The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection
Identifier: AP2 .M2344
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction was begun in 1949 under the editors Anthony Boucher and J. Francis McComas. This collection contains issues ranging from 1950 to 1987, though the reader should note that the collection may not be complete.
These materials are in English.
These materials have unrestricted access.
Permission to publish materials from this collection must be obtained from the Head of Archives and Special Collections.
3.6 Linear Feet (The extent for this collection is 3.6 linear feet.)
Georgia Tech Archives and Special Collections holds issues of the magazine published between 1950-1987. It may not be a complete run of the publication.
Begun in 1949, shortly after the conclusion of World War 2, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction quickly garnered a repuation for respecatbilty both for itself and the genre as a whole. It became known for the high quality stories it produced. It, like many other scifi magazines, saw decline in popularity in the 1990s, but is still active to the date of this description. The History of the Science-fiction Magazine Series by Michael Ashley and the Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazine Index: 1890-2006+ by Stephen T. Miller and William G. Contento was used to gather historical information about this publication. The History of the Science-fiction Magazine Series by Michael Ashley and the Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazine Index: 1890-2006+ by Stephen T. Miller and William G. Contento was used to gather historical information about this publication.
These materials are arranged chronologically.
Materials for this collection were donated in part by Bud Foote, the Atlanta Science Fiction Society, Henry Kerr, Jerrie Adkins, Lewis Murphy, M. L. Ourster, William Scheick, Bart Hacker and the University of Michigan.
These materials were processed by Jocelyn Jagrowski in March 2020.
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, Library, Georgia Institute of Technology Repository