Fred Cook Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-0159

Staff Only

Collection Overview

Abstract

The Fred Cook Papers consist primarily of bibliographic manuscripts generated by Fred Cook and others, as well as research materials used by Fred Cook in his writing. It also includes drafts and published copies of Bronze Shadows, a fanzine published by Fred Cook.

Dates

Creation: undated

Extent

3.97 Cubic Feet (3 records cartons, 1 card box.)

Scope and Contents

The collection consists primarily of bibliographic manuscripts generated by Fred Cook and others, as well as research materials used by Fred Cook in his writing. Additional items include pulp magazine covers, science fiction convention programs and magazine subscription correspondence.

The intense indexing work done by Fred Cook will be of interest to researchers of pulp magazines, as well as those looking to understand how these types of bilbiographies were generated prior to the internet age.

The first three boxes are record center cartons, and the fourth is an index card box.

An inventory has not been completed for this collection, however the materials are available for researchers to access. A broad outline follows:

Box 1: Indexes for individual pulp magazines and publishers. Most are filed by magazine title, however some are grouped by publisher (i.e. Fiction House, Arkham House)

Box 2: Continuation of pulp magazine indexes from box 1, as well as copies of Bronze Shadows, the fanzine published by Fred Cook

Box 3: Indexes and bibliographies created and obtained from other writers, science fiction convention programs, pulp magazine covers, and some correspondence.

Box 4: Index cards used by Fred Cook in his bibliographic work.

Biographical / Historical

Fred Cook was an American writer, fanzine publisher and bibliographer. From 1965 to 1968 he published the fanzine Bronze Shadows, one of the earliest to be focused on pulp magazines. He wrote or co-wrote bibliographic indexes to Weird Tales, The Shadow, and Argosy, among others. He was a resident of Wadsworth, Ohio.

Conditions Governing Access

No known access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright and other restrictions may apply to the materials in this collection. Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Separated Materials

Fred Cook donated a substantial collection of pulp magazines and novels to the Browne Popular Culture Library beginning in the 1980s, and facilitated donations by other collectors as well.