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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.
Associated people
Bambara, Toni Cade. (1952-)
Barnes, Steven, (1941-)
Bates, Russell, (1951-2022)
Bear, Greg, (1950-)
Bogstad, Janice M., (1932-2020)
Bova, Ben, (1966-)
Bradley, Marion Zimmer. (1948-)
Busby, F. M. (1923-2020.)
Datlow, Ellen. (1968-2019.)
Delany, Samuel R. (1929-2018.)
Due, Tananarive, (1946-)
Effinger, George Alec. (1931-2019.)
Elliot, Jeffrey M. (1944-)
Ellison, Harlan. (1944-1999.)
Smart-Grosvenor, Vertamae. (1928-2013.)
Gomez, Jewelle, (1950-)
Gunn, James E.,
Hampton, Gregory Jerome,
Hartwell, David G.
Hopkinson, Nalo.
Ian, Janis.
Le Guin, Ursula K.,
Louis, Frances Deutsch.
McCaffery, Larry,
McIntyre, Vonda N.
Morrison, Toni,
Mosley, Walter.
Resnick, Michael D.
Richardson, Blanche.
Rowell, Charles H.
Shange, Ntozake.
Shawl, Nisi.
Skal, David J.
Walker, Alice,
Williams, Sherley Anne,
Wilson, Robin Scott,
Wood, N. Lee.
Zaki, Hoda M.,
Charnas, Suzy McKee.
Nadler, Marjorie Rae.
Marron, Lynn.
Rose, Victoria.
Associated organizations
Beacon Press.
Doubleday & Company, Inc.
Women's Press.
Science Fiction Writers of America.
Writer's House.
Los Angeles Public Library.
PEN/Faulkner Foundation.
Four Walls Eight Windows (Firm)
Seven Stories Press.
Pasadena City College (Pasadena, Calif.)
California State University, Los Angeles.
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
John Muir High School (Pasadena, Calif.)
Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame.
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