Overview
| Title: |
John Rackham manuscript |
| Call Number: |
Coll188 |
| Creator: |
Rackham, John |
| Dates: |
circa 1973 |
| Size: |
1 box (.25 linear feet) |
| Language: |
English |
| Abstract: |
Collection consists of one photocopy of the typescript for "Beanstalk" by John Rackham.
Daw Books Inc.'s address and the number "#UQ1080" are included on the title page.
The manuscript is 187 pages, and divided between two folders. A note on the front
page, "Due July 6 '73," provides the estimated date for this undated manuscript.
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| Citation: |
John Rackham manuscript, Science Fiction Literary Manuscripts, Collection 188, Special
Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).
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Administrative/Biographical Note
John Rackham was the pen name of electrical engineer and science fiction author John
Thomas Phillifent (1916-1976). Phillifent wrote numerous short stories and novels,
as well as a few installments of "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." series.
Scope & Content
Arrangement
Manuscript is divided into two folders and organized by page number.
Provenance Information
Provenance and Acquisition Information
Includes MSS-0860. Accession information unknown.
Processing Note
Manuscript was housed in two acid-free folders as part of the Rosenfeld Manuscripts
collection. Previously assigned Ms. Coll #11 and MSS-0860.
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
Rackham, John
Phillifent, John T., 1916-1976
Subjects
Science fiction
