Production materials related to the ThousandWorlds and JediStarDarkFalconKnight Star Wars fanzines. Copyright correspondence bewteen LucasFilms Ltd. and fanzine editors.

Civil War letters and military records of Asahel Mann, Jr., John Mann, and William Mann, all of whom were members of Co. A, 4th regiment, Iowa Cavalry.

Between 1919 and 1962, Graham wrote and published at least 43 plays (represented by typescripts in this collection, a gift in 1953).

Four revisions of the play that won the Iowa centennial contest and was performed at the University of Iowa in 1947.

A number of literary manuscripts composed by Chinese writers were acquired for the East Asian collections over a long period of time. In 1991, a program was established to encourage further and continued growth in this area.

Civil War soldier, Congregational minister, and father of Jay Norwood Darling. Consists primarily of letters, a diary, and memoirs of his service in Company K, 154th New York Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.

There are no contents, the information for this collection has been moved to the Iowa Author’s Manuscript Collection, Msc0869. large galley, 1 questionnaire

Acclaimed British novelist and scholar. Research files, including administrative material, research materials, and corrected typescripts for her 1995 biography of novelist Sir Angus Wilson.

Collection of fanzines written for the Blake's 7 fandom, from 1979 to 2005.

This collection contains primarily Star Wars fanzines, with a number of Multifandom zines represented as well.

Large assemblage of fanzines and works of fan fiction relating to multiple media fandoms, including Star Trek, Star Wars, and other movies and television shows. Contains fanzines and fanfiction relating to various SF media properties, including Star Wars and Star Trek.

About 1909, Marion Ballou Fisk polished her drawing and public speaking skills and developed a career as Cartoonist-Lecturer-Entertainer on the Chautauqua circuits. She continued to appear through the 1926 season, becoming a popular and sought after performer. This collection includes her letters to her family, photographs and promotional materials, and a group of her original pastel drawings. The collection also includes a few items related to her husband, Charles Leon Fisk (1868-1933), who was also briefly on the circuits as a member of the Hesperian Quartet.

Notes for the book Bobbed Hair and Bathtub Gin these papers cover the lives of several noted women writers.

Research material compiled by Meade while writing the biography Buster Keaton Cut to the Case.

Research for the book Lonelyhearts: The Screwball World of Nathanael West and Eilleen McKenney.

Research material for The Unruly Life of Woody Allen. Comprised of interviews by letter and on tape, journal articles, research files, notes, films, photographs, manuscript copies, and copies of the completed book in various editions.

Author of numerous short stories, several novels and radio scripts. One story, The General Comes Home, was sold to MGM.

This collection contains critically acclaimed comics and graphic novels written by Marjorie Liu, an attorney and professor of comic book writing at MIT. Included are issues from major Marvel series and Monstress, a series from Image Comics of which Liu is co-creator alongside Sana Takeda. Monstress has won multiple national and international awards. Liu is the first woman, and the first woman of color, to win an Eisner in the Best Writer category.

Marjorie Liu – Author Website Accessed June 17, 2024

This collection contains documents of editor and author of books for young adults, Marjorie Medary. This collection drafts and other materials relating to Prairie Printer (a sequel to Buckeye Boy), about a pioneer northeast Iowa newspaperman; Orange Winter, about Florida in the 1870's; College in Crinoline and Prairie Anchorage, both of which have pioneer settings, and some other works.