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Willis E. McNelly Science Fiction Collection: Joe Poyer

 Collection
Identifier: SC-06-JP

Scope and Contents

Contains manuscript materials for 10 novels as well as one folder of correspondence.

Dates

  • 1967 - 1984

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Working name of US author Joseph John Poyer (1939-2018) for his fiction, beginning in December 1965 with "Mission 'Red Clash'" for Analog, a magazine with which he was closely associated. Of his novels, Operation Malacca (1968), about the use of talking dolphins for military purposes, and North Cape (1969) are technothrillers. Tunnel War (1979) is an Alternate-History tale involving the 1911 construction of a Channel Tunnel. Poyer has also written novels in other genres.

Extent

28 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

Aisle 9A, shelf 6 - 7 and Flate file drawer A-10

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of the Patrons of the Library, 1969 - 1981.

Title
Willis E. McNelly Science Fiction Collection: Joe Poyer
Status
Completed
Author
pmp
Date
2022-08-29
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