{"id":4237,"date":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll188\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","slug":"coll188","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll188\/","title":{"rendered":"John Rackham 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 Rackham manuscript<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Call Number:<\/strong><\/td><td>Coll188<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Creator:<\/strong><\/td><td>Rackham John<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dates:<\/strong><\/td><td>circa 1973<\/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;Beanstalk&#8221; by John Rackham. Daw Books Inc.&#8217;s address and the number &#8220;#UQ1080&#8221; are included on the title page. The manuscript is 187 pages, and divided between two folders. A note on the front page, &#8220;Due July 6 &#8217;73,&#8221; provides the estimated date for this undated manuscript.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Language:<\/strong><\/td><td>English<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Citation:<\/strong><\/td><td>John Rackham manuscript, Science Fiction Literary Manuscripts, Collection 188, 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\">John Rackham was the pen name of electrical engineer and science fiction author John Thomas Phillifent (1916-1976). Phillifent wrote numerous short stories and novels, as well as a few installments of &#8220;The Man from U.N.C.L.E.&#8221; series.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"scope\">Scope &#038; Content<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manuscript is divided into two folders and organized by page number.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"provenance\">Provenance Information<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Includes MSS-0860. Accession information unknown.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manuscript was housed in two acid-free folders as part of the Rosenfeld Manuscripts collection. Previously assigned Ms. Coll #11 and MSS-0860.<\/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>Phillifent John T. 1916-1976<\/li><li>Science fiction<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4237","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4237","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=4237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}