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F'N (ISTOR) OO*

OF T(E +,-sChapter One - "New Frontiers"The decade of the 1960s, and fandom's interaction with it

A) WORLD EVENTS

* JFK and RFK assassinations

- (find mention of this in fanzines - eo!e mi"ht ta!# a$o%t &he'e the

&e'e &hat the &e'e doin" &hen the hea'd Kenned &as shot)

- (info f'om +ARK ,)

- Afte' the shootin" of Ro$e't Kenned in ./01 L2A2 fan Jane 3a!!ion

fo%nd o%t that he' 4%iet ne5t-doo' nei"h$o' in 6asadena had $een

Si'han Si'han 7so%'8e9 E!!e'n :;Fe$%$an ?issi!e >'isis@>o!d Wa'

- Sha&s moed to >a!ifo'nia (need mo'e on this if thatBs &h the did it)

- d%'in" the ./0on"'essiona! s%$8ommittee

* ?an in Sa8e@Sa8e Ra8e@Fi'st L%na' Landin"

- ea'! manned missions At ./0H Wo'!d8on $an4%et toastmaste' Tom oa'dman $e"an 'o8eedin"s $

anno%n8in" s%88essf%! s!ashdo&n of 3emini H to "'eat a!a%se

- Ao!!o missions

Ao!!o 1 fi'st 8i'8%m!%na' f!i"ht De8em$e' ./01

-- e'! ?e'8e'Bs fanzine DE>2 :T ./01 a$o%t the Ao!!o 1 mission


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-- saa8 Asimo aea'ed $'ief! in a NASA fi!m DEREFN39 A6OLLO 1

$%t &as %nha a$o%t it $e8a%se he had no 'io' #no&!ed"e of his

aea'an8e

he a!so &as a $it %t off $ the statement in the fi!m that

Bo'dina' Ame'i8ansB &e'e a88om!ishin" the moon oa"es and not

Bsome 'etentio%s inte!!e8t%a!BG saa8 o#ed that he 'esented

$ein" "'o%ed &ith o'dina' Ame'i8ans and 8!aimed that he &as

definite! a 'etentio%s inte!!e8t%a!

Ao!!o .. fi'st moon !andin" J%! ./0/

-- SF nota$!es 'esent at the !a%n8h in8!%ded A'th%' >2 >!a'#e Ro$e't

ein!ein and Dae K!e afte' Nei! A'mst'on" set foot on the moon ein!ein &as 4%oted as

sain" that IThis is the fi'st da of a ne& a"e2I

the'e &e'e man moon !andin" a'ties th'o&n $ fansG the !a'"est

&as in Los An"e!es &he'e one a''an"ed $ o T'im$!e and Ea'!

Thomson had a$o%t .!%$ of Ne& o'# in the ./;omm%nist Lea"%e

see'a! fans had !eanin"s to&a'd '%nnin" fo' e!e8ted offi8eG the most

s%88essf%! &as Ja8# See' &ho &as e!e8ted (&hatM) in the Seatt!e a'ea in the ./H!%$ of ./C


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s%88eedin" ea'sG it &as eent%a!! a$o!ished &hen it $e8ame o%t'a"eo%s

eno%"h that een its 8onse'atie s%o'te's in >on"'ess had to distan8e

themse!es f'om it2

- mem$e's of Nottin"ham fan "'o% in En"!and a'ti8iated in I>ommittee of

.oo'dinatin" >ommittee

-- !ate' &hi!e !iin" in Ne& o'# >it he attemted to oin as man

o'"anizations as ossi$!e on the Atto'ne 3ene'a!Bs !ist of

s%$e'sie o'"anizations as a 8'eatie &a of aoidin" 8ons8'ition

into the mi!ita'

in the mid ./0%'tis Jan#e &ho had $een

a fai'! &e!! #no&n fan in the de8ade of the ./H


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moements on +nie'sit of ?isso%'i 8am%s in ea'! ./am a! >!ement Ri8ha'd Ene

Ramond Q2 3a!!%n Danie! 3a!o%e Ro$e't A2 ein!ein Ja Ka K!ein

Daid K!e R2A2 Laffe't 62 S8h%!e' ?i!!e' Sam ?os#o&itz La'' Nien

A!an No%'se Je'' 6o%'ne!!e F'ed Sa$e'ha"en 3eo'"e O2 Smith Thomas

%'nett S&ann Ja8# Van8e and Ja8# Wi!!iamson 'eo'ted! Ande'son &as the fo'8e $ehind the ad 7so%'8e9 S8'ine'@

?a!z$e'" ;


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-- ho&ee' it is #no&n that the'e &e'e man s8ien8e fi8tion 'eade's in

VietnamG in A'i! ./0/ TE ?A3AQNE OF FANTAS AND S>EN>E F>TONBs

!a'"est ma'#et o%tside the +2S2 &as 'eo'ted to $e Sai"on

-- VENT+RE ma"azine fo%nd st'on" sa!es in Sdne A%st'a!ia &he'e man

+2S2 se'i8emen &e'e on RR !eae

Ri8h Wannen

-- one of fo%nde's of St2 Lo%isBs Oza'# SF Asso8iation

-- &as T'eas%'e' of the ./0/ St2 Lo%is8on

-- had "otten d'aft noti8e afte' "'ad%ation f'om 8o!!e"e in ./01

did se'ies of aea!s a!! &e'e denied

aea!s de!aed his ind%8tion in a'm !on" eno%"h so that he &as a$!e to 8om!ete his d%ties as Wo'!d8on T'eas%'e' in ./0/

-- Wannen aoided Vietnam $ a8t%a!! en!istin" in the A'm in ./ent'a! i"h!ands of Vietnam &ith the Cth Diision .@::nd

Ai'mo$i!e atta!ion 7so%'8e9 a!demanBs &e$ site=

-- his 8o!%mn ILette's f'om VietnamI %$!ished in Ra Fishe'Bs ODD

-- 'e8eied 6%'!e ea't afte' he &as &o%nded in Setem$e' ./01 &hena $oo$-t'aed 'o8#et e5!oded

had a se'ies of oe'ations and s%ffe'ed no !astin" hsi8a!

disa$i!it

-- afte' 'et%'nin" to the +2S2 $e8ame a f%!!-time &'ite' in ./an Tho (in

the ?e#on" Rie' de!ta)

-- &as in Vietnam f'om ./00 %nti! ea'! ./+RSE O+ RED ARON a

!ette' s%$stit%te &hi8h &as a$o%t Vietnam as he sa& and

e5e'ien8ed it

he mana"ed to #ee his mem$e'shi in The >%!t aa (tho%"h it &as

do&n"'aded f'om the a8tie 'oste') and mana"ed to %$!ish f@'s

fo' The >%!t f'om Vietnam

he mana"ed to isit othe' !a8es in So%theast Asia $esides

VietnamG d%'in" in the ./0anada in ./01

&as 'ee8ted $ d'aft $oa'd (M)

-- &ent on to $e8ome 'eno&ned SF a%tho'

F!od ende'son

John >!%te

-- a >anadian &ho &as !iin" in +2S2 in non-'esident a!ien stat%s

-- !eft +2S2 in ./0; not se8ifi8a!! to aoid Vietnam

eent%a!! moed to the +2K2 in ./0/

Dan >%''an a''ested fo' d'aft easion in !ate ./0; %n'e!ated to &a'

And ?ain

-- t'ied to 'e"iste' as >ons8ientio%s O$e8to' $%t &as t%'ned do&n

-- moed to >anada in ./0 afte' $ein" 8!assified as .-A

-- had $een 8!assified as C-F 'eio%s!

- the &a' a8t%a!! $'o%"ht s8ien8e fi8tion and fantas to the attention of

the !o8a! o%!a8e afte' an Ame'i8an se8ia! se'i8es offi8e' t'ans!ated

To!#ienBs LORD OF TE RN3S into Vietnamese


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een the So%th Vietnamese mi!ita' $e8ame enamo'ed of the se'iesG

3ene'a! Lo8Bs Se8ond >o's $e"an %sin" the !id!ess ee of Sa%'on as its

$att!e em$!em

* >o%nte'8%!t%'e and Fandom

- the so-8a!!ed BF'ee Loe E'aB

as the ./0athe'ine 'on&ode 'emem$e'ed the idea

fo' a 'oosed a't ino!in" e'#e!e fandom that &o%!d hae $een

$%i!t a'o%nd a se5%a! 8onne8tion theme9 IThe idea &as to sta't &ith

one e'son &ho &o%!d then send o%t a't initations to ea8h e'son

&ith &hom he o' she had had se5 as#in" them to inite a!! thei'

!iaison-a'tne's and to ass the initation a!on" so that *the*

&o%!d inite a!! of *thei'* !iaison-a'tne's and so fo'th2 n the

end &e &anted to see if the'e &o%!d $e eno%"h eo!e to fi!! the

3'ee# Theate' at +2>2 e'#e!e the !a'"est o%tdoo' en%e in the East

a at the time2 When someone "ot a ne& $of'iend o' "i'!f'iend a

ti8a! o#e &o%!d $e to sa BThe'eBs anothe' seat in the 3'ee#

Theate'BI

- $esides se5%a! !i$e'ation fans a!so $e8ame ino!ed &ith othe' fo'ms of e'8eied 8o%nte'-8%!t%'e s%8h as ?sti8ism

the most 'ominent e5am!e of this &as And ?ain &ho &as one of the

fo%nde's of the Qen >ente' in the San F'an8is8o a a'ea

- the ./0


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&ent th'o%"h e'sona!it 8han"es and menta! dete'io'ation

eent%a!! 8ommitted s%i8ide &ith a shot"%n

* Fans no!ed in othe' B3'e A'easB of so8iet

- On O8to$e' .C ./0C No'th o!!&ood o!i8e 'aided the offi8es of London

6'ess &hi8h made its mone $ %$!ishin" I"i'!ieI ma"azines

amon" those indi8ted in the afte'math &e'e Sam ?e'&in &ho edited

STARTLN3 in the ./Ca!ifo'nia that &as !ate' 'eo'ted in T?E ma"azine9

ISottin" a o%n" "'o%ie 8'a&!in" a!on" the !ed"e o%tside his se8ond

f!oo' hote! 'oom he oened a s!idin" "!ass doo' to !et he' in $%t she

s!ied fe!! into the o8ean and had to $e fished o%t $ the >oast

3%a'd2 E!!ison had $a'e! 'e8oe'ed f'om that f'i"ht &hen anothe' "i'!

&a!#ed th'o%"h his doo' and as#ed if he &as a f'iend of the Stones2

When he said es she st'ied and f!oed on his $ed2I

- Woodsto8# 8on8e't in A%"%st ./0/ at ethe! Ne& o'# -- some fans &e'e

amon" the ;


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-- afte' seein" 'eo'ts f'om 8on8e't on a!! the m%d and 'ain the &e'e

ha &ith thei' de8ision

- 3'e" Sha&

fanzine ?ETANOA

ma"azine9 WO 6+T TE O?6M

om Re8o'ds (M)

- >RAWDADD 'o8# m%si8 ma"azine

sta'ted $ +2S2 fan 6a%! Wi!!iamsG fi'st iss%e &as Fe$'%a' ./00

f'om time to time had a'ti8!es &'itten $ eo!e &ith 8onne8tion to

s8ien8e fi8tion fandom

-- fo' e5am!e in ./0/ Da!!as fan o&a'd Wa!d'o so!d an a'ti8!e to the ma"azine on the ossi$!e inf!%en8e on mode'n 'o8# $ >ha'!es

es

-- othe' fans &ho aea'ed in the ma"azineBs a"es in8!%ded Di8# L%off

ho$ Ste&a't Sam%e! De!an Daid a't&e!! and Ted White 7'ef9

a't! f'om Lin&ood emai! of ;A'


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) >AN3ES N FANDO? TSELF

* Fandom 8ontin%es to eo!e

- e5onentia! "'o&th of fandom

fans in the ./;a!ifo'nia

-- La'' and No'een Sha& moed f'om Ne& o'# >it to the Los An"e!es

a'ea in ./0/ &hen La'' $e8ame edito'ia! di'e8to' of 6a'!iament Ne&s >oman

the $e4%eathed thei' $ed'oom set (and a 8at) to Ted and Ro$in White

7'ef9 TWhite emai! of : to ?id&est8on Weste'8on ./0H and ./00* 3'eate' inte'a8tion $et&een fans and 'os

- fans &ho aea'ed in 'ozine !ette' 8o!%mns

(need info on this)

- &'ite's and edito's in the ./0


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-- an inf!%entia! fan in the ./HESSON OF TE DA?NED tit!e ta#en f'om >ha'!es Fo't a!so

%$!ished $ Do%$!eda

Joe Staton

-- fan a'tist

8a'toons aea'ed in see'a! fanzines d%'in" the ./0ha'!ton >omi8s in mid-./0 ma"azine i!!%st'atin" a sto' $

anothe' f!ed"!in" fan-t%'ned-'o Ri8h 'o&n


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-- &ent on to a s%88essf%! 8a'ee' as a 8omi8$oo# a'tist

- >!a'ion W'ite's Wo'#sho

$e"%n in ./01 it &as the fi'st of the s8ien8e fi8tion &'ite's

8onfe'en8es aimed at &'ite's-to-$e

fo%nded $ Ro$in S8ott Wi!son

-- "ot the idea fo' it afte' attendin" the ?i!fo'd &'ite's 8onfe'en8e

&hi8h &as a &o'#sho fo' &'ite's &ho &e'e a!'ead se!!in"

'ofessiona!!

to attend ?i!fo'd o% had to $e a %$!ished a%tho' &hi!e >!a'ion

&as meant fo' eo!e man of them s8ien8e fi8tion fans &ho

*&anted* to $e &'ite's -- fi'st th'ee >!a'ions &e'e he!d in >!a'ion 6enns!ania &he'e Wi!son

ta%"ht at the !o8a! 8o!!e"e

-- Wi!son ended his ino!ement &hen he moed to >hi8a"o in the s%mme'

of ./!a'ion West !asted th'ee ea's $efo'e ?8nt'e

s%ffe'ed $%'no%t f'om the d%a! 'ess%'es of t'in" to mana"e the

8onfe'en8e &hi!e $ein" a "'ad%ate st%dentG it &as 'es%med a"ain $

diffe'ent o'"anize's in the mid ./1!a'ion the'e &e'e othe' &'ite's 8onfe'en8es a!so s'%n" % a$o%t

that timeG it &as an idea &hose time had 8ome one of those haened in ./0/ &hen ?inneao!is-a'ea fan F'an# Stodo!#a

o'"anized a se'ies of !o8a! &'ite's &o'#shos that $'o%"ht o%t >!iff

Sima# and 3o'd Di8#son as mento's to the asi'in" &'ite's &ho attended

Chapter Two - "Kids at Heart, Slowly Growing Up"Prominent fans, new and old

* 'ish Fandom

- 'ish fandom 8an $e t'a8ed $a8# at !east as fa' as ./CG that &as the ea'

that Wa!t Wi!!is met James White the immediate! dis8oe'ed the had a 8ommon inte'est in 'ozine

8o!!e8tin"

&hen Wi!!is a84%i'ed a 'e!ia$!e te&'ite' White a!most immediate!

sta'ted 'od%8in" fan fi8tion2

it &as on! a sho't ste f'om that to Wi!!isBs fi'st fanzine SLANT


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&hi8h made its fi'st aea'an8e in ./C1

-- &as o'i"ina!! 'od%8ed on a 'intin" 'ess &ith hand-set te

-- $e8ame a home fo' some of the fan fi8tion

- 6EN

s%88esso' to SLANTG &as m%8h mo'e fannish and !ess se'8on

-- (need some info he'e on histo'i8a! $e"innin"s and some 4%otes a$o%t

&h 6EN &as sta'ted and SLANT ended)

edited $ Wa!t Wi!!is and >h%8# a''is in ./HANTED

D+6L>ATOR &hi8h de'ied f'om a > 'od%8tion 8a!!ed IThe Da'# To&e'I

ea8h ea' the %$!ished a ente'tain! fannish >h'istmas >a'd &hi8h

the sent to fans in 'itain and No'th Ame'i8a

d%'in" the ea'! ./0hi8on &ith isits to

fans on $oth 8oasts as &e!!

-- his s%$se4%ent t'i 'eo't IThe a' StatesideI &as a'"%a$! the

$est fan t'i 'eo't ee' &'itten

-- the fo%ndin" of the T'ans-At!anti8 Fan F%nd in ./HC 8an $e di'e8t!

t'a8ed to the ./H: Wi!!is fan f%nd

(fan a8tiities in ea'! ./0


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- o$ Sha&

(sho't $io and othe' info he'e)

- 3eo'"e >ha'te's

e'has the !east &e!!-#no&n mem$e' of F $%t the most 'o!ifi8 mem$e'

of F in the ./0ARR (ana"'am of I>ha'te'sI) %$!ished

$et&een ./0; and ./ANTED D+6L>ATOR (.st edition) some

hhens in 'intin" te %sed fo' SLANT a do!!o of d%!i8atin" in#

James WhiteBs fi'st $o& tie (sm$o!isin" the 'ofessiona! e!ement of

F) and si"nat%'es of the "'eat fans and "ood f'iends &ho had staed

at O$!i4%e o%se d%'in" the ea's222 The time 8as%!e &as then $%'ied

in the f'ont !a&n %nde'neath the 8he'' t'ee in ea'th &ith &hi8h had $een min"!ed the sa8'ed soi! of So%th 3ate donated $ Ri8# Snea'2 A

fannish e'a had ended2I

* n8hme' fandom

- one of fo8a! oints fo' 'itish fandom of the !ate ./H!a'#e

-- (mini-$io "oes he'e)

Jo >!a'#e

Sand Sande'son

-- (mini-$io "oes he'e)

- e'sona! 'o$!ems s%'fa8ed in mid-./0OT> sta'ted in the ./Ho%!son &ho administe'ed the sho& at Dis8on

&hen o 8o%!dnBt attend and '%8e 6e!z &ho administe'ed the sho&


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at the ./0C a8on &hen oBs 'e"nan8 'eented he' f'om attendin"

$ ./0/ had eo!ed into o'"anization that &as ino!ed &ith %d"in"

and a&a'din" 'izes in addition to administ'ation

-- $ this time o and '%8e 6e!z &e'e Di'e8to's

-- '%!es fo' ente'in" %d"in" et82 had $een 8odified into a

%$!i8ation TE NTERNATONAL S>EN>E-FANTAS ART EPTON

ANDOOK

ho&ee' $ ./01 oBs inte'ests had shifted to&a'ds the se8ond of he'

mao' a8tiit a'eas in the ./0h%8# >'ane and Ken

R%do!h

>on-F%sion &as a!so ino!ed in '%nnin" the ./0/ Weste'8on and the

./: Wo'!d8on !asted th'o%"h ./: $efo'e assin" f'om e5isten8e

-- in !ate' de8ades a't sho&s $e8ame a '%!e 'athe' than an e58etion at

s8ien8e fi8tion 8onentions a sho&!a8e fo' 'ofessiona! a'tists to

dis!a and se!! thei' &o'# and fo' fan a'tists to "ain 'eno&n

a!! this 8an $e t'a8ed $a8# to a "ood idea o 8ame % &ith at the

$e"innin" of the de8ade of the ./0TON had a 'eie& of so'ts of e'"e'onBs

'ofessiona! &o'#9 Ima8t !%s taste 8ha'a8te'ize m%8h of Di8#

e'"e'onBs &o'#2 Oe'size &at8hes i!!s ea's $i" te !%s a 4%iet

hand!in" of te5t $!o8#s "ie his desi"n a 8om$ined sense of d'ama and

8a'ef%! o'"anization2I

his 'ofessiona! &o'# had $een dis!aed in the ./0. and ./0: sho&s of the

Ne& o'# A't Di'e8to's >!%$

- e'"e'onBs fan a't had a distin8tie st!e some&hat a$st'a8t and s%''ea!

his fan a't &as fa' 'emoed f'om an st'%8t%'ed i!!%st'ation he did

'ofessiona!! Di8# Ene tho%"ht Ias a &a to 'e!a5 afte' a ha'd da of

$ein" 'ea!isti8 and 'e'esentationa!I 7so%'8e9 Ene .on ; (othe'sM)


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* No'm ?et8a!f

* 3eo'"e ea

* a'' e!!

- 8ame into fandom in ./0H

&as to!d a$o%t fandom $ John a'foot a fan &ho &as a 8o-&o'#e' of his

at Dea'tment of ea!th and So8ia! Se8%'it in Ne&8ast!e

- fi'st 8onention &as a'8on the ./00 Easte'8on

- $e8ame #no&n as one of fandomBs 'emie'e a'tists

fi'st fanzine 8ont'i$%tion &as a 8oe' fo' a'footBs fanzine +?LE

that &as a't of a 6ADS aa mai!in" in ./0H

O$it%a'ies

* D%'in" the ./0


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$'ief s%i8ide note and shot himse!f

* >o'd&aine' Smith (a2#2a2 D'2 6a%! ?'on Anthon Line$a'"e')

- died of hea't atta8# on A%"2 0 ./00 in Washin"ton D2>2 at a"e H;

- a%tho' of memo'a$!e SF in8!%din" his famo%s sto' IS8anne's Lie in VainI

&hi8h aea'ed in FANTAS OOK ,0 (./HOLO3>AL WARFARE &hi8h had at !east t&o

editions

&as an e5e't on Asiati8 Affai's

-- his "odfathe' had $een S%n at-Sen

-- ta%"ht Asian o!iti8s to mem$e's of Di!omati8 >o's

&as a't of Dea'tment of Asian 6o!iti8s at the Johns o#ins

+nie'sit

--- &as #no&n as IThe >hina ?anI

- had isited A%st'a!ia in ./0an$e''a a8ademi8 named A'th%' %'ns &ho &as !ate'

inte'ie&ed $ John Foste' a$o%t Line$a'"e'Bs isit

-- inte'ie& &as !ate' %$!ished in A+STRALAN SF REVEW then !ate'

sti!! $ And 6o'te'

* Daid 2 Ke!!e' ?2D2

- died at his home in St'o%ds$%'" 6enn2 on J%! .; ./00 at a"e 10

- had "a!! $!adde' s%'"i8a!! 'emoed a$o%t a &ee# ea'!ie'

had aea'ed to $e 'e8oe'in" &hen his hea't fai!ed

- had &'itten fo' the %!s f'om ./:+L+S TE DEVL AND TE DO>TOR

and TE S3N OF TE +RNN3 ART

- &as a!so f'iend! and a88omodatin" to fans

often 8ont'i$%ted to fanzines -- he had &'itten so man fanzine a'ti8!es that !!inois fan '%8e

Ro$$ins had 8omi!ed and %$!ished a 8he8#!ist of them

-- &as on! nea' the end of his !ife ho&ee' that he &'ote a$o%t his

fee!in"s fo' fanzines and fan edito's9 ID%'in" the ast :H ea's

hae 8ont'i$%ted !a'"e! to those ma"azines and hae nee' 'e"'etted

it2 The 8onstant 8onta8t &ith o%th has se'ed to !essen the 'aa"es

of time2 ?an of m $est f'iends &e'e fanzine edito's Whi!e none

ee' as#ed me to se'e as assistant edito' the a!! seemed to

a'e8iate m effo'ts to ma#e thei' ma"azines mo'e inte'estin"2I

&as a !ife mem$e' of the NFFF

-- had "ien TE S3N OF TE +RNN3 ART to the NFFF fo' %$!i8ation in

./C

* John enon a''is - died in ?a'8h .. ./0/ at a"e 0H

- &'ote s8ien8e fi8tion %nde' the se%donm of John Wndham in8!%din" the

noe! DA OF TE TRFFDS &hi8h &as made into a moie

- a!tho%"h not 'ea!! a fan he &as a f'e4%ent attendee of the 'itish

Nationa! >onentions in the ./HEN>E F>TON

&hi8h he had $een fo' the fi'st nine ea's of its e5isten8e

a!so "ained 'ominen8e as a 8'iti8 and a &'ite' ese8ia!! in the

mste' "en'e

-- had &'itten a n%m$e' of mste' noe!s in8!%din" RO>KET TO TE

?OR3+E (did this feat%'e sf fans thin!-dis"%ised as 8ha'a8te'sM)

his othe' inte'ests had in8!%ded oe'a and had 8ond%8ted see'a! 'adio

sho&s on the toi8 as &e!! as &'itin" a 8o!%mn in the ma"azine O6ERA

NEWS

- had adoted the name IAnthon o%8he'I in ./; &hen he !ea'ned that the

Li$'a' of >on"'ess !isted H diffe'ent a%tho's $ the name of Wi!!iam


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White

he a!so %sed the se%donm I2 2 o!mesI fo' some of his fi8tion and

8'iti8a! &'itin"s

- &as a f'e4%ent attendee of &o'!d8ons in8!%din" the ./H< Wo'!d8on &he'e

he &as 3%est of ono'

in ./H1 he had mediated the end of the WSFS &o'!d8on 8'isis &hi8h had

th'eatened to deastate fandom

- a fao'ite of fans

he &as not the #ind of 'ofessiona! that iso!ated himse!f f'om fansG at

8onentions he &as a a't-"oe' and a o#e' !ae'

- &hen the Wo'!d ?ste' >onention &as fo%nded (&henM) $ '%8e 6e!z (and othe'sM) it &as named the o%8he'>on in his hono'

* F'an# R2 6a%!

- died of a hea't atta8# on J%ne :/ ./0; at a"e /

- &as &e!!-!i#ed $ fans

&as #no&n as ?'2 S8ien8e Fi8tion !!%st'ation

Fo'' A8#e'man had d'essed % in a F'an# R2 6a%!-insi'ed 8ost%me at the

e' fi'st &o'!d8on in ./;/ &he'e 6a%! &as the 3%est of ono'

- &as a ha'd &o'#e' 'i"ht % to his death

the ni"ht he died he had $een &o'#in" on a aintin" fo' %"o 3e'ns$a8#

* Wi!! Le

- died on J%ne :; ./0/ at a"e 0; of a hea't atta8#

- &as inte'nationa!! #no&n as a s8ien8e &'ite'

&'ote the fi'st s8ien8e $oo# on 'o8#et' in ./:0 -- &as a 8ha'te' mem$e' of 3e'man Ro8#et So8iet $%t f!ed Nazi 3e'man

in ./;H

-- sett!ed in +2S2 $e8omin" a 8itizen in ./CC

$e8ame famo%s fo' his o%!a'izations of sa8e t'ae!

-- &on the non-fi8tion a't of the nte'nationa! Fantas A&a'd in ./H.

fo' TE >ON+EST OF S6A>E &hi8h &as i!!%st'ated &ith aintin"s $

>hes!e oneste!!

- $e8ame a !ife!on" s8ien8e fi8tion fan

dis8oe'ed Ame'i8an s8ien8e fi8tion in ./;!ifton

- sf a%tho' &ho &on %"o A&a'd in ./HH fo' ITheBd Rathe' e Ri"htI in

8o!!a$o'ation &ith F'an# Ri!e

- died in Noem$e' ./0; of !%n" 8an8e'

- &as des8'i$ed $ Ron E!!i# as Ia o&e'f%! 'esen8e at Weste'8ons a!&as

att'a8tin" !a'"e 8'o&ds of fansI

* annes o# ($o'n Wane Wooda'd)

- died on A'i! .. ./0C2 at a"e H the ne&szine that &on a

%"o A&a'd in ./H/

- in ./0. sta'ted a $i-&ee#! ne&szine STARS6NKLE

ended %$!i8ation in ./0C afte' 'ea8hin" H2L2E2 noe!izationsG &as %$!ished not !on" $efo'e he died

in addition had 8o-a%tho'ed a non-fi8tion $oo# TE +NVERSES OF E2E2

S?T that &as %$!ished in ./00

* Te'' %'ns

- died on De82 .1 ./00 in an a%to a88ident

- &as a8tie in the Litt!e ?ens 8!%$ in the San F'an8is8o@Oa#!and a'ea

- &as 'et%'nin" home f'om >h'istmas a't at home of A!a Ro"e's in >ast'o

Va!!e

8a' &as fo%nd ne5t da in a 'aine < feet do&n a hi!!side f'om the

'oad

* F'an# ?a''


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- died in De8em$e' ./01 in an a%tomo$i!e a88ident

- &as one of the fo%ndin" mem$e's of the ?T S8ien8e Fi8tion So8iet

- had a !a'"e sf 8o!!e8tion &hi8h &as s%$se4%ent! so!d

* Ro"e' 6hi!!is 3'aham

- died ?a'8h : ./00 of hea't 8om!i8ations at a"e H0

had $een %nde' do8to'Bs 8a'e fo' si5 ea's

&as s8hed%!ed to hae hea't s%'"e' to 'e!a8e defe8tie a!e

afte' $ein" hosita!ized fo' a 'e-oe'atie e'iod in !ate Fe$'%a' of

./00 he ente'ed a 8oma and %t into intensie 8a'e2

nee' 'e8oe'ed

- 3'aham &as anothe' e5am!e of someone &ho &as an a%tho' and a fan at the same time

(info on sto'ies &'itten ma"azines edited)

d%'in" the ./C


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-- his fanzine %$!ishin" $'o%"ht him into 8onta8t &ith man 'ominent

fans of that e'a in8!%din" Wa!t Wi!!is and Lee offman

he a!on" &ith Lee offman Wa!t Wi!!is and othe's &e'e a't of &hat

$e8ame #no&n as Si5th Fandom a e' fannish fanzine-o'iented "'o% of

fans that dominated ea'! ./HTON FELD &ith

a'e nman

one iss%e had $een %$!ished at the time of his death* Seth Johnson

- died on ?a'8h .. ./0/ afte' s%ffe'in" a hea't atta8# see'a! das

ea'!ie'

- a N>-a'ea fan attended ESFA meetin"s and 8onentions in the &inte'

months

8o%!d not attend 8onentions in &a'me' months d%e to his o$ as a 3ood

%mo' sa!esman

- (fe%din"@nastiness $et&een him and some fanzine fans $'ief! 8oe')

- his main 8onne8tion &ith fandom &as th'o%"h the NFFF

he 'an a fanzine 8!ea'in" ho%se &hi8h 'oided fanzines to eo!e %st

ente'in" fandom

&as a!so a't of the NFFF We!8ome >ommittee

- Don Ande'son !ate' 'emem$e'ed Seth as Ia !easant a"'eea$!e so't &i!!in" to %t % &ith a neoBs 4%estions2 e %sed no inte!!e8t%a! f!ashiness to t' to

im'ess2 e &as %st a do&n-to-ea'th "ent!e so%!2I 7so%'8e9 'oo#s .CDe8


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- 'itish fan

- died on ?a'8h C ./0.

- had !a'"e SF 8o!!e8tion

- ann%a! a&a'd named afte' him Do8 Wei' A&a'd 'esented at ea8h Easte'8on

a 'e8o"nition a&a'd fo' se'i8e to 'itish fandom

fi'st 'e8iient &as 6ete' ?a$e in ./0; fo' his &o'# &ith the SFA

!endin" !i$'a'

s%$se4%ent &inne's in the ./0he!tenham >i'8!e

- died on A'i! . ./0; at a"e C:

- $est #no& fo' a8tiities in the O'de' of St2 Fanton of &hi8h he &as one

of fo%nde's and &he'e he &as Kni"ht A'mo'e'

* Vo! ?o!es&o'th

- died J%! .C ./0C at a"e ;/ afte' a !on" hea't-'e!ated i!!ness 7so%'8e9

R>!a'#e :CNo'o%t8h

- died f'om hea't atta8# s%ffe'ed &hi!e shoe!in" sno& f'om d'ie&a on

Jan%a' : ./0/

- one of !eadin" >anadian fans of the ./0


25/211

- &as !on"-time mem$e' of NFFF

not too &e!! #no&n o%tside of the NFFF

- had attended see'a! Wo'!d8ons in8!%din" >hi8on in ./H:

- had a fe& sto'ies %$!ished in Ra 6a!me'Bs 'ozines

- not !on" afte'&a'ds i!! 6ettit anno%n8ed he &as 8o!!e8tin" mate'ia! fo'

a memo'ia! fanzine

* %'ton >'ane

- died in ea'! Fe$'%a' ./0; in Ne& o'# >it

- &as mem$e' of FA6A f'om ./C0-./H:

- &as a!so a mem$e' of the Nationa! A6A on and off f'om ./.:

had oined &hen he &as .. ea's o!d - &as a!so a%tho' of see'a! $oo#s on $%siness and the sto8# ma'#et

* Ed Wman

- died in ?a'8h of ./00 of ne%monia dee!oin" f'om inf!%enza at a"e 0;

- Seatt!e a'ea fan

attended most! &est 8oast 8onentions

- $esides fan a8ties &as a!so an aid se!%n#e' and hoto"'ahe'

* Roa! D'%mmond

- died of a hea't atta8# on A'i! :: ./0C at a"e CH

- had $een a8tie in The Name!ess Ones of Seatt!e fandom in the ./Hit fan a't of the N%nne' in the ./Hhi8a"o a'ea fan #no&n as a 8onention-"oe' and a %nste'

$a8# in ./Hhi8a"o SF >!%$

&as a mem$e' of the Ame'i8an Ro8#et So8iet and ?ENSA

- had $een one of the fi'st so-8a!!ed I$!%e $a$iesI to hae 8o''e8tie

s%'"e'

it $e8ame #no&n !ate' that he had donated his $od to s8ien8e

he &as %st ;0 ea's o!d* e'$ S8ofie!d

- died on Jan%a' :


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Seatt!e Wo'!d8on the on! 8onention she ee' attended

- afte' he' death a one-shot fanzine JANEBS JO+RNAL &as edited $ >!aton

am!in and %$!ished $ Ro$e't Lam$e8#G it &as a 8o!!e8tion of he'

&'itin"s

Chapter Three - "Fractured Fandos"The proli!eration o! US !an organi#ationsThe histo' of s8ien8e fi8tion fandom in 8e'tain &as is not %n!i#e the

"eo!o"i8a! histo' of the ea'th2 a8# in the ea'!iest "eo!o"i8a! e'a a!! the

!and mass of the ea'th &as 8om$ined into one s%e'-8ontinent 6an"eia2 Theea'!iest das of s8ien8e fi8tion fandom &e'e 8oma'a$!e in that $efo'e a!!

the m'iad fan 8!%$s and s!inte' fandoms 8ame into $ein" the'e &as on8e a

so!ita' fan "'o% the S8ien8e Fi8tion Lea"%e2

The SFL &as 8'eated $ %"o 3e'ns$a8# in ?a ./;C iss%e of his s8ien8e fi8tion

ma"azine WONDER STORES2 S8ien8e fi8tion fandom &as a!'ead in e5isten8e $

then $%t &as most! iso!ated indiid%a!s %$!ishin" fanzines &ith one o' t&o

fan 8!%$s e5istin" in !a'"e o%!ation 8ente's2 3e'ns$a8# 8han"ed a!! that2

That iss%e of WONDER so'ted the 8o!o'f%! em$!em of the SFL on its 8oe' of a

&ide-$odied m%!ti-'o8#eted sa8eshi assin" in f'ont of the ea'th2 nside

his fo%'-a"e edito'ia! s%mmed % the Lea"%e as an o'"anization Ifo' the

f%'the'an8e and $ette'ment of the a't of s8ien8e fi8tionI and im!o'ed fans to

oin the ne& o'"anization and Is'ead the "ose! of s8ien8e fi8tion2I

The 'esonse &as a!most immediate2 Fans f'om a'io%s a'ts of the +nitedStates &'ote enth%siasti8 !ette's man of &hi8h &e'e %$!ished $ 3e'ns$a8#

in WONDERBs !ette's 8o!%mn2 Some of the 'esondents sta'ted 8hate's of the

SFL in a'io%s 8itiesG to $e8ome a SFL 8hate's and most of the s8ien8e

fi8tion 8!%$s that a!'ead e5isted $e8ame affi!iates of the SFL2 Amon" the

fi'st affi!iates &e'e 8!%$s in Los An"e!es and 6hi!ade!hia &hi8h sti!!

e5ist %nde' diffe'ent names2

The SFL &as not destined to $e !on"-!ied2 n ./;0 3e'ns$a8# 'an into

finan8ia! diffi8%!ties that 8ost him 8ont'o! of WONDER and as a 'es%!t the

SFL as &e!!2 Een $efo'e this the o'"anization had $e"%n to 8'%m$!e as

indeendent!-minded fans in some of the !a'"e' SFL $'an8hes s%88essf%!!

ado8ated thei' mem$e's to 'eno%n8e SFL affi!iation &hi!e othe' sma!!e'

$'an8hes of the Lea"%e assed f'om e5isten8e d%e to !a8# of inte'est2 Leo

?a'"%!ies &as the %$!ishe' of TRLLN3 WONDER STORES the ma"azine that'e!a8ed 3e'ns$a8#Bs WONDERG a!tho%"h he %$!i8! stated his s%o't fo'

8ontin%in" the SFL it &asnBt the same2 Ria! a'ent o'"anizations s%8h

as F'ed 6oh!Bs S8ien8e Fi8tionee's 8ame into e5isten8e $%t these too &e'e

not destined to !a an si"nifi8ant a't in the f%t%'e di'e8tion of o'"anized

fandom2 S8ien8e fi8tion fandom had eo!ed d%'in" the t&o ea's of the SFLBs

e5isten8e and its f%t%'e &as not a 'amid o'"anization %nde' the 8ont'o! of

one e'son o' "'o% of eo!e2

This f'a8t%'in" of s8ien8e fi8tion fandom 'es%!ted in dozens of indeendent

fan "'o%s $ the !ate ./;


27/211

--- A8#e'man &as inst'%menta! in ma#in" the LASFL #no&n to the

o%tside &o'!d th'o%"h fanzines s%8h as ?A3NATON (&hi8h he

8o-edited &ith '%8e e'#e) and a8tiities s%8h as his

8e!e$'ated t'i to Ne& o'# >it in ./;/ fo' the fi'st

Wo'!d8on &he'e he aea'ed in a 8ost%me o%t of a F'an# R2

6a%! aintin"

-- een tho%"h the S8ien8e Fi8tion Lea"%e fo' 'a8ti8a! %'oses &as

def%n8t $ the end of the ./;


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i!!ton as a LASFS meetin" site)

in O8to$e' ./0. fans &e'e fo'8ed to moe o%t as the $%i!din" &as

to'n do&n fo' 'edee!oment2

--- Ted Johnstone !ate' &'ote IThe ni"ht &e finished moin" o%t

8ame $a8# &ith '%8e 6e!z fo' a !ast !oo# a'o%nd2 The

e!e8t'i8it had $een t%'ned off fo' the !ast time and &e &ent

in the &ide oen f'ont doo' &ith a f!ash!i"ht2 stood in the

ha!! do&nstai's and !oo#ed a'o%nd and tho%"ht a$o%t &hat a

!ot of f%n &e had had in this ho%se and a!! the &onde'f%!

thin"s that had "one on in the'e in the !ast ea' and a ha!f2

Fandom &as oo'e' fo' its !oss2I LASFS em$a'#ed on a meetin" site odsse d%'in" the ./0!%$ho%se F%nd de$%ted the s%mme' of ./0C as an amendment to

the LASFS 8onstit%tion

fi'st mana"e' of the f%nd &as 6a%! T%'ne'

-- 8o!!e8ted 'een%es f'om a%8tions donations "'ants f'om Weste'8ons

initia! !ed"es "ot the f%nd off to a "ood sta't &ith oe'


29/211

to I'am the %i!din" F%nd do&n the 8!%$Bs th'oat 8ontin%o%s! to a

oint &he'e the F%nd &as a8t%a!! "'o&in" isi$! a"ainI2 7so%'8e9

6e!z .O8t


30/211

3%est Sea#e' &as La'' Nien

-- in ./0/ hono'ees &e'e i!! Wa''en and an# Stine

-- $ the !ate ./h%8# >'ane &ho had $een e'

a8tie the ast ea' as a 8!%$ offi8e' %$!ishe' of its fanzine

SA33 and as one of the o'"anize's of that ea'Bs a!te'nate

Weste'8on F-+N>on (&hi8h &i!! $e des8'i$ed in >hate' )

--- t&o >e'tifi8ates of ?e'it &e'e a!so 'esented to Ken R%do!h

fo' 'eiin" SA33 and to Tom Di"$ fo' a!!o&in" the 8!%$ to

%se his aa'tment as a meetin" site

in amon"st the 8'o&d &as the ni"htBs 3%est Sea#e' 6o%! Ande'son

&ho a!so &as that ea'Bs 'e8iient of the Fo'' A&a'd


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anothe' attendee &as a 'e!atie o!d-time' Ross Ro8#!nne &ho

hadnBt attended a LASFS meetin" in oe' a de8ade

-- fina!! at the ;Hth Annie'sa' meetin" in O8to$e' ./0/

'%8e 6e!z &as a&a'ded his se8ond Eans-F'eehafe' A&a'd this time

fo' his &o'# in 'eiin" the mo'i$%nd %i!din" F%nd o' as the

8!%$Bs ne&s!ette' %t it Ithe 8!%$Bs B>ommittee to 3o%"e ?one

O%t of the LASFSBI

$esides these the'e &as a!so anothe' se'ies of 8!%$ dinne's 8a!!ed

IDi'e8to'sB Dinne'sI 7so%'8e9 6e!z emai! .O8t


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in !ate ./0+S as Ia

mi5t%'e of "ood and $ad &ith mo'e "ood than $adI

-- LASFS NEWSLETTER

$e"%n $ o T'im$!e in ./0o''esondin" >!%$B in ?a'8h of ./: &hi8h &as a8tie on! th'o%"h

the mai!

the fi'st fan 8!%$ that he!d a8t%a! meetin"s ho&ee' &as

'o$a$! The S8ien8ee's &hi8h fo'med in De8em$e' ./:/ and had

as its mem$e's s%8h !%mina'ies as A!!en 3!asse' J%!i%s S8h&a'tz

J%!i%s +n"e' and ?o't Weisin"e'

as fa' $a8# as Ne& o'# fan "'o%s e5isted the'e &as fe%din" &hi8h

sometimes $e8ame i8io%sG this eo!ed into a histo'i8a! tenden8 fo'

Ne& o'# fans to fo'm into a m'iad of fan o'"anizations 'athe' than

a sin"!e mono!ithi8 one

at an 'ate it &as not %n%s%a! fo' Ne& o'# fans to $e!on" to see'a!

fan o'"anizations &hi8h made fo' $%s months of fan a8tiit

-- (need 4%ote to that effe8t f'om some ./0it a'ea a!! datin" $a8# to the ea'! ./H


36/211

fo' mat%'e fans &ho a'e sin8e'e! inte'ested in s8ien8e fi8tion as &e!!

as fandomI

-- (e' $'ief des8'ition of ./H


37/211

--- at that meetin" Sam ?os#o&itz 'esented a s!ide sho&

detai!in" the 8a'ee's of Fin!a and F'an# R2 6a%! and a

testamonia! !a4%e to the 6a%! (&ho had died not 4%ite a ea'

ea'!ie') &as 'esented to his da%"hte'

-- afte' the meetin" the'e &as a!most a!&as a meetin"-afte'-the-

meetin" at a !o8a! 8afete'ia

Ann%a! Oen ?eetin"s &e'e in ?a'8h and %s%a!! &e'e at the Ne&a'# NJ

?>A

-- ?a'8h ./0. Oen ?eetin" feat%'ed an im'essie !ist of fan and 'o

attendees9 %"o 3e'ns$a8# F'an# R2 6a%! Fo'' A8#e'man Otto

inde' ans Santessen Ted White Di8# L%off and Leste' de! Re a$o%t .am$e!! as 3%est of ono'

8e!e$'ated >am$e!!Bs :Hth ea' as edito' of ASTO+NDN3@ANALO3

othe' sea#e's in8!%ded Wi!! Le saa8 Asimo and Leste' de! Re

--- Asimo 8'edited >am$e!! fo' fo'm%!atin" the Th'ee La&s of

Ro$oti8s and fo' s%""estin" INi"htfa!!I and the Fo%ndation

Se'ies

>am$e!! in 'esonse said he "ot the idea fo'

INi"htfa!!I f'om Ra!h Wa!do Eme'son

-- ?a'8h ./0H Oen ?eetin" feat%'ed a ISa!%te to 3ALAPI &ith F'ed 6oh! Wi!! Le 2L2 3o!d 3'off >on#!in A!f'ed este' and a''

a''ison ta#in" a't in the 'o8eedin"s

-- ?a'8h ./00 Oen ?eetin" feat%'ed Wi!! Le

.H< in attendan8e

-- ?a'8h ./0 meetin" feat%'ed Ro$e't Lo&ndes

a!so feat%'ed a ane! dis8%ssion on 8'oni8s &ith F'ed 6oh!

Leste' de! Re and mem$e's of the >'oni8s So8iet of Ne& o'#

and a s!ide sho& $ Ja Ka K!ein

--- the >'oni8s ane! &hi8h de$ated the iss%e of 8'o"eni8a!!

f'eezin" eo!e at the time of thei' deaths on the 8han8e the

&i!! $e 'eied at some f%t%'e date &hen s8ien8e has

s%ffi8ient! adan8ed 'od%8ed the most a%dien8e inte'est

ese8ia!! f'om Leste' de! Re &ho 4%ied that that >'oni8s mi"ht sa&n a &ho!e ne& "oe'nment 'o"'am9 BDeadi8a'eB

se8ia! a&a'd &as 'esented $ saa8 Asimo (8a!!ed &hat e!se

the Bsaa8B) to Asimo himse!f fo' e58e!!en8e in non-sf &'itin"

-- ?a'8h ./01 meetin" feat%'ed Lin >a'te' &hose ta!# 8ente'ed on the

8a'ee' of Ro$e't E2 o&a'd

Sam ?os#o&itz a!so "ae a ta!# on the 8a'ee' of ?e''a Leinste'

--- Leinste' (se%donm of Wi!! Jen#ins) &as 'esent to a88et a

!a4%e f'om ESFA in his hono' then "ae a a%to$io"'ahi8a!

see8h mentionin" that he had adoted his en name in ./.H

&hen he &as . ea's o!dG the edito' of a %! ma"azine he &as

se!!in" sto'ies to 'e8o"nized his ta!ent and had adised him

not to %se his 'ea! name on sto'ies he so!d to %!s to aoid

8heaenin" itG eent%a!! B?%''a Leinste'B $e8ame so &e!!- #no&n that it &as mo'e a!%a$!e than his 'ea! name

atendan8e &as a$o%t .am &hose sto8# in t'ade &as s&o'd and so'8e' so#e on

the histo' and %se of222 s&o'ds

.: eo!e attended not %n%s%a! fo' s%8h an eent $%t ee'one

&as 8'o&ded nto a sma!! 'oom $e8a%se a f'ate'nit a't the ni"ht

$efo'e had deastated the 'oom no'ma!! %sed

othe' sea#e's in8!%ded James Randi &ho so#e on s8hi8 f'a%ds

and a! >!ement &ho en"a"ed the a%dien8e in a dis8%ssion of othe'

ossi$!e "a!a8ti8 8ii!izations

othe' 8!%$ a8tiities

-- a!tho%"h se'8on inte'ests 'edominated the'e &as sti!! some 'oom

fo' some !i"hte' moments s%8h as ESFABs anti-%"os the ann%a! BTen

Foot 6o!!B fo' *&o'st* s8ien8e fi8tion

&inne's of that %n8oeted hono' in8!%ded A?AQN3 ma"azine and the

te!eision se'ies LOST N S6A>E


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- F%t%'ians

o'i"ina! F%t%'ians 8!%$ &as fo'med in the ./;a'' ho$ Ste&a't La'' ie Wa!te'

'een !%s the 6hi!ade!hia fans a! Ln8h and Wi!! Jen#ins

met ee' othe' F'ida ni"ht in 'oo#!n

-- meetin"s sometimes he!d at Ted WhiteBs 'esiden8e

-- (othe' !a8esM)

meetin"s &e'e info'ma! %s%a!! feat%'in" fanzine 'od%8tion in some

fo'm o' anothe' ese8ia!! fo' the Fano8!astsB aa A6A-F

e'has the 8!%$Bs most 'eno&n a8tiities in the ./0


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t&o $e8a%se of the adent%'es of A'nie Katz and ?i#e ?8ne'ne

Katz &hose eesi"ht &as so oo' that he &as 8onside'ed !e"a!!

$!ind astonished ee'one at the ?id&est8on &hen he and Ri8h

'o&n &on a s%'-of-the-moment miniat%'e "o!f to%'nament d%$$ed

the B?id&est8on OenB a"ainst t&o othe' Fano8!asts Ted White and

And 6o'te'

--- een mo'e s%''isin" Katz had $ fa' the $est 'o%nd of the

fo%' &hi8h 8a%sed 'o&n to !ate' 8omment IOne &onde's &hat

s8o'es he mi"ht a8hiee at in$a!!2I

&hen the Fano8!asts 'ea8hed Las Ve"as ?8ne'ne had an amazin"

'%n of !%8# &hi8h t'ansfo'med a t&ent-do!!a' sta#e into h%nd'eds of do!!a's fi'st $ hittin" a a8#ot at the s!ot ma8hines then

8!eanin" % at the $!a8#a8# ta$!es

--- the othe's &e'e on! s%88essf%! in &'en8hin" him a&a &hen it

&as time fo' them to moe on do&n the 'oad

the 8!%$ !asted fo' de8ades as one of the st'on"e' Ne& o'# fan

o'"anizations

- Faanish ns%'"ent S8ientifi8tiona! Asso8iation (FSTFA o' !ate' FStFA)

fo%nded $ ?i#e ?8ne'ne (&henM)

-- :onne8ti8%t to Ne& o'#

>it and had oined ESFA the L%na'ians and the Fano8!asts2

o&ee' he fe!t his fana8 &as sti!! %nsated9 IThe'e &e'e man &ee#s

&hen the'e &e'e no meetin"s and &anted to fan f%!! time a!! the

time2 de8ided to fi!! in the "a $ hain" a a't ee' othe' F'ida ni"ht a!te'natin" &ith the Fano8!asts2I

?8ne'ne 8hose the name of the o'"anization $%t did not intend it to

$e an e58!%sie o' initationa! o'"anization !i#e the Fano8!asts &e'e9

IThe name FSTFA &as meant $oth as a o#e and a hint that a!! fans &e'e

&e!8ome2 sti!! donBt #no& &hat &e &e'e ins%'"in" a"ainst $%t did

!i#e the a8tion fee!in" of that &o'd2I

the'e &e'e e' fe& '%!es

-- the'e &e'e no min%tes of meetin"s no mem$e'shi 'e4%i'ements at a!!

and no $!a8#$a!!s

-- a$o%t the on! fi'm '%!e &as that someone 8o%!d $e $anned fo'

hsi8a! io!en8e a"ainst othe' fans (did this ee' haenM)

meetin"s &e'e he!d at the aa'tment on the Lo&e' East Side of ?anhattan

that ?8ne'ne sha'ed &ith anothe' fan Ea'! Ee's -- afte' Ee's &as d'afted into the A'm Ri8h 'o&n moed in and $e8ame

8o-host of FSTFA meetin"s

-- ?8ne'ne sta'ted ea8h meetin" $ !ain" the FSTFA anthem I?'2

Sa8emanI $ the o! ?oda! Ro%nde's

haenin"s

-- in ./00 "'o% of :H FSTFAns t'ooed off to see the off-'oad&a

'emie'e of th'ee sho't !as $ased on Ra 'ad$%' sto'ies

in8!%din" IThe Ve!dtI

'ad$%' had $een e5e8ted to attend ta#in" the t'ain to Ne& o'#

f'om Los An"e!es and the fans &e'e disaointed &hen he didnBt

sho& %

-- ea'!ie' in ./00 the 8!%$ $'o%"ht in the ne& ea' &ith a memo'a$!e ne&

ea'Bs ee a't in a sto'ef'ont on Times S4%a'e &he'e ?8ne'ne &o'#ed as ni"ht mana"e'

the'e &as &ine $ee' and fi!#sin"in" in8hes f'om a f'enzied ho'de

of eo!e on the othe' side of a !a'"e "!ass &indo&

?8ne'ne moed f'om Ne& o'# to the San F'an8is8o a'ea in ./0/ and the

8!%$ sta'ted a "'ad%a! de8!ine

-- othe' 8ont'i$%tin" fa8to's &e'e the afte'effe8ts and $%'no%t f'om the

./0 Wo'!d8on (&hi8h ?8ne'ne and othe' FSTFA mem$e's &e'e ino!ed

&ith) and othe' fan dea't%'es f'om the Ne& o'# a'ea in the ea'!

./


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not !ast !on" and the 8!%$ &as fina!! 8onsi"ned to histo'

- 'oo#!n ns%'"ents

fo'med in ./0/ as 'es%!t of an inte'na! s!it amon" the Fano8!asts

-- fo%nde's &e'e Ri8h >o!!een 'o&n and A'nie Katz

&as !a'"e! indistin"%isha$!e f'om Fano8!asts in fo'm and %'ose

-- e58etion &as that meetin"s &e'e oen 'athe' than initation-on!

-- the oen meetin"s a!so !ed to a &ide' a'iet of fan inte'ests $ein"

'e'esented as oosed to the Fano8!asts &hose 8ent'a! inte'est &as

fanzines

met on a!te'nate F'idas of the month than the Fano8!asts (need

8onfi'mation on thisG hae 8onf!i8tin" info'mation he'e) ea# ea's of the 8!%$ &e'e ea'! ./!%$ >ommittee of >+SFS esta$!ished to %se >+SFSBs offi8ia!

stat%s &ith >o!%m$ia +ni2 to a!!o& an indeendent o%tdoo's-o'iented

O%tin" >!%$ to fo'm

this a'oa8h ta#en to 8i'8%ment 8om!e5 %nie'sit 'e8o"nition

'o8ed%'es fo' ne& o'"anizations

--- >+SFS stat%s %sed to o$tain meetin" sa8e fo' O%tin" >!%$ to

adot a 8onstit%tion and e!e8t offi8e's

on8e O%tin" >!%$ "ained %nie'sit 'e8o"nition as an indeendent

o'"anization the >+SFS O%tin" >!%$ >ommittee dis$anded

8!%$ did not !ast e' !on"

-- Le'ne' "'ad%ated in J%ne ./00 and &as ind%8ted into the +2S2 A'm

it &as !ate' 'eied in the ./1o!%m$ia +nie'sit (FSFS>+) 'ono%n8ed as fiss-fiss-8%eB it &as the s%88esso' to >+SFS

fo%nded in the s%mme' of ./01 $ F'ed Le'ne' (&ho had 'et%'ned to

>o!%m$ia fo' ost "'ad%ate st%dies afte' "ettin" o%t of the A'm) E!i

>ohen and Janet Ka"an

%$!ished th'ee iss%es of a fanzine AKOS &ith Ka"en as edito'

8!%$ s%'ied into the ea'! ./it >o!!e"e of Ne& o'# had t&o sf 8!%$s in ./0C

SFSES>>N the Eenin" Session S8ien8e Fi8tion So8iet of the >it

>o!!e"e of Ne& o'# &as ho!din" F'ida ni"ht meetin"s on-8am%s in

Find!a a!! &hi8h %sed to $e a 8onent

-- 'esident of the ni"ht s8hoo! 8!%$ &as Ja#e Wa!dman

not to $e o%tdone the da s8hoo! st%dents fo'med thei' o&n stf so8iet

&hi8h met Th%'sda afte'noons -- fo%nde's of the da s8hoo! 8!%$ &e'e Joan Ne%fe!d and Viian >ohen

not #no&n if the t&o 8!%$s oe'!aed in an &a o' if the eent%a!!

me'"ed

- 3'eate' Ne& o'# >!ea'in" o%se (3N>)

e5isted e' $'ief! in ./0H

fo%nded $ John oa'dman to se'e as a 8ent'a! %nifin" a"ent fo' a!!

of the a'io%s Ne& o'# a'ea fan 8!%$s

!anned a month! ne&s!ette' 3N> 3NOTES that &o%!d hae #et the

8!%$s a&a'e of &hat ea8h othe' &as doin"

idea &as met &ith st'on" oosition f'om L%na'ians on the "'o%nds that it

th'eatened the 'ia8 of Ne& o'# fans and the a%tonom of thei'

fan 8!%$s

so a!most as 4%i8#! as it $e"an the o'"anization assed f'om

e5isten8e

-- oa'dman ass%'ed Ne& o'# fans that he had no intent of Ista'tin"

o' intensifin" an fan fe%d o' ta#in" oe'B Ne& o'# fandom2I

* Ne& o'# State

- S8ien8e Fi8tion Fo'%m (Ston 'oo# N)

fo%nded in ./01


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!ate' in its histo' hosted >ON 8onention

nota$!es &ho eme'"ed f'om this fan 8!%$ in8!%ded Jim F'en#e! (&ho $e8ame

a sf $oo# %$!ishe') No'man o8h$e'" (&ho as No'man o!!n $e8ame a

o!!&ood fi!m edito') and Lo% Stathis (&ho &ent on to $e8ome an edito'

at EAV ?ETAL ma"azine and then a 8omi8s edito' at D> >omi8s)

- Lon" s!and +nie'sit SF >!%$

e5isted fo' a time in the !ate ./0


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-- in ?a ./01 the ?TSFS i8ni8 feat%'ed aea'an8es $ saa8 Asimo

a! >!ement and en oa

TE TWL3T QNE %$!i8ation (initia!! f%nded $ 3e'ns$a8#)

-- fi'st iss%e Jan2 ./0


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names eent%a!! 'ee8ted in8!%ded ?assa8h%setts S8ien8e Fi8tion

Asso8iationB Ba State S8ien8e Fi8tion Asso8iationB

B?assa8h%setts a S8ien8e Fi8tion Asso8iationB and BThe

os#oniansB

an a!te'nate info'ma! name BThe Eddo'eansB (afte' the 8ha'a8te's

in Do8 SmithBs BLensmanB noe!s that fo%nded os#one) &as a!so

adoted $%t it nee' 8a%"ht on and &as soon a$andoned

-- it &asnBt %nti! the thi'd o'de' of $%siness that the %'ose of the

8!%$ &as dis8%ssed

the 8!%$ &as a$!e to a"'ee that its a8tiities sho%!d in8!%de

%$!ishin" a fanzine and ho!din" an ann%a! 8onention (the os#one &hi8h it had inhe'ited f'om the def%n8t oston S8ien8e

Fi8tion So8iet)

$ ea'! O8to$e' a!! the detai!s had $een &o'#ed o%t and the 8!%$ he!d

its fi'st offi8ia! e!e8tions9 Ton Le&is $e8ame the fi'st 6'esident of

NESFA Dae Vande'&e'f the fi'st Vi8e 6'esident Linda Rosenstein the

T'eas%'e' S%san e'efo'd as >!e'# 6a%! 3a!in 8hai' of the 8onention

8ommittee and >o' Seidman the edito' of the 8!%$Bs fanzine &hi8h

$e8ame 8a!!ed TE 6RO6ER OSKONAN

-- mean&hi!e NSTANT ?ESSA3E &as #et "oin" as a $i&ee#! ne&s!ette'

-- a!so S%san e'efo'd $e8ame S%san e'efo'd Le&is in A'i! ./01 &hen

she ma''ied the 8!%$Bs 6'esident

the ?a'8h .: ./01 NSTANT ?ESSA3E anno%n8ed thei' %8omin"

ma''ia"e9 IARL anno%n8ed that to 8onso!idate o&e' he &i!! anne5 the >!e'# on A'i! thI

$ $e"innin" of ./0/ S%san $e8ame #no&n in fandom as S%fo'd Le&is

-- mean&hi!e Ton Le&is &as so o%!a' and 8ometent as 6'esident he

&as 'e-e!e8ted $ a88!amation in ./01 and ./0/

8!%$ 4%i8#! "ained o%!a'it &ith a'ea fans

-- &ithin si5 months NESFA 8onsisted of ;< 'e"%!a' and asso8iate

mem$e's !%s anothe' ten s%$s8'i$in" mem$e's

-- afte' anothe' ea' had assed the'e &e'e 0H mem$e's tota! in8!%din"

: 8o''esondin" mem$e's

some othe' mem$e's d%'in" the ./0!ement= St%$$s Ed ?ee'

?a'# Wa!sted and ?i#e Wa'd

-- Wa'd moed to >a!ifo'nia soon afte' NESFA &as fo'med and $e8ame ino!ed &ith the 6enSFA 8!%$ the'e

-- in the midd!e of ./0/ A!e5ei 6anshin moed f'om Ne& o'# >it to the

oston a'ea and soon afte'&a'ds >o' Seidman $e8ame >o' 6anshin

-- saa8 Asimo aea'ed at the Setem$e' .Hth ./01 meetin" &he'e he

ta!#ed a$o%t &'itin" an 'eie& fo' TV 3+DE a$o%t &hat t%'ned o%t to

$e an a$sma! s8ien8e fi8tion se'ies LAND OF TE 3ANTSG he said he

&as &a'ned not to eat $efo'ehand2

aa'ent! he enoed himse!fG he $e8ame an f'e4%ent isito' to

othe' NESFA meetin"s afte' that in8!%din" a memo'a$!e meetin" in

ea'! ./0/ &he'e he had to ma#e 8ont'i$%tions to the NESFA %n

f%nd th'ee diffe'ent times

!i#e LASFS NESFA a!so he!d ann%a! a!!o&een a'ties

-- one of the most memo'a$!e &as ./01Bs &hi8h &as attended $ a$o%t C


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8ontents of the ne&szine most! emhasized NESFA a8tiities

'athe' than 'eo'ted on "ene'a! fan ne&sG the'e &as a!&as a 'e8a

of the 'eio%s NESFA meetin" and sometimes een an a"enda fo' the

ne5t

fi'st : iss%es done ia ditto $efo'e s&it8hin" to mimeo

-- a "ene'a!-inte'est fanzine9 6RO6ER OSKONAN

had the %n%s%a! feat%'e of sta'tin" &ith iss%e no2 < --- the

e5!anation fo' this &as in a osts8'it di'e8ted to&a'd

fanzine 8o!!e8to's9 If o% donBt !i#e o%' n%m$e'in" sstem

8ome % to oston and !oo# at some st'eet add'esses some time2

A'o%nd he'e that so't of thin" is *e'* 'oe'2I that ze'oth iss%e !%s the ne5t fo%' &e'e edited $ >o' Seidman

--- she and Les!ie T%'e# has 'eio%s! $een 8o-edito's of the

?TSFS %$!i8ation TE TWL3T QNE een tho%"h the had

$een st%dents at Rad8!iffe and not ?T

--- the ze'oth iss%e &as dated O8to$e' ;. ./0G it &as on! .LE in the TV 'oom of the &omenBs do'm haened to sta't a 8one'sation &ith a f'eshman at >?+

S%zanne Tom#ins

S%zanne t%'ned o%t to $e a s8ien8e fi8tion 'eade' too and soon $e8ame

f'iends &ith Linda

-- it &asnBt !on" afte'&a'ds that the idea 8ame to them that the sho%!d

t' to find othe's on 8am%s &ith an inte'est in the "en'e and a

s8ien8e fi8tion 8!%$ &as the &a to do it

the fo%nd anothe' TV &at8he' &ho 'ead SF Ad'ienne Fein and the

th'ee of them made some si"ns ade'tisin" a "et-to"ethe' fo' an

s8ien8e fi8tion 'eade's and osted them a'o%nd 8am%s

the 'es%!t &as the fi'st meetin" of the >?+SFS

-- Linda S%zanne and Ad'ienne !ate' 'efe''ed to themse!es as

the IFo%ndin" ?othe'sI of the 8!%$ fo8%s of the 8!%$ &as main! !ite'a' and meetin"s &e'e se'8on-o'iented

-- it &asnBt enti'e! $oo#s and &'itten SF ho&ee'G a88o'din" to Linda

IThen as no& man of %s &at8hed STAR TREK on te!eision as &e!! as

&ent to SF moies and had some othe' non-!ite'a' inte'ests2I

the fi'st t&o meetin"s &e'enBt e5a8t! 'eso%ndin" s%88esses and the

8!%$ seemed destined to $e !itt!e mo'e than a footnote in SF histo'

$%t then a ie8e of "ood !%8# haened9 Linda met a >?+ st%dent &ho had

a8t%a!! $een to a s8ien8e fi8tion 8onention &ho to!d them a$o%t it

-- it &as an eihanG %nti! then neithe' Linda no' S%z!e no'

Ad'ienne not anone in the 8!%$ had een $een a&a'e of the

e5isten8e of fandom and its 8onentions

the'e &as anothe' $it of "ood fo't%ne -- afte' hea'in" a$o%t the

e5isten8e of 8onentions Linda haened a8'oss a 8o of A?AQN3 in the s%mme' of ./0 and sa& that the ./0 Wo'!d8on &as on! a

fe& ho%'s d'ie a&a in Ne& o'# >it

--- Linda and S%z!e de8ided to "o and $ the time the 'et%'ned

the &e'e tota!! insi'ed $ &hat the sa& of fandom

--- Linda !ate' 'emem$e'ed that ITota!! enth%sed S%z!e and

de8ided to 8ontin%e o%' meetin"s and sta't %$!ishin" a

fanzine 3RANFALLOON2 We too# o%' fi'st iss%e to o%' se8ond

8onention ?a'8on in ?a'8h ./012I

afte' that Linda and S%z!e de8ided to !oo# fa'the' and &ide' fo'

'ose8tie mem$e's and it &asnBt !on" $efo'e the 8!%$ e5anded $eond

the $o%nda'ies of the >?+ 8am%s

-- Linda 'e8a!!ed that IAfte' "oin" to the Wo'!d8on &e t'ied to "et

mem$e's f'om a!! a'o%nd 6itts$%'"h2 We had the $est 'es%!ts $ ostin" noti8es at othe' %nie'sities s%8h as D%4%esne and the

+nie'sit of 6itts$%'"h tho%"h &e a!so t'ied to "et the !o8a!

6itts$%'"h ne&sae' to %$!ish meetin" noti8es2I

it seemed to &o'# as the 8!%$ meetin"s sta'ted to in8'ease in

attendan8e and inte'est $%t these o%t'ea8h a8tiities had t&o othe'

si"nifi8ant 'es%!ts9 the 8!%$ no !on"e' %st a >?+ o'"anization

8han"ed its name to the Weste'n 6enns!ania S8ien8e Fi8tion Asso8iation

(o%!a'! #no&n $ mem$e's as IWoos-faI) and it made 8onta8t &ith the

'emains of the 'eio%s "ene'ation of 6itts$%'"h fandom

6itt8on "'o% that %t on ./0< &o'!d8on &as most! "one $ !ate ./0


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mi"ht hae $een a 8ase of o!d and ti'ed fans s2 f'esh-fa8ed

enth%siastsI

-- eent%a!! the t&o "'o%s d'ifted aa't9 a88o'din" to Linda IWe

didnBt seem to hae m%8h in 8ommon2 We #et "oin" to thei' meetin"s

and initin" them to o%'s2 This &ent on fo' 4%ite a fe& months $%t

none of them ee' 8ame to o%' meetin"s2I Afte' a$o%t 0 months the

ne& 8!%$ "ae % and !et the o!de' 8!%$ 8ontin%e on its &a to

e5tin8tionG the 6itt8on "'o% disaea'ed fo'ee' not !on" afte' end

of the ./0onnie Faddis and 3ine' %8hanan

-- Dena &as a hi"h-s8hoo! st%dent and one of the o%n"e' mem$e's she

!ate' ma''ied >ha'!es 'o&n $e8ame 8o-edito' of LO>+S fo' a &hi!e

she $e8ame $est #no&n fo' he' 4%ote at a S8ien8e Fi8tion Resea'8h

Asso8iation 8onention in ./?+ as the 8!%$

8ontin%ed to e5and its mem$e' $ase -- Ron %sha"e' &asnBt a st%dent at

>?+ hain" "'ad%ated a fe& ea's

ea'!ie' $%t he &o'#ed the'e

he met Linda at a ./01 8!%$ meetin" and the &e'e ma''ied in ./0/

the moed to 6hi!ade!hia a'ea in ./. &he'e Linda &'itin" %nde' he' ma''ied name of Linda %sha"e' made the t'ansition to

'ofessiona! a%tho' &hen t&o fantas $oo#s &e'e %$!ished $ De!!

in the ea'! ./ &as e'has

the 8!%$Bs most memo'a$!e eent -- the Bdeath 8a'B &as a 'enta! station &a"on fi!!ed &ith / mem$e's of

the 8!%$ and d'ien $ a >?+ "'ad%ate st%dent Nan8 Lam$e't

-- %st $efo'e 'ea8hin" the ?a'!and $o'de' the assen"e's in the

station &a"on had a nea'-death e5e'ien8e &hen the d'ie' !ost

8ont'o! and it s%n a'o%nd see'a! times2 Linda 'emem$e'ed that

Isome&he'e on the 6enns!ania T%'ni#e the station &a"on $e"an

fishtai!in"2 t &ent into a sin and 'emem$e' S%z!e s8'eamin"

somethin" a$o%t BDonBt s!am on the $'a#esB as Nan8 s!ammed on the

$'a#es2 We s%n o%t of 8ont'o! $%t fo't%nate! the'e &e'e no othe'

8a's nea' %s and &e ended % in the "'ass on the side of the 'oad2

A!! of a s%dden a !ot of 8a's &e'e d'iin" ast %s e' s!o&!

t'in" to see &hat the Ba88identB &as a!! a$o%t2 Somethin" "ot into

me then and e!!ed Bo% &ant $!oodM e'e it isB and sta""e'ed and fe!! on the "'ass as tho%"h had $een in%'ed %st to "ie the

"ae's a th'i!!2 Ee'one e!se seemed to find this &i!d! f%nn2I

-- the'e &as a!so a se8ond 8a' in the e5edition a de8'eit Fo'd &ith

th'ee othe' W6SFA mem$e's

this 8a' too had its sha'e of misadent%'esG see'a! times the

8a' died on hi!!s and had to $e 'o!!-sta'ted $ %shin" it to the

to fo' a "'ait assist do&n the othe' side

-- the a!! eent%a!! made it to Washin"ton and Dis8!ae &he'e the

Bdeath 8a'B ta!e made the 'o%nds of the 8onention in the 'o8ess

"iin" some !e"end' to the 6itts$%'"h "'o%

man of the fans &ho attended &e'e o%n" sin"!e &omen &hi8h made

fandom Isit % and ta#e noti8eI of 8!%$Bs e5istan8e

- %$!i8ations of 6itts$%'"h fans

a %$!i8ation sonso'ed $ the 8!%$ itse!f &as its ne&szine WOO6S the

tit!e a h%mo'o%s inte''etation of the 8!%$Bs a8'onm

-- ($'ief detai!s on ti8a! 8ontentsM)

3RANFALLOON &as the most si"nifi8ant %$!i8ation that s'an" f'om the

8!%$ $%t it &asnBt a8t%a!! a 8!%$ %$!i8ation

-- edited at fi'st $ Linda %sha"e' and S%z!e Tom#ins !ate' $ Linda


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and Ron %sha"e'

-- name &as de'ied f'om K%'t Vonne"%t J'2Bs noe! >ATBS >RADLE as

Linda and S%z!e e5!ained in thei' se8ond iss%e afte' $ein" de!%"ed

$ !ette's f'om $ef%dd!ed fans9 It means a "'o% of eo!e &ho a'e

s%osed to $e 8onne8ted $ a 8e'tain $e!ief $%t a'e a8t%a!!

8om!ete! diffe'ent2 A 'e!i"ion a f'ate'na! o'"anization o' a

!i#e "'o% &o%!d $e a 3'anfa!!oon oe this 8!ea's % the mste'2I

not #no&n if the &e'e f%'the' de!%"ed $ !ette's as#in" fo' an

e5!anation of the e5!anation -- fi'st iss%e 8ame o%t in Fe$'%a' ./01

8oe' $ Ad'ienne Fein &ho &as an a't mao'

Linda 'e4%ested he! f'om the NFFF in o$tainin" fan a't fo' the iss%e and the NFFF 'esonded $ he!in" he' and S%z!e "et some

i!!os f'om Ja8# 3a%"han and othe' fana'tists

the iss%e een had a fe& !ette's of 8omment somethin" %s%a!!

diffi8%!t to a88om!ish fo' a fi'st iss%e

--- this &as 'ea!ized as a 'es%!t of Linda $ein" in 8o''esonden8e

&ith see'a! fans she had met &ho &e'e in the NFFF

the fi'st iss%e &as hand-8a''ied to that ea'Bs ?a'8on (./01) in

>o!%m$%s Ohio

--- (&hat haened the'eM "ood 'eie&sM did it de$%t the'eM)

-- $ thi'd iss%e fanzine had sta'ted to "ain m%8h fao'a$!e noti8e

8ont'i$%to's $ then in8!%ded some nota$!e fans s%8h as o$

T%8#e' and man fans &ho &o%!d !ate' $e8ome nota$!e s%8h as

Sand'a ?iese! Je'' Ka%fman 3ine' %8hanan and Ri8ha'd De!a -- fanzine !asted fo' .1 iss%es tota! and s%'ied &e!! into the ./hi8# De'' and o$ 'i""s

-- fo' the fi'st ea' of its e5isten8e "'e& e' s!o&! and meetin"s

&e'e fo' the most a't %nnote&o'th e58et on the inf'e4%ent

o88asions a "%est sea#e' s%8h as Wi!! Le o' Sea$%' %inn sho&ed

%

-- in ./C1 the 8!%$ &as 'eo'"anized %nde' the name Washin"ton S8ien8e

Fi8tion Asso8iation -- in its ea'! ea's meetin"s &e'e he!d at a a'iet of !a8es

in8!%din" the offi8es of the Asso8iation of Ame'i8an Rai!'oads and

the Washin"ton D2>2 T'anso'tation %i!din" at .th and St'eet

the 8!%$ een &ent so fa' as to 'ent an aa'tment on O St'eet that

it %sed as a 8!%$ho%seG it &as an e5e'iment that soon fai!ed

$e8a%se the 8ost &as mo'e than the 8!%$ 8o%!d affo'd

eent%a!! the 8!%$ sett!ed do&n to ho!din" meetin"s at the homes

of its mem$e's a 'a8ti8e that 8ontin%ed fo' de8ades afte'&a'd

8!%$ met fi'st thi'd and fifth F'idas of ea8h month fifth F'idas

(&hen the o88%''ed) $ein" 'ese'ed fo' a'ties &itho%t a fo'ma!

$%siness meetin"

-- $ ./H0 meetin"s sites had 8onso!idated to one9 the home of

E!iza$eth >%!!en on West ea8h D'ie in no'th&est D2>2

>%!!en &as a 'eti'ed 'ai!'oad !o$$ist (a8t%a!! a !i$'a'ian fo'

the o'"anization) &ho enoed fandomG she hosted the mao'it of

WSFA meetin"s %nti! he' hea!th dete'io'ated in the !ate ./0


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-- mem$e'shi !ist in8!%ded s%8h nota$!es and a8ti-fans as Joe and Ja

a!deman Ja8# >ha!#e' o$ and 6e"" Rae 6a!at Di8# Ene o$

?ad!e an#s ?e$ane A!e5is and Do!! 3i!!i!and Don ?i!!e' and Joe

?ahe&

-- man of these s%8h as the 3i!!i!ands and the a!deman $'othe's had

8ome into fandom afte' hea'in" a$o%t the 8!%$ in 8onne8tion &ith

%$!i8it fo' the ./0; Washin"ton D2>2 &o'!d8on

sonso'ed the Dis8!ae 8onention &hi8h &i!! $e 'eo'ted on in a !ate'

8hate'

%$!i8ations in8!%ded a 8!%$zine TE WSFA JO+RNAL

-- initia!! edited $ Don ?i!!e' and %$!ished $ Di8# Ene the'e 8o%!d $e some 8!aims that this too !i#e the o'i"ina!

Fan>8!oedia &as EneBs fa%!t $%t he d'oed o%t &ith the thi'd

iss%e !eain" the fanzine tota!! in ?i!!e'Bs hands

(mini $io of ?i!!e' he'e)

--- A!e5is 3i!!i!and des8'i$ed ?i!!e' as Iin man &as a ne'd2

is idea of the e'fe8t fanzine &as no tos and no &hite

sa8e and he &as the fi'st e'son to ma#e me a&a'e of the

fa8t that faneds mi"ht not a!&as $e $'i!!iant s8inti!!atin"

eo!e2I 7so%'8e9 !ette'8o! ??OSA /=

-- fi'st iss%e a 0-a"e' &as %$!ished in ?a'8h ./0H $%t &as not

distin"%isha$!e f'om 8o%nt!ess othe' fan 8!%$ ne&s!ette's

8ontained WSFA meetin" notes a t'eas%'e'Bs 'eo't and a !istin"

of the WSFA mem$e'shi -- a"e 8o%nts and 8ontent steadi! im'oed

ne5t fe& iss%es &e'e .< a"es ea8h

in O8to$e' &hen the ..th iss%e &as %$!ished astonished 8!%$

mem$e's fo%nd a ;1-a"e fanzine in thei' mai!$o5es

8ontents feat%'ed detai!ed 8onention 'eo'ts $ Di8# Ene and Ja

Ka K!ein a a"e o' t&o of $oo# and ma"azine 'eie&s 'eo'ts on

meetin"s of othe' sf 8!%$s and di!oma8 "ame s8o'es2 The'e

%s%a!! &as een 'oom eno%"h fo' some ne&s2

?i!!e' 'oed so 8aa$!e in his 'o!e of edito'@%$!ishe' that

eent%a!! TWJ 8eased $ein" a 8!%$zine and metamo'hosized into

a "ene'a! inte'est fanzine

-- the zenith 8ame in ./: &hen ?i!!e' s%88eeded in %$!ishin" a

"a'"ant%an .;C-a"e iss%e fo' that ea'Bs Dis8!ae -- ho&ee' the fanzineBs &as e'has too m%8h of a s%88ess fo' WSFA

at one oint the 8!%$ oted to do%$!e mem$e' ea'! d%es f'om

C to 1 to ens%'e ade4%ate %$!ishin" f%nds

at anothe' oint Va%"hn odeB had offe'ed fi'st %$!i8ation

'i"hts to TWJ fo' his IS%nsotI 8a'toon se'ies $%t the 8!%$

afte' some i"o'o%s de$ate 'ef%sed to a%tho'ize additiona! 8osts

fo' the e5t'a a"es in TWJ that &o%!d hae $een ne8essa'

fo' the 'emainde' of the fanzineBs '%n %nde' ?i!!e'Bs edito'shi

the 8!%$ aea'ed to hae a !oe-hate 'e!ationshi &ith it9 'o%d

of the isi$i!it and 'esti"e the fanzine 'oided the 8!%$ $%t

'esentf%! that so m%8h of thei' f%nds &e'e ea'ma'#ed fo' it

othe' WSFA %$!i8ations (and %$!i8ations $ WSFAns)

-- S6E>+LATVE REVEW se'8on %$!i8ation edited $ Di8# Ene in ea'! ./0


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'e%tation fo' $ein" 'one to fe%din" $%t nee'the!ess $e8ame

'ese8ted fo' his Loe8'aft-'e!ated 'esea'8h

one othe' &e!!-#no&n a!timo'e fan 'io' to ./0< &as Di8# >!a'#son an

aid s8ien8e fi8tion 8o!!e8to' &ho died in ./HH

- one of the mo'e a8tie a!timo'e fans at the end of the ./Ho5 7so%'8e9 TWhite a'ti8!e %88onee' S=

-- ?a"n%s had moed to a!timo'e &ith his a'ents sometime in the mid

./H!ee!and Ohio

-- it8h8o8# &as some&hat of a 8hi!d 'odi" !ate' "'ad%atin" f'om the Johns o#ins +nie'sit at a"e .1

the 8!%$ &e!8omed othe' fans &ho !ied in the Washin"ton-a!timo'e a'ea

-- most 'ominent D>-a'ea mem$e' &as Ted White &ho !ied in a!timo'e

fo' a$o%t a ea' d%'in" the !ate ./H


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-- (a8tiitiesM Othe' detai!sM)

in site of its a88etan8e of o%tside's the o'"anization &as sti!!

'ea!! too ins%!a' to hae an e5e8tations of e'manen8e

-- it faded f'om si"ht a$o%t ./0: &hen man of its mem$e's moed on to

othe' inte'ests o' !eft the a!timo'e a'ea

-- Ra!ei"h ?%!to" "ae a&a his fanzine 8o!!e8tion in the s'in" of

./0; and that &as the !ast anone hea'd of him

-- John ?a"n%s &ho had $een a8tie in fandom fo' a de8ade o' mo'e so!d

his $oo# and fanzine 8o!!e8tions at the ./0; Wo'!d8on and !eft

fandom fo' "ood

-- additiona!! the'e &as the 'esen8e of WSFA not fa' a&a that 'o$a$! sihoned a&a man of the Washin"ton-a'ea fans &ho mi"ht

hae $een 8ontin%in" !ife$!ood fo' the 8!%$

- ho&ee' een as the SFF &as $e8omin" e5tin8t the $e"innin"s of anothe'

fan 8!%$ &e'e a!'ead ta#in" !a8e and the e'son 8ent'a! to this eent

&as a teena"e' named Ja8# >ha!#e'

Ja8# >ha!#e' &as e'has the $est #no&n a!timo'e fan in the ./0ha!#e' dis8oe'ed SF fandom in ./H at a"e .:

he had seen a !ette' in a 8omi8 $oo# !ette's 8o!%mn f'om i!! Joe

6!ott an A!a$ama fan &hi8h had mentioned 6!ottBs fanzine

?AELSTRO?G he 'e4%ested a 8o and soon $e8ame a 8ont'i$%to'

a$o%t the same time >ha!#e' ans&e'ed an ad f'om a $oo#

'emainde'in" 8oman he sa& in FSF and amon" the tit!es he

'e8eied f'om the 8oman &as an A'#ham o%se edition of S2 Fo&!e' W'i"htBs TE TRONES OF SAT+RNG the $oo# &as inte'estin" eno%"h

that he &'ote the %$!ishe' as#in" fo' info'mation on an othe'

tit!es and this !ed to a 8ontin%in" se'ies of 8o''esonden8e &ith

A%"%st De'!eth

'esondin" to anothe' ad he sa& in ASTO+NDN3 $'o%"ht him into

8onta8t &ith ?a't 3'een$%'" one of the fo%nde's of 3nome 6'essG

>ha!#e' !ate' !oo#ed $a8# at time as a definin" moment in his

f%t%'e 8o%'se as a fan and sma!! 'ess %$!ishe'9 IThan#s to $oth

of those men "ot a 'ea! "'o%ndin" in the $%siness side of

s8ien8e fi8tion and fantas a !ot of adi8e and in the 8ase of

De'!ith an oenin" of 8o''esonden8e &ith othe' famo%s fo!#s !i#e

Ro$e't !o8h F'itz Lei$e' and >!a'# Ashton Smith2I

-- $ the ea'! ./0ha!#e' &as an aid fanzine fanG his ino!ement as a 8ont'i$%to' to 6!ottBs ?AELSTRO? had $'o%"ht him into 8onta8t

&ith othe' fanzine %$!ishe's fo' &hi8h he a!so $e8ame a f'e4%ent

8ont'i$%to'

ho&ee' he &as $e8omin" dissatisfied &ith man of the fanzines

that &e'e a''iin" in the mai!9 IA!most a!! &e'e BfaanishB tes

that t'ied "ene'a!! to aoid SF and fantas and &e'e 'o%d of the

fa8t een if the edito's 'ea!! did 'ead the st%ff2I

eent%a!! this desi'e fo' mo'e se'io%s and 8onst'%8tie mate'ia!

in fanzines 'es%!ted in >ha!#e'Bs fanzine ?RA3E &hi8h then

eo!ed into ?i'a"e 6'ess

--- ?RA3E $e8ame one of the $est se'8on fanzines of the ./0ha!#e' Iee'one &ho attended *had* to

8o!!ate the zines $e8a%se othe'&ise the'e &as no 'oom to

sit do&n and hae a $%siness meetin"2I 7so%'8e9 ??OSA=

--- ?i'a"e 'ess %$!ished a a'iet of se'8on-o'iented mate'ia!

in the ./0am and TE NDEP TO TE S>EN>E-

FANTAS 6+LSERS $ >ha!#e' and ?a'# O&in"s 7so%'8e9 >ha!#e'

:CA%"/ emai!=

?i'a"e 6'ess 8ontin%ed to $e a sma!! 'ess %$!ishe' fo'


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see'a! de8ades afte' that tho%"h its o%t%t d'asti8a!!

de8!ined afte' >ha!#e' t'ansitioned into a f%!!-time s8ien8e

fi8tion &'ite' in the ./ha!#e' had dis8oe'ed o'"anized fandom in ./H/ afte' 'eadin" in

S8h%!e' ?i!!e'Bs $oo# 'eie& 8o!%mn in ASTO+NDN3@ANALO3 a$o%t an

%8omin" fan %$!i8ation of some imo'tan8e9 the fi'st FAN>>LO6EDA

&hi8h &as to $e edited $ one Ri8ha'd Ene of A!e5and'ia Vi'"inia

&hen he 8onta8ted Ene he &as info'med a$o%t the e5isten8e of

WSFAG &hen >ha!#e' ointed o%t that "ettin" the'e mi"ht $e

$eond the 8aa$i!ities of a fifteen-ea'-o!d fan &ho had no

means of t'anso'tation Ene a''an"ed fo' t'anso'tation $et&een WSFABs meetin" !a8e and the nea'est $%s station

>ha!#e' $e8ame a 'e"%!a' attendee at WSFA meetin"s afte' that

%sin" &hatee' mone he 8o%!d 8ome $ fo' $%s ti8#ets and a!so

ta5i fa'es as he often didnBt "et $a8# to a!timo'e f'om the

meetin"s %nti! Cam

-- afte' a 8o%!e of ea's of sendin" m%8h of his ea'nin"s f'om a't

time o$s on t'anso'tation to and f'om WSFA meetin"s ho&ee'

it had 8ome to the oint &he'e he &ished the'e &as a fan "'o%

that &as a !itt!e 8!ose' to home

- in De8em$e' ./0. >ha!#e' "ot his &ish &hen he met Daid ?i8hae! Ett!in

on a s8hoo!$%s in midd!e of a sno&sto'm

on the &a home f'om the hi"h s8hoo! of a!timo'e >it >o!!e"e the $%s

$e8ame st%8# in sno& in the midd!e of the Jones Fa!!s Va!!e $'id"e -- it too# see'a! ho%'s $efo'e he! 8o%!d a''ie and in the meantime

ee'one on the $%s "ot to #no& ea8h othe' m%8h $ette'

-- >ha!#e' dis8oe'ed that Ett!in &as an aid 'eade' of s8ien8e fi8tion

and that he &as fas8inated $ the dis8oe' that the'e &e'e fan

"'o%s o%t the'e &ho o'"anized s8ien8e fi8tion 8onentions

>ha!#e' and Ett!in 4%i8#! $e8ame f'iends and $ the time the sno&

eme'"en8 had !ifted a fe& das !ate' >ha!#e' dis8oe'ed that the'e &as

anothe' s8ien8e fi8tion enth%siast at the hi"h s8hoo!9 IDae to!d me

that heBd met a senio' &ho not on! #ne& mo'e a$o%t s8ien8e fi8tion than

an$od heBd ee' seen $%t had the #ind of mind that &as !i#e a !i$'a'

8a'd 8ate!o"2I is name &as ?a'# O&in"s2

to"ethe' the th'ee of them &o%!d fo'm the n%8!e%s of a!timo'e fandom

fo' 'emainde' of de8ade -- the &ent to"ethe' to WSFA meetin"s and 8onentions as fa' no'th as

the Ne& o'# a'ea

-- and the &e'e a!&as !oo#in" fo' ne& fans in thei' a'eaG Ett!in &as

the 'e8'%ite' of the th'ee &ith a'in" amo%nts of s%88ess2 >ha!#e'

himse!f fo%nd a fo%'th 'e"%!a' fo' thei' "'o% a "i'!f'iend of his

named Enid Ja8o$s

-- ho&ee' this sea'8h fo' ne& fans &as not 'ea!! intended to 'od%8e

a ne& fan o'"anization it too# anothe' ea' $efo'e the fo'mation of

a ne& a!timo'e fan "'o% &o%!d o88%'

- a!timo'e SF So8iet

fo'med in Jan%a' ./0; afte' Ett!in s%""ested it a't! in est on

the &a home f'om the WSFA Ne& ea'Bs a't

-- the 'est &ent a!on" &ith it %nde' no 'ea! e5e8tations it &o%!d amo%nt to m%8h $%t the 8!%$ 'oed to $e sta$!e and sta'ted

att'a8tin" mem$e's f'om the a!timo'e a'ea as &e!! as some 8'oss-

oe's f'om WSFA s%8h as Joe ?ahe&

-- >ha!#e' &as e!e8ted the fi'st 6'esident of SFS &ith Ett!in the V6

Ja8o$s the se8'eta' and O&in"s the t'eas%'e'

Ett!in 8ontin%ed his %noffi8ia! 'o!e as 8hief 'e8'%ite' and $

the end of ./0; the'e &e'e man mem$e's of the o'"anization

most! f'om the a!timo'e a'ea and man of them %st dis8oe'in"

s8ien8e fi8tion fandom

--- t&o of the mo'e 'ominent of these &e'e Ron o%nds and A!i8e

K'ie" (&ho !ate' ma''ied Ja a!deman)

in ./0C the 8!%$ "ot some instant isi$i!it &ith the addition of an

imo'tant ne& mem$e'9 Ro"e' Qe!azn &ho moed to a!timo'e f'om Ohio

-- Qe!azn &as not an o%t"oin" e'son and it too# some doin" to "et

him to 8ome to SFS meetin"s $%t on8e he did he enoed himse!f

eno%"h that he $e8ame a f'e4%ent attendee

the 8!%$ met on the se8ond and fo%'th Sat%'das in an attemt not to

8onf!i8t &ith WSFA meetin"s

-- meetin"s fo' the most a't &e'e he!d at mem$e'sB homes at fi'st


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Ett!inBs and O&in"sB then at diffe'ent !a8es as the 8!%$ e5anded

-- an e58etion to this o88%''ed in ./0C &hen the 8!%$ sonso'ed a

t'%! "'andiose a!!-ni"ht a't in 8on%n8tion &ith ann%a! e!e8tion

of offi8e'sG this same a't the 'eio%s ea' had att'a8ted eno%"h

o%t of to&n fans that a f%n8tion 'oom &as 'ented fo' the eent in

./0C at a do&nto&n hote!

it &as a h%"e! s%88essf%! eent so m%8h so that the e' ne5t

ea' it assed f'om e5isten8e $ein" 'e!a8ed $ a 8onention --

the fi'st of the a!ti8ons &hi8h in s%88eedin" de8ades $e8ame one

of the !a'"est of a!! 'e"iona! s8ien8e fi8tion 8onentions

-- in ./0H the 8!%$ a84%i'ed an a!te'natie meetin" sot afte' the meetin"s at the home of Don So$&i8# &ho &o'#ed the Cm to :am

shift as an edito' at the a!timo'e S+N

this a!!o&ed an 8!%$ mem$e's &ho to dea't the 'e"%!a' meetin"

at a 'easona$!e ho%' (:am) and a''ie at So$&i8#Bs aa'tment $

:9;F3)

&as fo%nded in De8em$e' ./;H $ >ha'!es R2 Tanne' Ross Ro8#!nne and

Da!e Ta''

(info on o'"anization in 'io' de8ades)

-- &as host o'"anization fo' the ./C/ Wo'!d8on the >inention

-- afte' the >inention some 8han"es in the 8!%$Bs di'e8tion o88%''ed

that !asted into the ./0inention the 8!%$ had no "'eate' am$ition than to

sonso' ea8h ea'Bs ?id&est8on (info on o'"anization in ./0!ee!and

- in the ./H!ee!and &as one of the 8ente's of +2S2 fandom

&as the oint of o'i"in into the sf &o'!d of a'!an E!!ison &ho sta'ted

o%t as a mem$e' of the >!ee!and S8ien8e Fantas So8iet and edited the

8!%$Bs fanzine +LLETN OF TE >LEVELAND S>EN>E FANTAS SO>ET &hi8h

he soon t'ansfo'med into one of the $est fanzines of the ea'! ./H!eention that &as 8hai'ed $

Ni8# Fa!as8a and No'een Fa!as8a

-- the &o'!d8on most! !ied % to its 'e%tation as a sf 8!%$ dest'oe'

and >!ee!and fandom s%ffe'ed a de8!ine fo' the 'est of the de8ade

fans d'oed o%t o' moed a&a

--- E!!ison &as one of them eent%a!! a''iin" in >a!ifo'nia $

&a of Ne& o'# and >hi8a"o

--- Ni8# and No'een Fa!as8a eent%a!! dio'8edG No'een ma''ied

La'' Sha& and &as !iin" in Ne& o'# $ the ea'! ./0


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- en Jason &as the !eadin" fan in >!ee!and d%'in" the ./0%mmin"sBs IA'o%nd the +nie'seI

-- en 4%i8#! $e8ame int'i"%ed $ the 8on8et of a!ien &o'!ds and

eo!e !iin" on them so he fo%nd othe' iss%es of A?AQN3 and 'ead

Do8 SmithBs IS#!a'# of Sa8eI -- afte' that ast'onom &as 'ett m%8h a$andoned in fao' of this ne&

inte'est as he ea"e'! a&aited the se4%e!

-- the time IS#!a'# Th'eeI aea'ed Do8 Smith &as enBs fao'ite

a%tho' so he &'ote him a !ette' as#in" fo' an a%to"'ahed i8t%'e2

%t his !ette' &as so oo'! &'itten and so %eni!e in 8onta8t it

an"e'ed Smith to the e5tent that &hen he "ot a'o%nd to ans&e'in"

enBs !ette' the 'esonse $e"an &ith IDea' N%tI

-- that e'has sho%!d hae ended the 8o''esonden8e $et&een the t&o

of them and e'has een enBs 8a'ee' as a neofan $%t en e'sisted

&ith anothe' $ette'-&'itten !ette' &hi8h $'o%"ht a mo'e f'iend!

'esonse2

-- Smith and Jason fina!! met at the ./H: ?id&est8on and $e8ame fast

f'iends %nti! SmithBs death in ./0H $ the ea'! ./H


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'ominent fan edito' in his o&n 'i"ht

met at mem$e's homes

(othe' detai!s)

-- sonso'ed a sma!! Ne& ea'Bs Ee 8onention@a't on De82 ;. ./01

in Sand%s# Ohio

(!asted %nti! &henM)

* >o!%m$%s Ohio

- >ent'a! Ohio S8ien8e Fi8tion So8iet (>OSFS)

fo'med in !ate ./00 the 'es%!t of th'ee s8ien8e fi8tion 'eade's &ho met

ea8h othe' at the 6ae'$a8# 3a!!e' $oo#sto'e in do&nto&n >o!%m$%s 7so%'8e

fo' this se8tion %n!ess othe'&ise noted9 notes f'om ta!# &ith LSmith on .1Noo!%m$%s 6%$!i8 Li$'a'

had a s8ien8e fi8tion se8tion and he ta!#ed the Li$'a' into iss%in"

him an ad%!t !i$'a' 8a'd so he 8o%!d 'ead them

--- $ the end of ./HH he had 'ead a!! the ein!ein and And'e No'ton

$oo#s

in the mid ./0o!%m$%s

fi'st meetin" of 8!%$ &as in A%"%st ./0H at the $oo#sto'e

-- on! a$o%t ha!f a dozen eo!e &e'e the'e

-- $ Noem$e' the had "'o&n !a'"e' and moed to the %$!i8 !i$'a'

some meetin"s had as man as C< eo!e tho%"h some of these &e'e

on!oo#e's

eent%a!! the 8!%$ sta$i!ized at a$o%t :


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ins%'"ent "'o% and the 'emainde' of the 8!%$ 'enamed itse!f the

Det'oit S8ien8e Fi8tion Lea"%e

the ins%'"ent "'o% 8ame to $e 8a!!ed the ?i8hi"an S8ien8e-Fantas

So8iet (?SFS) ni8#named IThe ?isfitsI

-- these in8!%ded ?a'tin A!"e' Ed K%ss en Sin"e' A't Ra o&a'd

DeVo'e and 3eo'"e o%n"

3eo'"e o%n" &hi!e isitin" Ra Ne!son in >adi!!a8 ?i8hi"an

%'8hased a 'oe!!e' $eanie &hi8h Ne!son &ent on to o%!a'ize

in fandom

A't Ra in the a"es of his fanzine S6A>EWAR6 int'od%8ed a ne&

fannish "od Ros8oe &hose La$o' Da $i'thda fans 8e!e$'ated &hen the attended &o'!d8ons

A!"e' tho%"ht % a motto fo' the "'o%9 IJoin the ?SFS and 3o

6!a8es I

--- some othe' mem$e's of the "'o% had ta#en t'is at %$!i8

e5ense afte' $ein" a'ehended $ the o!i8e on 8ha'"es

'%nnin" the "am%t f'om fo'"e' to assa%!t to o'no"'ah to

ossession of i!!e"a! &eaons

- the de8ade of the ./H


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a &o'!d8on he offe'ed to d'o o%t and !et Jason ta#e 8ont'o!

Jason ho&ee' 'efe''ed DeVo'e sta a$oa'd and s%""ested the a!so

$'in" in Don Fo'd f'om >in8innati to ma#e it a th'ee-8it $id

Fo'd died $efo'e the $id 8o%!d $e ente'ed at the ./0H &o'!d8on tho%"h

so Lo% Ta$a#o& f'om >in8innati too# his !a8e

it &as s%osed to $e a t'i%mi'ate &ith ea8h of the th'ee hain"

e4%a! a%tho'it $%t in 'a8ti8e Jason did most of the &o'#

-- the $id &as i8to'io%s and the 8onention &as he!d in >!ee!and

it $e8ame $est #no&n as the !a8e &he'e STAR TREK &as int'od%8ed to

m%8h of fandom $%t mo'e on that !ate'

- $ the !ate ./0o%!son

8ame into fandom in ea'! ./Ho%!son) and ee'! Ame's

(!ate' ee'! DeWeese)

-- >o%!sons ma''ied in ./HC a$o%t the time that ESFA sta'ted to fade

$ !ate ./H


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imitation $!a8# mass &hi8h 'es%!ted in %nfao'a$!e attention f'om

the %nie'sit 'esident

in ./0; s!it into t&o "'o%s meetin" at mem$e'sB homes

-- Rosema' i8#e he!ed fo'm >hi8a"o SF Lea"%e a so8ia! and d'in#in"

"'o%

had $een fe!t that meetin"s had $een "ettin" d%!!

meetin"s &e'e $i-month! hosted $ ea8h mem$e' in t%'n

-- 3eo'"e 6'i8e &anted a mo'e sf-o'iented "'o%

3eo'"e had $een 'ea'in" a!! the 'o"'ams and meetin" noti8es

$e"an hostin" a month! meetin"

-- in a8t%a!it e'has main 'eason 8!%$ died &as that none of attendin" mem$e's &e'e +ni2 of >hi8a"o st%dents an mo'e

8ont'i$%tin" fa8to' &as 6'i8eBs desi'e to "o $a8# to 8o!!e"e fo'

?2S2 in >hemi8a! En"inee'in" &hi8h &o%!d !eae !itt!e time fo'

fana8

8!%$ &as 'e-$o'n as +nie'sit of >hi8a"o SF So8iet (&henM)

-- $ ./0/ &as meetin" &ee#! at da Noes a!! on 8am%s

-- !a%n8hed an %ns%88essf%! and sho't-!ied $id fo' the ./; Wo'!d8on

- 3eo'"e 6'i8e

- Ed and Joanne Wood

- Ea'! Kem (mi"ht $e 'ofi!ed e!se&he'e in $oo#)

- ?a'# Lnne A'onsen

- ?i#e >a'o! Resni8#

- A!e5 6h!!is Eisenstein - 3eo'"e ?a'tin (M)

- (need !ots of info on 8!%$s o'"anizations and ho& these eo!e fit into

the fandom the'e)

- 6eo'ia i"h S8hoo! SF >!%$

e5isted fo' a time in the !ate ./0


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-- the ne5t ea' it had e5anded into a f%!! &ee#end

-- $ the ./1


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t&in 8ities a'ea

--- Stodo!#a and as#e!! had $een 8omi8 $oo# 'eade's and !ea'ned

of fandom $ 'eadin" a !ette' f'om Ri8# No'&ood in STRAN3E

ADVENT+RES

in ./0C Stodo!#a and as#e!! !%s t&o othe' teen-a"e's John

K%ss#e f'om A!e5and'ia ?innesota and 3i! Lamont f'om e!oit

Wis8onsin met at as#e!!Bs a'entsB ho%se fo' an info'ma! "et-

to"ethe' that &as d%$$ed $ Stodo!#a as Ithe fi'st ann%a! 6AN8onI

--- a one-shot fanzine 'es%!ted and Stodo!#a $e"an thin#in" a$o%t

%ttin" to"ethe' a ne& 8!%$ &hi8h he intended to 8a!! the

No'th >ent'a! Fan 3'o% a!tho%"h No'th >ent'a! "'o% nee' 8ame to $e seeds had $een

!anted fo' a ne& t&in 8ities fan 8!%$ that &o%!d $e $ased on an

info'ma! a'oa8h &itho%t Ia 'edi!e8tion fo' !on" $o'in"

$%siness meetin"sI as as#e!! &o%!d !ate' 'emem$e'

- ?inn-Stf fo'med on Noem$e' :H ./00 in a meetin" at Stodo!#aBs a'entsB home

If!o%nde'in" fathe'sI as the 8ame to $e #no&n &e'e as#e!! Stodo!#a

Jim o%n" Ken F!et8he' and Nate %8#!in

-- %8#!in had a''ied f'om Washin"ton state a fe& months ea'!ie' to

sta't 8o!!e"e and had $een int'od%8ed to othe's $ Stodo!#a

%8#!in had 8o''esonded &ith as#e!! fo' some months $efo'e his

moe and the had intended to sta't a 'o8# and 'o!! $and

%8#!in &as a!so a mem$e' of the NFFF and had fo%nd Stodo!#aBs

add'ess in a fanzine 'eie& 8o!%mn in the NFFFBs 8!%$zine -- o%n" &as a teen-a"e' &ho had fo%nd o%t a$o%t fandom f'om Jean

e'man &ho &as a hi"h s8hoo! 8!assmate

he &as a mem$e' of A6A-CH and had hea'd a$o%t the meetin" th'o%"h

that 8hanne!

-- the "'o% 4%i8#! de8ided on the name o%n" 'oosed9 ?inn-stfB

sho't fo' ?innesota s8ientifi8tionBG a88o'din" to Jim o%n" It

seemed fannish! int'i"%in"2 Ee'$od tho%"ht ?inn-stfB &as

e5a8t! the 'i"ht so't of &ei'd name fo' the "'o%2 And 'i"ht f'om

the sta't &e a!! a"'eed &e had 8oa!es8ed as a 'ea! fan 8!%$ ho&ee'

anti-fo'ma! &e a!! &e'e2I

fi'st offi8e's of the ne& o'"anization &e'e Stodo!#a as 6'esident o%n"

as Vi8e 6'esident %8#!in as Se8'eta' and F!et8he' as T'eas%'e'

-- as as#e!! !ate' 'emem$e'ed IWe made F'an# 'esident in 'e8o"nition of the fa8t that heBd $'o%"ht %s a!! to"ethe' and &e made Jim i8e

'esident in 'e8o"nition of the fa8t that heBd mana"ed to fo'ma!ize

%s into a 8!%$2I

-- as#e!! himse!f &as e!e8ted Offi8ia! a Dead&ood oe' his

'otests that a 8!%$ needs mem$e's too

othe' 'ominent mem$e's d%'in" ea'! ea's in8!%ded Linda Lo%ns$%'

F!od ende'son Ri8ha'd Tat"e and A! K%hfe!d

-- (need e5am!es of &h the &e'e 'ominentB)

fi'st meetin"s &e'e he!d at the +nie'sit of ?innesota on Sat%'das in

an %n!o8#ed 'oom in the ?e8hani8a! En"inee'in" $%i!din"

-- not too m%8h !ate' the 8!%$ 'e!o8ated its meetin" site to the $a8#

'oom of 3o!a$Bs oo#sto'e in ?inneao!is

-- and !ate' sti!! meetin"s sta'ted to $e he!d at homes of mem$e's -- meetin"s ae'a"ed a$o%t .


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-- m%si8 &as often a a't of ?inn-stf meetin"s

o%n" sometimes !aed the iano &hi!e %8#!in and as#e!!

o88asiona!! $'o%"ht "%ita's to meetin"s

--- %8#!in &o%!d sometimes t' o%t ne& son"s he had &'itten

--- as#e!! &o%!d often "et a 'oomf%! of eo!e sin"in" a!on" &ith

him

a88o'din" to o%n" IThe'e &as a distin8tie 8o%nte'-8%!t%'e

4%a!it to ea'! ?inn-stf meetin"s stemmin" f'om o%' !oe of 'o8#

m%si8I

-- the 8!%$ eent%a!! adated to a semi-ana'8histi8 st'%8t%'e that &as

&e!!-s%ited to its !aid-$a8# fannish nat%'e as as#e!! %t it IThe'e &e'e eo!e &ho 8o%!dnBt dea! &ith o%'

so't of !aissez-fai'e attit%de of '%nnin" the 8!%$2 Of We!! o%

&ant somethin"M 3o ahead and t' to o'"anize it $%t &eB'e not

"oin" to fo'm a standin" 8ommittee2B 6eo!e &ho 8o%!dnBt dea!

&ith that !eft2I

-- (&hat e!se haened at 8!%$ meetin"sM o' o%tside the 8!%$M)

-- the 8!%$ in8o'o'ated as a non-'ofit ed%8ationa! o'"anization in

./0/

8!%$zine &as named ?NNSTF NEWSLETTER

-- fi'st iss%e &as (&henM) edited $ (&hoM)

-- a!most immediate! 8!%$ oted to 8han"e its name to R+NE

('easonin"M)

this 8a%sed one of the 8!%$Bs fo%nde's F'ed as#e!! to $'ief! 4%it the 8!%$ (fo' a$o%t : &ee#s) in 'otest $e8a%se he hated the

ne& name so m%8h

'oni8a!! afte' as#e!! 'eoined the 8!%$ he !ate' (in the

./R

had a de8ade o' mo'e ea'!ie'

sonso'ed ?ini8ons

-- fi'st &as he!d at +nie'sit of ?innesota ta#in" adanta"e of 8!%$Bs

a!i8ation to $e a %nie'sit st%dent o'"anization

-- ?ini8ons $e8ame fo%ndation fo' 8!%$Bs othe' 8onention-'e!ated

a8tiit $iddin" fo' the ./; Wo'!d8on

as Jim o%n" !ate' 'emem$e'ed the fi'st ?ini8on I did m%8h of the !annin" in8!%din" 'intin" % a 'o"'am sheet and

ade'tisin" !a8a'ds fo' it2 And did it 'ima'i! $

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