Harold Drake collection on A.E. van Vogt
Scope and Contents
The Harold Drake collection on A.E. van Vogt contains manuscripts and typescripts of Harold Drake's research on A. E. van Vogt, copies of articles and books pertaining to A.E. van Vogt, photographs, correspondence, and cassette tapes of recorded interviews.
Dates
- Creation: 1945-2000
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Access
The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the authors of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. For photocopy and duplication requests, please contact the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries.
Biographical / Historical
Alfred Elton Van Vogt (1912-2000) was a Canadian-born science fiction author regarded by some as one of the most popular and complex science fiction writers of the mid-twentieth century: the "Golden Age" of the genre.
Extent
4.6 Linear Feet (5 boxes) ; 27 x 14 x 32 cm.
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The material is arranged alphabetically by type.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Harold Drake in 2005.
Existence and Location of Copies
Media from box 5 was digitized in 2016 for preservation and access. The digital copies are available in the Special Collections reading room. https://listings.lib.msu.edu/spcvirtualrr/
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Kassy Fineout, June-July of 2009. The finding aid description was revised in 2020 by Lydia Tang.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Harold Drake collection on A.E. van Vogt
- Status
- 4 Published And Cataloged
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Kassy Fineout, edited by Lydia Tang
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository