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Clark Ashton Smith collection, 1930-1978.
MANUSCRIPT3887-3890
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Title:
Clark Ashton Smith collection, 1930-1978Smith, Clark Ashton
Creator/Contributor:
Sidney-Fryer, Donald, 1934-, creator, collector.Abstract:
The Donald Sidney-Fryer collection of materials by and about Clark Ashton Smith, plus other related papers.
Date:
1930 (issued)Contents:
Box 3887: Transcripts and Manuscripts; Box 3888: Clippings, Reviews, and Donald Sidney-Fryer; Box 3889: Complete Publications
and items copied directly from them; Box 3890: Miscellaneous.
Subject:
n-us-caSmith, Clark Ashton
Literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism
Research -- California
Note:
Donald Sidney-Fryer compiled most of these materials while researching his Clark Ashton Smith bibliography from 1960-1978.
This bibliography was published as "Emperor of Dreams" in 1978.
Clark Ashton Smith (1893-1961) was a California poet who in the early twentieth century became part of the "West Coast Romantics"
alongside Ambrose Bierce, Joaquin Miller, George Sterling, and Nora May French. He later turned to fantasy, horror, and science
fiction short stories and became associated with H. P. Lovecraft. Smith was also a sculptor and a painter.
Donald Sidney-Fryer was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on September 8, 1934. After serving in the United States Marine
Corps he moved to California, studied classical ballet, and began writing poetry after visiting Clark Ashton Smith. Aside
from his poetry Sidney-Fryer also edited three volumes of Smith's work and wrote a bibliography on him.
Smith, Clark Ashton.
Gift; Donald Sydney-Fryer; 1979.
Inventory available in library; folder level control.
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.
Physical Description:
print
4 manuscript boxes; 16 1/2 x 13 x 3 1/2 in.
Language:
English
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CaliforniaCopyright Note:
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.