{"id":4432,"date":"2026-08-17T21:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T21:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll176\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:11:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:11:28","slug":"coll176","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll176\/","title":{"rendered":"Gordon R. Dickson manuscript"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Overview<\/h1>\n
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Title:<\/td>\nGordon R. Dickson manuscript<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Call Number:<\/td>\nColl176<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Creator:<\/td>\nDickson, Gordon R.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dates:<\/td>\ncirca 1974<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size:<\/td>\n1 box (.25 linear feet)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Language:<\/td>\nEnglish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Abstract:<\/td>\nCollection consists of one photocopy of the typescript “Lifeboat,” written by Gordon R. Dickson and Harry Harrison. The manuscript bears corrections, and is 278 pages (72,000 words). The manuscript is undated but notes on the first page mention a due date of the summer of 1974.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Citation:<\/td>\nGordon R. Dickson manuscript, Science Fiction Literary Manuscripts, Collection 176, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
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Administrative\/Biographical Note<\/h1>\n

Gordon Rupert Dickson (1923-2001) was a Canadian-American author of science fiction. In 2000 he was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, and he has won three Hugo awards as well as one Nebula award. Dickson’s most famous works are the “Childe Cycle” and “Dragon Knight series.”<\/p>\n

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Scope & Content<\/h1>\n

Arrangement<\/h2>\n

Manuscript is divided into two folders and organized by page number.<\/p>\n

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Provenance Information<\/h1>\n

Provenance and Acquisition Information<\/h2>\n

Includes MSS-0007. Accession information unknown.<\/p>\n

Processing Note<\/h2>\n

Manuscript was housed in two acid-free folders as part of the Rosenfeld Manuscripts collection. Previously assigned Ms. Coll #19 and MSS-0007.<\/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

Finding Aid: \/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll176\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Access Conditions<\/h2>\n

No restrictions.<\/p>\n

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

Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by the creator.<\/p>\n

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Subject Headings<\/h1>\n

Creators<\/h2>\n

Dickson, Gordon R.<\/p>\n

Harrison, Harry, 1925-2012<\/p>\n

Subjects<\/h2>\n

Science fiction<\/p>\n

Dickson, Gordon R.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4432","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4432","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=4432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}