{"id":4114,"date":"2026-08-05T20:40:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll036\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T20:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:49","slug":"coll036","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll036\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Tall papers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"overview\">Overview<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Title:<\/strong><\/td><td>Stephen Tall papers<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Call Number:<\/strong><\/td><td>Coll036<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Creator:<\/strong><\/td><td>Tall Stephen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dates:<\/strong><\/td><td>circa 1976-1980<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Size:<\/strong><\/td><td>1 box (.5 linear feet)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><\/td><td>Papers of science fiction author Stephen Tall. Materials relate to the publishing industry and consist of typescript and galley proofs, including &#8220;Ramsgate Paradox&#8221; and &#8220;The People Beyond the Wall.&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Language:<\/strong><\/td><td>English<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Citation:<\/strong><\/td><td>Stephen Tall papers, Collection 36, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"biography\">Administrative\/Biographical Note<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stephen Tall was the pen name of Compton Crook, a biology professor at Towson University. From donor letter: &#8220;He wrote many science-fiction short stories&#8230;The Baltimore Science-Fiction Society had a close relationship with [Compton Crook] and after his death, began giving the Compton Crook\/Stephen Tall award each year for the best first novel.&#8221;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"provenance\">Provenance Information<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collection unprocessed.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"access\">Access &#038; Use<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No restrictions.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Copyright maintained by creator&#8217;s wife, Beverly Crook.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"subjects\">Subject Headings<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Crook Compton<\/li><li>Science fiction, American 20th century<\/li><li>Tall, Stephen Archives<\/li><li>Crook, Compton Archives<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"folder\">Series Description &#038; Container List<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" id=\"expand-all\">Expand all<\/a> | <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" id=\"collapse-all\">Collapse all<\/a><\/p><table class='folder-table'><thead><tr><th>Title<\/th><th>Date<\/th><th>Box<\/th><th>Folder<\/th><th>Info<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>The People Beyond the Wall<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-7'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-7' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>Paperback <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The Ramsgate Paradox<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-8'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-8' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>Galley proofs for chapters 1-22 <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The Ramsgate Paradox<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-11'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-11' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>Original typescript with corrections. 258 pages. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The People Beyond the Wall<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-14'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-14' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>Original typescript, advertisement. 328 pages. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4114","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/finding_aid"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}