Leiber, F. mss., 1932-1974
Papers of Various at the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington,
Indiana
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Summary Information
Repository
Lilly
Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Indiana University
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-5500
Phone: 812-855-2452
Fax: 812-855-3143
Email: liblilly@indiana.edu
http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly
Creator
Various
TitleLeiber, F. mss., 1932-1974
Collection No.
LMC 2163
Extent
1065 items
(3 boxes)
Language
Materials are in English.
Abstract
The Leiber, F. mss., 1932-1974, consist of
the papers of science fiction and short story writer Fritz Leiber, 1910-1992.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Fritz Leiber is the son of noted Shakespearean actor Fritz Leiber, 1882-1949, and
himself appeared in several plays and movies as a young man. His writing began prior to
World War II and was published in
Weird Tales,
Unknown, and
Astounding Science
Fiction
during that period. Following the war Leiber edited
Science Digest through the early 1950's before moving from
Chicago to Santa Monica, California. From 1959 to 1961 he wrote the comic serialization
for the
Buck Rogers newspaper strip, as well as numerous
stories and a novel. He won a Hugo in 1959 for the novel
Big
Time
; in 1965 for the novel
The Wanderer; in 1968
for the novelette "Gonna Roll the Bones"; in 1970 for the novella "Ship of Shadows"; in
1971 for the novella "Ill Met in Lankhmar"; and in 1975 for the short story "Catch That
Zeppelin!" Leiber lived in San Francisco from 1969 until his death in 1992.
Scope and Content Note
The collection includes correspondence, writings, and memorabilia of Leiber and his
family. The correspondence and manuscripts are mostly from the Santa Monica years,
particularly 1964-1968, although there are some letters, stories, notebooks, clippings,
and photographs that date from the earlier period.
Correspondents present include: Brian Wilson Aldiss, Courtney Anderson, Nigel Balchin,
John Kilian Houston Brunner, Edmund Crispin, Lyon Sprague De Camp, August Derleth, Viki
Edson, Attilio Anthony Favorini, Harry Otto Fischer, Harry Maxwell Harrison, Rupert
Hughes, Laurence Mark Janifer, Clarence John Laughlin, Fritz Leiber, Myna Lockwood,
Franklin Collester MacKnight, Georg Karl Friedrich Mann, Judith Merril, Robert Park
Mills, Samuel Moskowitz, Luther Leon Norris, Barratt O'Hara, William Rostler, Margo
Skinner, Robert Silverberg, John Stefanski, Rex Stout, and Theodore Sturgeon.
Writings by Leiber that are present include typescripts for the
Buck Rogers strips he wrote, an outline and brief correspondence relating to
his Tarzan book (
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold ,
Ballantine, 1966), and approximately 35 stories or fragments of stories, many apparently
never published. Several notebooks and an extensive journal, Oct. 1947-May 1964,
indicate additional plot outlines and story ideas developed through the years. Also
present is a taped interview with Leiber made at a Science Fiction Convention, Sept. 3,
1969.
The memorabilia material consists of clippings of Leiber's writings, including book
reviews written by him, and articles about him and/or his work; photographs of himself,
family, and friends; and a sizeable quantity of clippings and photographs of his father,
Fritz Leiber, Sr.
Related Material
See the Leiber mss. II, also located at the Lilly Library, Indiana University,
Bloomington, Indiana.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Purchase: 1974, 1982
Usage RestrictionsPrior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Library, however, 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.
Preferred Citation
[Item], Leiber, F. mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Container List
Box 1
Correspondence
Writings, A-R
Box 2
Writings, S-Z
Memorabilia
Box 3
Photographs
