Lloyd W. Currey: A Preliminary Inventory of His Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy in the Manuscript Collection at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center

Lloyd W. Currey:

A Preliminary Inventory of His Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy in the Manuscript Collection at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center

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	Repository:	The University of Texas at Austin, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
	Creator:	Currey, Lloyd W., 1942-
	Title:	Lloyd W. Currey Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy
	Dates:	1969-1993
	Extent:	29 document boxes, 1 oversize box, 3 galley folders (12.18 linear feet)
	Abstract:	The bulk of the manuscript collection consists of unmarked galleys or page proofs of science fiction anthologies and books, although it does contain a few items of correspondence and manuscript fragments.
	Language:	English

Administrative Information

Acquisition:

Purchases 1982 (R9650), 1983 (R9957) (R10145); Gifts 1984 (G1952), 1986 (G2546)

Processed by:

Katy Hill, Kelly Jensen, Danna Lamb, Stephen Mielke, Tiffany Shropshire, 2008

In 1982 the Ransom Center acquired the 3,500-volume Science Fiction and Fantasy Collection formed by the specialist bookseller and bibliographer L. W. Currey. The Currey book collection emphasizes classic science fiction from 1818 (the publication date of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein) to 1919, especially American and British interplanetary fiction (1827-1914), and American utopian fiction (1888-1900). In addition to the book collection, the Ransom Center acquired Currey's manuscript collection of major 20th-century science fiction and fantasy writers.

The collection is organized into three series: I. Anthologies (4 boxes, 1 galley file), in alphabetical order by name of editor; II. Works (24 boxes, 1 oversize box, 2 galley files) in alphabetical order by name of author; and III. Indexes (1 box), which consists of Currey's detailed indexes to the book and manuscript collections.

The bulk of the manuscript collection consists of unmarked galleys or page proofs of science fiction anthologies and books, although it does contain a few items of correspondence and manuscript fragments, most notably a typed draft of Ray Bradbury's short story "The Terrible Conflagration Up at the Place." Other authors represented include Brian Aldiss, Isaac Asimov, L. Sprague de Camp, Ron Goulart, Frank Herbert, H. P. Lovecraft, Michael Moorcock, Mike Resnick, Robert E. Vardman with Victor Milan, and Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Container List

Series I. Anthologies

Asimov, Isaac

Container

1.1-1.4

Before the Golden Age

2.1

Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century

2.2

Isaac Asimov Presents the Best SF Stories 7

2.3

Isaac Asimov Presents the Best SF Stories 8

2.4

Isaac Asimov Presents the Best SF Stories 9

Carr, Terry

Container

3.1

Best Sci-Fi of the Year #6

3.2

Fantasy Annual V

3.3

Universe 11

3.4

Universe 12

3.5*

Finder, Jan Howard, Alien Encounters (* galleys removed to galley files)

3.6

Gunn, James, The Road to Science Fiction #4: From Here to Forever

3.7

Saha, Arthur W., The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 8

Schmidt, Stanley

Container

4.1

Analog's Children of the Future

4.2

Analog's Golden Anniversary Anthology

4.3

Analog's Lighter Side

5.1

Scithers, George H., Isaac Asimov's Adventures of Science Fiction

5.2

Shwartz, Susan M., Hecate's Cauldron

5.3

Wollheim, Donald A., The 1982 Annual World's Best SF


Series II. Works
Container
5.4	Adams, George, Insider's Price

5.5	Adams, Robert, Bili the Axe

5.6	Aldiss, Brian W., Barefoot in the Head

*	Aldiss, Brian W. and Mike Wilks, Pile (* removed to oversize box 30)

5.7-6.2	Anderson, Paul, The Avatar

6.3	Anderson, Paul, The Day of Their Return

6.4	Anthony, Piers, A Spell for Chameleon

6.5	Asimov, Isaac, The Winds of Change and Other Stories

7.1	Atteberry, Brian, The Fantasy Tradition in American Literature

7.2	Ballard, J. G., Memories of the Space Age

7.3	Barlow, Robert Hayward, The Battle that Ended the Century

7.4	Barrett, Neal Jr., Aldair: The Legion of Beasts

7.5	Bayley, Barrington J., The Pillars of Eternity

7.6	Bell, Neal, Gone to Be Snakes Now

7.7	Beyer, William Gray, Minions of the Moon

7.8	Bishop, Michael, A Funeral for the Eyes of Fire

8.1-2	Bova, Ben, Kinsman

8.3	Brackett, Leigh, The Reavers of Skaith

8.4	Bradbury, Ray, "The Terrible Conflagration Up at the Place," typescript, 1964

8.5	Bradley, Marion Zimmer, The House Between Worlds

8.6	Brunner, John, Manshape

9.1	Carlson, P. M., Gravestone

9.2	Carlson, William K., Elysium

9.3	Carter, Lin, Earth-Shakers

9.4	Carter, Lin, Eric of Zanthodon

9.5	Chalker, Jack L., Charon: Dragon at the Gate

9.6-7	Cherryh, C. J., Hunter of Worlds

10.1-3	Corby, Adam, The Divine Queen

10.4-5	Crowley, John, Beasts

10.6	Curry, Chris and Lisa Dean, Trickster

11.1	Daley, Brian, Tron
	de Camp, L[yon] Sprague
Container
11.2		The Prisoner of Zhamanak

11.3		The Hand of Zei

11.4		The Great Fetish

11.5	del Rey, Lester, Mortals and Monsters

11.6	del Rey, Lester and Erik van Lhin, Police Your Planet

12.1	Diamond, Graham, The Beasts of Hades

12.2	Dibell, Ansen, Summerfair

12.3-13.1	Donaldson, Stephen R., The Illearth War

13.2	Douglas, Carole Nelson, Six of Swords

13.3	Enger, L. L., Sacrifice

13.4	Feist, Raymond E., Magician

13.5	Filbrun, J. S., Gemini Rising

13.6-7	Foster, Alan Dean, Alien

14.1	Garnett, Bill, Down Bound Train
	Goulart, Ron
Container
14.2		Big Bang

14.3		The Cyborg King

14.4		The Robot in the Closet

14.5		Upside Downside

14.6	Gregory, Guy, The Heroes of Zara Keep

15.1	Griffin, Russell M., The Blind Men & The Elephant

15.2	Haldeman, Joe, Mindbridge

15.3	Hansen, Karl, War Games

15.4	Harper, George W., Gypsy Earth

15.5	Herbert, Frank, The Dosadi Experiment

15.6	Howard, Hayden, The Eskimo Invasion

16.1	Hughes, Robert Don, The Wizard in Waiting

16.2	Hughes, Zach, Thunderworld

16.3	Jacobs, Ava, …And Nobody Came

16.4	Kaye, Marvin and Parke Godwin, The Masters of Solitude

16.5	Landis, Arthur H., Home to Avalon

16.6	Leigh, Stephen, A Quiet of Stone

16.7	Lem, Stanislaw, Return from the Stars
	Lovecraft, H[oward] P[hillips]
Container
16.8		Letter to Clark Ashton Smith, 1932

17.1		Postcard to Clark Ashton Smith, 1933

17.2		Fungi from Yuggoth

17.3		The Shadow Over Innsmouth

*	Lupoff, Richard A., What If? (* removed to galley files)

17.4-5	May, Julian, The Golden Torc

17.6	Mayhar, Ardath, Warlock's Gift

17.7	McGill, Gordon, Omen IV

17.8	Meluch, R. M., Wind Child

18.1	Mills, Craig, The Bane of Lord Caladon
	Moorcock, Michael
Container
18.2-4		The Condition of Muzak

18.5-6		Gloriana or The Unfulfill'd Queen

19.1		The Rituals of Infinity

19.2		The Steel Tsar

19.3	Morgan, J. M., Between the Devil and the Deep

19.4	Morressy, John, Graymantle

19.5	Norton, Andre, Yurth Burden

19.6	O'Donnell, Kevin Jr., War of Omission

20.1	Pournelle, Jerry, West of Honor

20.2-5	Preiss, Byron and J. Michael Reaves, Dragonworld

21.1	Prescot, Dray, Delia of Vallia

21.2	Price, E. Hoffman, The Jade Enchantress

21.3	Price, E. Hoffman, Operation Longlife

21.4	Pugh, Dianne G., Cold Call

21.5-6	Reamy, Tom, Blind Voices
	Resnick, Mike
Container
21.7		Birthright

22.1		Sideshow

22.2		The Three-Legged Hooch Dancer

22.3		Walpurgis III

22.4	Roberts, John Maddox, King of the Wood

22.5	Ruse, Gary Alan, The Gods of Cerus Major

22.6	Scarborough, Elizabeth, Song of Sorcery

22.7	Shaw, Bob, The Ceres Solution

22.8	Sheffield, Charles and David Bischoff, The Selkie

23.1-2	Silverberg, Robert, The Majipoor Chronicles

23.3	Smith, A. C. H., The Dark Crystal

23.4	Smith, Clark Ashton, The Last Incantation

*	Spinrad, Norman, A World Between(* removed to galley files)

23.5	Springer, Nancy, The Black Beast

23.6	Springer, Nancy, The White Hart

24.1	Stableford, Brian, The Gates of Eden

24.2	Stableford, Brian, Journey to the Center

24.3	Stasheff, Christopher, The Warlock Unlocked

24.4	Strete, Craig, Dreams that Burn in the Night

24.5	Sturgeon, Theodore, Case and the Dreamer

24.6	Tate, Peter, Greencomber

*	Thompson, Allyn, The Azriel Uprising(* removed to oversize box 30)

24.7	Torgeson, Roy, Chrysalis 9

25.1	Tubb, E. C., The Coming Event

25.2	Tubb, E. C., Earth is Heaven

25.3	Underwood, Tim and Chuck Miller, Jack Vance

25.4	Van Lustbader, Eric, Dai-San

25.5	Van Vogt, A[lfred] E[lton], Renaissance

25.6-7	Vance, "Jack" [John Holbrook], Cugel's Saga
	Vardeman, Robert E. and Victor Milan
Container
26.1		Demon of the Dark Ones

26.2		The Lost Ones

26.3		The Shadow of Omizantrim
	Vonnegut, Kurt Jr.
Container
26.4		Between Time and Timbuktu

26.5-27.1		Breakfast of Champions

27.2-4		Jailbird

27.5		Slaughterhouse Five

27.6	Wallace, Ian, The Rape of the Sun

27.7	Weinberg, Robert, The Black Lodge

27.8	Wellman, Manly Wade, The Hanging Stones

27.9	Wellman, Manly Wade, What Dreams May Come

28.1	Whalen, Patrick, Deathwalker

28.2	White, James, Futures Past

28.3	Wolf, Gary K., The Resurrectionist

28.4	Yermakov, Nicholas, Epiphany

28.5	Yermakov, Nicholas, Last Communion

28.6	Young, Robert F., The Last Yggdrasill

Series III. Indexes

Container

29.1-9

Indexes

Container

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Lloyd W. Currey:

A Preliminary Inventory of His Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy in the Manuscript Collection at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center

Administrative Information

Acquisition:

Processed by:

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Scope and Contents

Container List

Series I. Anthologies

Series II. Works

Series III. Indexes