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Butler, Octavia E. Why I Write: essay: draft

Description

Carb. copy (MS., typewritten: 10p.); 28cm. Los Angeles, Calif. With the author's autograph corrections.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1986.
Call number
OEB 2932
Creator
Butler, Octavia E(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of the Estate of Octavia E. Butler, August 2008 and July 2017.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
SEALED: OEB 5370: sealed until December 31, 2042. OEB 5374: sealed until December 31, 2063. OEB 5660 and OEB 8714: sealed until December 31, 2043.
RESTRICTED. Boxes 167-187, 361, 387, and 393-398 contain Butler's commonplace books and have been restricted for preservation reasons. They are available with curatorial approval when there is need to consult the material object. Facsimile reproductions in the Facsimiles series should be consulted instead.
Associated people
Bambara, Toni Cade. (1952-)
Barnes, Steven, (1941-)
Bates, Russell, (1951-2022)
Bear, Greg, (1950-)
Bogstad, Janice M., (1932-2020)
Bova, Ben, (1966-)
Bradley, Marion Zimmer. (1948-)
Busby, F. M. (1923-2020.)
Datlow, Ellen. (1968-2019.)
Delany, Samuel R. (1929-2018.)
Due, Tananarive, (1946-)
Effinger, George Alec. (1931-2019.)
Elliot, Jeffrey M. (1944-)
Ellison, Harlan. (1944-1999.)
Smart-Grosvenor, Vertamae. (1928-2013.)
Gomez, Jewelle, (1950-)
Gunn, James E.,
Hampton, Gregory Jerome,
Hartwell, David G.
Hopkinson, Nalo.
Ian, Janis.
Le Guin, Ursula K.,
Louis, Frances Deutsch.
McCaffery, Larry,
McIntyre, Vonda N.
Morrison, Toni,
Mosley, Walter.
Resnick, Michael D.
Richardson, Blanche.
Rowell, Charles H.
Shange, Ntozake.
Shawl, Nisi.
Skal, David J.
Walker, Alice,
Williams, Sherley Anne,
Wilson, Robin Scott,
Wood, N. Lee.
Zaki, Hoda M.,
Charnas, Suzy McKee.
Nadler, Marjorie Rae.
Marron, Lynn.
Rose, Victoria.
Associated organizations
Beacon Press.
Doubleday & Company, Inc.
Women's Press.
Science Fiction Writers of America.
Writer's House.
Los Angeles Public Library.
PEN/Faulkner Foundation.
Four Walls Eight Windows (Firm)
Seven Stories Press.
Pasadena City College (Pasadena, Calif.)
California State University, Los Angeles.
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
John Muir High School (Pasadena, Calif.)
Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame.
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