BPCL.MS/05. Research and Academic Collections

The A.V. Shirk Political Collection consists of correspondence and printed political material (like booklets, pamphlets, and flyers) from the 1940s-1970s collected by A.V. Shirk. This collection is minimally processed but it is available for research upon request.

The Bernhardt J. Hurwood Papers consist of correspondence, research files, literary productions, printed materials, and audiovisual materials from Hurwood’s literary career and personal life.

The Coastermania Collection consists of material relating to the "Coastermania" course taught at Bowling Green State University during the summer of 1978. Included are items from the preparation, execution, and aftermath of the course, dating from 1977-1980.

The Gary Hoppenstand Collection on Karl Edward Wagner consists of the edited manuscripts for Why Not You and I? and for The Year’s Best Horror Stories: XXVII and XX, as well as correspondence. The materials date from roughly 1973-1994.

The Peter C. Rollins Papers consist of manuscript materials created and/or collected by Peter C. Rollins concerning his academic and professional career. The dates of these items have not yet been determined. These materials are unprocessed, but they are available for research upon request.

The Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association (PCA/ACA) Records consist of proceedings, meeting programs for national and regional conferences, newsletters, copies of academic papers presented at conferences, newsletter and website editorial files, video recordings of select conference panels, microfilm rolls of newsletters and conference proceedings, and photographs, and other materials.

The Sheldon R. Jaffery papers are comprised of manuscripts, research materials, correspondence, and other papers related to Jaffery's publication and/or interest in science fiction, fantasy, horror fiction, and pulp magazines. This collection is partially processed, but the entire collection is available to researchers upon request.

The William F. Ringle Collection consists of materials collected by William F. Ringle for professional research and personal interest. Topics of note include the beat generation of the late 1950s to early 1960s; the counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s, including radical social history and politics, Ethnopharmacology drug culture, rock music, and alternative publications; black history and culture, including music; native American history and culture; and more.