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Fritz Leiber Papers



Descriptive Summary

Creator:Leiber, Fritz
Title:Fritz Leiber Papers
Dates:ca. 1930 - 1996
Abstract:Fritz Leiber produced stories in the fantasy, science, horror, and supernatural fiction genres from the mid 1930s until his death in 1992. Leiber was best known for the heroic characters of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser that he created with Harry Otto Fischer. The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, typescripts, diaries, photographs, and other materials.
Identification:1984-003
Quantity:70 boxes; approx. 30 linear feet
Repository:Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries

Biographical Note

Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr. was born in Chicago on December 24, 1910 to Shakespearean actors Fritz Leiber, Sr. and Virginia Bronson Leiber. He graduated from the University of Chicago in 1932 with a degree in psychology and physiology, and, in 1936, married Jonquil Stephens, a British poet with similar interests in the supernatural. They had one son, Justin Leiber, in 1938. Several years after Jonquil's death in 1969, he married Margo Skinner. His employment throughout the years included editorial positions and teaching drama, yet Fritz Leiber primarily supported himself with his writing.

Producing stories in the genres of fantasy, science, horror, and supernatural fiction from the mid 1930s until his death in 1992, Fritz Leiber won several prominent fantasy and science fiction awards such as the Hugo, the Nebula, and the World Fantasy Association Awards. Although he wrote numerous stories in variety of styles, Leiber is perhaps best known for the heroic Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser characters he created with his college friend, Harry Otto Fischer (1910-1986), and which he continued to embellish through a series of short stories and novels throughout his long writing career and correspondence with Fischer.

For more information, see:

The encyclopedia of fantasy. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997.

The encyclopedia of science fiction. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993.

Science fiction writers: critical studies of the major authors from the early nineteenth century to the present day. New York: Scribner, c1982.


Scope and Contents

The Fritz Leiber Papers contains correspondence, notes, manuscripts, typescripts, publications and tearsheets, diaries and biographical materials, financial, legal and medical records, photographs, illustrations, convention materials, and miscellaneous materials. Additional oversize art/illustration materials and ephemera such as weaponry, sculpture, and awards are housed separately. The materials date from the 1930s to the 1980s. They are housed in 60 manuscripts boxes, 5 storage boxes, and 3 oversized boxes.

The collection was compiled from 41 boxes of previously unprocessed Fritz Leiber materials, 23 boxes of Fritz Leiber papers which were processed in 1991-1992, and several boxes of letters which were donated by Franklin C. MacKnight from 1984-1991. Original provenance was lost through preliminary processing, so the order imposed on the Fritz Leiber Papers is artificial and reflects the major categories discovered during final processing. For more information, please refer to the series descriptions below.


Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open for research.

Use Restrictions

Special Collections owns the physical items in our collections, but copyright normally belongs to the creator of the materials or their heirs. The researcher has full responsibility for determining copyright status, locating copyright holders, and abiding by current copyright laws when publishing or displaying copies of Special Collections material in print or electronic form. For more information, consult the appropriate librarian.


Index Terms

Terms are either Library of Congress Subject Headings or taken from local sources.

Subjects (Persons)

Leiber, Fritz, 1910-1992

Subjects

Science fiction, American
Fantasy fiction, American
Horror tales, American

Formats

Correspondence
Clippings
Photographs
Manuscripts
Records

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Fritz Leiber Papers, Courtesy of Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries.

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the University of Houston by Fritz Leiber and Justin Leiber, his son, between 1984 and 1997. Additional correspondence between Fritz Leiber and Franklin C. MacKnight was donated by Dr. MacKnight.

Processed by

Katherine Fox, 1996-1997


Detailed Description

 
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1-20Correspondence
Extent (20 boxes):
This series includes correspondence between Fritz Leiber and friends, editors, and fans with the largest series being between Fritz Leiber and his friends Harry Otto Fischer and F.C. MacKnight. Correspondence is filed alphabetically by the last name of the sender, then by written or inferred date. Partially dated or undated materials are filed behind all dated materials.
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1A - Beach, Margaret
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2Beb - Cz
Box
3D - Dexter, Susan 1982
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4Dexter, Susan Eva 1983 -
Box
5Evb - Fischer, Harry 1982
Box
6Fischer, Harry Hz 1983 -
Box
7I - Leiber, Frank
Box
8Leiber, Fritz to A - Leiber, Justin 1974
Box
9Leiber, Fritz to Leiber, Justin Po 1975 -
Box
10Leiber, Fritz to Pp - Leiber, Justin to White, Flora
Box
11Lej - MacKnight
Box
12Mc, M - Mom
Box
13Mon - Nurss, Dolores J.
Box
14O - Q
Box
15R - Sche
Box
16Schiff, Stuart David 1969 - 1992
Box
17Sci - Sto
Box
18Strang, Leslie - Wade, James
Box
19Wae - Woodward, B.
Box
20Woodward, S. - Z



 
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21-23Notes
Extent (3 boxes):
This series contains handwritten or typed notes for various Fritz Leiber stories. Notes are filed alphabetically by the title of the work. Unidentifiable notes are filed last.
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2116 Miles Nearer Heaven
2The Abyssal Bubble
3Alice and the Allergy
4All the Weed in the World
5America the Beautiful
6Animus
7Auto-da-furia
8The Automatic Pistol
9A Bad Day for Sales
10The Bait
11The Beat Cluster
12Belsen Express
13Belsen Express. Introduction
14The Big Engine
15The Big Holiday
16The Big Time
17The Big Trek
18A Bit of the Dark World
19The Black Corridor
20The Black Ewe
21The Black Gondolier
22Black has its Charms
23The Book of Fritz Leiber
24Bread Overhead
25Bullet with his Name
26The Bump
27A Case of Identity
28The Casket Demon
29Cat Three
30Catch that Zeppelin
31Cats' Cradle
32The Change War Series [?]
33Coming Attraction
34Conjure Wife
35Crazy Annaoj
36The Creature from Cleveland's Depths
37Crimes against Passion
38Cry Witch!
39The Crystal Prison
40Cyclops
41Damnation Morning
42Dark Wings
43Day Dark, Night Bright
44Deadly Moon
45The Death of Princes
46A Defense of Werewolves
47A Deskful of Girls
48Diary in the Snow
49Do You Know Dave Wenzel?
50Dr. Adams' Garden of Evil
51Dr. Krometusky's Day
52The Eeriest Ruined Dawn World
53The Enchanted Forest
54Endfray of the Ofay
55Endfray of the Ofay. Introduction
56An Essay on Behaviorism
57Essay on the Greatness in Man and in Nature
58Ethics Pertaining to the Uses…
59Fafhrd and Me
60Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
61[Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser]
62Fantasy Novel Equivalent
63Four Ghosts in Hamlet
64Friends and Enemies
65Fritz Leiber, Readings
66Game for a Motel Room
67The Game of Lankhmar
68Grandmaster
69Gray Warlock
70[H.P. Lovecraft]
71The Haunted Chessboard
72The Horror from the Hurricane or, High Tide of Terror
73How to Live with Machines
74The Hurricane Horror
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221In Praise of Horror
2Ingredients of My Writing
3Lovecraft: An Literary Copernicus
4The Man who Loved Insane Girls
5Masculinity and Femininity
6Memoirs of a Fantasy Man
7The Mighty Tides
8Moods: A Study
9The Moon Porthole
10Misc. notes for Star Guide
11My Japanese Clock
12Mysterious Doings in the Metropolitan Museum
13Myths My Great-Granddaughter Taught Me
14-15New Purposes
16Night Monsters
17Night of the Wolf[?]
18Observations
19Operation Redemption
20Our Lady of Darkness
21Philosopher's Stone
22Poor Superman
23Reminiscences
24Richmond, Late September, 1849
25-26Rime Isle
27San Francisco's Resident Detection
28Science Fiction: The Writers Speak
29Sea Magic
30The Second Book of Fritz Leiber
31The Shadow of a Cyclist
32Ship of Shadows
33Space and Time Structure
34Space Shack
35A Specter is Haunting Texas
36Swords and Destinies
37Tales of the Grain Ships
38The Terror from the Depths
39Through Hyperspace with Brown Jenkin
40Time and the Nth Dimension
41Trapped in the Sea of Stars
42Under the Thumbs of the Gods
43Waif
44-45The Wanderer
46Wars of the Wolves
47The Wierdness [sic] from the Waves
48The Winter Flies
49The World of Fritz Leiber
50X-mas Letter
51You're All Alone
52You're Dreaming Now
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23Untitled/unknown/misc. notes



 
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24-38Writings
Extent (15 boxes):
Fritz Leiber's manuscripts and typescripts filed alphabetically by title. Works include but are not limited to short stories, novels, fantasy magazine columns, scientific articles, astronomical/astrological and poetry.
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241-4Writings
5Writings p.3-57
6Writings p.68-133
7Writings p. 136
8-15Writings
16Writings…Author's Introduction
17Writings…Introduction (galleys)
18Writings…Introduction
19[Bergman, Ingmar]
20[Broussard, Francois]
21[Ellison, Harlan]
22[Fundamentals/Living Alone]
23[Game of Lankhmar]
24[Lovecraft, H.P.]
25[Motion Pictures/Television Proposals/Adaptations]
26[Wade, James]
271979: Retrospect and Prospect
28Ad Astra per Asparagus
29All for Art
30All the Stage's a World
31Aloft 1202
32Anecdotes and Science
33Answering Service
34Archeologists Handbook
35Author's introduction (see also Publications. The churchman)
36Auto-da-furia
37The Automatic Pistol
38The Bait
39Be of Good Ceer
40The Bat Custer
41Beauty and the Bast
42The Bee Who Didn't Know What to Do
43Belsen Express. Introduction
44Best Friend
45Best of Fritz Leiber
46Big Engine
47The Big Time
48The Big Time. Introduction
49The Big Time. Dramatization
50The Big Trek
51Birthpangs of Hybonia. Introduction
52The Black Adept. Screenplay and Shooting Script
53The Black Adept. Author's copy
54The Black Goggles of Dr. Dragonet
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251Black has its Charms
2Blackballed!
3Blood Ritual. Ch.1
4Blood Ritual. Ch.2
5Blood Ritual. Ch.3
6Blood Ritual. Ch.4
7Book of Fritz Leiber. Afterword
8The Bump
9The Button Molder
10The Cat Hotel
11Cat Three
12Catch that Zeppelin
13-14Cats' Cradle
15The Change War Series
16-17The Changing Face of Horror
18The Charm of 007
19The Christmas Syndrome
20Clear Speech
21Come to the Fair
22Crazy Annaoj
23-24Crimes against Passion
25The Crystal Prison
26Cyclops
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261Dark Wings
2Day Dark, Night Bright
3Deadly Moon
4-5The Dealings of Daniel Kesserich
6Death Gets Busy, or, The Sadness of the Executioner
7A Defense of Fantasy
8Depression Sale
9Destiny Times Three. Author's introduction
10The Devil of It
11Difficulties in Idealism
12Do You Know Dave Wenzel?
13The Doll House
14Dr. Dragonet's Psionic Elixir
15Endfray of the Ofay
16Endfray of the Ofay. Introduction
17-18The Enormous Bedroom
19Enslaved Human Brains of Tomorrow/Snaring the Human Mind
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271-2Enzenbacher's Eight Norse Gods
3Ervool
4Fafhrd and Me
5Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser Book 1. Author's introduction
6Fantasy: Many Mansions and Hovels
7Fantasy Newsletter. "On Fantasy" Sept. 1979 - Aug. 1981
8Fantasy World: A Few Fafhrd and Mouser Firsts
9Fish Stew in Its Infinite Varieties
10Four Windows
11Frights: Wonder and Terror. Introduction
12Fritz Leiber: A Bibliography 1969-1976
13The First Monstreme
14Game for Motel Room
15The Ghost Light
16The Glory of Tros
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281The Glove
2Gonna Roll the Bones
3The Good, New Days
4-7Grandmaster
8Gray Magic
9The Great Baron
10Great Day Coming or, It Came and Went
11-15The Great San Francisco Glacier
16Grettir's Fight with Glam
17The Gulliver Chapter
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291Hamlet
2The Hatchery of Dreams
3-4Henrik Ibsen: Apocryphal Prophet
5A Hitch in Space
6Homes for Man in the Stars
7The Horrible Bedroom
8Horrible Imaginings
9How to Live with Machines
10The Hurricane Horror
11In the Sunlight
12John Carter: Sword of Theosophy
13The Juice Head Murders
14Julius Caesar
15Kindergarten
16Knight's Move
17Kreativity for Kats
18Last
19The Leaders
20-22Lie Still, Snow White
23Like Son, Like Father
24The Literature of Cosmic Dread
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301-2The Lotus Eaters
3Love Letters or, Diplomatic Official Correspondence
4The Lovecraft Story
5Macbeth
6Man Looks at Himself
7The Man Who was Married to Space and Time
8Market and Writer's Mind
9The Mer-she
10-11A Mercedly Short Incident
12The Merchant of Venice
13Metaphysics and the Immediate
14Midnight and the Mirror World
15-17Midnight by the Murphy watch
18The Mighty Tides
19Moment of Fear: Conjure Wife
20Moon Duel
21-22The Moon Porthole
23-30Moons and Stars and Stuff
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311A More Northern Derleth
2-4The Mouser Goes Below
5The Mouser on Games
6Mr. Adams' Garden of Evil
7Mutterings from Underground
8My Correspondence with Lovecraft
9My Life and Writings
10Mysterious Doings in the Metropolitan Museum
11Mysterious Islands
12-15Mystery of the Japanese Clock
16Myths My Great-Granddaughter Taught Me
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321Nature Lover
2New Fantasy Films
3-4New Purposes for Mankind
5Night Passage
6-8Not Much Disorder and Not So Early Sex…
9Of Dream and Accomplishment
10-16On Fantasy
17On Fantasy. Lost Fantasies
18On Fantasy. My Life and Writings
19On Fantasy. My Life and Writings
20On Fantasy. A Night Orgy…
21On Fantasy. An Obsession with the Weird
22On Fantasy. Sex and the Fantasist: II
23Operation Redemption
24-26Our Lady of Darkness
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331-2Pale, Brown Thing. Part I.
3Pale, Brown Thing. Synopsis of Part I.
4-5Pale, Brown Thing. Part II
6Poor Superman
7The Princess in the Tower 250,000 Miles High
8The Project that Haunted Me for 15 Years
9-10Quicks around the Zodiac
11The Repair People
12-15The Red Headed Nightmare
16Replacement for Wilmer
17Replacement for Wilmer: A Ghost Story
18Return of the Demon or, Do You Know Dave Wenzel?
19Richmond, Late September, 1849
20Rooftop Astronomy or, A Writer's Darkside
21The Road to Jordan
22Saga of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, Book I. Author's introduction
23Saga of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, Book II. Author's introduction
24Saga of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, Book IV. Author's introduction
25The Sails of Fancy
26San Francisco, This Writer's Town
27San Francisco's Resident Detective
28Satellite Brat
29Science and the Judo Chop
30Sea Magic
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341-2The Second Book of Fritz Leiber
3The Secret Songs
4Shall We Take a Stroll?
5Sheer Magic
6-7Ship of Shadows
8Ships to the Stars
9Silver Eggheads
10The Sinful Ones. Afterword
11Skinny's Wonderful
12The Sky is Round
13Stars in Our Neighborhood
14The Spider
15The Square
16-17The Square Root of Brain
18Stonehenge 94101
19Success
20Sunk Without a Trace
21Swords and Ice Magic. Table of Contents, Copyright
22Swords and Ice Magic.
23Swords and Ice Magic. Sadness of the Executioner
24Swords and Ice Magic. Beauty and the Beasts
25Swords and Ice Magic. Trapped in Shadowland
26Swords and Ice Magic. The Bait
27Swords and Ice Magic. Under the Thumb of the Gods
28Swords and Ice Magic. Trapped in the Sea of Stars
29Swords and Ice Magic. The Frost Monstreme
30-31Swords and Ice Magic. Rime Isle
32Swords and Lankhmar.
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351Tale of the Grain Ships
2Tale of the Grain Ships. Prologue
3-6Tale of the Grain Ships
7Tales of Tomorrow. The Moon is Green
8Tarzan's Long Shadows
9The Terror From the Depths
10-12Terror, Mystery, Wonder
13Things I Thought in 1970 I'd Never Live to See
14The Third Cat
15Thirteen Dark Dreads.
16Thirteen Dark Dreads. Alice and the Allergy
17Thirteen Dark Dreads. Black Glass
18Thirteen Dark Dreads. The Black Ewe
19Thirteen Dark Dreads. The Button Molder
20Thirteen Dark Dreads. The Casket-Demon
21Thirteen Dark Dreads. Cry Witch!
22Thirteen Dark Dreads. Deadly Moon
23Thirteen Dark Dreads. The Death of Princes
24Thirteen Dark Dreads. Do You Know Dave Wenzel?
25Thirteen Dark Dreads. The Eeriest Ruined Dawn World
26Thirteen Dark Dreads. The Glove
27Thirteen Dark Dreads. Horrible Imaginings
28Thirteen Dark Dreads. In the X-ray
29Thirteen Dark Dreads. Mr. Bauer and the Atoms
30Thirteen Dark Dreads. Rite of Spring
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361The Thirteenth Step
2-3Those Crazy Foreign Words I
4Those Fish-Hook Fenders
5Those Wild Alien Words II
6-7Through Hyperspace with Brown Jenkins
8Time and Nth Dimensions
9To Arkham and the Stars
10To the End of Time
11Torch. Afterword.
12Trapped in the Sea of Stars
13Trapped in the Shadowlands
14The Tree
15Triweekly Star Guide
16The Turned Off Heads
17Two-Way Circuit
18Under the Thumbs of the Gods
19The Undying Creature. Introduction
20Uranus Jam?
21Vanish Enchantress!
22The Velvet Duchess
23Waif
23The Walk to Emmaus
24The wanderer
25Wargames Old and New
26Wargaming Old and New
27Weird and Wonderful
28Weird Tales. Love at a Distance
29What's He Doing in There
30When Brahma Wakes
31When the Change Winds Blow
32While Set Fled
33-34The Whisperer Re-Examined
35The Wind and Rain Country
36The Winter Flies
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371The World of Fritz Leiber. Introduction
2The World of Friz Leiber. Table of Contents
3Worlds of Fritz Leiber. Introduction.
4Worlds of Fritz Leiber. Hatchery of Dreams
5Worlds of Fritz Leiber. Goggles of Dr. Dragonet
6Worlds of Fritz Leiber. Far Reach to Cygnus
7Worlds of Fritz Leiber. Night Passage
8Worlds of Fritz Leiber. Nice Girl with Five Husbands
9Worlds of Fritz Leiber. When the Change Winds Blow
10Worlds of Fritz Leiber. 237 Talking Statues, Etc.
11Worlds of Fritz Leiber. The Improper Authorities
12Worlds of Fritz Leiber. Our Saucer Vacation
13Worlds of Fritz Leiber. Pipe Dream
14Worlds of Fritz Leiber. What's He Doing in There?
15Worlds of Fritz Leiber. Friends and Enemies
16Worlds of Fritz Leiber. The Last Letter
17Worlds of Fritz Leiber. Endfray of the Ofay
18Worlds of Fritz Leiber. Cyclops
19Worlds of Fritz Leiber. Mysterious Doings in the Metropolitan Museum
20Worlds of Fritz Leiber. The Bait
21Worlds of Fritz Leiber. The Lotus Eaters
22Worlds of Fritz Leiber. Waif
23Worlds of Fritz Leiber. Myths My Great-Granddaughter Taught Me
24Worlds of Fritz Leiber. Catch that Zeppelin!
25Worlds of Fritz Leiber. Last
26X Marks the Red X-ing
27You're Dreaming Now
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381Poetry. The Beach at Santa Monica from Venice to Malibu 1959-
2Poetry. Sonnet or, Santa Monica Beach at Sunset
3Poetry. Sonnets to Jonquil and All
4Poetry. The Voice of Man
5Poetry.



 
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39-42Publications
Extent (4 boxes):
Tear sheets or full issues of periodicals containing Fritz Leiber's work. Arranged alphabetically by publication title, then by story or article title. Photocopies may have been substituted when original was too fragile to use.
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391(unknown). The Beach at Santa Monica 1959:
2(unknown). Black has Its Charms
3(unknown). The Inner Circles
4(unknown). The Man Who was Married to Space and Time
5(unknown). My Correspondence with Lovecraft
6(unknown). Myths my Great-Granddaughter Taught Me
7(unknown). The Spider
8(unknown). Strolling the Banks of the Mainstream
9(unknown). Waif
1013 Above the Night. Nice Girl with 5 Husbands
11An ABC of Science Fiction. X Marks the Pedwalk
12Amazing Science Fiction Stories 50th Anniversary. The Death of Princes
13Amazing Stories. Far Reach to Cygnus
14-15Amazing Stories. Let Freedom Ring
16Amazing Science Fiction Stories. The Death of Princes
17Amazing Science Fiction Stories. Night of the Long Knives
18Arkham sampler. Fantasy on the March
19Astounding Science Fiction. Business of Killing
20Astounding Science Fiction. Destiny Times Three
21Astounding Science Fiction. The Enchanted Forest
22Astounding Science Fiction. The Lion and the Lamb
23Astounding Science Fiction. The Mutant's Brother
24Astounding Science Fiction. Thought
25Astounding Science Fiction. Try and Change the Past
26Astounding Science Fiction. Wanted: An Enemy
27Avon. The Girl with the Hungry Eyes
28Avon 10 Story Fantasy. Cry Witch!
29The Best of Fritz Leiber. (Cover only)
30The Best of Omni Science Fiction. The Man Who was Married to Space and Time
31Broadside. Knight to Move
32California Chess Reporter. The Knight
33Carl Jacobi: An Appreciation. A More Northern Derleth
34Chess Review. The Moriarty Gambit
35The Churchman
36Crossroads in Time. The Mutant's Brother
37The Dark Barbarian. Howard's Fantasy
38The Dark Brotherhood and Other Pieces. Through Hyperspace with Brown Jenkin
39Datebook. Wargames…
40Death. (Cover only)
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401Destiny Times Three. (Cover only)
2Destiny Times Three.
3The Dragon. The Childhood and Youth of the Gray Mouser
4Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. The Number of the Beast
5Escapade. The Night He Cried
6Esquire. To Make a Roman Holiday
7Fandom Unlimited
8Fantastic. Damnation Morning
9Fantastic. I'm Looking for Jeff
10Fantastic. Monsters and Monster Lovers
11Fantastic. Richmond, Late September. (Cover only)
12Fantastic Adventures. The Ship Sails at Midnight
13Fantastic Adventures. You're All Alone
14Fantastic Science Fact and Fiction Universe. Our Saucer Vacation
15Fantastic Science Fiction Stories. Rats of Limbo
16Fantastic Stories. The ship sails at midnight
17Fantastic Stories of Imagination. (Cover only)
18Fantastic Stories of Imagination. Adept's Gamble. (Cover only)
19Fantastic Stories of Imagination. A Bit of the Dark World
20Fantastic Stories of Imagination. The Goggles of Dr. Dragonet
21Fantastic Stories of Imagination. Hatchery of Dreams
22Fantastic Stories of Imagination. The Lords of Quarmall
23-24Fantastic Stories of Imagination. Midnight in the Mirror World
25Fantastic Stories of Imagination. The Unholy Grail
26Fantastic Universe. Time
27Fantasy Literature: A Core Collection and Reference Guide. "Leiber, Fritz"
28Fantasy Newsletter. On Fantasy
29Fantasy World 3. A Few Fafhrd and Mouser Firsts
30Far Boundaries. Later Than You Think
31The Fiend in You. The Thirteenth Step
32Folio. The Big Engine
33Fortune Magazine. Mirror
34Fritz Leiber [Sr.]: The Greatest American Interpreter.
35Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories. Martians, Keep Out
36Future Fiction. They Never Came Back
37Galaxy. A Bad Day for Sales
38Galaxy. The Creature from Cleveland Depths
39Galaxy. The Crystal Prison
40Galaxy Magazine. The Big Engine
41Galaxy Magazine. Black Corridor
42Galaxy Magazine. The Creature from Cleveland Depths
43Galaxy Magazine. The Good New Days
44Galaxy Reader of Science Fiction. Coming Attraction
45Galaxy Science Fiction. Appointment in Tomorrow
46Galaxy Science Fiction. Bullet with his Name
47Galaxy Science Fiction. Coming Attraction
48Galaxy Science Fiction. It's Later Than You Think
49Galaxy Science Fiction. The Moon is Green
50Galaxy Science Fiction. Nice Girl with 5 Husbands
51Galaxy Science Fiction. A Pail of Air
52Galaxy Science Fiction. Time in the Round
53Galaxy Science Fiction. What's He Doing in There
54Galaxy Science Fiction. Yesterday House
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411Gamma. Crimes Against Passion
2Great Science Fiction from Fantastic. Damnation Morning
3The Green Millenium
4Gummitch and Friends. (Dust jacket only)
5Horror Monster. Burn, Witch, Burn
6Infinity Science Fiction. Friends and Enemies
7Lankhmar: City of Adventure (Game book)
8LOCUS. Moons and Stars and Stuff
9LOCUS. Enzenbacher's Eight Norse Gods
10Luna. The Jet Propelled Apocalypse
11The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. (Cover only)
12The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. 237 Talking Statues, Etc.
13The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. The Big Holiday
14The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. The Big Trek
15The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. A Deskful of Girls
16The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Game for Motel Rooms
17The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Kindergarten
18The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Last
19The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. The Lotus Eaters
20-21The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Mutterings from the Underground
22The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Myths My Great-Granddaughter Taught Me
23The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. The Oldest Soldier
24The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. The Pale Brown Thing
25The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Rump Titty Titty Tum Tah Tee
26The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. The Secret Songs
27The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Ship of Shadows
28The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. The Silence Game
29The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Success
30The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. When the Last Gods Die
31Marvel Science Fiction. Should Population Be Controlled? Yes.
32Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine. Scream Wolf
33Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine. A Visitor from Back East
34The Mystery of the Japanese Clock. (Galleys)
35-36New Purposes.
37New Purposes. Casper Scatterday's Quest
38New Purposes. Nibblings
39New Worlds. The Square Root of Brain
40Night's Black Agents. Diary in the Snow
41Night's Black Agents. Foreword
42-43Night's Black Agents. The Man Who Never Grew Young
44Original Science Fiction Stories. Femmequin
45Playboy. All the Weed in the World
46Quicks around the Zodiac. (Galleys)
47Rod Serling's Triple W: Witches, Warlocks, and Werewolves. Hatchery of Dreams
48Rogue. The House of Mrs. Delgato
49Rogue. The Spider
50The Saint Mystery Magazine. Schizo Jimmie
51The San Francisco Sunday Examiner: California Living. Stalking Sam Spade
52Satellite. Psychosis from Space
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421Science Digest. Atom Dust Weapon
2Science Digest. Better Electric World Coming
3Science Digest. Galaxies in Collision
4Science Digest. Hottest and Coldest Molecules
5Science Digest. Man Looks at Himself
6Science Digest. New Tricks with Strange Metals
7Science Digest. Peril at Twice Sound's Speed
8Science Digest. That Dangerous Habit Eating
9Science Digest. Topsy Turvy Land Inside the Atom
10Science Digest. U.S. Reveals Atom Secrets
11Short Stories for Men. Ms. Found in a Maelstrom
12Something about Cats. A Literary Copernicus
13The Spectator. North Beach
14Star Science Fiction Stories. The Night He Cried
15Starlog. Lankhmar Nights
16Startling Stories. The Black Ewe
17Swords and Deviltry. (Cover only)
18Swords and Magic. (Cover only)
19Swords and Ice Magic. (Cover only)
20Swords Against Death. (Cover only)
21Swords in the Mist. (Cover only)
22Taboo. Lie Still, Snow White
23Tarzan and the Valley of Gold.
24Thrilling Magazine. Power of the Puppets
25Thrilling Wonder Stories. The Foxholes of Mars
26Transmission. Repair People
27Two Sought Adventure. (Dust jacket only)
28Unknown Worlds. The Hill and the Hole
29Venture Science Fiction. Demons of the Upper Air
30Vorpal Glass. My Love Affair with Witchcraft
31Weird Tales. Alice and the Allergy
32Weird Tales. The Automatic Pistol
33-34Weird Tales. Mr. Bauer and the Atoms
35-36Weird Tales. In the X-ray
37Whispers. The Button Molder
38Whispers. The Glove
39Wonder Woman. Introducing Fafhrd the Barbarian and the Gray Mouser
40The World Fantasy Awards: Volume II. Terror, Mystery, Wonder
41World's Best Science Fiction: 1966. The Good New Days
42Worlds of IF - Science Fiction. Moon Duel
43Worlds of Tomorrow. Cyclops
44Worlds of Tomorrow. Sunk Without Trace
45The Year's Best S-F. Mariana
46You're All Alone. Four Ghosts in Hamlet



 
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431-25Reviews
Extent (1 box):
Reviews of Fritz Leiber works, written by others. Filed alphabetically by story title.
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431Reviews
2-3The Book of Fritz Leiber
4The Big Time
5The Change War
6Conjure Wife
7Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
8Gather Darkness
9The Ghost Light
10The Knight and Knave of Swords
11The Mind Specter. The Big Time
12Night Monsters
13Night of the Wolf
14Night's Black Agents
15Our Lady of Darkness
16A Pail of Air
17Rime Isle
18The Second Book of Fritz Leiber
19Ship of Shadows
20The Silver Eggheads
21A Specter is Haunting Texas
22Swords and Deviltry
23Swords of Lankhmar
24The Wanderer
25The World Fantasy Awards: Volume Two



 
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441-59Reviews by Fritz Leiber
Extent (1 box):
Fritz Leiber's reviews of other authors' science fiction, fantasy, or literary works. This series is organized alphabetically by story title, if only the title is known, and by author, then title when the author is known.
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441-5Reviews by Leiber
6Reviews by Leiber. Bread and Chocolate.
7Reviews by Leiber. Comes a Horseman
8Reviews by Leiber. The Cthulhu Mythos
9Reviews by Leiber. Curious Fragments: Jack London's Tales of Fantasy Fiction
10Reviews by Leiber. Emperor of Dreams
11Reviews by Leiber. Four Screenplays of Ingmar Bergman
12Reviews by Leiber. Hauntings
13Reviews by Leiber. In Search of Ancient Astronomies
14Reviews by Leiber. Other Worlds 2
15Reviews by Leiber. Spirits of the Dead
16Reviews by Leiber. Star Trek
17Reviews by Leiber. Supernatural Cats, Etc.
18Reviews by Leiber. Survival Printout
19Reviews by Leiber. Year's Best Horror Stories: Series III
20Anderson, Poul. A Midsummer Tempest
21Bergman, Ingmar. The Magic Lantern, An Autobiography
22Bloch, Robert. Strange Eons
23Borges, Jorge Luis. Dr. Brodie's Report
24Bradbury, Ray. The Illustrated Man
25Burgess, Anthony. A Clockwork Orange
26Carter, Lin. Lovecraft: A Look Behind the "Cthulhu Mythos"
27De Camp, L. Sprague. Literary Swordsmen and Sorcerers
28De Camp, L. Sprague. Lovecraft: a Biography
29De Camp, L. Sprague. Spirits, Stars, and Spells
30Ellison, Harlan. Angry Candy
31Ellison, Harlan. Deathbird Stories
32Ferris, Timothy. Galaxies
33Gorey, Edward
34Graham, Kenneth. The Wind in the Willows
35Grubb, David. The Siege of 318
36Hardy, Robin and Shaffer, Anthony. The Wicker Man
37Hawkey, Raymond. Wild Card
38Heinlein, Robert. I Will Fear No Evil
39Ibsen, Henrik. Peer Gynt
40King, Stephen
41King, Stephen. Cujo
42King, Stephen. Danse Macabre
43King, Stephen. The Dead Zone
44King, Stephen. The Shining
45Lovecraft, H.P. Selected Letters
46Lovecraft, H.P., et. al. Watchers Out of Time, Etc.
47Lynn, Elizabeth. Watchtower
48Machen, Arthur. The Three Imposters
49Mann, Georg. The Dollar Diploma
50Mason, David. The Return of Kavin
51Milford, Nancy Winston. Zelda
52Niven, Larry. A World Out of Time
53Norman, John. Captive of Gor
54Ramsay, Raymond H. No Longer on the Map
55Russ, Joanna. Picnic in Paradise
56Smith, Clark Ashton. Zothique
57Varley, John. Titan
58Walker, Dale L. The Alien Worlds of Jack London
59Walton, Evangeline. The Sword is Forged



 
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45-48Diaries/Daybooks
Extent (4 boxes):
Fritz Leiber's spiral bound notebooks from 1972-1989, as well as several miscellaneous notebooks and sporadically filled out, undated diaries.
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45Daybooks, 1972-1977
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46Daybooks, 1978 - 1980
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47Daybooks, 1981 - 1989
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48Misc. Notebooks



 
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491-22Biographical/Autobiographical Materials
Extent (1 box):
Interviews, bibliographies, biographical and autobiographical materials, genealogical items, clippings, about Fritz Leiber. Includes Fritz Leiber's obituary notices.
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491-3Interview
4Bibliographies
5Bibliography
6Bibliographies
7Autobiographical summary
8Autobiographical materials
9-10Autobiographical materials. Introduction [?]
11Autobiographical materials. World Authors
12Autobiographical materials. Galaxy
13Autobiographical notes
14Autobiographical photo captions [?]
15Autobiographical
16Biography notes
17Biographical notes
18Biographical materials. Quotes about Fritz Leiber
19Clippings about Fritz Leiber
20Obituaries
21Genealogy. Family tree
22Misc.



 
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50-511-8Financial
Extent (2 boxes):
Tax returns, bills, canceled checks, check stubs, banking statements, and miscellaneous receipts.
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501CA tax returns, 1971-1975
2CA tax returns, 1977-1983
3Federal tax returns, 1966-1975
4Federal tax information, 1976-1989
5Federal tax information, 1990
6Taxes. Misc.
7Misc. bills, check stubs, etc.
8Misc. Receipts
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51Canceled checks, banking statements



 
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521-11Financial: Royalties/Remittance
Extent (1 box):
Royalty statements from various publishers for sales of Fritz Leiber works around the world. Arranged alphabetically by name of publishing house.
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521A.P. Watt
2Ace Books
3Ag-Az
4Ballantine Books
5Be-D
6E-Gra
7Grosset & Dunlap, Inc.
8H-I
9J-M
10N-R
11S-Z



 
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531-16Legal
Extent (1 box):
Literary contracts and agreements filed alphabetically, copyright applications filed chronologically, estate papers for Fritz Leiber's first wife, aunt, and cousin as well as rental agreements and miscellaneous legal documents.
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531Contracts/Agreements. A
2Contracts/Agreements. B
3Contracts/Agreements. C-E
4Contracts/Agreements. F-G
5Contracts/Agreements. H-M
6Contracts/Agreements. N-R
7Contracts/Agreements. S
8Contracts/Agreements. T
9Contracts/Agreements. U-Z
10Copyright registration
11Jury duty
12Rental agreements
13Virginia Leiber's estate
14Flora White' estate
15Ruth L. Williams estate
16Misc.



 
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541-7Health/Medical
Extent (1 box):
Fritz Leiber's addiction rehabilitation documentation, notes on his eye surgery, as well as death certificate, funeral/cremation/memorial services arrangements.
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541Rehabilitation
2Rehabilitation/therapy
3-4Eye surgery
5Death certificate
6Cremation/Funeral arrangements
7Memorial/Funeral services



 
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551-25Photographs
Extent (1 box):
Photographs and negatives of Fritz Leiber, his family, friends (identified and unidentified), and personal and professional activities.
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551-2Fritz Leiber
3Fritz Leiber with Family/Relatives
4Fritz Leiber Appearances/Publicity
5Fritz Leiber and Unidentified People
6Jonquil Stephens Leiber
7Margo Skinner
8Virginia Bronson Leiber
9Justin Leiber, Casey Leiber
10Fritz Leiber, Sr.
11Arlynn Leiber Presser
12Fischer Family
13Lynn Maron
14Misc. Identified Individuals
15Misc. Unidentified People
16Art
17Cats
18Seattle Con 1988
19Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey
20Pacific Palisades, CA
21Providence, RI
22Venice, CA
23Mt. St. Helens
24Misc. Photos
25Misc. Negatives



 
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561-29Illustrations/Artwork
Extent (1 box):
Artwork, photography, and illustration of science fiction or fantasy topics. Very few of these pieces can be definitively linked to specific Fritz Leiber stories.
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561Photos. Burn, Witch, Burn
2Illustrations. The Ghost Light [?]
3Illustrations. The World of Nehwon
4Artwork. Operation Redemption.
5Artwork. Polar Night
6Artwork. Sutro Tower
7Photographs. Model for The Wanderer
8Artwork. Worlds of IF
9Artwork. Yuggoth: The Pool
10Artwork. Yuggoth: Flight for the Third Planet
11Artwork. Yuggoth: Descent of the Star Spawn I
12Artwork. Yuggoth: Descent of the Star Spawn II
13Illustrations. Austin, Alicia. Erotica
14Artwork. Enzenbacher, Dale
15Photographs. Enzenbacher sculptures
16Artwork. Kirk, Tim
17Artwork. Kirk, Tim. Rime Isle
18Artwork. Krupp, Robin
19Artwork. Ostrom, Edison. Lathrop Crest (Leiber's stage name)
20Artwork. Schiff, Stuart David
21Illustrations. Sutherland, David. Lankhmar Game
22-24Misc. Artwork
25-27Misc. Illustrations
28-29Misc. Artwork/Illustrations



 
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571-41Convention Materials
Extent (1 box):
Flyers, programs, schedules, etc. of various science fiction and fantasy conventions Fritz Leiber either attended or was invited to attend. Filed alphabetically by the name of the convention.
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571[Philadelphia]
2BAYCON
3Clarion-Milford
4ConDome
5Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts
6Fantasy Conference
7Fantasy Faire
8Fantasy Worlds Festival
9Gen-con
10Houstoncon
11Iguanacon
12International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts
13International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts - 2nd
14International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts - 3rd
15International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts
16International Conference on the Fantastic
17LOSCON
18MosCon
19MunchCon
20Mystery Kon
21Nebula Awards
22NECON
23Noreascon
24Norwescon
25Orycon
26RHINOCON
27A Science Fiction Fair
28Science Fiction Weekend
29SEACON '79
30SEACON '79 speech
31SEACON
32Solarcon
33Unicon
34Westerchron 36
35Worldcon Scandinavia
361st World Fantasy Convention
37World Fantasy Convention
384th World Fantasy Convention
39Worldcon (Boston bid)
406th World Fantasy Convention
41World Fantasy Convention



 
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58-62Miscellaneous
Extent (5 boxes):
Materials in many different formats including publications with no Leiber material in them, awards/ certificates, publishers' catalogs, clippings on various topics and items, and items relating to chess, theater, travel and the University of Chicago.
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58Misc. Publications A-LOCUS
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59Misc. Publications Love-Z
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601Articles/Clippings. Movie/TV
2Articles/Clippings. Research
3Articles/Clippings. Science Fiction
4Articles/Clippings. Science
5Articles/Clippings. Authors
6Articles/Clippings. Theater/TV
7Articles/Clippings. Fringe elements
8Articles/Clippings. Travel
9Articles/Clippings. Fritz Leiber, Sr.
10Articles/Clippings. Misc.
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611Misc. Anti-war
2Misc. Awards/Certificates
3Misc. Catalogs
4Misc. Chess
5Misc. Flyers/Brochures/Programs
6Misc. [Game?]
7Misc. Mailing Lists
8Misc. Maps
9Misc. Mechanics' Institute
10Misc. Press Materials
11Misc. Publicity
12Misc. Scrapbook
13Misc. Tarot Cards
14Misc. Theater/Cinema
15Misc. Theater Programs
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621Misc. Travel
2Misc. University of Chicago
3-6Misc.



 
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63-65Writings: Other Authors
Extent (3 boxes):
Manuscripts of other authors, including Harlan Ellison, Harry O. Fischer, Jonquil Stephens Leiber, Justin Leiber, Arlynn Patrick [Leiber], James Tucker, and Gene Wolfe.
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631Dubergey, Marie-Joseph and Philipe Bordier. Petite Planete de Vacances de Fritz Leiber
2Ellison, Harlan. Scartaris
3-4Evans, Deirdre
5Evans, Deirdre. The Siren
6Fischer, Harry. The Childhood and Youth of the Gray Mouser
7Fischer, Harry. Recollections of Fritz Leiber
8Jakes, John. Fritz Leiber: An Appreciation
9-16Leiber, Jonquil Stephens
17-19Leiber, Jonquil Stephens. [Poetry]
19Leiber, Jonquil Stephens. All By Herself
20Leiber, Jonquil Stephens. Behold the Bride
21-23Leiber, Jonquil Stephens. Dark Rendezvous
24Leiber, Jonquil Stephens. The Doll House (Version II)
25-29Leiber, Jonquil Stephens. Gammer Death at the Sill
30-31Leiber, Jonquil Stephens. Gimp and Go!
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641Leiber, Jonquil Stephens. The Heart's Desire
2Leiber, Jonquil Stephens. Home Thoughts from Abroad
3Leiber, Jonquil Stephens. Lo the Poor Bride
4-8Leiber, Jonquil Stephens. Lord of Darkness
9Leiber, Jonquil Stephens. Love Have Rest
10Leiber, Jonquil Stephens. The Major's Crime - A True Story
11Leiber, Jonquil Stephens. Mrs. Lansing. (Proofs)
12Leiber, Jonquil Stephens. Nada Court
13-18Leiber, Jonquil Stephens. The Nymph in the ???
19-20Leiber, Jonquil Stephens. One Against Hollywood
21Leiber, Jonquil Stephens. The Paternity of Tom Jenkins
22Leiber, Jonquil Stephens. The Queer Woman
23Leiber, Jonquil Stephens. These United States
24Leiber, Jonquil Stephens. Talk of the Town
25Leiber, Jonquil Stephens. You Never Know, Do You?
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651Leiber, Justin
2Leiber, Justin. Sword and Tower
3Leiber, Justin. Tit for Tat
4-6Leiber, Virginia Bronson. The Great Fritz
7Patrick, Lynn. The Animal Noise. Princess with the Blue Paper Gown. The Second Bag from Dundalk. Shoetime.
8Ramsay, Raymond H. An Almanac of Eerie Beings
9Ramsay, Ray. Sample chapters 1-3
10Ramsay, Ray. Sample chapters 4-6
11Russell, David. Ghoulfest
12Slattery, Tom. Need Haunting Be So Lonely
13Spinrad, Norman. Destiny Times Three. Afterword.
14Stephens, Emily. The Stranger's Glove
15Tomson, Sue. Trippy
16Trian, Chris. Secret Agent of the Wind
17TSR Hobbies. Lankhmar Game
18Tucker, James. The Man in the Wall
19Wolfe, Gene. Quicks around the Zodiac. Afterword.



 
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661-29Writings: Unknown Authors
Extent (1 box):
These manuscripts which arrived mixed together, unidentified, and sometimes untitled are most likely the work of either Fritz Leiber or Jonquil Stephens Leiber.
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661Bessie 1886-1898
2Forever and a Day
3The Power of Suggestion
4The Strange God
5The Thing in the Lake
6-9Writings
10Ch. 1
11-12Chapter 3
13Chapter 4
14Ch. 9
15Ch. 10
16Ch. 1: Delilah is Dead
17Ch. 2: Somebody Running on the Stairs
18Ch.3: The House Next Door
19Ch.4: No One Weeps
20Ch.5:The Second Death
21Ch.6:No One was There
22Ch.7: The Third Death
23Ch.8: The Webley Gun
24Ch.9: The Confession
25Ch.10: Motive!
26Ch.11: The Face of the Stairs
27Ch.12: The Bible Reader
28Ch.13: The Murderer Returns
29Ch.14: Many Things Explained



 
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67-70Oversize Items
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67-68Oversize art
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69Oversize framed materials/art
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70Oversize weaponry