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| − | A club for younger [[fans]] formed in 1949 by [[Ronald Friedman]] of [[Brooklyn]]. Friedman was elected [[president]] in the first election, and had all dues sent to him instead of to [[Secretary]]-[[Treasurer]] [[Rose Davenport]] "because of the bill he had to pay for [[mimeo]]ing the [[Official Organ]], [[XRAY]]". [[Rich Elsberry|Elsberry]], from whom our data comes, was appointed Welcome Chairman, but neither he nor the other [[officers]] were able to contact Friedman after taking office, and no official publications ever again came out except for one [[Universal Musketeers News]] dated June'50. (In his [[Science Fiction Weekly]] -- not a [[OO|club organ]] -- Friedman said a lack of [[publishing]] facilities had forced temporary cessation of activities.) In July '50 an attempt was made by Elsberry, [[William Knapheide|Knapheide]], Rose Davenport, and [[Jack Schwab]] to oust Friedman from the [[prexy]]ship, but this failed for lack of a majority in the club's officialdom. The club was supposed to have about 100 members in January 1950, says [[ODD]], tho Friedman never made public the membership roster. | + | A [[club]] for younger [[fans]] formed in 1949 by [[Ronald Friedman]] of [[Brooklyn]]. Friedman was elected [[president]] in the first election, and had all dues sent to him instead of to [[Secretary]]-[[Treasurer]] [[Rose Davenport]] "because of the bill he had to pay for [[mimeo]]ing the [[Official Organ]], [[XRAY]]". [[Rich Elsberry|Elsberry]], from whom our data comes, was appointed Welcome Chairman, but neither he nor the other [[officers]] were able to contact Friedman after taking office, and no official publications ever again came out except for one [[Universal Musketeers News]] dated June'50. (In his [[Science Fiction Weekly]] -- not a [[OO|club organ]] -- Friedman said a lack of [[publishing]] facilities had forced temporary cessation of activities.) In July '50 an attempt was made by Elsberry, [[William Knapheide|Knapheide]], Rose Davenport, and [[Jack Schwab]] to oust Friedman from the [[prexy]]ship, but this failed for lack of a majority in the club's officialdom. The club was supposed to have about 100 members in January 1950, says [[ODD]], tho Friedman never made public the membership roster. |
| − | Around the end of 1950 Friedman denied that he let UM "go to pot due to lack of interest and embezzlement of UM funds", and claimed that the club owed him more than $100, explaining that "illness, business, and National Guard duties" prevented him from having any contact with [[fandom]] for "many months". In March 1952 he announced that UM had combined with another club, the [[Teens Fantascience Club]] (of which he was also president) into a group called [[International Scientific Council]]. Further history, if any, is unknown to your Suetonius. | + | Around the end of 1950 Friedman denied that he let UM "go to pot due to lack of interest and embezzlement of UM funds", and claimed that the club owed him more than $100, explaining that "illness, business, and National Guard duties" prevented him from having any contact with [[fandom]] for "many months". In March 1952 he announced that UM had combined with another club, the [[Teens Fantascience Club]] (of which he was also president) into a group called [[International Scientific Council]]. Further history, if any, is unknown to your [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Suetonius Suetonius.] |
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Revision as of 18:20, 10 May 2023
Aka UM.
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
| A club for younger fans formed in 1949 by Ronald Friedman of Brooklyn. Friedman was elected president in the first election, and had all dues sent to him instead of to Secretary-Treasurer Rose Davenport "because of the bill he had to pay for mimeoing the Official Organ, XRAY". Elsberry, from whom our data comes, was appointed Welcome Chairman, but neither he nor the other officers were able to contact Friedman after taking office, and no official publications ever again came out except for one Universal Musketeers News dated June'50. (In his Science Fiction Weekly -- not a club organ -- Friedman said a lack of publishing facilities had forced temporary cessation of activities.) In July '50 an attempt was made by Elsberry, Knapheide, Rose Davenport, and Jack Schwab to oust Friedman from the prexyship, but this failed for lack of a majority in the club's officialdom. The club was supposed to have about 100 members in January 1950, says ODD, tho Friedman never made public the membership roster.
Around the end of 1950 Friedman denied that he let UM "go to pot due to lack of interest and embezzlement of UM funds", and claimed that the club owed him more than $100, explaining that "illness, business, and National Guard duties" prevented him from having any contact with fandom for "many months". In March 1952 he announced that UM had combined with another club, the Teens Fantascience Club (of which he was also president) into a group called International Scientific Council. Further history, if any, is unknown to your Suetonius. |
Disgruntled UM members in the Bay Area formed a splinter group, Tellurian Sciencefictioneers, about 1950.
| Club | 1949—1952 |
| This is a club page. Please extend it by adding information about when and where the club met, when and by whom it was founded, how long it was active, notable accomplishments, well-known members, clubzines, any conventions it ran, external links to the club's website, other club pages, etc.
When there's a floreat (Fl.), this indicates the time or times for which we have found evidence that the club existed. This is probably not going to represent the club's full lifetime, so please update it if you can! |
