Fred Saberhagen Papers, 1960-2013 | Northern Illinois University

Collection Overview

Title: Fred Saberhagen Papers, 1960-2013

ID: RBSC/SFWA/053

Primary Creator: Saberhagen, Fred (1930-2007)

Extent: 42.0 Linear Feet

Arrangement: Series I is Novels, Series II is Short Stories, Series III consists of Correspondence, Series IV is Miscellaneous, Series V contains Entertainment Adapted from Novels, and Series VI is Media.

Date Acquired: 12/00/2011. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Berserker, Saberhagen, Fred, Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America

Forms of Material: fantasy, science fiction

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Fred Saberhagen Papers consists of printed (paper-based) and handwritten edited manuscripts (mostly of his novels), a small amount of short stories, correspondence associated with those materials, and some miscellaneous materials. The collection is divided into series based upon format. Series I consists of novels, Series II includes short stories, Series III contains correspondence, Series IV is miscellaneous, Series V is Entertainment Media Adapted from Novels, and Series VI is Media. Each Series is broken down into book series by date of publication. For example, Series I: Novels starts with his Berserker series (which was his first series) and each of the books in this series are placed in order by date of publication.

The order of his written materials is as follows: Berserker series, Empire of the East series, Vlad Tepes series, Mask of the Sun series, Book of the Swords series, Book of the Lost Swords series, Books of the Gods series, Standalone novels, Omnibus, Collections, Book series Saberhagen contributed to, Anthologies he edited, Anthologies containing his stories, and ending with short stories.

An Addendum was added on 8-28-2014 that added material to Series I, II, III, and IV and created Series V and VI. Another Addendum was added on 8-28-2015 that added material to Series I.

Collection Historical Note

Fred Saberhagen was a Science Fiction and Fantasy author known for his short stories, science fiction novels, and his Berserker series. He was born on May 18, 1930 and he passed away on June 29, 2007. In his lifetime he wrote seventy plus short stories and more than seventy of his novels were published. He grew up in Chicago, but later moved to New Mexico. His fantasy readers know him for his Lost Swords series and another popular series was the Dracula series in which the story is told from the vampire’s point of view. He also created the Books of the Gods which were retellings of myths from different cultures. He co-authored two novels with Roger Zelazny and one with James V Hart. In his early years he served in the U.S. airforce, worked as an electronics technician for Motorola, and wrote/edited pieces for the Encyclopedia Britannica. He began writing seriously around the age of 30 and his 1^st sale was to Galaxy magazine that put his short story “volume PAA-PYX’ into its 1961 publication. In 1964 he had his 1^st novel published, ‘the Golden People’. He leaves behind his wife, Joan, two sons, and a daughter. For more information on Saberhagen and his works, please see his website: www.berserker.com

Subject/Index Terms

Berserker
Saberhagen, Fred
Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America

Administrative Information

Repository: Northern Illinois University

Accruals: Additions by Joan Saberhagen: 01/20/2012, 03/02/2012, 03/16/2012, 05/14/2012, 07/02/2012, 08/23/2012, 05/02/2013, 11/2013, 10/7/2015, 11/05/2015, 01/20/2017, 12/14/2018

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: Joan Saberhagen

Acquisition Method: Mailed to RBSC by Joan Saberhagen, Fred's wife.

Related Materials: For more information please see http://www.berserker.com.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series I: Novels],
[Series II: Short Stories],
[Series III: Correspondence],
[Series IV: Miscellaneous],
[Series V: Entertainment Media Adapted From Novels],
[Series VI: Media],
[All]

Series II: Short Stories

Box 1

Folder 1: The White Bull [various pages and notes], no date
Folder 2: The White Bull [partial draft with edits] page 1 to page 5, no date
Folder 3: The White Bull [partial draft with edits] page 13 to page 16, no date
Folder 4: The White Bull [draft with edits] page 1 to page 22, no date
Folder 5: The White Bull [draft with edits] page 1 to page 31, no date
Folder 6: The White Bull [draft with edits] page 1 to page 37, no date
Folder 7: The White Bull [draft with edits] page 1 to page 37, no date
Folder 8: The White Bull [draft with edits] page 1 to page 37, no date

Box 2

Addendum 1: Box 2 is an addendum to Series II: Short Stories

Folder 1: A Saberhagen Retrospective [Volume PAA-PYX] [copy of short story from retrospective|Galaxy Publishing Corp.] page 1 to page 21, 1960
Folder 2: A Saberhagen Retrospective [The Long Way Home] [copy of short story from retrospective (1 of 2)|Galaxy Publishing Corp.] page 1 to page 19, 1961
Folder 3: A Saberhagen Retrospective [The Long Way Home] [copy of short story from retrospective (2 of 2)|Galaxy Publishing Corp.] page 1 to page 19, 1961
Folder 4: A Saberhagen Retrospective [Planeteer] [copy of short story from retrospective (1 of 2)|Galaxy Publishing Corp.] page 1 to page 63, 1961
Folder 5: A Saberhagen Retrospective [Planeteer] [copy of short story from retrospective (2 of 2)|Galaxy Publishing Corp.] page 1 to page 63, 1961
Folder 6: A Saberhagen Retrospective [Martha] [copy of short story from retrospective (1 of 2)|Galaxy Publishing Corp.] page 1 to page 2, 1976
Folder 7: A Saberhagen Retrospective [Martha] [copy of short story from retrospective (2 of 2)|Galaxy Publishing Corp.] page 1 to page 2, 1976
Folder 8: A Saberhagen Retrospective [To Mark the Year on Azlaroc] [copy of short story from retrospective (1 of 2)|Galaxy Publishing Corp.] page 1 to page 14, 1976
Folder 9: A Saberhagen Retrospective [To Mark the Year on Azlaroc] [copy of short story from retrospective (2 of 2)|Galaxy Publishing Corp.] page 1 to page 14, 1976
Folder 10: A Saberhagen Retrospective [The White Bull] [copy of short story from retrospective (1 of 3)|Galaxy Publishing Corp.] page 1 to page 31, 1980
Folder 11: A Saberhagen Retrospective [The White Bull] [copy of short story from retrospective (2 of 3)|Galaxy Publishing Corp.] page 1 to page 31, 1980
Folder 12: A Saberhagen Retrospective [The White Bull] [copy of short story from retrospective (3 of 3)|Galaxy Publishing Corp.] page 1 to page 31, 1980
Folder 13: A Saberhagen Retrospective [Blind Man's Blade] [copy of short story from retrospective (1 of 3)|Galaxy Publishing Corp.] page 1 to page 35, 1994
Folder 14: A Saberhagen Retrospective [Blind Man's Blade] [copy of short story from retrospective (2 of 3)|Galaxy Publishing Corp.] page 1 to page 35, 1994
Folder 15: A Saberhagen Retrospective [Blind Man's Blade] [copy of short story from retrospective (3 of 3)|Galaxy Publishing Corp.] page 1 to page 35, 1994
Folder 16: A Saberhagen Retrospective [The Bad Machines] [copy of short story from retrospective (1 of 3)|Galaxy Publishing Corp.] page 1 to page 23, 1996
Folder 17: A Saberhagen Retrospective [The Bad Machines] [copy of short story from retrospective (2 of 3)|Galaxy Publishing Corp.] page 1 to page 23, 1996
Folder 18: A Saberhagen Retrospective [The Bad Machines] [copy of short story from retrospective (3 of 3)|Galaxy Publishing Corp.] page 1 to page 23, 1996
Folder 19: A Saberhagen Retrospective [Box Number Fifty] [copy of short story from retrospective (1 of 3)|Galaxy Publishing Corp.] page 1 to page 17, 2001
Folder 20: A Saberhagen Retrospective [Box Number Fifty] [copy of short story from retrospective (2 of 3)|Galaxy Publishing Corp.] page 1 to page 17, 2001
Folder 21: A Saberhagen Retrospective [Box Number Fifty] [copy of short story from retrospective (3 of 3)|Galaxy Publishing Corp.] page 1 to page 17, 2001
Folder 22: A Saberhagen Retrospective [A Drop of Something Special in the Blood] [copy of short story from retrospective (1 of 3)|Galaxy Publishing Corp.] page 1 to page 18, 2003
Folder 23: A Saberhagen Retrospective [A Drop of Something Special in the Blood] [copy of short story from retrospective (2 of 3)|Galaxy Publishing Corp.] page 1 to page 18, 2003
Folder 24: A Saberhagen Retrospective [A Drop of Something Special in the Blood] [copy of short story from retrospective (3 of 3)|Galaxy Publishing Corp.] page 1 to page 18, 2003
Folder 25: A Saberhagen Retrospective [author's wife's notes and edits] various pages, 6/10/2008
Folder 26: A Saberhagen Retrospective [Thirteen Short Stories] [complete manuscript] page 1 to page 111, 2009
Folder 27: A Saberhagen Retrospective [Thirteen Short Stories] [complete manuscript] page 112 to page 217, 2009
Folder 28: "Going Berserk for Fun and Profit" (1977 draft for ALGOL magazine), 1977