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rowspan="2"|[[1955]] || ''[[The Neo-Fan's Guide]]'' || [[Bob Tucker]] || Tucker’s essential introduction to [[fandom]].  
 
rowspan="2"|[[1955]] || ''[[The Neo-Fan's Guide]]'' || [[Bob Tucker]] || Tucker’s essential introduction to [[fandom]].  
 
“[[The March of Slime]]”||[[MaD Productions]]||The introduction of [[blog]].  
 
“[[The March of Slime]]”||[[MaD Productions]]||The introduction of [[blog]].  
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[[1960]]|| ''[[Who Killed Science Fiction?]]''|| [[Earl Kemp|Earl]] and [[Nancy Kemp]]|| Results of a [[poll]] on the subject by 71 [[BNFs]] and [[pro]]s, aka ''[[SaFari Annual]]'' 1.  
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rowspan="2"|[[1960]]|| ''[[Who Killed Science Fiction?]]''|| [[Earl Kemp|Earl]] and [[Nancy Kemp]]|| Results of a [[poll]] on the subject by 71 [[BNFs]] and [[pro]]s, aka ''[[SaFari Annual]]'' 1.
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''[[Ex-Inchmery Fan Diary]]''||[[Vince Clarke]]||Clarke’s [[gafiation]] [[zine]], covering [[Inchmery Fandom]] and its dissolution plus 1950s [[fandom]] in the [[U.K.]] and [[U.S.]], [[TAFF Wars]] and the [[WSFS, Inc.]], brangle.
 
[[1961]]|| ''[[Why Is a Fan?]]''|| [[Earl Kemp|Earl]] and [[Nancy Kemp]]|| Dozens of fans' opinions on what brought people into [[fandom]], aka ''[[SaFari Annual]]'' 2.  
 
[[1961]]|| ''[[Why Is a Fan?]]''|| [[Earl Kemp|Earl]] and [[Nancy Kemp]]|| Dozens of fans' opinions on what brought people into [[fandom]], aka ''[[SaFari Annual]]'' 2.  
 
[[1963]] || ''[[The Great Breen Boondoggle|The Great Breen Boondoggle, or All Berkeley Is Plunged into War]]'' || [[Bill Donaho]]|| The first public sally in the [[Breendoggle]].
 
[[1963]] || ''[[The Great Breen Boondoggle|The Great Breen Boondoggle, or All Berkeley Is Plunged into War]]'' || [[Bill Donaho]]|| The first public sally in the [[Breendoggle]].
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[[1965]] ||''[[Discon 1 Guide]]'' || [[George Scithers|George Scithers]] ||A long document describing how Scithers ran [[Discon I]], the 1963 [[Worldcon]]. It is noteworthy because it describes in interesting detail how a [[Worldcon]] was run back when they were still small.  
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[[1965]] ||''[[Con-Committee Chairman's Guide]]'' || [[George Scithers|George Scithers]] ||A long document describing how Scithers ran [[Discon I]], the 1963 [[Worldcon]]. It is noteworthy because it describes in interesting detail how a [[Worldcon]] was run back when they were still small.  
 
[[1974]]||''[[Whichness of the Why]]''||[[Bill Fesselmeyer]] ||A [[poll]] on al­ternative methods of limiting atten­dance at [[Worldcon]], specifically [[MidAmeriCon]], in reaction to the rising [[Alarm and Despondency]] at the [[increase in convention sizes in the 1970s]].
 
[[1974]]||''[[Whichness of the Why]]''||[[Bill Fesselmeyer]] ||A [[poll]] on al­ternative methods of limiting atten­dance at [[Worldcon]], specifically [[MidAmeriCon]], in reaction to the rising [[Alarm and Despondency]] at the [[increase in convention sizes in the 1970s]].
 
[[1975]] || [[MidAmeriCon]] [[Progress Report]] 2||[[Tom Reamy]]||Along with stunningly high production values, this [[PR]] is notable for two [[articles]], [[MAC]] [[Chairman]] [[Ken Keller]]’s “You Think You’ve Got Trouble,” announcing [[MAC]]’s policies to sharply escalate [[membership]] fees culminating in [[at-the-door]] rates of an unheard of $50, and to eliminate any [[programming]] on [[fringe fandom|special interest areas]] of [[comics]], ''[[Star Trek]], Planet of the Apes'', and the [[Society for Creative Anachronism]] — as fandoms that had “out­ grown the need of a ‘shelter’ under the wing of the World ''Science Fiction'' Convention” and were “independent and have their own conventions (or large gatherings) and ex­ist completely apart from mainstream science fiction fandom” — and “[[How the GRINCH Stole Worldcon]]” by [[Bill "The Galactic" Fesselmeyer]], a classic of [[smof]]fish [[faan fiction]].  
 
[[1975]] || [[MidAmeriCon]] [[Progress Report]] 2||[[Tom Reamy]]||Along with stunningly high production values, this [[PR]] is notable for two [[articles]], [[MAC]] [[Chairman]] [[Ken Keller]]’s “You Think You’ve Got Trouble,” announcing [[MAC]]’s policies to sharply escalate [[membership]] fees culminating in [[at-the-door]] rates of an unheard of $50, and to eliminate any [[programming]] on [[fringe fandom|special interest areas]] of [[comics]], ''[[Star Trek]], Planet of the Apes'', and the [[Society for Creative Anachronism]] — as fandoms that had “out­ grown the need of a ‘shelter’ under the wing of the World ''Science Fiction'' Convention” and were “independent and have their own conventions (or large gatherings) and ex­ist completely apart from mainstream science fiction fandom” — and “[[How the GRINCH Stole Worldcon]]” by [[Bill "The Galactic" Fesselmeyer]], a classic of [[smof]]fish [[faan fiction]].  

Revision as of 11:04, 5 April 2023

What hundred documents tell the story of fandom? We're not talking history books here, but documents and articles which themselves formed our culture from the earliest days until today.

The list is just starting.

Year Document Author/Editor -Notes
1926 Amazing Stories, April Hugo Gernsback Inaugural issue of the first science-fiction magazine.
1927 First Fan Letter with Address,
Amazing Stories, August		 John Mackay The first letter written to a prozine letter column published with a fan's address, a necessary baby step towards fandom.
1930 First ish of The Planet, July Allen Glasser The clubzine of The Scienceers, considered the First Fanzine.
1934 Announcement of the formation
of the Science Fiction League,
Wonder Stories, May		 Hugo Gernsback The SFL, probably the single most important fan organization of the 1930s, advanced the first protofans’ collective self awareness.
Announcement of the Society for the Prevention of Wire Staples in Science Fiction Magazines, Astounding Stories, November Bob Tucker Launch of the Great Staple War.
1936 Photo of fans at the First Convention Herbert E. Goudket
1937 First mailing of FAPA, August Don Wollheim and John Michel The first fan apa.
“Mutation or Death!,” October John B. Michel Transcript of the speech delivered by Donald A. Wollheim for Michel at the Third Eastern Science Fiction Convention, Philadelphia: A Michelist manifesto.
1938 “Science Fiction Internationale” John B. Michel Michelist anthem song sheet passed out at the Newark Convention — the first filksong?
S. F. Checklist 1, October R. D. and F. N. Swisher Launch of a project of making a listing of all the fanzines that ever appeared anywhere, now being continued on this site.
1939 Program Book of the First Worldcon, July Nycon concom
A Warning! Dave Kyle The yellow pamflet of Michelist agitprop that Kyle pubbed for the First Worldcon, triggering the first Exclusion Act.
1948 Ah! Sweet Idiocy! Francis Towner Laney FTL’s gafiation fanoir.
1949 “Introduction to Roscoism”, Spacewarp 27 (June 1949) Art Rapp The Word of Roscoe.
1954 The Enchanted Duplicator Walt Willis and Bob Shaw Possibly the most reprinted work in fandom, The Enchanted Duplicator is an allegory which crystallized a particular image of what fandom ought to be and gave shape to fandom's future.
1955 The Neo-Fan's Guide Bob Tucker Tucker’s essential introduction to fandom.
“The March of Slime” MaD Productions The introduction of blog.
1960 Who Killed Science Fiction? Earl and Nancy Kemp Results of a poll on the subject by 71 BNFs and pros, aka SaFari Annual 1.
Ex-Inchmery Fan Diary Vin¢ Clarke Clarke’s gafiation zine, covering Inchmery Fandom and its dissolution plus 1950s fandom in the U.K. and U.S., TAFF Wars and the WSFS, Inc., brangle.
1961 Why Is a Fan? Earl and Nancy Kemp Dozens of fans' opinions on what brought people into fandom, aka SaFari Annual 2.
1963 The Great Breen Boondoggle, or All Berkeley Is Plunged into War Bill Donaho The first public sally in the Breendoggle.
1965 Con-Committee Chairman's Guide George Scithers A long document describing how Scithers ran Discon I, the 1963 Worldcon. It is noteworthy because it describes in interesting detail how a Worldcon was run back when they were still small.
1974 Whichness of the Why Bill Fesselmeyer A poll on al­ternative methods of limiting atten­dance at Worldcon, specifically MidAmeriCon, in reaction to the rising Alarm and Despondency at the increase in convention sizes in the 1970s.
1975 MidAmeriCon Progress Report 2 Tom Reamy Along with stunningly high production values, this PR is notable for two articles, MAC Chairman Ken Keller’s “You Think You’ve Got Trouble,” announcing MAC’s policies to sharply escalate membership fees culminating in at-the-door rates of an unheard of $50, and to eliminate any programming on special interest areas of comics, Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, and the Society for Creative Anachronism — as fandoms that had “out­ grown the need of a ‘shelter’ under the wing of the World Science Fiction Convention” and were “independent and have their own conventions (or large gatherings) and ex­ist completely apart from mainstream science fiction fandom” — and “How the GRINCH Stole Worldcon” by Bill "The Galactic" Fesselmeyer, a classic of smoffish faan fiction.
2001 The CONTACT! Fanthology, October Dick and Leah Smith 72 fans on how they made contact with fandom, aka Spirits of Things Past 4.


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