{"id":4228,"date":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll179\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","slug":"coll179","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll179\/","title":{"rendered":"John K. Diomede 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>John K. Diomede manuscript<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Call Number:<\/strong><\/td><td>Coll179<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Creator:<\/strong><\/td><td>Diomede John K.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dates:<\/strong><\/td><td>circa 1980s<\/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 for &#8220;Twisted Cross&#8221; by John K. Diomede. Diomede&#8217;s real name, George Alec Effinger, is printed at the top. The original\/alternate title for the story, &#8220;Wehrmacht Cris Cris,&#8221; is printed on the internal folder and first page of the manuscript, The manuscript is 26 pages, is undated, and bears editor marks.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Language:<\/strong><\/td><td>English<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Citation:<\/strong><\/td><td>John K. Diomede manuscript, Science Fiction Literary Manuscripts, Collection 179, 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\">George Alec Effinger (1947-2002) was a science fiction writer from Cleveland, Ohio. He wrote under many different pen names, including John K. Diomede. Effinger received a Nebula award and a Hugo Award for his work.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"scope\">Scope &#038; Content<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manuscript is organized by page number.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"provenance\">Provenance Information<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Includes MSS-0008. Accession information unknown.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manuscript was housed in an acid-free folder as part of the Rosenfeld Manuscripts collection. Previously assigned Ms. Coll #18 and MSS-0008.<\/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>Effinger George Alec<\/li><li>Science fiction<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4228","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4228","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=4228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}