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| − | ''' | + | '''Dr. Henry Harrison Jenkins, Jr.''', a [[columbia Camp|Columbia]], [[South Carolina]], [[fan]] active in the 1930s and ’40s, published ''[[Fan Editor and Publisher]]'' (with [[Joe Fortier]]). He was a charter member of [[The National Fantasy Fan Federation]] in 1941, and [[edited]] the fourth issue of the [[clubzine]] ''[[Bonfire]]''. |
He and [[Joe Gilbert]] are credited with being the first to use the term ''[[actifan]]'' in print, in a review of ''[[Bonfire]]'' #1: "[https://diyhistory.lib.uiowa.edu/transcribe/4307/125712 Official organ of the NFFF, which every actifan should join.]" | He and [[Joe Gilbert]] are credited with being the first to use the term ''[[actifan]]'' in print, in a review of ''[[Bonfire]]'' #1: "[https://diyhistory.lib.uiowa.edu/transcribe/4307/125712 Official organ of the NFFF, which every actifan should join.]" | ||
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* ''[[STF HASH]]'' [1941-42] | * ''[[STF HASH]]'' [1941-42] | ||
| + | == External links == | ||
| + | * [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90741962/obituary-for-harrison-jenkins/ Obituary for Harrison Jenkins Jr.] | ||
| + | * [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64538717 Dr. Henry Harrison Jenkins, Jr. at Find a Grave] | ||
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Revision as of 07:43, 16 September 2022
(February 9, 1924 – January 28, 1994)
Dr. Henry Harrison Jenkins, Jr., a Columbia, South Carolina, fan active in the 1930s and ’40s, published Fan Editor and Publisher (with Joe Fortier). He was a charter member of The National Fantasy Fan Federation in 1941, and edited the fourth issue of the clubzine Bonfire.
He and Joe Gilbert are credited with being the first to use the term actifan in print, in a review of Bonfire #1: "Official organ of the NFFF, which every actifan should join."
His photo appears on page 172 of Harry Warner's fan history of the 1940s, All Our Yesterdays (Advent, 1969) pictured with Joe Gilbert, another Columbia fan. He was the subject of a Founding Members article in June, 2017 issue National Fantasy Fan.
- Bonfire (one issue)
- The Southern Star [1941-] (with Art Sehnert and Joe Gilbert)
- STF HASH [1941-42]
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| Person | 1924—1994 |
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