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Arthur C. Clarke - Playboy Collection
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Arthur C. Clarke - Playboy Collection

  • TxAM-CRS C000157
  • Collection
  • 1960-1971

This collection consists of materials related to Arthur C. Clarke's sales of stories and other pieces to Playboy Magazine. The collection includes a group of 27 typed letters and 7 autograph letters, mainly between Clarke and editor A. G. Spectorksy, internal Playboy memoranda, and correspondence from Playboy. Also included are typescripts (marked as setting copy) for 4 short works of fiction and 8 nonfiction pieces by Clarke.

Clarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008

Playboy Correspondence and Typescripts

1/1: "The Food of the Gods", 1962-1963
The Food of the Gods, edited mss, with submission letter from Scott Meredith annotated with "Buy" note and amount, and three additional letters related to this submission.

1/2: Correspondence, 1960-1970
Correspondence, A. C. Clarke - Playboy 46 items. Correspondence relating to submissions, Clarke's subscription, and general topics.

1/3: "You Can't Get There From Here", 1962
You Can't Get There from Here. Mss in Scott Meredith Folder.

1/4: "Beyond Centaurus", 1964
Beyond Centaurus, Mss in Scott Meredith Folder.

1/5: "The Future of Transport", 1962
The Future of Transport. Mss in Scott Meredith Folder.

1/6: "The Hazards of Prophecy", 1961-1962
The Hazards of Prophecy. Mss and galley in Scott Meredith Folder.

1/7: "Invisible Men and Other Prodigies", 1962
Invisible Men and Other Prodigies. Mss in Scott Meredith Folder.

1/8: "Blue Network"/"I Remember Babylon", 1960
Blue Network/I Remember Babylon. Mss in Scott Meredith Folder.

1/9: "The Road to Lilliput", 1962
The Road to Lilliput. Mss in Scott Meredith Folder.

1/10: "The Obsolescence of Man", 1961
The Obsolescence of Man. Mss in Scott Meredith Folder.

1/11: "The Meddlers", 1964
The Meddlers. Mss, copy, and galley in the Scott Meredith Folder.

1/12: "Rocket to the Renaissance", 1960
Rocket to the Renaissance. Mss, copy, and galley in the Scott Meredith Folder.

1/13: "The Light of Darkness", 1964-1966
The Light of Darkness. Mss in Scott Meredith Folder.

1/14: "The Shining Ones", 1963
The Shining Ones. Mss and copy in Scott Meredith Folder.

1/15: "The Food of the Gods", 1961
The Food of the Gods. Mss in Scott Meredith Folder.

1/16: Correspondence, 1960-1971
Correspondence: Playboy to Clarke; literary agent (34 items). Miscellaneous set of 34 letters from Playboy to Clarke, on publishing and other matters, along with letters to his agent, Undated.