Overview
| Title: |
Gordon R. Dickson manuscript |
| Call Number: |
Coll176 |
| Creator: |
Dickson, Gordon R. |
| Dates: |
circa 1974 |
| Size: |
1 box (.25 linear feet) |
| Language: |
English |
| Abstract: |
Collection consists of one photocopy of the typescript "Lifeboat," written by Gordon
R. Dickson and Harry Harrison. The manuscript bears corrections, and is 278 pages
(72,000 words). The manuscript is undated but notes on the first page mention a due
date of the summer of 1974.
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| Citation: |
Gordon R. Dickson manuscript, Science Fiction Literary Manuscripts, Collection 176,
Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).
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Administrative/Biographical Note
Gordon Rupert Dickson (1923-2001) was a Canadian-American author of science fiction.
In 2000 he was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, and he
has won three Hugo awards as well as one Nebula award. Dickson's most famous works
are the "Childe Cycle" and "Dragon Knight series."
Scope & Content
Arrangement
Manuscript is divided into two folders and organized by page number.
Provenance Information
Provenance and Acquisition Information
Includes MSS-0007. Accession information unknown.
Processing Note
Manuscript was housed in two acid-free folders as part of the Rosenfeld Manuscripts
collection. Previously assigned Ms. Coll #19 and MSS-0007.
Descriptive Rules Used
Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)
Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015): The processing manual used in Special Collections for all descriptive platforms, including
PastPerfect.
Subject Headings
Creators
Dickson, Gordon R.
Harrison, Harry, 1925-2012
Subjects
Dickson, Gordon R.
Science fiction
