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John F. Carr Collection at St. Bonaventure University |
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FRIEDSAM
MEMORIAL LIBRARY Journalism |
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John F. Carr Collection at St. Bonaventure University |
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FRIEDSAM
MEMORIAL LIBRARY Journalism |
H. Beam Piper: A Biography by John F. Carr
The proposed cover art for H. Beam Piper: A Biography taken from John F. Carr's website Hostigos, illustrated by Alan Gutierrez. |
About the Book:
H. Beam Piper was one of the most enigmatic writers in the field of science fiction. He appeared suddenly in 1947 as a mature writer and went on to write a number of memorable short stories in the premier science fiction magazine of the Golden Age, Astounding Science Fiction, under legendary editor John W. Campbell.
With the wealth of information I have unearthed over the past twenty-five years, I intend to lift this veil of secrecy from Piper’s life and show my readers the real H. Beam Piper beneath his carefully created facade. This book will reveal “the man inside the black cape;” the animal lover, the friend of children everywhere, the lonely man who was imprisoned by his own solitude and unaware of the high regard he was held in by his peers and the science fiction readership—all of whom were stunned by his unexpected suicide. (From Hostigos.com)
The Last Cavalier: H. Beam Piper [typescript]
436 leaves
Carr-01-01
Physical Description:
Missing the title page, this draft starts on page 2 with the Preface. The entire text is bound with a rubber band. Edited copy, the editor’s marks are made with red ink. Page 2 has a post-it note with “dates – 6th” written on it in red ink. There are three post-it flags on the text marking pages 2, 3 and 5.
The Last Cavalier: H. Beam Piper [typescript]
447 leaves
Carr-01-02
Physical Description:
This text has no edits or corrections marked on it including the title page. Text stops at page 447 with unfinished appendix ii.
The Last Cavalier: H. Beam Piper [typescript]
439 leaves
Carr-01-03
Physical Description:
Edited copy corrected by Dennis Frank sent to John F. Carr on February 6th, 2007, via USPS. Title page also notes this copy has combined the corrections of Dennis Frank, Dwight Decker and Fred Ramsey. Circled below the title on the title page is “Master for Corrections” in black and red ink. The date of February 11th, 2007 is written at the top right corner of the title page. Pages 1 through 149 are held together by rubber band, separating this portion of the text from the rest.
The Last Cavalier: H. Beam Piper [typescript]
? Leaves [unusual pagination]
Carr-01-04
Physical Description:
Edited draft(s) of the text corrected by unknown editor(s).
Editor’s marks are in red and black ink.
Contains unusual pagination throughout the text.
The Last Cavalier: H. Beam Piper [typescript]
447 leaves
Carr-01-05
Physical Description:
Edited copy corrected by Dwight Decker sent to John F. Carr on February 7th, 2007, via USPS. Editor’s marks are in red ink throughout the text. Text stops at page 447 with unfinished appendix ii.
The Last Cavalier: H. Beam Piper [typescript]
452 leaves
Carr-01-06
Physical Description:
Edited copy corrected by Fred Ramsey on February 9th,
2007, as stated on title page in red ink. Editor’s
marks are in red ink and blue pencil. Written
at the bottom of the title page in black pen is “copyrighted 2007 by John F.
Carr.”
The Last Cavalier: H. Beam Piper [typescript]
564 leaves
Carr-02-01
Physical Description:
Edited first draft corrected by Victoria Carr from January 18th to February 6th, 2007. Editor’s marks are in red and black ink. The draft contains Post-it flags for some of the pages with editor’s marks. Several edits in the draft also have pink post-its featuring editor’s remarks on the page of correction. Several sections of the text are separated by paper clips.
The Last Cavalier: H. Beam Piper [typescript]
7 leaves
Carr-02-02
Physical Description:
Several edited copies of the chapter content pages for the
novel. Editor marks are in black
ink. One single page listing chapter
1 to chapter 23 has one post-it flag and post-it notes on the front and back of
the page, along with additional penned notes on the back of the page. Another
copy of the contents is a three page stapled version with editor marks in black
ink. The third copy contains two
pages that have been paper clipped together.
The editor marks are featured in black ink.
Finally there is one loose page that is unedited and lists chapters seven
through nine.
The Last Cavalier: H. Beam Piper [typescript]
8 leaves
Carr-02-03
Physical Description:
Edited outline for The Last Cavalier: H. Beam Piper that is dated May 2, 2003. Corrections are marked by red pen. The first page also has brown stains on it.
The Last Cavalier: H. Beam Piper [typescript]
7 leaves
Carr-02-04
Physical Description:
This file contains pages 1 – 7 of The Last Cavalier: H. Beam Piper starting at the title page and ending at chapter contents. The title page has extra notes written by pen saying “Final Draft,” John F Carr’s signature and “corrections by Victoria Carr 2/19 – 2/25.” The editor’s marks are in black and red ink.
The Last Cavalier: H. Beam Piper [typescript]
7 leaves
Carr-02-05
Physical Description:
Contains an edited copy of the preface and the first page of chapter one for The Last Cavalier: H. Beam Piper. Unknown editor for this with correction marks in black ink on pages 12 – 15. Pages 16 and 17 have several brown stains on them.
The Last Cavalier: H. Beam Piper [typescript]
14 leaves
Carr-02-06
Physical Description:
Contains one copy of APPENDIX i, one page unfinished
APPENDIX ii (page 447,) and an APPENDIX ii with information. APPENDIX i (pages
440-446) has editor’s marks in red ink and in pencil.
Next is a one page unfinished copy of APPENDIX ii (page 447) that says
information “To be added.” The
second APPENDIX ii (pages 447-452) has been edited with red ink and pencil.
The editor is unknown for all of these pages.
The Last Cavalier: H. Beam Piper [typescript]
13 leaves
Carr-02-07
Physical Description:
This file contains an edited 11-page chapter outline for The Last Cavalier: H. Beam Piper along with two page content list containing the title of each chapter for the novel. The editor is unknown, with corrections in red and black ink.
6 leaves
Carr-02-08
Physical Description:
This is an edited copy of a book prospectus for John F. Carr’s novel The Last Cavalier: H. Beam Piper. Corrections by the unknown editor are in red ink through out the text.
The Last Cavalier: H. Beam Piper [typescript]
6 leaves
Carr-02-09
Physical Description:
This is an edited Preface for The Last Cavalier: H. Beam Piper. Written with black ink at the top of the first page is “Alternate Preface.” Unknown editor(s) for this, with editor marks in red and black ink.
