Robert Silverberg Papers

The papers of Robert Silverberg consists of manuscripts (Boxes 1- 52), correspondence (Boxes 53-78), ephemera (Box 79), and oversize (Boxes 80-89, Oversize folder 1).

The Manuscripts series (Boxes 1-52, 80-89) is arranged alphabetically by author and title. The manuscripts include a selection of Silverberg's literary works, mostly dating from 1973-1995. Included in this series are: novels, anthologies, short stories, novellas, essays, articles, book reviews, interviews, pilot scripts, galley proofs, page proofs, and confirmation proofs. Most of the manuscripts in this series are typed and appear to be close too, if not, the final revision.

Some of Silverberg's works found within this series include: Born with the Dead, Capricorn Games, Galactic Dreamers, Gilgamesh the King, How they Pass the time in Pelpel, The Nebula Awards, New Dimensions 2, 6, 7, and 8, Nightwings, Revolt on Alpha C, Sundance and other science fiction stories, and Time Gate Volume Two: Dangerous Interfaces. This series also includes manuscripts by other authors, most notably Isaac Asimov, A.A. Attanasio, Gregory Benford, Orson Scott Card, C.J. Cherryh, Ellen Datlow, Tom DeHaven, Samuel R. Delany, Gordon R. Dickson, L. Ron Hubbard, Wolfgang Jeschke, Marc Laidlaw, H.P. Lovecraft, Janet Morris, Larry Niven, Kim Stanley Robinson, Charles Sheffield, S.P. Somtow, Bruce Sterling, Theodore Sturgeon, Harry Turtledove, Jack Vance, and Dave Wolverton. There is also a biography of Philip K. Dick and a copy of his last interview. Some of the manuscripts are too large to be stored with this series and have been placed in oversize boxes 80-89.

The correspondence series (Boxes 53-78) is arranged alphabetically by author and dates from 1954-1992. The series consists of letters regarding Silverberg's professional dealings in relation to his writings and his business relationships with publishing companies. Publishing Companies found within the series include the following: Arbor House Publishing Company, Ballantine Books (firm), Chilton Book Company, Crowell- Collier Press, Donald I. Fine, Doubleday, Doran and Company, Harper & Row Publishers, Macmillan Publishing Company, Random House (Firm), Scott Meredith Literacy Agency, and Thomas Y. Crowell.

Also found within this series are letters from fellow science fiction authors and editors including Isaac Asimov, Forrest J. Ackerman, Thomas D. Clareson, John Kilian Houston Brunner, Richard Curtis, Jack Dann, Gerry de la Ree, Judy-Lynn Del Rey, Howard DeVore, Phyllis Eisenstein, Alex Eisenstein, David Gerrold, Horace Leonard (H.L.) Gold, Martin H. Greenberg, James E. Gunn, Wolfgang Jeschke, Wallace Macfarlane, Steven E. McDonald, Sam Moskowitz, Frederik Pohl, Marta Randall, Charles C. Ryan, Ivan Terence Sanderson, Michael Conner, Susan Wood, Günther M. Schelwokat, S. P. Somtow, Bob Tucker, Bruce McAllister, George Slusser, Bud Webster, James W. Wiggins, and Sidney Zion. In addition, there is a small amount of fan mail.

The Ephemera series (Box 79) is arranged alphabetically and the materials in the series date from 1958-1984. Within the series are book covers from Silverberg's novels, a science fiction reading list for a course taught during the summer of 1976, indexes to science fiction and fantasy magazines, miscellaneous notes, programs from conventions, proofs of illustrations from Amazing Science Fiction, science fiction newsletters, and trade catalogs.