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 Last modified on May 27th, 2020 © Copyright 2020 USF Libraries - Special Collections. All rights reserved..