{"id":4224,"date":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll174\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","slug":"coll174","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll174\/","title":{"rendered":"Roger Zelazny 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>Roger Zelazny papers<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Call Number:<\/strong><\/td><td>Coll174<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Creator:<\/strong><\/td><td>Zelazny Roger<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dates:<\/strong><\/td><td>1970-1976<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Size:<\/strong><\/td><td>11 boxes (7 linear feet)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><\/td><td>The collection contains materials that cover Roger Zelazny&#8217;s working period from approximately 1970-1976. Included are manuscripts of his books, stories and articles; correspondence with his literary agent, Henry Morrison; correspondence with publishers and science fiction writers; and correspondence with fans. Manuscripts of assorted other writings as well as some of his publications also are part of the collection.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Language:<\/strong><\/td><td>English<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Citation:<\/strong><\/td><td>Roger Zelazny Papers, Science Fiction LIterary Manuscripts, Collection 174, 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\">Roger Joseph Zelazny (1937-1995) was a poet as well as a science fiction and fantasy author from Ohio. He won numerous awards for his writing, and is best known for &#8220;The Chronicles of Amber.&#8221;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"scope\">Scope &#038; Content<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organized into three series: Series I. Manuscripts. Series II. Correspondence. Series III. Miscellaneous Zelazny writings.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"provenance\">Provenance Information<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Includes MSS-0873 to MSS-0896. Accession information unknown.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manuscripts were housed in acid-free folders and box as part of the Rosenfeld Manuscripts collection. Previously assigned Ms. Coll #22.<\/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\">Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by the creator.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"subjects\">Subject Headings<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Morrison Henry<\/li><li>Zelazny, Roger Correspondence<\/li><li>Zelazny, Roger Archives<\/li><li>Science fiction, American 20th century<\/li><li>Morrison, Henry Correspondence<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4224","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4224","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=4224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}