Fanhistory Resources
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General
- Online Fanzines
- Fanthologies
- Fan Histories
- Fan Directories
- Fanzine Lists
- Worldcon Publications
- Fan Memoirs
- Chronological Listing of Newszine Issues
- Ansible Editions (free fannish ebooks)
- eFanzines.com (new and old fanzines)
- Special Features at eFanzines (Worldcon and other convention photos, reports, links)
- Nicki and Richard Lynch’s Mimosa Online (fanzine devoted to fanhistory)
- List of Newszines
Photo Galleries
Regional
Argentina
- "A History of Science Fiction & Fandom in Argentina" by Claudio Omar Noguerol in issues 76-78 of The Mentor, edited by Ron Clarke.
Australia
- The Australian Science Fiction Foundation
- Australian SF Information wiki
- An Annotated Chronology of Australian Fandom by Leigh Edmonds
- SF History in Australia (from the Australian Science Fiction Distributed Archive Project)
- Australian Fan Funds
- "A History of Australian Fandom 1935 - 1963" by Vol Molesworth
- "Early Australian Fanzines" by Chris Nelson in issue 12 of his Mumblings from Munchkinland
- Australian Fandom - Adventures in Time by Leigh Edmonds
- Australian Fan History 1953-1966 by John Foyster
- Marc Ortlieb's Australian Science Fiction Information website
Benelux
Canada
- Canadian SF Fanzine Archive
- Canadian Fancyclopedia
- I Guess You Had to Be There by Garth Spencer
- The Great White Zine by Taral Wayne
New Zealand
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand
- New Zealand SF Index
- The History of Science Fiction Fandom in ... New Zealand .... by Nigel Rowe
U.K.
- Rob Hansen’s Then (UK fanhistory)
- Bill Burns’s British Fan-Historical Archives (UK fan history at eFanzines and links to other resources)
- British Fanzine Bibliography
- Old UK Fanzines Online
U.S.
Midwest
- 6 in 60 - An Incomplete Look at 60 Years of Science Fiction Fandom in Chicago ..and beyond, edited by Marcy Lyn-Waitsman
- CFG History (Cincinnati)
- Minicon, MINNEAPA, and Other Fanzines (Minneapolis)
East
- “A Condensed History of D.C. Fandom” by Rich Lynch
- “Primordial WSFA” by Chick Derry (Washington, D.C.)
- “New York Fan History” by Joe Kennedy
West
- LASFS Memories (Los Angeles)
- Arizona Fandom
- The Little Fandom That Could by Bill Patterson (Phoenix fandom, 1968–Iguanacon, 1978)
- ”Ah, Wilderness – Forty Years of Colorado Fandom” by Don C. Thompson
- History of Utah Science Fiction Fandom
South
- Southern Fandom Resource Guide
- “A History of Southern SF Fandom” by M. Lee Rogers
- “A Short History of Nashville Fandom” by Dan Caldwell
- Rebecca Smith's Convention Timeline for Southern AL, MS, and LA
- “A Short History of OKon” by Tim Frayser
- Texas Fan History by Robert Taylor and Willie Siros, LoneStarCon 3 Program Book, p. 30.
Databases
- Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction (a quotation-based etymological dictionary of the language of science fiction, including many fanspeak terms)
- Fanlore (a wiki encompassing other fandoms)
- ZineWiki (on zines of all sorts)
- FanCons (on conventions of many genres)
- The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
- The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
- The Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- The Science Fiction Awards Database
- Technovelgy (science-fictional inventions)
Libraries with Fandom-Related Collections
U.S.
- Anthony Boucher Fanzine Collection, University of Arizona
- Science Fiction Fanzine Sample collection, California State University Fullerton
- Eaton Collection, University of California Riverside
- Fanzine Collection, University of Connecticut
- Edwin and Terry Murray Fanzine Collection, Duke University
- Science Fiction Fanzines Collection, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Special Collections, University of Idaho
- MosCon Collection, The Palouse Empire Science Fiction Association Archive
- Richard Dodson Collection
- Fandom-Related Collections, University of Iowa
- Kenneth Spencer Research Library Archival Collections, University of Kansas
- Fan Magazines, Lehigh University Special Collections
- Coslet-Sapienza Fantasy and Science Fiction Fanzine Collection, University of Maryland-Baltimore County
- Special Collections, University of Miami
- Zine Collection, Michigan State University
- SFF Magazines, Jack Williamson Science Fiction Library, Eastern New Mexico University
- Science Fiction Fanzines and Ephemera Collection, Syracuse University
- Paskow Collection, Temple University
- Fritz Leiber Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention Flyers & Programs Collection, University of Houston
- Cushing Library, Texas A & M University
- Zines at the Internet Archive
Australia
- Susan Smith-Clarke Fanzine Collection, National Library of Australia
- Science Fiction, Popular Culture & Media Studies Collections, Murdoch University
- Leigh Edmonds Collection, QB34, Special Collections, Geoffrey Bolton Library, Murdoch, Western Australia
- Bill Wright’s memorabilia, Rare Books Collection, Monash University
Canada
- University of Alberta Archives
- Merril Collection, Toronto Public Library
U.K.
- Science Fiction Hub, University of Liverpool Library
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