Science/Fiction Collections Fantasy, Supernatural and Weird Tales

Science/Fiction Collections offers different views and attitudes toward Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature and descriptions of a variety of collections. Written during a time when Science Fiction and Fantasy writings had just gained widespread popularity, it offers suggestions and considerations for approaching any special collection dealing with a relatively new field.

Contents Foreword Introduction: The State of the Art Science Fiction at the Library of Congress The J. Lloyd Eaton Collection The Science Fiction Research Collection at Texas A&M University Out of the Closet: Science Fiction at Easter New Mexico University Syracuse University Spaced Out Library: Toronto Public Library’s Spaced Out Collection The MIT Science Fiction Society Library Anatomy of a Collection: The Sam Moskowitz Collection The Fantasy Foundation: Forrest J. Ackerman’s Archive of the Fantastic Science Fiction Specialty Publishers Bibliographic Control in Fantastic Literature: An Evaluation of Works Published 1941–1981 The Cataloging and Classification of Science Fiction Collections A Checklist of Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Dealers A Brief Directory of Science Fiction Research Collections