{"id":4233,"date":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll184\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","slug":"coll184","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll184\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles L. Harness 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>Charles L. Harness papers<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Call Number:<\/strong><\/td><td>Coll184<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Creator:<\/strong><\/td><td>Harness Charles L.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dates:<\/strong><\/td><td>circa 1948-1949<\/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 three carbon copies of typescripts written by Charles L. Harness: &#8220;Fruits of the Agathon,&#8221; &#8220;Stalemate in Space,&#8221; and &#8220;Time Trap.&#8221; Also includes the tables of contents from publications in which these stories appeared.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Language:<\/strong><\/td><td>English<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Citation:<\/strong><\/td><td>Charles L. Harness papers, Science Fiction Literary Manuscripts, Collection 184, 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\">Charles Leonard Harness (1915-2005) was an attorney and science fiction author from Colorado City, Texas. He has won many awards for his novellas.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"scope\">Scope &#038; Content<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manuscripts are each in a unique folder, and organized by page number.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"provenance\">Provenance Information<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Includes MSS-0013, MSS-0014, and MSS-0015. Accession information unknown.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manuscripts were housed in acid-free folders as part of the Rosenfeld Manuscripts collection. Previously assigned Ms. Coll #5.<\/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, American 20th century<\/li><li>Harness, Charles L. Archives<\/li><li>Harness, Charles L. Fruits of the Agathon<\/li><li>Harness, Charles L. Time trap<\/li><li>Harness, Charles L. Stalemate in space<\/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>Fruits of the Agathon<\/td><td>1948<\/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'>&#8220;Fruits of the Agathon,&#8221; is 39 pages, undated, and includes a photocopied page from &#8220;Thrilling Wonder Stories&#8221; Vol. XXXIII, No. 2 (December 1948) which lists the novelet in a table of contents along with a summary. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stalemate in Space<\/td><td>1949<\/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'>&#8220;Stalemate in Space,&#8221; is 32 pages, undated, and includes a photocopied page from &#8220;Planet Stories&#8221; Vol. IV, No. 3 (Summer Issue 1949) which lists the novelette in a table of contents along with a summary. The title &#8220;Stalemate in Six&#8221; is written on the first page of the manuscript. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Time Trap<\/td><td>1948<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-9'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-9' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>Time Trap, is 35 pages, undated, and includes a photocopied page from &#8220;Astounding Science Fiction&#8221; Vol. XLI, No. 6 (August 1948) which lists the novelette in a table of contents and the handwritten note &#8220;My first sale!&#8221; at the top of the page. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4233","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4233","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=4233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}