That's extremely cool, Dr. Drib. Original typescripts are just fascinating and sort of awe-inspiring to look at. I happened to be at the Campbell Awards Ceremony the year KU acquired Theodore Sturgeon's papers, and they had a night with a number of them on display (a letter of notes on the script for Amok Time, some correspondence with Asimov, early exchanges about Scientology). Fascinating stuff.
I was really excited when the Silverberg collected stories started getting released. That's great that you're keeping those manuscripts so well. What a great acquisition!
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Originally Posted by scottken
DR. Drib:
I've always enjoyed Robert Silverberg's writing, especially during his 'growth' period in the late 60s and early 70s.
Slightly OT: I own 10 or so original typescripts (NOT carbon copes!) of stories that he published during the late 1950s, two or three of them written under a pseudonym. They're currently in a climate controlled storage in the U.S along with the rest of my book collection, which is why I can't remember the exact number of typescripts that I own by him.
He doesn't get the recognition that is his due, in my opinion.
His Majipoor series of titles make for some wonderful reading.
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