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Butler, Octavia E. Autobiography

Description: Phot. copy (MS., typewritten: 2p.); 28cm. Pasadena, Calif. With the author's autograph corrections and addition. Note: one of two autobiographies apparently used for Last Dangerous Visions, see Bryant, Edward. L. to Octavia E. Butler, Oct. 5, 1983, OEB 3749, catalogued separately.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1983.
Call number: OEB 104
Creator: Butler, Octavia E(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of the Estate of Octavia E. Butler, August 2008 and July 2017.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.; SEALED: OEB 5370: sealed until December 31, 2042. OEB 5374: sealed until December 31, 2063. OEB 5660 and OEB 8714: sealed until December 31, 2043.

Butler, Octavia E. Autobiography

Manuscripts

Carb. copy (MS., typewritten: 2p.); 28cm. Los Angeles, Calif. With the author's autograph and typewritten corrections. Note: one of two autobiographies apparently used for Last Dangerous Visions, see Bryant, Edward. L. to Octavia E. Butler, Oct. 5, 1983, OEB 3749, catalogued separately.

OEB 103

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Bryant, Edward. To Octavia E. Butler

Manuscripts

Contem. copy (L.S., typewritten: 2p.); 28cm. Sherman Oaks, Calif. Subjects: Ellison, Harlan. Last Dangerous Visions: anthology. Note: Butler kept two versions of her autobiography with this letter, apparently in response to the request on page two, marked by Butler. These two autobiographies have been catalogued separately as OEB 103 and OEB 104.

OEB 3749

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Butler, Octavia E. To Harlan Ellison

Manuscripts

Carb. copy, S. (L., typewritten: 1p.); 28cm. Los Angeles, Calif. Subject: Last Dangerous Visions: anthology. Enclosure: Butler, Octavia E. Childfinder: short story: afterword, Jan. 16, 1978, OEB 294, catalogued separately.

OEB 3952

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Butler, Octavia E. Childfinder: short story: afterword

Manuscripts

Carb. copy (MS., typewritten: 1p.); 28cm. Los Angeles, Calif. Subject: Last Dangerous Visions. Enclosed in: Butler, Octavia E. L. to Harlan Ellison, Jan. 16, 1978, OEB 3952, catalogued separately.

OEB 294

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Butler, Octavia E. Childfinder: short story: afterword

Manuscripts

Carb. copy (MS., typewritten: 2p.); 28cm. Pasadena, Calif. Also: fragment on the verso of the first page. Subject: Last Dangerous Visions. Enclosed in: Butler, Octavia E. L. to Harlan Ellison, Sept. 16, 1970, OEB 3949 catalogued separately.

OEB 292

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Butler, Octavia E. Childfinder: short story: revised draft

Manuscripts

Carb. copy (MS., typewritten: 10p.); 28cm. Pasadena, Calif. With the author's autograph notes and corrections. Also: corrected fragments on some versos. Subject: Last Dangerous Visions. Enclosed in: Butler, Octavia E. L. to Harlan Ellison, Aug. 17, 1970, OEB 3948, catalogued separately.

OEB 290

Butler, Octavia E. Autobiography

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