Charles Sheffield papers, 1977-2002

 

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Sheffield, Charles (1935-2002)
Extent:
22.40 Linear Feet
52 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Charles Sheffield papers, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Background

Scope and content:

Consists of correspondence, literary manuscripts, book jackets, notebooks, and awards.

Biographical / historical:

Charles Sheffield (1935-2002) was a mathematician and science fiction author.  He was born in England and lived in the United States for most of his life.  He was a chief scientist and board member of Earth Satellite Corporation, and a president of the Science Fiction Writers of America. He died on November 2, 2002 of brain cancer.

Acquisition information:

Nancy Kress

Donation.

Arrangement:

Series

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Terms of access:

To the extent that they own copyright, the donor has assigned the copyright in their works to USF; permissions to use the material in excess of what copyright law allows should be sent to the USF Technology Transfer Office (https://www.usf.edu/research-innovation/pl/). Copyright in some items in this collection may be held by their respective creators. Consult Special Collections for details.

Preferred citation:

Charles Sheffield papers, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.