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Willis E. McNelly Science Fiction Collection: Larry Maddock

 Collection
Identifier: SC-06-LM

Scope and Contents

Collection contains manuscripts for four Agent of T.E.R.R.A. novels: The flying saucer gambit, The golden goddess gambit, The emerald elephant gambit, and The time trap gambit.

Dates

  • 1966 - 1967

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Jack Owen Jardine was a long-time L.A. fan who not only attended many West Coast conventions, and Worldcons including Nolacon, but shared the dais on panels with some of the biggest names in SF prodom. He belonged to AFSF and LASFS.

He wrote SF as Larry Maddock. His best known works are the Agent of T.E.R.R.A. series of books for Ace Publishing.

He was married to Julie Ann Jardine from 1956 to 1968, and they wrote two sf books together as Howard L. Cory; the penname was taken from her stage name, Corrie Howard.

Jardine spent the bulk of his adult life and career researching and writing about human sexuality. Under the names Arthur Farmer and Harry Barsted, he produced a series of softcore erotic novels whose titles typify their era, such as Lesbo Lodge (1963), in which many LASFans of the day are recognizable characters. His work can also be found in numerous men’s magazines of the late ’70s and ’80s (Hustler, Cheri, etc.).

He attended his last convention in a wheelchair, assisted by his daughter Sabra, after a debilitating stroke at the age of 70. His health continued to deteriorate until he died of heart failure in April of 2009.

Source: https://fancyclopedia.org/Jack_Jardine

Extent

4 box

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

Aisle 9A, Shelf 6

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of the Patrons of the Library, 1969.

Title
Willis E. McNelly Science Fiction Collection: Larry Maddock
Status
Completed
Author
pmp
Date
2022-08-29
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the CSUF University Archives & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University Archives & Special Collections
Pollak Library South Room 352 (PLS 352)
Fullerton CA 92831-3599 USA
(657) 278-4751