Difference between revisions of "Early Conventions"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m |
|||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
Year || Date || Convention || Size || Location || Notes | Year || Date || Convention || Size || Location || Notes | ||
'''1936''' || October 22 || '''[[First Convention]]''' || 12–18 || [[Philadelphia]] || later called the [[First Eastern]] | '''1936''' || October 22 || '''[[First Convention]]''' || 12–18 || [[Philadelphia]] || later called the [[First Eastern]] | ||
| + | |||
rowspan="3"|'''1937''' || January 3|| [[Other First Convention]] || ~20 || [[Leeds, UK]] || | rowspan="3"|'''1937''' || January 3|| [[Other First Convention]] || ~20 || [[Leeds, UK]] || | ||
February 21 || [[Second Eastern]] || 30–40 || [[New York]] || | February 21 || [[Second Eastern]] || 30–40 || [[New York]] || | ||
October 30 || [[Third Eastern]] || ~30 || [[Philadelphia]] || | October 30 || [[Third Eastern]] || ~30 || [[Philadelphia]] || | ||
| + | |||
rowspan="3"|'''1938''' || April 10|| [[Second British Convention]] || 43 || [[London]] || called Necronomicon in '57 | rowspan="3"|'''1938''' || April 10|| [[Second British Convention]] || 43 || [[London]] || called Necronomicon in '57 | ||
May 29 || [[Newark Convention]] || >100 || [[Newark, NJ]] || aka [[Fourth Eastern]] aka [[First National]] | May 29 || [[Newark Convention]] || >100 || [[Newark, NJ]] || aka [[Fourth Eastern]] aka [[First National]] | ||
October 16|| [[1938 Philadelphia Conference]] || > 25 || [[Philadelphia]] || | October 16|| [[1938 Philadelphia Conference]] || > 25 || [[Philadelphia]] || | ||
| + | |||
rowspan="4"|'''1939''' || May 21|| [[Third British Convention]] || ~40 || [[London]] || | rowspan="4"|'''1939''' || May 21|| [[Third British Convention]] || ~40 || [[London]] || | ||
July 2–4|| '''[[NyCon]]''' || 150–<wbr />200 || [[New York]] || the first [[Worldcon]] | July 2–4|| '''[[NyCon]]''' || 150–<wbr />200 || [[New York]] || the first [[Worldcon]] | ||
Fall || [[Philcon 1939]] || || [[Philadelphia]] || | Fall || [[Philcon 1939]] || || [[Philadelphia]] || | ||
Early June || [[OSA Pow-Wow]] || 3 || [[Tulsa, OK]] || [[Oklahoma]] state convention | Early June || [[OSA Pow-Wow]] || 3 || [[Tulsa, OK]] || [[Oklahoma]] state convention | ||
| − | rowspan=" | + | |
| + | rowspan="5"|'''1940''' || Early 1940|| [[Washington Confabulation 1]] || 3 || [[Washington, DC]]|| | ||
April || [[Third Chicago Conference]] || 4 || [[Chicago]] || | April || [[Third Chicago Conference]] || 4 || [[Chicago]] || | ||
September 1–2|| '''[[Chicon]]''' || 128 || [[Chicago]] || | September 1–2|| '''[[Chicon]]''' || 128 || [[Chicago]] || | ||
November 10|| [[Phillycon 1940]] || || [[Philadelphia]] || | November 10|| [[Phillycon 1940]] || || [[Philadelphia]] || | ||
| − | rowspan=" | + | December 6 || [[First Sydney Conference]] || 10 ||[[Sydney, NSW]], [[Australia]]|| |
| − | May 4|| [[All-Eastern Science Fiction Conference]] || || [[Newark, NJ]] || May not have been | + | |
| + | rowspan="7"|'''1941''' || Late February || [[Boskone I]] || ~25 || Winchester, MA || at [[the Swishers]]’ home | ||
| + | April 6 || [[Second Sydney Conference|Second Sydney Conference]] || ~12 || [[Sydney, NSW]], [[Australia]]|| | ||
| + | May 4|| [[All-Eastern Science Fiction Conference]] || || [[Newark, NJ]] || May not have been held | ||
Summer || [[Washington Confabulation 2]] || 6? || [[Washington, DC]] || issued [[Washington Manifesto]] | Summer || [[Washington Confabulation 2]] || 6? || [[Washington, DC]] || issued [[Washington Manifesto]] | ||
July 4–6|| '''[[Denvention]]''' || ~100 || [[Denver]] || | July 4–6|| '''[[Denvention]]''' || ~100 || [[Denver]] || | ||
September 20–21|| [[Bombcon]] || 13 || [[London]] || | September 20–21|| [[Bombcon]] || 13 || [[London]] || | ||
November 16|| [[1941 Michiconference]] || || [[Jackson, MI]] || | November 16|| [[1941 Michiconference]] || || [[Jackson, MI]] || | ||
| − | rowspan=" | + | |
| + | rowspan="7"|'''1942''' || <s>January</s> || <s>[[PhilCo 1942]]</s> || || <s>[[Philadelphia]]</s>|| Belatedly announced, called off in favor of [[Boskone II]] | ||
| + | January 4 || [[Third Sydney Conference]] || 8 || [[Sydney, NSW]], [[Australia]]|| | ||
February 22 || [[Boskone II]] || 25 || Boston, MA || | February 22 || [[Boskone II]] || 25 || Boston, MA || | ||
September 27|| [[1942 Michiconference]] || ~25 || [[Jackson, MI]] || | September 27|| [[1942 Michiconference]] || ~25 || [[Jackson, MI]] || | ||
| Line 32: | Line 41: | ||
November 29 || [[Hastings S-F Conference]] || v. small || [[Hastings, MN]] || possibly a [[drinking]] party | November 29 || [[Hastings S-F Conference]] || v. small || [[Hastings, MN]] || possibly a [[drinking]] party | ||
Late 1942 || [[Pacificon Jr.]] || || [[Los Angeles]] || | Late 1942 || [[Pacificon Jr.]] || || [[Los Angeles]] || | ||
| + | |||
rowspan="13"|'''1943''' || February 28|| [[Boskone III]] || 14 || [[Boston, MA]] || | rowspan="13"|'''1943''' || February 28|| [[Boskone III]] || 14 || [[Boston, MA]] || | ||
Spring || [[Live Oak Conference]] || 3 || Live Oak, FL || A [[Cosmic Circle]] event | Spring || [[Live Oak Conference]] || 3 || Live Oak, FL || A [[Cosmic Circle]] event | ||
| Line 45: | Line 55: | ||
Late 1943? ||[[Councilcon]]||||[[Newcastle, IN]]|| Possibly occurred only in [[Claude Degler]]’s imagination | Late 1943? ||[[Councilcon]]||||[[Newcastle, IN]]|| Possibly occurred only in [[Claude Degler]]’s imagination | ||
{{nowrap| December 31, 1943}}–January 2, 1944 || [[Norcon (UK)]] || small || [[Manchester, UK]] || | {{nowrap| December 31, 1943}}–January 2, 1944 || [[Norcon (UK)]] || small || [[Manchester, UK]] || | ||
| + | |||
rowspan="8"|'''1944''' || April 8–9|| [[Eastercon 1944]] || || [[London]] || | rowspan="8"|'''1944''' || April 8–9|| [[Eastercon 1944]] || || [[London]] || | ||
May 28 || [[Staplecon 3]] || 9 || [[San Francisco]] || | May 28 || [[Staplecon 3]] || 9 || [[San Francisco]] || | ||
| Line 53: | Line 64: | ||
? || [[Bufflocon]] || || [[Buffalo, NY]] || [[Slan Shack]] visiting [[Ken Krueger]] | ? || [[Bufflocon]] || || [[Buffalo, NY]] || [[Slan Shack]] visiting [[Ken Krueger]] | ||
December 29, 1944–January 1, 1945 || [[Norcon (UK)]] 2 || small || [[Manchester, UK]] || Announced — did it occur? | December 29, 1944–January 1, 1945 || [[Norcon (UK)]] 2 || small || [[Manchester, UK]] || Announced — did it occur? | ||
| + | |||
rowspan="3"|'''1945''' || February 3–4 || [[Boskone IV]] || 5 || [[Winchester, MA]] || at [[the Swishers]]’ home | rowspan="3"|'''1945''' || February 3–4 || [[Boskone IV]] || 5 || [[Winchester, MA]] || at [[the Swishers]]’ home | ||
July 7–8 || [[1945 Michiconference]] || 15-20 || [[Battle Creek, MI]] || | July 7–8 || [[1945 Michiconference]] || 15-20 || [[Battle Creek, MI]] || | ||
September 2 || [[Boskone V]] || 9 || [[Salem, MA]] || AKA [[First New England SF Conference]] | September 2 || [[Boskone V]] || 9 || [[Salem, MA]] || AKA [[First New England SF Conference]] | ||
| + | |||
rowspan="5"|'''1946''' || March 3|| [[FPWESFC]] || || [[Newark, NJ]] || | rowspan="5"|'''1946''' || March 3|| [[FPWESFC]] || || [[Newark, NJ]] || | ||
April 6–7 || [[First Post-Radar-Contact-with-the-Moon Con]] || 16 || [[Chicago]] || | April 6–7 || [[First Post-Radar-Contact-with-the-Moon Con]] || 16 || [[Chicago]] || | ||
Revision as of 20:06, 14 October 2022
The first ten years of SF conventions were a mixed bag, but even the largest was small by modern standards, and some were literally a few guys getting together for a day. But travel was difficult and the tendency of the time was to call nearly any planned get-together (of fans from different cities a "convention" (or a "conference." See the Fancyclopedia 2 article on “con” for the baroque early terminology).
Anglofan historians tend to take a hard line on what was or wasn’t a convention (they would omit the First Convention if they could). We are inclined to take the participants’ estimation, even if they declared conhood after the event.
See also the Fancyclopedia 2 (1959) articles on Con, fan visits and fan gatherings.
| Fanhistory | 1936—1946 |
| This is a fanhistory page. Please add more detail. |
