Anthony Boucher fanzine collection
Cover of Vom #43, June, 1945.
Collection area: Literature
Collection dates: 1941-1973
This collection is comprised of amateur and semi-professional fanzines which were collected by Anthony Boucher. The materials are primarily dedicated to the science fiction genre of literature, but other topics and genres including fandom, fantasy, Sword and Sorcery (a sub-genre of fantasy), horror, comics, and miscellaneous topics are represented. A myriad of printing processes were used in the creation of these materials including mimeograph, ditto, offset, and silkscreen. Materials are primarily in English, but materials in German and French are also present.
This collection was a gift of Anthony Boucher and contains fanzines that he collected. Boucher was born in Oakland, CA and was an esteemed science fiction author, critic, and editor of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and The Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy, the latter of which he was also the co-founder. Boucher was also the author of
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