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Collection Overview
Title: Carol Emshwiller Papers, 1974-2010
ID: RBSC/SFWA/043
Primary Creator: Emshwiller, Carol
Extent: 7.0 Linear Feet
Arrangement: Series I consists of novels; Series II includes short stories; Series III correspondence; Series IV consists of miscellaneous; and Series V contains digital content in the form of a (USB) thumb drive.
Date Acquired: 11/10/2009
Subjects: Emshwiller, Carol, Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America
Forms of Material: science fiction
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Carol Emshwiller Papers consists of printed (paper-based) and handwritten manuscripts, along with a small amount of correspondence associated to those materials. The collection is divided into series based upon format. Series I consists of novels; Series II includes short stories; Series III correspondence; Series IV consists of miscellaneous; and Series V contains digital content in the form of a (USB) thumb drive. The majority of materials are organized within their series based upon original date of publication.
Collection Historical Note
Carol Emshwiller was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1921. She spent most of her childhood in Ann Arbor and a couple of years in France. Her father was a professor in the linguistic department and her mother was a housewife. She has three brothers whom she adores. She attended the University of Michigan where she studied music and eventually art. She met her husband, Ed Emshwiller, when she was an art student. They lived in France for a year after they got married and attended the Beaux Arts school. Carol did not begin writing until after she was thirty and had her first child. She would go on to have another two children. Carol met science fiction writers through her husband Ed, who started his career as a science fiction illustrator. She began writing and selling science fiction stories as well as taking classing and attending workshop on science fiction writing. She taught at New York University in Adult Education and retired in 2003. In the winters she lives in New York City and in the summers she lives in the Sierras in California. Carol Emshwiller in known for her feminist writing in science fiction and has published numerous short stories and novels. She has won honors such as the Nebula Award and the Philip K. Dick Award. In 2005 she won the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement. Carol passed away on February 2, 2019.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Northern Illinois University
Access Restrictions:
Photographs and photocopies of collection are prohibited.
Use Restrictions:
Property Rights are transferred to the University Libraries per the signed Deed of Gift Document. Literary Rights are retained by the content creator. Any copyrights so stated in the materials remain in force.
Acquisition Source:
Carol Emshwiller
Acquisition Method:
Eve Emschwiller, daughter of Carol, mailed 2019 donation to RBSC.
Appraisal Information:
Additions from Carol Emschwiller: 03/30/2010, 09/11/2010, April 2011,
Addition from Eve Emshwiller (daughter): 05/30/2019
Related Materials:
For more information please see http://www.sfwa.org/members/emshwiller/.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
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Series I: Novels],
[
Series II: Short Stories],
[Series III: Correspondence],
[
Series IV: Miscellaneous],
[
Series V: Digital Content],
[
Series VI: Addendum 1],
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All]
- Series III: Correspondence
- Box 1
- Folder 1: [Letter from Carol Emswiller to Kirkus Review re: Joy In Our Cause], March 23, 1974
- Folder 2: [Letter from Richard Dillard to Kitty Benedict re: Joy In Our Cause], December 4, 1974
- Folder 3: [Letter from James Tiptree Jr. to Carol Emswiller re: Joy In Our Cause], May 24, 1975
- Folder 4: [Letter from Artists' Fellowship Program to Carol Emshwiller], March 31, 1988
- Folder 5: [Letter from Damon Knight to Carol Emshwiller re: Carmen Dog], May 8, 1990
- Folder 6: [Letter from William Kittredge to Dave Peatter re: Ledoyt], August 30, 1995
- Folder 7: [Letter from Meg Hamel to Carol Emshwiller re: After Shock], October 12, 1995
- Folder 8: [Letter from James Tiptree Jr. Memorial Award to Carol Emshwiller re: Carmen Dog], November 3, 1996
- Folder 9: [Letter from Gollancz to Carol Emshwiller re: Sex and/or Mr. Morrison], December 4, 1997
- Folder 10: [Letter from Steve Pasechnick to Carol Emshwiller], December 10, 1997
- Folder 11: [Letter from Broken Mirrors Press to Carol Emshwiller re: A is for Abel], February 23, 1998
- Folder 12: [Letter from Fantasy and Science Fiction to Carol Emshwiller], March 16, 1998
- Folder 13: [Letter from Tekno Books to Carol Emshwiller re: Pelt], March 30, 1998
- Folder 14: [Letter from Tekno Books to Carol Emshwiller re: Pelt], March 30, 1998
- Folder 15: [Letter from Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine to Carol Emshwiller re: Acceptance Speech], July 16, 1998
- Folder 16: [Letter from Steven Pasechnick to Carol Emshwiller], November 4, 1998
- Folder 17: [Letter from Fantasy and Science Fiction to Carol Emshwiller], 1998
- Folder 18: [Letter from Eric Solstein to Carol Emshwiller], March 1, 1999
- Folder 19: [Letter from Kristina Santos to Carol Emshwiller re: Ledoyt], February 4, 2000
- Folder 20: [Letter from Kristina Santos to Carol Emshwiller re: Leaping Man Hill], February 15, 2000
- Folder 21: [Letter from Karen Fowler to Carol Emshwiller], August 2, 2000
- Folder 22: [Letter from Fantasy and Science Fiction to Carol Emshwiller re: The Project], September 17, 2001
- Folder 23: [Letter from Steven Pasechnick to Carol Emshwiller re: Venus Rising], May 3, 2002
- Folder 24: [Email from Kelly Link to Carol Emshwiller re: The Mount], December 10, 2002
- Folder 25: [Email from Gavin Grant to Carol Emshwiller re: The Mount], December 10, 2002
- Folder 26: [Email from Christopher Maier to Carol Emshwiller], June 11, 2004
- Folder 27: [Email from Ellen Datlow to Carol Emshwiller re: Gliders], June 29, 2004
- Folder 28: [Letter to Carol Emshwiller re: Firebirds Rising], July 3, 2004
- Folder 29: [Letter from Fantasy and Science Fiction to Carol Emshwiller re: I Live with You], October 3, 2004
- Folder 30: [Letter to Carol Emshwiller re: The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales], 2005
- Folder 31: [Email from David to Carol Emshwiller re: Quill], January 7, 2007
- Folder 32: [Letter from Sharyn November to Carol Emshwiller re: The Coyote Road], January 31, 2007
- Folder 33: [Letter from Gordon Van Gelder to Carol Emshwiller re: The New and Perfect Man], June 7, 2008
- Folder 34: [Letter from Sheila Williams to Carol Emshwiller re: The New and Perfect Man], July 31, 2008
- Folder 35: [Letter from Asimov's Science Fiction to Carol Emshwiller], March 16, 2009
- Folder 36: [Letter from Asimov's Science Fiction to Carol Emshwiller re: Chasing Songs], November 4, 2009
- Folder 37: [Letter from Carol Emshwiller to A J], September 19
- Folder 38: [Letter from Jodee Rubins to Carol Emshwiller], no date
- Folder 39: [Note from Molly Glass to Carol Emshwiller re: Coo People], no date
- Folder 40: [Letter from Richard Kostelanetz to Carol Emshwiller], no date
- Folder 41: [Letter from Virgina Kidd to Carol Emshwiller], no date
- Folder 42: [Letter from Judy to Carol Emshwiller], no date
- Folder 43: [Note from A J Budrys to Carol Emshwiller], no date
Browse by Series:
[
Series I: Novels],
[
Series II: Short Stories],
[Series III: Correspondence],
[
Series IV: Miscellaneous],
[
Series V: Digital Content],
[
Series VI: Addendum 1],
[
All]