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Within the Library's holdings of more than 190,000 cataloged hardbound and paperback books, science fiction, fantasy, weird/horror,
supernatural/occult, utopian, and related genres are well represented. Special strengths of the Browne Library include American
and British mass market magazines, fan and collector publications, parapsychology and the occult, and materials documenting
the Star Trek phenomenon.
Especially significant are the Browne Library's holdings of pulp magazines, including extensive or complete runs of Amazing Stories, Astounding Science Fiction, Tales of Magic and Mystery, Thrilling Wonder Stories, and Weird Tales, among many others. The Browne Library also houses nearly 4,500 fanzines and related publications, including rare issues of Flying Saucers, Twilight Zone, and Spacecraft Digest.
Manuscripts in the Browne Library include the papers and early sketches of Joanna Russ, the Alexei and Cory Panshin papers,
as well as manuscripts by Keith Laumer, Joseph Payne Brennan, Jeffrey A. Carner, R.A. Lafferty, Carol Jacobi, and Philip K.
Dick. The Sheldon R. Jaffrey Collection includes manuscripts and associational correspondence relating to Jaffery's published
works on horror and science fiction, including his bibliographies of Arkham House and DAW Books, and near-complete collections
of both imprints.
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