The J. T. Oliver Photo Collection The J. T. Oliver Photo Collection, May 2013, is a one-shot published by Bill Plott, 190 Crestview Circle, Montevallo, AL 35115 for SFPA Mailing 293. Other contact information: 205- 665-5538;
[email protected]. Editing assistance by Lillian Plott. This is Banshee Press publication No. 34. J.T. Oliver’s house at 315 27th Street, Columbus, Ga. The J. T. Oliver Photo Collection In my teenage years when Southern fans were few and far between I picked up the nickname of “The Traveling Fan” for a while, largely due to my quest to find kindred spirits. I made trips to meet Al Andrews in Birmingham, Dave Hulan in Huntsville, James ayers in Attalla, AL, Shelby and Suzy Vick and Norm Metcalfe in Panama City, James Ayers in Attalla, Ala., and Emile Greenleaf in New Orleans. I also visited J.T. Oliver in Columbus, Ga. J.T. was among a small group of active fans in the 1950s in Georgia. Others included Lee Hoffman in Savannah, Roger D. Aycock in Rome, and the coterie of fans that formed that Atlanta Science Fiction Organization. Aycock, by the way, was also a pro who wrote under the name of Roger Dee. Since Columbus was only 30 miles from Opelika, I made several trips to visit J.T. I thought nothing of it at the time but realized later that he lived in one of the mill villages and probably worked in one of the mills. I remember him explaining that the Columbus high schools were culturally dispersed.