Richard D. Erlich Collection of Papers about Science Fiction and Satire
MC 00379
Special Collections Research Center
3.25 Linear feet
7 archival boxes
1974-1988
Papers by many different authors, most of whom were faculty at colleges and universities, about various authors and themes in science fiction. Most are unpublished papers prepared in the late 1970s and early 1980s for presentation at meetings of the Popular Culture Association, Science Fiction Research Association, Society for Utopian Studies, and other organizations. A few reprints of published articles are included. Among the papers are several about Robert Silverberg, Kurt Vonnegut, the city in science fiction, and utopias and dystopias in science fiction.
Richard D. Erlich served as a Professor in English at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, from 1971 to 2006.
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6 archival boxes
Erlich, Richard D.
Restrictions to Access
This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
Acquisitions Information
Gift of Richard D. Erlich in March 2007 (Accn. no. 2007-0049)
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Richard D. Erlich Collection of Papers about Science Fiction, MC 379, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Processing Information
Processed by Linda Sellars,
2007 April
Encoded by Linda Sellars,
2007 April
Biographical Note
Richard D. Erlich served as a Professor in English at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, from 1971 to 2006. In collaboration with Thomas P. Dunn, he has edited
The Mechanical God: Machines in Science Fiction and
Clockwork Worlds: Mechanized Environments in SF, and compiled
Clockworks: A Multimedia Bibliography of Works Useful for the Study of the Human/Machine Interface in SF. Alone and in various collaborations he has published essays on the Buck Rogers opus,
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome,
2001: A Space Odyssey, Shakespeare pedagogy, Alexander Pope, D. H. Lawrence, and science fiction works by Arthur C. Clarke, Ursula K. LeGuin, Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth, Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, Robert Silverberg, and D. F. Jones.
Scope and Content Note
Papers by many different authors, most of whom were faculty at colleges and universities, about various authors and themes in
science fiction. Most are unpublished papers prepared in the late 1970s and early 1980s for presentation at meetings of the
Popular Culture Association,
Science Fiction Research Association,
Society for Utopian Studies, and other organizations. A few reprints of published articles are included. Among the papers are several about
Robert Silverberg,
Kurt Vonnegut,
Ursula K. Le Guin, the
city in science fiction, and
utopias and
dystopias in science fiction. The collection also includes copies of much of Erlich's critical work, opinion pieces and letters to the editor, and pieces related to his work on satire and traditional literature. A few files contain materials related to Erlich's teaching career.
Organization of the Collection
The papers are arranged alphabetically by subject, follwed by an addition in the original order.
Butler, Octavia E.
Delany, Samuel R.
Dick, Philip K.
Gibson, William, 1948-
Helprin, Mark
Kornbluth, C. M. (Cyril M.), 1924-1958
Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-
Pohl, Frederik
Popular Culture Association.
Science Fiction Research Association.
Silverberg, Robert
Society for Utopian Studies.
Vonnegut, Kurt
Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946
Akira (Motion picture)
Dystopias in literature
Essays
Science fiction--History and criticism
Utopias in literature
Akira
1
1
undated
Butler, Octavia
1
2
1988
City in Science Fiction (city) Garden/ (See also Dystopias)
1
3
1979
Delany
1
4
1979-1983
Dick, P.K. (see also: Alt. History)
1
5
1981-1985
Misc. Science Fiction Papers (1 of 2)
1
6
1979-1982 and undated
Misc Science Fiction Papers (2 of 2)
1
7
1977-1980 and undated
Philosophy, theology, history (1of 2)
1
8
1978-1981
Philosophy, theology, history (2 of 2)
1
9
1978-1980 and undated
Scientist/Faust Legend in SF-Image of Scientist in SF
1
10
1979 and undated
Silverberg, Robert (1 of 2)
1
11
1978-1982 and undated
Silverberg, Robert (2 of 2)
1
12
1978-1979
Utopia Compensatory and other (1 of 2)
1
13
1978-1988
Utopia Compensatory and other (2 of 2)
1
14
1986-1988
Vonnegut, Kurt (see also: Dystopias/Utopias) (1 of 3)
2
1
1974-1984 and undated
Vonnegut, Kurt (see also:Dystopias/Utopias) (2 of 3)
2
2
undated
Vonnegut, Kurt (see also: Dystopias/Utopias) (3 of 3)
2
3
1980 and undated
Wells, H. G.
2
4
1983
Winter's Tale
2
5
1983
Pohl, Frederick and C.M. Kornbluth
3
1
1978-2004
Misc. Science Fiction Papers, Publications, and Conference Materials
3
2
1977-2004
Misc. Science Fiction Papers
3
3
1967-1999
Gibson, William and SFRA 2002 materials
3
4
Misc. Science Fiction and Satire Papers
3
15
1978-1984
Clorckworks2 Materials
4
1
2006-2007
Misc. Science Fiction Papers
4
2
1967-1994
Erlich's Opinion Pieces and Letters to the Editor
4
3
Erlich's Opinion Pieces and Letters to the Editor
4
4
Erlich's Opinion Pieces and Letters to the Editor
4
5
Erlich's Opinon Pieces and Letters to the Editor
4
6
Coyoye's Song: The Teaching Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin (1 of 5)
5
1
1997
Coyoye's Song: The Teaching Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin (2 of 5)
5
2
1997
Coyoye's Song: The Teaching Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin (3 of 5)
5
3
1997
Coyoye's Song: The Teaching Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin (4 of 5)
5
4
1997
Coyoye's Song: The Teaching Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin (5 of 5)
5
5
1997
Erlich's Promotion and Tenure Artilces and Essays
6
1
The Predatory Transition from Ape to Man by Raymond Dart
6
2
Misc. Science Fiction Papers
6
3
Materials for Frederick Pohl's Website and Misc. Science Fiction Papers
6
4
Hirsch - Behavior Genetics Analysis and other materials. Includes an unrelated postcard from Le Guin.
6
5
Pohl and LeGuin
7
1
Par Report, vol. 1, no. 2 (Pohl and Kornbluth)
7
2