mss44 Clifford Donald Simak Papers University of Minnesota Libraries
University of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455
EAD encoding by Leslie Czechowski, September 2004 English Simak, Clifford D., 1904- Clifford Donald Simak Papers 1939-1972 University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division [mss] 17 boxes (9 cubic feet) The collection includes correspondence, literary manuscripts, pamphlets and other printed material, and clippings of reviews of Simak's works. Mss 44 English Mezzanine Administrative Information Restrictions on Access

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 Preferred Citation

Clifford D. Simak Papers (Mss 44), Literary Manuscripts Collection, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

 Acquisition

The materials were donated to the archives by Simak's estate in 1972.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed and the finding aid written by Archives staff.

 Arrangement

The collection is organized in three series:

Series 1. Novels Series 2. Correspondence Series 3. Clippings, Reviews, Pamphlets, Miscellaneous Biographical Note

Clifford Donald Simak was a noted science fiction author and newspaper journalist. He was born in Millville, Wisconsin in 1904 and studied journalism at the University of Wisconsin. He edited newspapers in Michigan, Iowa, North Dakota, and Missouri during the 1930s, worked for the Minneapolis Star and Tribune from 1939-1976, and became news editor of the Star in 1949.

He began his career as a science fiction writer with the publication of "Wonder Stories" in 1931. He published stories in Astounding Science Fiction and Galaxy Magazine in addition to publishing numerous novels, including the notable, City, for which he won the International Fantasy Award. He also was awarded the Hugo Award, the Grand Master Award from the Science Fiction Writers of America, and a Nebula Award. He was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 1973 and died in 1988.

 Scope and Content Note

The collection includes correspondence, literary manuscripts, pamphlets and other printed material, and clippings of reviews of Simak's works.

Notable Correspondents

Simak corresponded with many of the leading figures in the science fiction community during his career. A detailed listing of his correspondence (which is arranged chronologically) is available in the archives. Noted correspondents include:

Asimov, Isaac Anderson, Poul Bova, Ben Carr, Terry Conklin, Groff Dickson, Gordon R. Harrison, Harry Knight, Damon Leiber, Fritz Merril, Judith Nourse, Alan E. Panshin, Alexei Pohl, Frederick Sturgeon, Theodore Zelazny, Roger Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Simak, Clifford D., 1904- -- Archives. </controlaccess> <dsc type="combined"> <head>Detailed Contents </head> <p>The following section contains a detailed list of the materials in the collection.</p> <c01 level="series"> <did id="a1"> <unittitle>Series 1. Novels</unittitle> </did> <c02> <did> <container type="box">1-5</container> <unittitle><emph render="italic">Trilobite, Dinosaur and Man</emph></unittitle> </did> <scopecontent> <p>Includes notes, typed original, drafts, galleys; 18 folders</p> </scopecontent> </c02> <c02> <did> <container type="box">5-7</container> <unittitle><emph render="italic">Prehistoric Man</emph></unittitle> </did> <scopecontent> <p>Includes notebooks, rough draft, typed originals, proofs, correspondence (1970), galleys; 13 folders</p> <p>Also included in Box 7 is a folder titled: Notes on Pulsars</p> </scopecontent> </c02> <c02> <did> <container type="box">7-8</container> <unittitle><emph render="italic">Wonder and Glory</emph></unittitle> </did> <scopecontent> <p>Includes typed original, page proofs, galleys, final proof; 8 folders</p> </scopecontent> </c02> <c02> <did> <container type="box">8-9</container> <unittitle><emph render="italic">Our New Front Yard</emph></unittitle> </did> <scopecontent> <p>Includes notes, chapter drafts, news releases, correspondence; 6 folders</p> </scopecontent> </c02> <c02> <did> <container type="box">9</container> <unittitle><emph render="italic">Why Call Them Back from Heaven</emph></unittitle> </did> <scopecontent> <p>Includes original typed manuscript, rough drafts, final galley proof; 3 folders</p> </scopecontent> </c02> <c02> <did> <container type="box">10</container> <unittitle><emph render="italic">Aesop and Pilgrim</emph></unittitle> </did> <scopecontent> <p>Includes rough draft, notes, other drafts; 6 folders</p> </scopecontent> </c02> <c02> <did> <container type="box">10-11</container> <unittitle>Untitled novel</unittitle> </did> <scopecontent> <p>Includes drafts; 11 folders</p> </scopecontent> </c02> <c02> <did> <container type="box">12</container> <unittitle><emph render="italic">2185</emph></unittitle> </did> <scopecontent> <p>Includes correspondence, drafts, notes; 6 folders</p> <p>Also included in Box 12 are three folders: Manuscript with characters Max Hale, Crawford, and Hennessey; Notes on <emph render="italic">Plant Invaders</emph> (with reference to story with Cheviot Sherwood); Cheviot Sherwood rough drafts.</p> </scopecontent> </c02> <c02> <did> <container type="box">13</container> <unittitle><emph render="italic">They Walked Like Men</emph></unittitle> </did> <scopecontent> <p>Includes rough draft notebook, typewritten original, other drafts; 5 folders</p> </scopecontent> </c02> <c02> <did> <container type="box">13-14</container> <unittitle><emph render="italic">Way Station</emph></unittitle> </did> <scopecontent> <p>Includes typed original, drafts, notes; 7 folders</p> </scopecontent> </c02> <c02> <did> <container type="box">14</container> <unittitle><emph render="italic">Destiny Doll</emph></unittitle> </did> <scopecontent> <p>Includes typed original and copy; 2 folders</p> </scopecontent> </c02> <c02> <did> <container type="box">14</container> <unittitle><emph render="italic">Autumn Land</emph></unittitle> </did> <scopecontent> <p>Includes rough draft and carbon; 2 folders</p> <p>Also included in Box 14 is "Professor Jackson main character"</p> </scopecontent> </c02> <c02> <did> <container type="box">14</container> <unittitle><emph render="italic">Pickering and Robot</emph></unittitle> </did> <scopecontent> <p>Typescript; 1 folder</p> </scopecontent> </c02> <c02> <did> <container type="box">14</container> <unittitle><emph render="italic">The Horse</emph> (?)</unittitle> </did> <scopecontent> <p>Notes; 1 folder</p> </scopecontent> </c02> <c02> <did> <container type="box">14</container> <unittitle><emph render="italic">All the Traps of Earth</emph></unittitle> </did> <scopecontent> <p>Cover design; 1 folder</p> </scopecontent> </c02> <c02> <did> <container type="box">14</container> <unittitle><emph render="italic">Ghost Writer</emph></unittitle> </did> <scopecontent> <p>Includes draft; 1 folder</p> </scopecontent> </c02> <c02> <did> <container type="box">15</container> <unittitle><emph render="italic">Small Deer</emph></unittitle> </did> <scopecontent> <p>In letter form to Wyman Jackson, 23 June 1966; 18 pages (p. 13 is missing)</p> </scopecontent> </c02> <c02> <did> <container type="box">15</container> <unittitle><emph render="italic">Visit to Grandma's</emph></unittitle> </did> <scopecontent> <p>Draft copy; 1 folder</p> </scopecontent> </c02> <c02> <did> <container type="box">15</container> <unittitle><emph render="italic">Old Folks at Home</emph></unittitle> </did> <scopecontent> <p>Drafts; 1 folder</p> </scopecontent> </c02> <c02> <did> <container type="box">15</container> <unittitle><emph render="italic">Nebula Award</emph></unittitle> </did> <scopecontent> <p>Includes correspondence, galleys, book jackets; 4 folders</p> </scopecontent> </c02> <c02> <did> <container type="box">15-16</container> <unittitle><emph render="italic">Best Science Fiction Stories of Clifford Simak</emph></unittitle> </did> <scopecontent> <p>Includes book covers, correspondence, galley proof; 4 folders</p> </scopecontent> </c02> <c02> <did> <container type="box">16</container> <unittitle><emph render="italic">Creature in the Stone</emph></unittitle> </did> <scopecontent> <p>Includes draft, notes; 1 folder</p> </scopecontent> </c02> </c01> <c01 level="series"> <did> <unittitle>Series 2. Correspondence, </unittitle> <unitdate type="inclusive">1935-1971</unitdate> </did> <scopecontent> <p>Correspondence is generally arranged chronologically. An item listing of correspondence is available in the archives. </p> </scopecontent> <c02 level="file"> <did> <container type="box">15</container> <unittitle>General correspondence, </unittitle> <unitdate type="inclusive">1971</unitdate> </did> </c02> <c02 level="file"> <did> <container type="box">15</container> <unittitle>Correspondence on IGY Series, </unittitle> <unitdate type="inclusive">undated</unitdate> </did> </c02> <c02 level="file"> <did> <container type="box">16</container> <unittitle>Correspondence, </unittitle> <unitdate type="inclusive">7 October 1935 - 19 September 1966</unitdate> </did> <scopecontent> <p>The bulk of these letters are from 1964-1966. There is one letter each from 1935 and 1939. There are two letters from 1959, one from 1961, and three from 1963. </p> </scopecontent> </c02> <c02 level="file"> <did> <container type="box">16</container> <unittitle>Correspondence, </unittitle> <unitdate type="inclusive">10 June 1967 - 10 December 1967</unitdate> </did> </c02> <c02 level="file"> <did> <container type="box">16</container> <unittitle>Correspondence, </unittitle> <unitdate type="inclusive">24 February 1968 - 17 August 1968</unitdate> </did> </c02> <c02 level="file"> <did> <container type="box">16</container> <unittitle>Correspondence, </unittitle> <unitdate type="inclusive">9 January 1969 - 25 December 1969</unitdate> </did> </c02> <c02 level="file"> <did> <container type="box">17</container> <unittitle>Correspondence, </unittitle> <unitdate type="inclusive">27 January 1970 - 28 December 1970</unitdate> </did> </c02> <c02 level="file"> <did> <container type="box">17</container> <unittitle>Correspondence, </unittitle> <unitdate type="inclusive">7 January 1971 - 24 December 1971</unitdate> </did> </c02> <c02 level="file"> <did> <container type="box">17</container> <unittitle>Correspondence, </unittitle> <unitdate type="inclusive">27 January 1972 - 27 March 1972</unitdate> </did> </c02> <c02 level="file"> <did> <container type="box">17</container> <unittitle>Correspondence, </unittitle> <unitdate type="inclusive">undated</unitdate> </did> </c02> </c01> <c01 level="series"> <did> <unittitle>Series 3. Clippings, Reviews, Pamphlets, Miscellaneous</unittitle> </did> <c02> <did> <container type="box">16</container> <unittitle>Term paper about Simak by Jim Vaseff, </unittitle> <unitdate>14 April 1963</unitdate> </did> <scopecontent> <p>folder 8</p> </scopecontent> </c02> <c02> <did> <container type="box">16</container> <unittitle>Handwritten unidentified works (partial draft)</unittitle> </did> <scopecontent> <p>folder 9</p> </scopecontent> <scopecontent> <p/> </scopecontent> </c02> <c02 level="file"> <did> <container type="box">17</container> <unittitle>Miscellaneous</unittitle> </did> <scopecontent> <p>Includes pamphlets, books covers, clippings, reviews</p> </scopecontent> </c02> <c02 level="file"> <did> <container type="box">17</container> <unittitle><emph render="italic">Extrapolation</emph> (a science fiction newsletter), </unittitle> <unitdate type="inclusive">1969-1970</unitdate> </did> </c02> <c02 level="file"> <did> <container type="box">17</container> <unittitle><emph render="italic">WSFA Journal, </emph></unittitle> <unitdate type="inclusive">1969</unitdate> </did> </c02> </c01> </dsc> </archdesc> </ead>