{"id":4443,"date":"2026-08-17T21:09:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T21:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll188\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:11:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:11:29","slug":"coll188","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll188\/","title":{"rendered":"John Rackham manuscript"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Overview<\/h1>\n
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Title:<\/td>\nJohn Rackham manuscript<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Call Number:<\/td>\nColl188<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Creator:<\/td>\nRackham, John<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dates:<\/td>\ncirca 1973<\/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 for “Beanstalk” by John Rackham. Daw Books Inc.’s address and the number “#UQ1080” are included on the title page. The manuscript is 187 pages, and divided between two folders. A note on the front page, “Due July 6 ’73,” provides the estimated date for this undated manuscript.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Citation:<\/td>\nJohn Rackham manuscript, Science Fiction Literary Manuscripts, Collection 188, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
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Administrative\/Biographical Note<\/h1>\n

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 “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” 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-0860. 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 #11 and MSS-0860.<\/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\/coll188\/<\/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

Rackham, John<\/p>\n

Phillifent, John T., 1916-1976<\/p>\n

Subjects<\/h2>\n

Science fiction<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4443","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4443","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=4443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}