Descriptive Summary and Abstract
Cushing Memorial Library
College Station, TX 77843-5000
Van Vogt, A. E. (Alfred Elton), 1912-2000
Inventory of the A. E.
(Alfred Ellis) Van Vogt Collection:
ca. 1949-1956
.42 linear ft.
Sci Fi MSS 00220
English.
Biographical Note
A. E. Van Vogt was born
April 26, 1912, in Winnipeg, Canada. Van Vogt published
his first short story in 1939, and this first novel in 1946. He is cited by
Alexei Panshin as one of the three major writers of the 1940s. He was voted
most popular writer by fan polls, and received numerous awards for his science
fiction. Van Vogt was best know for his novel, Slan, and for this books in the
Null-A series, bring the ideas of general
semantics into the science fiction realm. Van Vogt died
March 26, 2000.
Scope and Content Note
A small collection of Van Vogt material, including the mss of
Empire of the Atom, galleys of that book, and
correspondence related to the publication and reviewing of
Empire of the Atom.
Organization of the Papers
This collection is organized into one box. Materials are roughly
chronological as received from the source.
- Box 1
Access
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Usage Restrictions
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or
their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Online Catalog Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog of Cushing Memorial Library. Researchers wishing to find related
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Names
Van Vogt, A. E. (Alfred Elton), 1912-2000
Organizations
Shasta
Publishers
Subjects
Science fiction
Provenance
Received from n.a. - purchased.
Processing Information
Processed by Hal Hall in
2005
Detailed Description of the Collection
Box 1
1-10
Lit S 32
Specifications leaf for The
Atom Gods. Printed, 2 leaves, with handwritten notes. 2 copies.
1-10
Lit S 32
Van Vogt, A. E. Original manuscript of
Empire of the Atom. Typed, 269 leaves.
1-10
Lit S 32
Price sheet for The Atom
Gods specifications. Form, 1 leaf, with typed information and
handwritten notes.
1-10
Lit S 32
Dikty, T. E. to Carl Wilson.
July 1, 1955, re: specification leaves for
The Atom Gods. TLS, 1 leaf, signed carbon copy.
1-10
Lit S 32
Picture for Empire of the
Atom. Printed, 1 leaf.
1-20
Lit S 32
Van Vogt, A. E. Galley of Empire of the Atom. Typed, with author's handwritten
corrections.
1-30
Lit S 32
Van Vogt, A. E. Galley of Empire of the Atom, reset after author, publisher,
and proofreader corrections.
1-40
Lit S 32
Van Vogt, A. E. Galley of Empire of the Atom, author's corrected galley proofs.
Box 2
2-10
Lit S 33
Van Vogt/Shasta Publishers Correspondence
2-10
Lit S 33
Contract agreement between A.E. Van Vogt and Shasta
Publishers for the untitled Gods series.
August 18, 1951.
2-10
Lit S 33
Van Vogt, A. E. to Erle Korshak.
January 12, 1949, re: publishing contracts. TLS, 1
leaf.
2-10
Lit S 33
Korshak, Erle to A. E. Van Vogt.
June 16, 1949, re: publishing material, royalties.
TLS, 4 leaves, signed carbon copies
2-10
Lit S 33
Van Vogt, A. E. to Erle Korshak.
July 4, 1949, re: royalty payments. TLS, 1 leaf.
2-10
Lit S 33
Van Vogt, A. E. to Melvin Korshak.
July 19, 1949, re: declining to use another
publisher. TLS, 1 leaf.
2-10
Lit S 33
Dikty, T. E. to A. E. Van Vogt.
September 26, 1951, re: sending
The Best SF Stories: 1951. TLS, 1 leaf, signed
carbon copy.
2-10
Lit S 33
Dikty, T. E. to A. E. Van Vogt.
March 25, 1952, re: receipt of manuscript. TLS, 1
leaf, signed carbon copy.
2-10
Lit S 33
Chelin, E. E. to A. E. Van Vogt.
April 28, 1952, re: reviews of two recent books.
TLS, 1 leaf, signed carbon copy.
2-10
Lit S 33
Van Vogt, A. E. to Melvin Korshak.
December 11, 1953, re: manuscript. TLS, 1 leaf.
2-10
Lit S 33
Van Vogt, A. E. to T. E. Dikty.
February 19, 1954, re: picture. ALS, 1 leaf.
2-10
Lit S 33
Dikty, Ted to A. E. Van Vogt.
July 21, 1955, re: galley proofs on
The Atom Gods. TLS, 1 leaf, signed carbon copy.
2-10
Lit S 33
Dikty, Ted to A. E. Van Vogt.
October 3, 1956, re: list of published books. TLS, 1
leaf, signed carbon copy.
2-20
Lit S 33
Photocopies of material in 2-10.