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David C. Kopaska-Merkel collection on Dreams and Nightmares
MS 184
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Title: David C. Kopaska-Merkel collection on
Dreams and Nightmares
Date (inclusive): 1990-2005
Collection Number: MS 184
Creator:
Kopaska-Merkel, David C.
Extent:
0.42 linear feet
(1 box)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: This collection contains materials related to the publication and distribution of
Dreams and Nightmares, a fantasy and science fiction poetry magazine edited by David C. Kopaska-Merkel. Items in the collection include original
page proofs for a number of issues, art and poetry submissions, and correspondence and records related to some distributors
of the magazine.
Languages: The collection is in English.
The collection is open for research.
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
publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. 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
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[identification of item], [date if possible]. David C. Kopaska-Merkel collection on
Dreams and Nightmares (MS 184). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Gift of David C. Kopaska-Merkel, 2007.
The collection was processed by Carlota Ramirez, Student Processing Assistant, 2017.
Processing of the David C. Kopaska-Merkel collection on
Dreams and Nightmares 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 Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
David C. Kopaska-Merkel is the editor and publisher of
Dreams and Nightmares magazine, and previously worked for six years the editor of
Star*Line, the journal of the Science Fiction Poetry Association.
Dreams and Nightmares magazine was founded in 1986 by Kopaska-Merkel, and is still printed thrice yearly.
This collection contains materials related to the publication and distribution of
Dreams and Nightmares, a fantasy and science fiction poetry magazine edited by David C. Kopaska-Merkel. Items in the collection include original
page proofs for a number of issues, art and poetry submissions, and correspondence and records related to some distributors
of the magazine.
The collection is arranged topically.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Fan magazines
Fantasy
Literature publishing
Science fiction
Correspondence