Guide to the Harry K. Hudson collection, 1934-1987 Descriptive Summary

Title : Harry K. Hudson collection Creator: Hudson, Harry K. Dates : 1953-1981 ID Number : H37 Size: 8 boxes Abstract: Harry K. Hudson, the Boys' Book collector who was one the sources for many of USF's resources in its Children's and Young Adult Literature Collections, was an avid collector of adventure novels, particularly serialized boys' books. Language(s): English

Repository: Special Collections University of South Florida Libraries 4202 East Fowler Ave., LIB122 Tampa, Florida 33620 Phone: 813-974-2731 - Fax: 813-396-9006 Contact Special Collections Administrative Summary

Provenance: Hudson, Harry K. Acquisition Donation. Information: Access Conditions: The contents of this collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/for more information. Processing processed History: Preferred Citation: Harry K. Hudson Collection, Special Collections Department, Tampa Library, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. Related Material: John T. Dizer papers, Special Collections Department, Tampa Library, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.

Scope Note Hudson's collection documents his research for his bibliographies, his collecting, and his correspondence with others interested in children's literature. Arrangement Note: The collection is arranged topically, with the major divisions being Hudson's materials on various authors, his personal papers, assorted bibliographies, magazines, and his correspondence, all arranged alphabetically. Hudson's correspondence and personal papers are grouped by topic or person, which leads to some small overlaps between correspondence and personal boxes (for example, a folder in a personal box might have correspondence, but is mixed with other materials related to the subject being discussed). Arrangement The collection is arranged topically, with the major divisions being Hudson's materials on various authors, his personal papers, assorted bibliographies, magazines, and his correspondence, all arranged alphabetically. Hudson's correspondence and personal papers are grouped by topic or person, which leads to some small overlaps between correspondence and personal boxes (for example, a folder in a personal box might have correspondence, but is mixed with other materials related to the subject being discussed). Subject Headings

Subject Terms: Book collecting -- Florida Children Children's literature Children's literature in series Children's stories Swift, Tom (Fictitious character) Genre/Form Terms: Dime novels COLLECTION CONTENTS

BOX 1 : Authors

FOLDER 1 : Alger, Horato

FOLDER 2 : Altsheler, Joseph

FOLDER 3 : Barbour, Ralph Henry

FOLDER 4 : Burroughs, Edgar Rice

FOLDER 5 : Castlemon, Harry

FOLDER 6 : Ellis, Edward S.

FOLDER 7 : Henty, George Alfred

FOLDER 8 : Hill, Grace Livingston

FOLDER 9 : Lee, Edward Edson

FOLDER 10 : Munroe, Kirk

FOLDER 11 : Optic, Oliver

FOLDER 12 : Rathborne, St. George

FOLDER 13 : Rockwell, Norman

FOLDER 14 : Schultz, James Willard

FOLDER 15 : Stratemeyer, Edward

FOLDER 16 : Striker, Fran

FOLDER 17 : Theiss, Lewis E.

FOLDER 18 : Tomlinson, Everet T. BOX 2 : Personal

ITEM : A Century of Progress Chicago, 1934 FOLDER 2 : Amtrak

FOLDER 3 : Antiques

FOLDER 4 : Article: Argosy Heroes

FOLDER 5 : Article: On the Value of Boys' Books

FOLDER 6 : Auction Records

FOLDER 7 : Bibliography: Errata sheet

FOLDER 8 : Bibliography: Filled orders

FOLDER 9 : Bibliography: Material, printing

FOLDER 10 : Bibliography promotion

FOLDER 11 : Bibliography typing and printing

FOLDER 12 : Book stores

FOLDER 13 : Bowen, Robert Sydney

FOLDER 14 : Boys' Book Collector

FOLDER 15 : Bridge

FOLDER 16 : Car

FOLDER 17 : Chenu, Bob, articles

FOLDER 18 : College stickers

FOLDER 19 : Correspondence

FOLDER 20 : Costa Rica (Travel) BOX 3 : Personal

FOLDER 1 : Dime Novel Scrapbook

FOLDER 2 : Dizer, John T., Jr., article

FOLDER 3 : Doubleday Company history

FOLDER 4 : Family papers

FOLDER 5 : Football

FOLDER 6 : Hero article

FOLDER 7 : Jokes, Poems

FOLDER 8 : Lists

FOLDER 9 : Miscellaneous

FOLDER 10 : Miscellaneous: Book oriented

FOLDER 11 : Miscellaneous: Resorts

FOLDER 12 : Outdoors

FOLDER 13 : Patents

FOLDER 14 : Personal data, addresses

FOLDER 15 : Peter the Brazen

BOX 4 : Personal

FOLDER 1 : Records

FOLDER 2 : Scarcity article

FOLDER 3 : Scrapbook items, notes, clippings FOLDER 4 : Sports Illustrated article on William Hilton

FOLDER 5 : Story: Locked-Room on Ship of Ishlar

FOLDER 6 : Story: Jewels of Death

FOLDER 7 : Times article on Harry Hudson

FOLDER 8 : Tom Swift pastiche

FOLDER 9 : USF contract

FOLDER 10 : Virginia

BOX 5 : Correspondence: A-Q

FOLDER 1 : A

FOLDER 2 : Acker, Frank C., Capt.

FOLDER 3 : B

FOLDER 4 : Brown, Manuel

FOLDER 5 : C

FOLDER 6 : Chenu, J. R.

FOLDER 7 : Cobb, Owen

FOLDER 8 : Cronin, Paul

FOLDER 9 : D

FOLDER 10 : Dahl, Marge

FOLDER 11 : Ditky Bibliography Plagiarism

FOLDER 12 : Dizer FOLDER 13 : Dizer, John T.

FOLDER 14 : Dobkin, Jay B.

FOLDER 15 : F

FOLDER 16 : Funk, Howard

FOLDER 17 : G

FOLDER 18 : H

FOLDER 19 : Holmes, George

FOLDER 20 : J

FOLDER 21 : K

FOLDER 22 : L

FOLDER 23 : LeBlanc, Edward

FOLDER 24 : Library of Congress

FOLDER 25 : M

FOLDER 26 : Minter, Richard H.

FOLDER 27 : O

FOLDER 28 : Owen, Maurice

FOLDER 29 : P

BOX 6 : Correspondence: R-Z

FOLDER 1 : R

FOLDER 2 : Remers FOLDER 3 : Riordan, Robert, Hardy Boys article

FOLDER 4 : S

FOLDER 5 : Schorr, Jack

FOLDER 6 : Schott, Frank

FOLDER 7 : Steinhauer, Donald

FOLDER 8 : Tarrant, Frank

FOLDER 9 : University of Puget Sound

FOLDER 10 : U, V, W, X, Y

FOLDER 11 : Z

BOX 7 : Magazines

FOLDER 1 : Miscellaneous

Scope/Content: Includes "Cavalcade of American Comics: A history of comic strips from 1896" (Sentiinel Star, Orlando, FL), "The Comics: An American tradition", Happy Hours Magazine (1934), and "The Dime Novel Club." FOLDER 2 : Xenophile, March 1975 - October 1977 FOLDER 3 : Bronze Shadows, Noveber 1966 - November 1968 FOLDER 4 : Barsoomian, January - February, 1968 FOLDER 5 : American Book Collector, January, 1971 FOLDER 6 : The Boys' Book Buff, 1977 - March 1979

BOX 8 : Bibliographies

FOLDER 1 : A Bibliography of Boy Scout Fiction

FOLDER 2 : A. Merritt: A Bibliography of Fantastic Writings

FOLDER 3 : An Index to Unknown and Unknown Worlds

FOLDER 4 : Boys of New York

FOLDER 5 : Catalogs No. 1

Scope/Content: A bound volume containing different bibliographies: Sax Rohmer: A Bibliography, by Bradford M. Day; A Bibliography of Max Brand (Frederick Faust); Talbot Mundy Biblio, by Bradford M. Day; Edgar Rice Burroughs Biblio, by Bradford M. Day; and a run of "The Burroughs Bulletin." FOLDER 6 : Complete Check-list of Science Fiction Magazines

FOLDER 7 : Hannes Bok Checklist

FOLDER 8 : The Avon Fantasy Reader: An Index

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