Creator:
Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890.
Inclusive Dates:
1855- 1891
Abstract:
British explorer of India and Africa, world traveler, orientalist, author,
linguist, translator of The Arabian nights. Collection includes correspondence
(1855-1891); contracts with publishers; and essays by Burton. Correspondence
includes letters from Lady Burton (Isabel Arundell), including some to Algernon
Charles Swinburne, and letters by Burton regarding Africa and the Orient.
Type of Material:
Clippings (information artifacts)
Contracts.
Correspondence.
Essays.
Manuscripts for publication.
Subject:
Africa -- Discovery and exploration.
Authors.
Explorers.
Translators.
Literature -- British
Authors and publishers -- Contracts and specifications.
Explorers.
Translators.
Creator:
Wilson, Richard, 1920-1987
Inclusive Dates:
1870- 1987
Abstract:
Correspondence, financial and legal material, memorabilia, fanzines, and writings including short stories, plays, novels, novellas, and miscellaneous items.
Type of Material:
Articles.
Books.
Cartoons (humorous images)
Clippings (information artifacts)
Contracts.
Correspondence.
Drafts (documents)
Fanzines.
Galley proofs.
Manuscripts for publication.
Military maps.
Military records.
Photographs.
Press releases.
Reviews (documents)
Royalty statements.
Scrapbooks.
Scrip (paper money)
Short stories.
Toys (recreational artifacts)
Subject:
Magazine of fantasy and science fiction (Cornwall, Conn.)
Galaxy.
Schlaraffia Zeyttungen.
Authors.
Journalists.
Novelists.
Science fiction
Journalism
Military history
Literature -- American Fiction
American literature -- 20th century.
Authors, American.
Novelists, American.
Playwrights, American.
Science fiction -- Periodicals.
Science fiction conventions.
Science fiction films.
Science fiction, American.
Ship newspapers.
Unidentified flying objects.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean.