collection
coincide with certain manuscripts in this collection relating to space and history.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged by alphabetical order.
Box 9, Folder 6
Citizens Advisory Council documents
1981-1983, undated
Box 12, Folders 1-4
Congress Debates Vietnam
undated
Box 9, Folders 7-8
Correspondence
1969-1983, undated
Box 9, Folder 9
Co-venturing (Draft of a committee report)
undated
Box 9, Folder 10
Defense Application of Near Earth Resources
1983
Box 9, Folder 11
Editor's introduction to "Ginungagap"
undated
Box 9, Folder 12
Editor's Introduction to "Grotto of the Dancing Deer"
undated
Box 9, Folder 13
Editor's introduction to "Prime Time"
undated
Box 9, Folder 14
Editor's introduction to "Unicorn Tapestry"
undated
Box 9, Folder 15
Editor's Introduction to "Whatever Weirdness Lingers"
1980
Box 9, Folder 16
Editor's introduction to "Why is There So Little Science in Literature"
undated
Box 9, Folder 18
"Nebula Winners Number Sixteen" table of contents and acknowledgements
undated
Box 11, Folders 1-2
"Atlantis" notes and research documents
undated
Box 11, Folder 3
Notes and photographs pertaining to architecture
undated
Box 11, Folder 4
Notes and research documents pertaining to "Black Poppies"
undated
Box 11, Folder 5
Notes and research documents pertaining to "Lucifers Hammer"
undated
Box 11, Folder 6
Notes and research documents pertaining to space
1981-1983
Box 11, Folder 7
Systems Assessment Group Report
1983