Manuscripts Collection
Comprises a number of small collections of archival material from a variety of British, North American and Australian science fiction writers, critics and anthologists.
The material has been collated by the Science Fiction Foundation over a thirty year period and contains a large number of typescripts and proofs of short stories and novels, many of which are annotated, as well as notebooks and a small amount of correspondence. Authors featured in the collection include:-
- Barren, Charles - 1 typescript
- Bayley, Barrington J. - 9 typescripts
- Carroll, Jonathan - 1 typescript
- Collins, Paul - 1 typescript
- De Bolt, Joseph - 2 typescripts plus correspondence with John Brunner
- Evans, I.O. - 1 typescript
- Gaiman, Neil - 2 typescripts
- Gibson, William - 1 typescript
- Hacker, Marilyn - 1 notebook
- Pollack, Rachel - 10 typescripts for an anthology (various authors)
- Priest, Christopher - 2 typescripts
- Resnick, Mike - 1 typescript
- Sellings, Arthur - 6 typescripts
- Watson, Ian - 10 typescripts, 5 notebooks, proof copies and correspondence
- White, James - 1 typescript
Finding Aid
The collection has not been fully catalogued but has been sorted and given a basic listing. A printed copy of the list is available in the Special Collections and Archives Reading Room at The University of Liverpool Library.
Access
All material in the collection is available to scholars for consultation in the University Library's Special Collections and Archives Reading Room by prior arrangement. Please refer to Visiting & using SC&A.
Related material
Search the SF Catalogue for works by or about each of the authors featured in the Manuscripts Collection. Material on William Gibson, Christopher Priest and Ian Watson can also be found in our Offprints Collection.
