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| − | The Bloomington Conference was an [[early convention]] held November 22, 1942 at [[Bob Tucker]]'s house in [[Bloomington, IL]]. It seems to have been a gathering-party-poker game. (Making it, for the time, a respectable convention!) Tucker describes it in two pages of "minutes" in ''[[Le Zombie]] #50'' pp 9-10. | + | The '''Bloomington Conference''' was an [[early convention]] held November 22, 1942, at [[Jane Tucker|Jane]] and [[Bob Tucker]]'s house in [[Bloomington, IL]]. It seems to have been a [[fan gathering]]-party-poker game. (Making it, for the time, a respectable convention!) |
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| + | Tucker describes it in two pages of "minutes" in ''[[Le Zombie]] #50'' pp 9-10 ([https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3Ahevelin_11386_2_2 online here]). It is possible that the minutes are not entirely fictional. | ||
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| + | Attendance was [[Niel DeJack]], [[Ed Connor]], [[Frank Robinson]], [[Abby Lu Ashley|Abby Lu]] and [[Al Ashley]], [[Tommy Tomkins]], [[Walt Liebscher]] and the Tuckers. | ||
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| + | This may have been a continuation of the pre-[[Chicon I]] conferences convened for [[Worldcon]] planning, described in the [[Fancyclopedia 1]] entry under [[Conference]]. | ||
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| + | See also: [[Early Conventions]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:50, 23 July 2021
The Bloomington Conference was an early convention held November 22, 1942, at Jane and Bob Tucker's house in Bloomington, IL. It seems to have been a fan gathering-party-poker game. (Making it, for the time, a respectable convention!)
Tucker describes it in two pages of "minutes" in Le Zombie #50 pp 9-10 (online here). It is possible that the minutes are not entirely fictional.
Attendance was Niel DeJack, Ed Connor, Frank Robinson, Abby Lu and Al Ashley, Tommy Tomkins, Walt Liebscher and the Tuckers.
This may have been a continuation of the pre-Chicon I conferences convened for Worldcon planning, described in the Fancyclopedia 1 entry under Conference.
See also: Early Conventions.
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