{"id":4320,"date":"2026-08-17T21:08:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T21:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll036\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:11:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:11:15","slug":"coll036","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll036\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Tall papers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Overview<\/h1>\n
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Title:<\/td>\nStephen Tall papers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Call Number:<\/td>\nColl036<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Creator:<\/td>\nTall, Stephen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dates:<\/td>\ncirca 1976-1980<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size:<\/td>\n1 box (.5 linear feet)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Language:<\/td>\nEnglish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Abstract:<\/td>\nPapers of science fiction author Stephen Tall. Materials relate to the publishing industry and consist of typescript and galley proofs, including “Ramsgate Paradox” and “The People Beyond the Wall.”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Citation:<\/td>\nStephen Tall papers, Collection 36, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
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Administrative\/Biographical Note<\/h1>\n

Stephen Tall was the pen name of Compton Crook, a biology professor at Towson University. From donor letter: “He wrote many science-fiction short stories…The Baltimore Science-Fiction Society had a close relationship with [Compton Crook] and after his death, began giving the Compton Crook\/Stephen Tall award each year for the best first novel.”<\/p>\n

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Scope & Content<\/h1>\n

Arrangement<\/h2>\n\n
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Provenance Information<\/h1>\n

Provenance and Acquisition Information<\/h2>\n\n

Processing Note<\/h2>\n

Collection unprocessed.<\/p>\n

Descriptive Rules Used<\/h2>\n

Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)<\/p>\n

Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Access & Use<\/h1>\n

Finding Aids<\/h2>\n

Item listing available.<\/p>\n

Finding Aid: \/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll036\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Access Conditions<\/h2>\n

No restrictions.<\/p>\n

Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use<\/h2>\n

Copyright maintained by creator’s wife, Beverly Crook.<\/p>\n

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Subject Headings<\/h1>\n

Creators<\/h2>\n

Tall, Stephen<\/p>\n

Crook, Compton<\/p>\n

Subjects<\/h2>\n

Science fiction, American — 20th century<\/p>\n

Tall, Stephen — Archives<\/p>\n

Crook, Compton — Archives<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Series Description & Container List<\/h1>\n