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| − | '''Michicon''' 1, the 1941 [[Michiconference]] (also known as the [[Michigan]] First Annual Science Fiction and Fantasy Conference) was a [[convention]] held November 16, 1941 in a Jackson, MI, hotel. [[John Millard]] was [[chairman]]. | + | '''Michicon''' 1, the 1941 [[Michiconference]] (also known as the [[Michigan]] First Annual Science Fiction and Fantasy Conference), was a [[convention]] held November 16, 1941 in a Jackson, MI, hotel. [[John Millard]] was [[chairman]]. |
| − | Cover art donated by [[Ziff Davis]] brought in $3 to $5 at auction. (The convention was remembered for a bed collapsing from too many fans on it.) One of the great fears expressed at time time was that the [[prozines]] might all go extinct — which | + | Cover art donated by [[Ziff Davis]] brought in $3 to $5 at auction. (The convention was remembered for a bed collapsing from too many fans on it — possibly the first, but far from the only time this happened in [[fanhistory]].) |
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| + | One of the great fears expressed at time time was that the [[prozines]] might all go extinct — which seemed to be a real possibility. Later, the group went to the home of [[E. E. Smith]] for a bull session. | ||
The [[Mid-West Fantasy Fan Federation]] was organized there, with directors from each of the states represented. | The [[Mid-West Fantasy Fan Federation]] was organized there, with directors from each of the states represented. | ||
| − | Among the attendees were [[Al Ashley|Al]] and [[Abby Lu Ashley | + | Among the attendees were [[Al Ashley|Al]] and [[Abby Lu Ashley]], [[Alan Becker|Alan]] and [[Kay Becker]], [[Lynn Bridges]], [[Claude Degler]], [[E. E. Evans]], [[Morrie Jenkinson]], [[Erle Korshak]], [[Dick Kuhn]], [[Walt Liebscher]], [[Leonard Marlowe]], [[Mark Reinsberg]], [[Doc Smith|Doc]] and [[Jeanne Smith]], [[Dorothy Tomkins]], [[Al Trestrail|Al]] and [[Verna Smith Trestrail]], [[Bob Tucker|Bob]] and [[Jane Tucker]] and [[Jack Wiedenbeck]]. |
{{convention | series=Michiconference | year=1941 | after=1942 Michiconference}} | {{convention | series=Michiconference | year=1941 | after=1942 Michiconference}} | ||
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
Revision as of 15:34, 16 August 2020
Michicon 1, the 1941 Michiconference (also known as the Michigan First Annual Science Fiction and Fantasy Conference), was a convention held November 16, 1941 in a Jackson, MI, hotel. John Millard was chairman.
Cover art donated by Ziff Davis brought in $3 to $5 at auction. (The convention was remembered for a bed collapsing from too many fans on it — possibly the first, but far from the only time this happened in fanhistory.)
One of the great fears expressed at time time was that the prozines might all go extinct — which seemed to be a real possibility. Later, the group went to the home of E. E. Smith for a bull session.
The Mid-West Fantasy Fan Federation was organized there, with directors from each of the states represented.
Among the attendees were Al and Abby Lu Ashley, Alan and Kay Becker, Lynn Bridges, Claude Degler, E. E. Evans, Morrie Jenkinson, Erle Korshak, Dick Kuhn, Walt Liebscher, Leonard Marlowe, Mark Reinsberg, Doc and Jeanne Smith, Dorothy Tomkins, Al and Verna Smith Trestrail, Bob and Jane Tucker and Jack Wiedenbeck.
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