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Introduction | Biographical Sketch | Transfer | Scope and Content | Series Description | Inventory
Introduction
Joanna Russ is an author of the science fiction genre. Literary manuscripts form the core of the collection.
In 1969, Russ began transferring her manuscripts to the Browne Popular Culture Library, Bowling Green State University. This
collection is open for research, but the photocopying of manuscripts must comply with applicable copyright laws. This register
was compiled by Nancy White Lee, Library Associate II, in April 1986 and updated in July 1992 with an addendum and again in
August 2009 by Patricia Falk.
Biographical Sketch
Joanna Ruth Russ was born on February 22, 1937, in New York, New York. Russ is an author of books, as well as a contributor
of short stories, articles, and poetry to several science fiction periodicals. She received a B.A. with Distinction and High
Honors in English from Cornell University in 1957 and a M.F.A. in Playwriting and Dramatic Literature from Yale University
in 1960. Around 1962-1963, Russ was Mrs. Joanna Albert? Amateau. She divorced and resumed her maiden name.
Russ is member of the Modern Language Association of America and the Science Fiction Writers of America. She was awarded the Nebula Award, Science Fiction Writers of America, 1972, for the short story, "When it Changed". She
was a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow, 1974-1975, a winner of the Hugo Award, World Science Fiction Convention,
1983, and the Nebula Award, 1983, both for novella "Souls".
She has taught at Queensborough Community College, Bayside, New York; Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; The State University
of New York at Binghamton; and the University of Colorado, Boulder. Currently Russ is an associate professor of English at
the University of Washington, Seattle.
Transfer
The book, Extra Ordinary People, has been transferred from this collection to the Popular Culture Library main stack area. The call number for this book
may be found in the BGSU Libraries Catalog or by clicking on the title above.
Scope and Content
The Joanna Russ Collection houses manuscripts of books, poetry, articles, and book reviews; class papers written in Russ' last year at Yale University;
speeches; and a manuscript diary. The manuscripts are arranged alphabetically by title.
Juvenilia, a title given by Joanna Russ and Ray Browne, is a series of hand written manuscripts for short stories, books, and poetry.
Most of the Juvenilia manuscripts are illustrated with color illustrations. Several of the manuscripts have been hand sewn at the top. Many of
the manuscripts in this series are brittle and have been photocopied for use.
Joanna Russ was a recipient of a Westinghouse Science Talent Search award. Photographs, program, newspaper and magazine articles
about this award are included in the awards series.
Researchers interested in the science fiction genre or the study of juvenile manuscripts will find this collection of research
value.
Series Description
Correspondence
- Series
- Correspondence
- 1964, 1967
- Arranged chronologically
- This series includes letters published in journals.
Literary Productions
- Series
- Manuscripts, Literary
- 1952-1957, 1959-1960, 1962-1969, 1971, n.d.
- Arranged alphabetically by title
- This series includes manuscripts for books, poetry, and periodicals with author's handwritten corrections additions, and notes.
- Juvenile Manuscripts
- 1942-1950, 1952, n.d.
- Arranged by title
- This series includes a group of short stories, books, and poetry. Many manuscripts are illustrated with color and pencil drawings.
- Book Reviews
- 1966-1969
- Arranged by title
- This series includes book reviews published in Epoch and The Magazine Of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
- Class Notes and Papers
- n.d.
- Arranged alphabetically by title This series includes two papers written in Russ' last year at Yale University.
- Addendum
- n.d.
- Arranged by manuscript
- This series includes three typewritten untitled manuscripts written on the back of other material.
- Speeches and Lectures
- 1968-1969, n.d.
- Arranged by title
- This series includes three manuscripts for speeches. Two speeches were also published in Science Fiction Writers of America Forum.
- Diary
- 1962-1967
- Arranged by page number
- This series includes a record of manuscripts sent to publishers; when they were sent, returned, and sold.
Printed Materials
- Series
- Awards
- 1952-1953, n.d.
- Arranged by title
- This series includes manuscript and paper memorabilia for two awards.
- Programs
- 1966-1967, n.d.
- Arranged by title
- This series includes two programs for material performed by dramatic groups.
Inventory
Box 1
| Folder |
Description |
Date |
| 1 |
Correspondence
Letter to The New Republic
Letter manuscript printed in Lighthouse
|
December 12, 1964 -August 1967 |
| 2 |
And Chaos Died
Original manuscript, pp. 1-62. Very brittle pages
|
December 1968 |
| 3 |
And Chaos Died
Photocopy of original manuscript
|
December 1968 |
| 4 |
Autumn
Poetry. Appeared in The Cornell Writer, p. 12
|
December 1954 |
| 5 |
Autumn I
Poetry. Titled: Poem. Typed manuscript. Appeared in The Cornell Writer, p. 20
|
December 1954 |
| 6 |
"Baby Ex Machiner"
Short story manuscript with corrections and additions
|
1954 |
| 7 |
"Barbarian"
Original title: "The Old Man Of The Mountain"
Short story original manuscript with corrections and additions. Sold to Orbit 3 |
1968 |
| 8 |
"Beach Plum"
Short story manuscript with author's note
|
1952-1953 |
| 9 |
Beat Poem
Poetry manuscript
|
n.d. |
| 10 |
"Bluestocking" Publication title: "The Adventuress"
Short story original manuscript with corrections and additions. Appeared in Orbit 2 |
n.d. |
| 11 |
"Cap and Bells"
Short story manuscript, third person
|
n.d. |
| 12 |
"Come Closer"
Short story original manuscript with corrections and additions. Appeared in Magazine of Horror |
August 1965 |
| 13 |
"Dear Diary"
Short story manuscript
|
n.d. |
| 14 |
"Dear Emily"
Short story original manuscript. Appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction |
July 1962 |
| 15 |
Death and the Gentleman
Poetry. Manuscript. Appeared in The Cornell Writer, p. 14
|
March 1956 |
| 16 |
Death of Alexander the Great
Full length play manuscript with author's notes
|
1959-1960 |
| 17 |
Down White Part Street
Poetry manuscript
|
1957 |
| 18 |
Duo
Play script manuscript. Title crossed out
|
n.d. |
| 19 |
11th Festival of Contemporary Arts Poetry Reading II
Joanna Russ poetry. Contents: The Queen at Ur – Down White Park Street – To an Unknown Draughtman – Helen – Doubtful Lament – The Small Dark Dialogues |
n.d. |
| 20 |
"Experimenter" Short story manuscript. Bought by Harlan Elison for his 2nd Dangerous Visions Anthology |
n.d. |
| 21 |
The Fall
Poetry manuscript
|
July 22, 1955 |
| 22 |
"Foul Fowl"
Short story manuscript. Very brittle. Photocopy included
|
n.d. |
| 23 |
"Game Of Olet"
Short story manuscript with corrections and additions
|
n.d. |
| 24 |
"Gurndel And Gurth"
Co-author: Dorothy Gilbert Poetry. Appeared in The Cornell Writer, p. 15
|
November 1955 |
| 25 |
"Harry Longshanks"
Short story manuscript. Appeared in The Cornell Writer and in Fiction As Process |
March 1954, 1968 |
Box 2
| Folder |
Description |
Date |
| 1 |
Henry and the Mimsies
Play manuscript. Play written in J.R.'s third year at Cornell. Performed at Cornell.
|
1956 |
| Home Life |
n.d. |
| 2 |
Radio sketch manuscript on yellow sheets |
|
| 3 |
Photocopy |
| 4 |
"Last stage" manuscript |
| 5 |
"How Dorothy Kept Away the Spring"
Short story manuscript
|
1954-1955 |
| 6 |
"How We Climbed Caopectate"
Short Story manuscript
|
1953 |
| 7 |
"I Had Vacantly Crumpled It Into My Pocket"
Short story original manuscript. Very brittle. Sold to The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction |
August 1964 |
| 8 |
"I Had Vacantly Crumpled It Into My Pocket" Photocopy |
August 1964 |
| 9 |
"I Thought She Was Afraid Till She Stroked My Beard"
Short story original manuscript. Very brittle. Appeared in Orbit 12 |
1968 |
| 10 |
"I Thought She Was Afraid Till She Stroked My Beard"
Photocopy
|
1968 |
| 11 |
In These Forests
Original play manuscript
|
n.d. |
| 12 |
Incident In The Public Gardens
Poetry manuscript. Appeared in The Cornell Writer |
May 1956 |
| 13 |
Inner Circles
Original play manuscript. Very brittle
|
n.d. |
| 14 |
Inner Circles
Photocopy
|
n.d. |
| 15 |
"Innocence"
Short story manuscript. Appeared in The Cornell Writer, pp. 16-17
|
May 1955 |
| 16 |
Investigation Of Some Of The Manuscripts Of Joanna Russ
Handwritten three page outline
|
n.d. |
| 17 |
"Katy And I"
Short story original manuscript
|
n.d. |
| 18 |
"Laura, The Camp & That Horrible Thing"
Short story manuscript, second stage
|
n.d. |
| 19 |
"Life In A Furniture Store"
Short story manuscript. Very brittle. Appeared in Epoch |
Fall 1965 |
| 20 |
"Life In A Furniture Store"
Photocopy
|
Fall 1965 |
| 21 |
"Little Tale From Nature"
Short story original manuscript
|
1953 |
| 22 |
"Man Who Could Not See Devils"
Short story original mansucript. Published in Anne McCaffrey's Alchemy And Academe |
1969 |
| 23 |
"Martyr"
Short story. Appeared in The Cornell Writer |
April 1957 |
| 24 |
"Mr. Wild's Second Chance"
Short story manuscript second stage. Appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy And Science Fiction |
October 1966 |
| 25 |
"My Mother's House"
Short story original manuscript. Appeared in Epoch |
Winter 1967 |
| 26 |
Nebula Awards
Copy of Luna Monthly, #23. Joanna Russ tied for second for her novel And Chaos Died |
April 1971 |
| 27 |
Never Forgive Me
Poetry. Appeared in The Cornell Writer |
December 1954 |
| 28 |
"The New Men"
Short story original manuscript. Very brittle. Appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction |
1966 |
| 29 |
"The New Men"
Photocopy
|
1966 |
| Nightmare Abbey |
1967 |
| 30 |
Radio play manuscript with author's note |
|
| 31 |
Second rewrite manuscript. Very brittle |
| 32 |
Photocopy |
| 33 |
Nightmare in Summer
Poetry manuscript. Author's note: Printed in The Writer, December 1954, however, not listed in the table of contents
|
1953-1954 |
| 34 |
"No Wise Fish"
Short story original manuscript. Very brittle
|
n.d. |
| 35 |
"No Wise Fish"
Photocopy
|
n.d. |
| 36 |
"Nor Custom Sale"
Short story manuscript. Very brittle. Appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction |
June 1959 |
| 37 |
"Nor Custom Sale"
Photocopy
|
June 1959 |
| 38 |
Northerner
Poetry manuscript. Appeared in The Cornell Writer |
May 1954 |
| 39 |
"Not For Love"
Short story last stage manuscript
|
n.d. |
| 40 |
"Oh! She Has a Lover"
Short story original manuscript. Very brittle
|
n.d. |
| 41 |
"Oh! She Has a Lover"
Photocopy
|
n.d. |
| 42 |
"Old Pictures"
Short story original manuscript
|
n.d. |
| 43 |
Paranoia and Science Fiction
Booklet published by Science Fiction Writers of America. Joanna Russ, pp. 8-11
|
1967 |
Box 3
| Folder |
Description |
Date |
| 1 |
Picnic In Paradise Or The Foolproof World
Original manuscript with additions and corrections
|
1968 |
| 2 |
Picnic In Paradise Or The Foolproof World
Galley sheets
|
1968 |
| 3 |
Poems Two poems in The Cornell Writer, May 1956
|
March 1955 |
| 4 |
Poor Man, Beggar Man
Short story second rewrite manuscript with Author's note
|
n.d. |
| 5 |
Queen At Ur
Poetry manuscript. Appeared in The Cornell Writer |
April 1957 |
| 6 |
Radio Broadcast On The 26th Annual World Science Fiction Convention Radio broadcast on WBAI |
October 3, 1968 |
| 7 |
Rose On My Heart Or How Could I Stand You For 35 Years
Carbon manuscript for a domestic drama Very brittle. Photocopy manuscript. CUE magazine announcement. Performed by The West
Broadway Workshop
|
1966 |
| 8 |
Sappho In The Suburbs
Poetry manuscript
|
n. d. |
| 9 |
Scenes From Domestic Life
Original play script with corrections and additions
|
Winter 1968 |
| 10 |
Scenes From Domestic Life
Rewrite manuscript. Appeared in Consumption |
Winter 1968 |
| 11 |
Schoolteacher's Daughter Speaks
Poetry. Appeared in The Cornell Writer |
November 1956 |
| 12 |
"Second Inquisition"
Original short story manuscript. Appeared in Orbit 5 |
1969 |
| 13 |
"Seventeen-Eighteen"
Short story manuscript second stage with corrections and additions
|
n.d. |
| 14 |
She-Wolf
Original play manuscript. Very brittle
|
n.d. |
| 15 |
She-Wolf
Photocopy
|
n.d. |
| 16 |
Snapshot: Botanical Gardens
Poetry manuscript. Appeared in Epoch |
Fall 1955 |
| 17 |
Some Day Again
Poetry manuscript. Appeared in The Cornell Writer |
March 1954 |
| 18 |
"Soul Of A Servant"
Short story last re-write manuscript
|
n.d. |
| 19 |
"Suffer a Sea-Change"
Short story last stage manuscript. Very brittle
|
n.d. |
| 20 |
"Suffer A Sea-Change"
Photocopy
|
n.d. |
| 21 |
"Sunset"
Appeared in The Cornell Writer, p. 19
|
November 1953 |
| 22 |
"Susie Shaslik"
Short story manuscript second copy. With author's note
|
1954 |
| 23 |
"That delightful Proteus"
Short story manuscript
|
1960 |
| 24 |
"There And Back Again: A Hobbit's Holiday"
Carbon manuscript. Adapted from The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. With author's note
|
n.d. |
| 25 |
"There Is Another Shore, You Know, Upon The Other Side"
Short story carbon manuscript. Appeared in The Magazine Of Fantasy And Science Fiction |
September 1963 |
| 26 |
"This Afternoon" Short story original manuscript. Very brittle. Appeared in Cimarron |
December 1968 |
| 27 |
"This Afternoon" Photocopy |
December 1968 |
| 28 |
"This Night, At My Fire" Short story original manuscript. Very brittle. Appeared in Epoch |
Winter 1966 |
| 29 |
"This Night, At My Fire" Photocopy |
Winter 1966 |
Box 4
| Folder |
Description |
Date |
| 1 |
Those That I Fight
Original play manuscript with author's note
|
1955 |
| 2 |
Those That I Fight
Carbon manuscript. Performed by Theatre Intime, Winter, 1967
|
1955 |
| 3 |
"Throwaways"
Short story second stage manuscript
|
n.d. |
| 4 |
To R. L.
Poetry manuscript. Appeared in Epoch |
Spring 1955 |
| 5 |
Untitled
One page manuscript with corrections
|
n.d. |
| 6 |
"View From This Window"
Short story original manuscript. Very brittle
|
n.d. |
| 7 |
"View From This Window"
Photocopy
|
n.d. |
| 8 |
"Visiting"
Short story original manuscript. Published
|
1968 |
| 9 |
"Visiting Day"
Short story original manuscript. Very brittle
|
n.d. |
| 10 |
"Visiting Day"
Photocopy
|
n.d. |
| 11 |
"What Really Happened"
Short story original manuscript
|
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| 12 |
When the Lights Go on Again in English Departments all over the World
Poetry manuscript
|
1957 |
| 13 |
"Where?"
Short story manuscript. With author's note
|
n.d. |
| 14 |
"Wilderness Year"
Short story second stage manuscript. Appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy And Science Fiction |
December 1964 |
| 15 |
"Window Dressing"
Short story second stage manuscript
|
n.d. |
| 16 |
"Window Dressing"
Original play manuscript
|
n.d. |
| 17 |
"Wise Man"
Short story rewrite manuscript. Appeared in The Cornell Writer, pp. 16-28
|
November 1955 |
| 18 |
You Will Be Dead, My Friend
Poetry manuscript
|
n.d. |
| 19 |
Juvenilia. Blue Notebook
Short stories.
CONTENTS: Destination -- Moon -- Saturday night in B -- Boiberik's Elste-Elste song -- Cry of the campers -- You're breaking
my arm -- A sketch from life -- Quiet, quiet, quiet -- The banquet -- A thought -- Josefina and Don Victor -- A letter to
mama -- This is going to be screamingly funny.
Pencil drawing of Blue Notebook. Photocopy included
|
1949-1950 |
| 20 |
Juvenilia. Brown Notebook
Short stories.
CONTENTS: Damsels of fortune -- Oh! How happy I am -- The rubber doll -- Maria's china plates -- Dark chances -- A wise king
-- The flood -- Thanksgiving -- United-For peace, the U.N.O -- Spectacle of rain -- Happiness.
Notebook is illustrated with color and pencil drawings. Two loose color drawings are at the end of the notebook. Photocopy
included
|
1944-1947 |
| 21 |
Juvenilia. Collected Poems And Short Stories
Short stories and poems
CONTENTS: A trip backwards -- Visit to the fourth dimension -- The little lamb of Mary -- Flossie Flooglemeyer's romance.
Included are a table of contents and a table of illustrations.
Notebook is illustrated with pencil and color drawings. Very brittle. Photocopy included
|
1945, 1948 |
| 22 |
Juvenilia. Royal Compositions Notebook
Short stories and poetry.
CONTENTS: -- City of Rodgood -- The rain -- Who will sweep our bunk -- What does it mean to them, life? -- Hydrants -- New
York slums -- Little Moisha -- Composition -- To Sonia and the hill -- Ask not -- What does it matter -- Thoughts of a deluded
scientist -- The nickel -- Sketches.
City of Rodgood with color illustrations. Photocopy included.
|
1946-1948 |
| 23 |
Juvenilia. Drawings.
Two color drawings. Photocopy included
|
n.d. |
| 24 |
Juvenilia. Adventure Comics
An eight page color illustrated, hand sewn comic book. Photocopy included
|
n.d. |
| 25 |
Juvenilia. Eight Legendary Heroes Of The United States
A notebook prepared for Mr. Traister, January 2, 1952. Illustrated. With teacher's notes. Very brittle
|
1952 |
| 26 |
Juvenilia. Eight Legendary Heroes Of The United States Photocopy
|
1952 |
| 27 |
Juvenilia. Rainy-Day Thoughts Notebook
Poetry and short story manuscripts with color illustrations. CONTENTS: Rainy-day thoughts -- First deep-water swim -- The
inner tube
|
1948 |
| 28 |
Rainy-Day Thoughts Notebook
Photocopy
|
1948 |
| 29 |
Juvenilia. Zena
Short book manuscript with color illustrations. Hand sewn at the top
|
1948-1949 |
| 30 |
Juvenilia. Zena
photocopy
|
1948-1949 |
| 31 |
Juvenilia. Excerpts From The Diary Of A Ghost
Short story manuscript with color illustrations. Hand sewn. Also page number ten -- My persistive mice
|
1947 |
| 32 |
Juvenilia. Excerpts from The Diary of a Ghost
Photocopy
|
1947 |
| 33 |
Juvenilia. National Anthem. Clouds
Short story manuscript. Clouds, poetry manuscript
|
1947, 1948 |
| 34 |
Juvenilia. National Anthem. Clouds
Photocopy
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1947, 1948 |
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