An Inventory of Its Collection at the Harry Ransom Center
Creator:
American Short Fiction
Title:
American Short Fiction Records
Dates:
1990-1998
Extent:
31 record storage cartons, 1 oversize box (32 linear feet), and 206 electronic files
(1.7 GB)
Abstract:
Records includes internal office files,
correspondence, and production materials for the University of Texas based periodical
American Short Fiction, 1990-1998.
Call Number:
Manuscript Collection MS-00082
Language:
English
Access:
Open for research. Researchers must create an online Research Account and agree to the Materials Use Policy before using archival materials. Part or all of this collection is housed off-site and may require up to three business days’ notice for access in the Ransom Center’s Reading and Viewing Room. Please contact the Center before requesting this material: reference@hrc.utexas.edu To request access to electronic files, please email Reference.
Use Policies:
Ransom Center collections may contain material with sensitive or confidential information
that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers
are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable
living
individuals represented in the collections without the consent of those individuals
may have
legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy
may
arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be
deemed
highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the Ransom Center and The University
of
Texas at Austin assume no responsibility.
Restrictions on Use:
Authorization for publication is given on behalf of the University of Texas as the
owner of
the collection and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright
holder
which must be obtained by the researcher. For more information please see the Ransom
Center's Open Access and Use Policies.
Certain restrictions apply to the use of electronic files. Researchers must agree
to the
Materials Use Policy for Electronic Files before accessing them. Original computer
disks and
forensic disk images are restricted. Copying electronic files, including screenshots
and
printouts, is not permitted.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
American Short Fiction Records (Manuscript Collection MS-00082). Harry Ransom Center,
The University of Texas at Austin.
Acquisition:
Gifts, 1994-1999
Processed by:
Kevin O'Sullivan, 2010
Born digital materials processed, arranged, and described by Chance Adams and Brenna
Edwards, 2015-2022.
Complete archive for the University of Texas based periodical American Short Fiction,
1990-1998. Includes internal office files, correspondence files, and production materials.
Only manuscripts which were published have been retained. Authors published include
Rick
Bass, Nathan Englander, Louise Erdrich, Dagoberto Gilb, William Humphrey, Tama Janowitz,
Ursula K. LeGuin, Joyce Carol Oates, Reynolds Price, Judith Rossner, and many others.
Separated Material
Electronic records were transferred to the Ransom Center’s Electronic Records
collection.
