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Eric Flint Papers, 1993-2011

Collection Overview

Title: Eric Flint Papers, 1993-2011

ID: RBSC/SFWA/026

Creator: Flint, Eric

Extent: 2.0 Linear Feet

Arrangement: Series I consists of Novels, Series II includes Bibliographic material, Series III contains Notes, Series IV is Correspondence, Series V is Miscellaneous, and Series VI are materials from his three USB drives.

Date Acquired: 11/16/2008

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Eric Flint Papers consist of printed (paper-based) manuscripts of novels, bibliographic material, written personal notes and revisions on his stories, and correspondence (with the majority being e-mails to and from Christopher Anvil a.k.a. Harry C. Crosby Jr.). There is also a miscellaneous section with brochures and packaging material. Besides the paper-based materials, there are also three USB drives full of revised stories and correspondence with Mr. Anvil. The collection is divided into series based upon format. Series I consists of Novels; Series II includes Bibliographic material; Series III contains Notes; Series IV consists of Correspondence; Series V is Miscellaneous; and Series VI are the USB drives. The majority of materials are organized within their series based upon original date of publication.

Administrative Information

Accruals: Additions from Eric Flint: 03/10/2010, 09/22/2010, 09/29/2011, 12/12/2012, 12/20/2013, 12/14/2014, 12/02/2015, 12/14/2017, 12/04/2018, 12/11/2019

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: Eric Flint

Acquisition Method: Initital donation was transfered at WindyCon 2008. The remaining materials have been mailed to NIU.

Related Materials: For more information please see http://www.ericflint.net/.

Box and Folder Listing

Series I: Novels
Box 1
Folder 1: Power of Illusion [original manuscript of Christopher Anvil] page 1-71, 9/18/2010
Folder 2: Grantville Gazette [copy-editor's queried manuscript] page 1-152, no date
Folder 3: Grantville Gazette [copy-editor's queried manuscript] page 153-301, no date
Folder 4: Grantville Gazette [copy-editor's queried manuscript] page 302-448, no date
Folder 5: Grantville Gazette [copy-editor's queried manuscript] page 449-576, no date
Folder 6: Telzey Amberdon [original manuscript] page 1-157, no date
Box 2
Folder 1: Telzey Amberdon [original manuscript] page 158-296, no date
Folder 2: Telzey Amberdon [original manuscript] page 297-458, no date
Folder 3: Telzey Amberdon [original manuscript] page 459-579, no date
Box 3
Folder 1: Power of Illusion [original manuscript of Christopher Anvil] page 1-71, 9/18/2010
Folder 2: Grantville Gazette [copy-editor's queried manuscript] page 1-152, no date
Folder 3: Grantville Gazette [copy-editor's queried manuscript] page 153-301, no date
Folder 4: Grantville Gazette [copy-editor's queried manuscript] page 302-448, no date
Folder 5: Grantville Gazette [copy-editor's queried manuscript] page 449-576, no date
Folder 6: Telzey Amberdon [original manuscript] page 1-157, no date
Box 5
Addendum 1: BOX 5 is an addendum to Series I: Novels
Folder 1: 1636: The Saxon Uprising (Part 1 of 3), 2011
Folder 2: 1636: The Saxon Uprising (Part 2 of 3), 2011
Folder 3: 1636: The Saxon Uprising (Part 3 of 3), 2011
Folder 4: 1636: The Viennese Waltz (Part 1 of 3), 2014
Folder 5: 1636: The Viennese Waltz  (Part 2 of 3), 2016
Folder 6: 1636: The Viennese Waltz (Part 3 of 3), 2014
Folder 7: Castaway Plant  [co-authored by Rick Spoor] (Part 1 of 2), 2015
Folder 8: Castaway Plant  [co-authored by Rick Spoor] (Part 2 of 2), 2015
Folder 9: Iron Angels [edited] [co-authored by Alistair Kimble] (Part 1 of 2), 2014
Folder 10: Iron Angels [edited]  [co-authored by Alistair Kimble] (Part 2 of 2), 2016
Folder 11: 1636: The Papal Stake [edited] [co-authored by Charles Grannon] (Part 1 of 4), 2012
Folder 12: 1636: The Papal Stake [edited] [co-authored by Charles Grannon] (Part 2 of 4), 2012
Folder 13: 1636: The Papal Stake [edited] [co-authored by Charles Grannon] (Part 3 of 4), 2012
Folder 14: 1636: The Papal Stake [edited] [co-authored by Charles Grannon] (Part 4 of 4), 2012
Folder 15: Ring of Fire (Part 1 of 3), 2011
Folder 16: Ring of Fire (Part 2 of 3), 2011
Folder 17: Ring of Fire (Part 3 of 3), 2011
Folder 18: 1636: The Kremlin Games [edited] (Part 1 of 3), 2012
Folder 19: 1636: The Kremlin Games [edited] (Part 2 of 3), 2012
Folder 20: 1636: The Kremlin Games [edited] (Part 3 of 3), 2012
Box 6
Addendum 1: BOX 6 is an addendum to Series I: Novels
Folder 1: Decartes before the Whores [edited], no date
Folder 2: Scarface Ring of Fire III (Ch. 1-4) [edited], no date
Folder 3: The Gods of Saggitarius (Part 1 of 2) [co-authored by Mike Resnick] [edited], 2016
Folder 4: The Gods of Saggitarius (Part 2 of 2) [co-authored by Mike Resnick] [edited], 2016
Folder 5: The Demons of Paris (Part 1 of 2) [co-authored by George Huff & Paula Goodlett] [edited], 2018
Folder 6: The Demons of Paris (Part 2 of 2) [co-authored by George Huff & Paula Goodlett] [edited], 2018
Folder 7: The Vatican Sanction (Part 1 of 2) [co-authored by Charles Grannon] [edited], 2017
Folder 8: The Vatican Sanction (Part 2 of 2) [co-authored by Charles Grannon] [edited], 2017
Folder 9: Cardinals, Courts, Cooks & Colorists, 1969-1970
Folder 10: Cardinals, Courts, Cooks & Colorists, 1969-1970
Folder 11: The Dirty Bastard [edited], 1969-1970
Folder 12: The Dinner Party [edited], 1969-1970
Folder 13: Shelyid and Polyandra [edited], 1969-1970
Folder 14: Mayna attempts a cure [edited], 1969-1970
Folder 15: The Early History of General Kutumoff, 1969-1970
Folder 16: Zulken has a Hangover [edited], 1969-1970
Folder 17: The Chase [edited], 1969-1970
Folder 18: Madame Kutumoff, 1969-1970
Folder 19: 1636: The Devil's Opera (Part 1 of 3), 2013
Folder 20: 1636: The Devil's Opera (Part 2 of 3), 2013
Folder 21: 1636: The Devil's Opera (Part 3 of 3), 2013
Folder 22: The Aethers of Mars  [co-authored by Charles Grannon], 2014
Folder 23: Magrit [edited], 1969-1970
Folder 24: At the Inn [edited], 1969-1970
Folder 25: An Eerie Interlude [edited], 1969-1970
Folder 26: The Aethers of Mars (Notes), no date
Folder 27: Cardinals, Courts, Cooks & Colorists  (Beginning of Novel), no date
Folder 28: General K, School Days [edited], no date
Folder 29: The Bahle of Spiney Hidge [edited], no date
Folder 30: Manya and Zulkeh [edited], no date
Folder 31: The Memoirs of Field Marshall Goring Von Ternburg (edited), no date
Folder 32: The Avatar (ideas), no date
Folder 33: Forward of the Mage (Last of the Line) page 1 to page 35, no date
Folder 34: Forward of the Mage (At the Caravanserai), no date
Folder 35: A Recovered Fragment pages 1 to page 13, no date
Folder 36: 1637: The Polish Maelstrom [manuscript] page 2 to page 157, no date
Folder 37: 1637: The Polish Maelstrom [manuscript] page 144 to page 301, no date
Folder 38: 1637: The Polish Maelstrom [manuscript] page 302 to page 413 [includes epilogue], no date
Folder 39: 1637: The Polish Maelstrom prologue: Anaconda Project [draft] page 2 to page 44, no date
Folder 40: 1637: The Polish Maelstrom [draft] various chapters and page (1 of 3), no date
Box 7
Addendum 2: Box 7 is an addendum to Series I: Novels
Folder 1: 1637: The Polish Maelstrom [draft] various chapters and pages (2 of 3), no date
Folder 2: 1637: The Polish Maelstrom [draft] various chapters and pages (3 of 3), no date
Series II: Bibliographic Material
Box 2
Folder 4: Bibliographic Material for "Christopher Anvil" (Harry C. Crosby Jr.) re: Anvil reissue, [12-3-00]-[9-18-10]
Series III: Notes
Box 2
Folder 5: Pyramid Scheme [research material], 1991-2000
Folder 6: 1632 [handwritten notes], 03/01/1999
Folder 7: Mother of Demons [handwritten notes], no date
Folder 8: Course of Empire [handwritten notes], no date
Folder 9: Notes on submitting material to Fantasy & Sci-Fiction Magazine, no date
Folder 10: Pyramid Scheme [research material and handwritten notes], no date
Folder 11: Pyramid Scheme [research maps], no date
Folder 12: Pyramid Scheme [handwritten notes], no date
Box 6
Addendum 1: BOX 6 is an addendum to Series III: Notes
Folder 41: The Realm of Madness and Amnesia (notes), no date
Series IV: Correspondence
Box 2
Folder 13: Letter from TSR to Eric re: sent manuscript and guidelines, 6/6/1986
Folder 14: Letter to Mr. Budrys from Eric re: WOTF rules and anthologies, 6/6/1986
Folder 15: Silver Mountain and letter from Eric to TSR, 6/15/1986
Folder 16: Silver Mountain (edited) and letter from Eric to TSR, 6/15/1986
Folder 17: Letter from WOTF contest to Eric re: rules, 6/20/1986
Folder 18: Letter IASfm to Eric re: submission for publication, 6/22/1986
Folder 19: Letter from Eric to WOTF contest re: Cardinals, Courts, Cooks, and Colorists, 7/7/1986
Folder 20: Postcard from WOTF contest to Eric re: entry received, 7/16/1986
Folder 21: Letter from Eric to TSR re: manuscript submitted to Dungeon Adventures, 8/7/1986
Folder 22: Letter from IASfm to Eric re: How the Lizzie, 8/28/1986
Folder 23: Letter from Eric to Shawna re: Mother of Demons revisions, 3/3/1993
Folder 24: Rejection letter from IASfm [A Soldier's Complaint], 11/1/1993
Folder 25: Rejection letter from Analog, 11/19/1993
Folder 26: Rejection letter from Amazing Stories [Gotterdammerung], 2/16/1994
Folder 27: Rejection letter from Science Fiction Age [The Flood Was Fixed], 3/1/1994
Folder 28: Rejection letter from Algis Budrys [A Choking Dilema], 3/7/1994
Folder 29: Rejection letter from Pulphouse [A Thief In Hell], 4/27/1994
Box 3
Folder 1: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: bibliographies, 2/20/2001
Folder 2: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: Baen books contract, 3/8/2001
Folder 3: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: contract and diskette, 3/21/2001
Folder 4: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: John Towers on diskette, 5/4/2001
Folder 5: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: Pandora's Galaxy, 5/21/2001
Folder 6: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: Afterword, 6/21/2001
Folder 7: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: new baby and visit, 7/30/2001
Folder 8: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: Pandora's Legions, 9/20/2001
Folder 9: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: Interstellar Patrol, 1/17/2002
Folder 10: E-mail from Jim Budler to symcomp@white-crane.com re: Strangers to Paradise, 2/22-24/02
Folder 11: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: diskettes, 4/23/2002
Folder 12: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: Sony diskettes, 5/14/2002
Folder 13: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: diskettes & Baen website, 7/15/2002
Folder 14: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: Cold War stories, 7/18/2002
Folder 15: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: 1633, 8/19/2002
Folder 16: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: Ancient America, 8/26/2002
Folder 17: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: various books, 8/27/2002
Folder 18: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: Interstellar Patrol, 12/9/2002
Folder 19: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: various books & authors, 12/19/2002
Folder 20: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: updates, 1/2/2003
Folder 21: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: Cherokee writers, [3/25/03]
Folder 22: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: anthology, 7/31/2003
Folder 23: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: Course of Empire, 8/19/2003
Folder 24: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: check and books, 10/22/2003
Folder 25: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: Anvil 1st IP volume, 7/12/2004
Folder 26: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: War Against the Outs, 7/21/2004
Folder 27: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: cds and book manuscript, 10/14/2004
Folder 28: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: various manuscripts, 10/21/2004
Folder 29: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: Interstellar Patrol II, 11/4/2004
Folder 30: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: Of Enemies and Aliens, 1/27/2005
Folder 31: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: Trouble With Humans, 5/7/2005
Folder 32: Letter from Laura Runkle to GVGazette@yahoogroups.com re: phone numbers, 8/8/2005
Folder 33: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: agreement with Baen publishers, 11/3/2005
Folder 34: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: Power of Illusion, 3/15/2006
Folder 35: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: stories sent to Anvil publishing, 4/20/2007
Folder 36: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: table of contents & stories received, 6/11/2007
Folder 37: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: three manuscripts, 4/4/2008
Folder 38: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: acknowledgements, 5/30/2008
Folder 39: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: acknowledgements & proofing, 6/24/2008
Folder 40: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: Rx For Chaos and hospital stay, 11/28/2008
Folder 41: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: various publications, 12/12/2008
Folder 42: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: new volume of Anvil, 12/19/2008
Folder 43: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: The Power of Illusion, 2/23/2009
Folder 44: Letter from Eric to Lynne Thomas re: more materials for archives, 9/23/2011
Folder 45: Letter from Harry C. Crosby Jr (Christopher Anvil) to Eric re: acknowledgement letter, no date
Folder 46: Greeting card from Andre Norton to Eric re: 1633, no date
Folder 47: Letter from IASfm to Eric re: submitting material, no date
Folder 48: Letter from Eric to Lynne Thomas re: Christopher Anvil materials & correspondence, no date
Folder 49: Letter from Shawna McCarthy to Eric re: rejection of material, no date
Folder 50: Rejection letter from Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction [The Flood Was Fixed], no date
Folder 51: Rejection letter from Full Spectrum [A Thief In Hell], no date
Folder 52: Rejection letter from Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction [Gotterdammrung], no date
Folder 53: Letter from Andre Norton to Eric re: 1633 and 1632, no date
Box 6
Addendum 1: BOX 6 is an addendum to Series IV: Correspondence
Folder 42: Memo to: Eric Flint & David Carrico, 2013
Folder 43: Appendix, no date
Series V: Miscellaneous
Box 3
Folder 54: WOTF contest rules brochure, [1-1-84]-[9-30-86]
Folder 55: Packaging Materials, no date
Box 6
Addendum 1: BOX 6 is an addendum to Series IV: Miscellaneous
Folder 44: Names & Notions, no date
Box 7
Folder 1: Flash drive, 2018
Series VI: Digital Content
Flash Memory Device 1
Item 1: Click here to view Flash Drive 1 inventory
Flash Memory Device 2
Item 1: Click here to view Flash Drive 2 inventory
Flash Memory Device 3
Item 1: Click here to view Flash Drive 3 inventory
Box 6
Addendum 1: BOX 6 is an addendum to Series VI: Digital Content
Folder 45: Author's files (USBs), 2012