{"id":4225,"date":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll175\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","slug":"coll175","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll175\/","title":{"rendered":"Gerard F. Conway manuscript"},"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>Gerard F. Conway manuscript<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Call Number:<\/strong><\/td><td>Coll175<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Creator:<\/strong><\/td><td>Conway Gerard F.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dates:<\/strong><\/td><td>circa 1974<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Size:<\/strong><\/td><td>1 box (.25 linear feet)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><\/td><td>Collection consists of one photocopy of the typescript &#8220;Mindship&#8221; by Gerard F. Conway. The manuscript is 278 pages and divided between three folders. Daw Books Inc.&#8217;s address is stamped on the title page. The manuscript is undated but likely from 1974 as that was the date the book was published.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Language:<\/strong><\/td><td>English<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Citation:<\/strong><\/td><td>Gerard F. Conway manuscript, Science Fiction Literary Manuscripts, Collection 175, 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\">Gerard F. &#8220;Gerry&#8221; Conway is an American author. He has published two science fiction novels but is best known for his screenplays and work on comic books. Conway co-created the Marvel Comics&#8217; character the Punisher, among others, and scripted &#8220;Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man.&#8221;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"scope\">Scope &#038; Content<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manuscript is divided into three folders and organized by page number.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"provenance\">Provenance Information<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Includes MSS-0006. Accession information unknown.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manuscript was housed in three acid-free folders as part of the Rosenfeld Manuscripts collection. Previously assigned Ms. Coll #17 and MSS-0006.<\/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>Science fiction<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4225","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4225","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=4225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}