Archival Adventures Farewell to Earth by Donald Wandrei
Archival Adventures Farewell to Earth by Donald Wandrei
It's time for an adventure! This week we’re blasting off to the first half of the 20th Century to explore the classics of science fiction circa 1940! In a letter to the editor published in issue #1 of Comet, author and sci-fi historian Sam Moskowitz listed works published in Astounding Stories and edited by F. Orlin Tremaine that he deemed were already classics by 1940. Today’s episode we’ll find some background on Moskowitz and take a look at “Farewell to Earth” by Donald Wandrei, the first 1940 classic in the letter.
Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections and University Archives covering topics including university history, NASA pioneers, architecture, science fiction, cooking, LGBTQ+ history, Black history, urban legends, and more. Recordings of previous streams are available on the Libaries' Youtube page.
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- Date:
- Wednesday, August 28, 2024 Show more dates
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- 2:30pm - 4:30pm
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- Advanced Alumni Beginners Faculty/Staff Graduate Students Postdoc Public Undergraduates
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