Amazing Stories vol. 16 no. 1-4, 1926-1950
File — Box: 21
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
This collection consists of 101 boxes of science fiction paperbacks from 1926-1950 which amount to over 1,275 issues of the 59 titles covered in the science fiction index authored by Day. Day claims that his collection includes all science fiction and most fantasy magazines published in the United States between the years 1926 and 1950, as well as select British science fiction magazines.
The titles of science fiction magazines included in this extensive collection are Air Wonder Stories, Amazing Detective Tales, Avon Fantasy Reader, Amazing Stories, Amazing Stories Annual, Amazing Stories Quarterly, Astonishing Stories, Astounding Science Fiction, Captain Future, Comet Stories, Cosmic Stories, Dynamic Science Stories, Famous Fantastic Mysteries, Fantastic Adventures, Fantastic Novels, Fantastic Story Quarterly, Fantasy -- The Magazine of Science Fiction, Fantasy -- Thrilling Science Fiction, Fantasy Book, Fantasy Fiction, Fantasy Stories, Future, Science Fiction, Future Fantasy, Future Fiction, Galaxy Science Fiction, Galaxy Science Fiction Novels, Imagination, Magazine of Fantasy, Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Marvel Science Stories, Marvel Stories, Marvel Tales, A. Merritt's Fantasy, Miracle Science and Fantasy Stories, New Worlds, Other Worlds, Out of this World, Planet Stories, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Quarterly, Science Wonder Stories, Scientific Detective Monthly, Startling Stories, Stirring Science Stories, Super Science Novels, Tales of Wonder, Tales of Wonder -- Amazing Science Fiction, Thrilling Wonder Stories, Uncanny Stories, Unknown, Worlds Beyond, Wonder Stories, Wonder Stories Annual, and Wonder Stories Quarterly.
Authors whose works are published in these magazines include H.G. Wells (including original publications of The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds), Edgar Allan Poe, Jules Verne, Julian Huxley, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, L. Sprague de Camp, L. Ron Hubbard (including his original article on Dianetics), George O. Smith, A. E. Van Vogt, Arthur C. Clarke, George Allan England, Bram Stoker, Jack London, Ray Cummings, Hugo Gernsback (including Baron Muenchhausen's Scientific Adventures), and Stanton A. Coblentz. In many cases, the short stories, novels, mysteries, or articles in these magazines are reprints. In other cases, the magazines in the collection were the original presentations of these classic science fiction writings.
In addition to the science fiction stories, novels, mysteries, and articles contained therein, these magazines may be of interest for their artistic covers, the evolution of their portrayal of women from 1926-1950, and for the types of advertisements (many related to the war effort) inside the covers, representative of the era in which they were published.
The collection also contains one box of Donald B. Day's materials related to the index which he compiled and published. This box includes correspondence with science fiction authors and buyers, advertising for the index, checklists, notes, a list of science fiction authors' pseudonyms, and several copies of the fanzine The Fanscient.
The titles of science fiction magazines included in this extensive collection are Air Wonder Stories, Amazing Detective Tales, Avon Fantasy Reader, Amazing Stories, Amazing Stories Annual, Amazing Stories Quarterly, Astonishing Stories, Astounding Science Fiction, Captain Future, Comet Stories, Cosmic Stories, Dynamic Science Stories, Famous Fantastic Mysteries, Fantastic Adventures, Fantastic Novels, Fantastic Story Quarterly, Fantasy -- The Magazine of Science Fiction, Fantasy -- Thrilling Science Fiction, Fantasy Book, Fantasy Fiction, Fantasy Stories, Future, Science Fiction, Future Fantasy, Future Fiction, Galaxy Science Fiction, Galaxy Science Fiction Novels, Imagination, Magazine of Fantasy, Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Marvel Science Stories, Marvel Stories, Marvel Tales, A. Merritt's Fantasy, Miracle Science and Fantasy Stories, New Worlds, Other Worlds, Out of this World, Planet Stories, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Quarterly, Science Wonder Stories, Scientific Detective Monthly, Startling Stories, Stirring Science Stories, Super Science Novels, Tales of Wonder, Tales of Wonder -- Amazing Science Fiction, Thrilling Wonder Stories, Uncanny Stories, Unknown, Worlds Beyond, Wonder Stories, Wonder Stories Annual, and Wonder Stories Quarterly.
Authors whose works are published in these magazines include H.G. Wells (including original publications of The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds), Edgar Allan Poe, Jules Verne, Julian Huxley, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, L. Sprague de Camp, L. Ron Hubbard (including his original article on Dianetics), George O. Smith, A. E. Van Vogt, Arthur C. Clarke, George Allan England, Bram Stoker, Jack London, Ray Cummings, Hugo Gernsback (including Baron Muenchhausen's Scientific Adventures), and Stanton A. Coblentz. In many cases, the short stories, novels, mysteries, or articles in these magazines are reprints. In other cases, the magazines in the collection were the original presentations of these classic science fiction writings.
In addition to the science fiction stories, novels, mysteries, and articles contained therein, these magazines may be of interest for their artistic covers, the evolution of their portrayal of women from 1926-1950, and for the types of advertisements (many related to the war effort) inside the covers, representative of the era in which they were published.
The collection also contains one box of Donald B. Day's materials related to the index which he compiled and published. This box includes correspondence with science fiction authors and buyers, advertising for the index, checklists, notes, a list of science fiction authors' pseudonyms, and several copies of the fanzine The Fanscient.
Dates
- 1926-1950
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 111 boxes (41 cu. ft. )
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu