Bradbury mss., 1959
Summary Information
Repository
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Lilly Library
Indiana University
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-5500
Phone: 812-855-2452
Fax: 812-855-3143
Email: liblilly@indiana.edu
Creator
Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012.
TitleBradbury mss., 1959
Collection No.
LMC 1120
Extent
5 items
Language
Materials are in English.
Abstract
The Bradbury mss., 1959, consist of the
letters of Ray Douglas Bradbury, science fiction writer, to Sidney Carroll,
writer-producer. Bradbury discusses his wish to be on The Jack Paar Show and
mentions
The Martian Chronicles and
Rocket Summer.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Bradbury was born on August 22, 1920 in Waukegan, IL. In 1922 he married Marguerite
McClure; together they had four daughters, and stayed married until her death in
2003. At the age of sixteen Bradbury began a distinguished literary career that
spanned eight decades and included novels and stories such as:
"Pendulum,"
Dark Carnival;
The Martian Chronicles;
Fahrenheit 451;
The Illustrated Man;
Something
Wicked This Way Comes;
and numerous other works. He died on June 5, 2012. In his
obituary,
The New York Times wrote: "By many estimations, Mr. Bradbury was the
writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary
mainstream."
Scope and Content Note
Included are a holograph letter and a Christmas card.
Related Material
Bradbury mss. II and
Bradbury mss. III, also located at the Lilly Library, Indiana
University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Acquired: 1971
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patrons from out of town are encouraged to communicate with the Library in
advance of their visits to ascertain availability of materials.
Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly
Library.
Preferred Citation
[Item], Bradbury mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington,
Indiana.
Processing InformationProcessed by Staff.
Completed in 2013
Letter to Sid Carroll, 5 July
1959
Letter to Sid Carroll, 25 Sept
1959
Letter to Sid Carroll, 14 Oct
1959
Holograph letter to Sid Carroll, 1959
Christmas card, signed "Ray & Maggie
Bradbury & the girls,"
undated
