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Willis E. McNelly Science Fiction collection: Fred T. Saberhagen

 Collection
Identifier: SC-06-FTS

Scope and Contents

Collection contains manuscripts for 4 novels and the "Berserker" series of short stories published in Galaxy Magazine.

Dates

  • 1969

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Saberhagen was born in and grew up in the area of Chicago, Illinois. Saberhagen served as an enlisted man in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War while he was in his early twenties. Back in civilian life, Saberhagen worked as an electronics technician for the Motorola Corporation from 1958 to 1962, when he was around 30 years old.

It was while he was working for Motorola that Saberhagen started writing fiction seriously at the age of about 30. His first sale was to Galaxy Magazine, which published his short story "Volume PAA-PYX" in 1961."Fortress Ship", his first "Berserker" short shory, was published in 1963. Then, in 1964, Saberhagen saw the publication of his first novel, The Golden People.

From 1967 to 1973, he worked as an editor for Chemistry articles in the Encyclopædia Britannica as well as writing articles on science fiction. He then quit and took up writing full-time. In 1975, he moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico.

He married fellow writer Joan Spicci in 1968. They had two sons and a daughter. On June 29, 2007, Saberhagen died of prostate cancer in Albuquerque.

Source: https://twelveswordsofpower.fandom.com/wiki/Fred_Saberhagen

Extent

3 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

Aisle 9A, Shelf 7

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of the Patrons of the Library, 1969-09-29.

Title
Willis E. McNelly Science Fiction collection: Fred T. Saberhagen
Status
Completed
Author
pmp
Date
2022-08-29
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the CSUF University Archives & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University Archives & Special Collections
Pollak Library South Room 352 (PLS 352)
Fullerton CA 92831-3599 USA
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