Guide to the Stardate: Unknown Zine, 1976-1979 SPEC.RARE.0357 Finding aid prepared by Allison McPherson Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2025 July This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2025-08-13T15:24-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Stardate: Unknown Zine SPEC.RARE.0357 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 0.2 Cubic feet (1) 2.5" letter document box 1976-1979 Gerry Downes was the editor and publisher of the Star Trek fanzine Stardate: Unknown. The Stardate: Unknown Zine collection contains issue #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5, which were created between 1976-1979. The content includes Star Trek fiction and drawings by Downes. (1) 2.5" letter document box English Downes, Gerry, (Geraldine F.) Arrangement of Materials

Materials arranged sequentially by issue number.

 Acquisitions Information

Accession No. RARE.2025.0150: Purchased, 2022 April; Accession No. RARE.2025.0151: Purchased, 2022 August; Accession No. RARE.2025.0152: Purchased, 2022 August; Accession No. RARE.2025.0153: Purchased, 2022 March

 Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Stardate: Unknown Zine, SPEC.RARE.0357, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University

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 Biographical Note

Gerry Downes was the editor and publisher of the Star Trek fanzines Stardate: Unknown, and The Epilog to Orion.

The television show Star Trek first aired in 1966 and ran until 1969.

 Scope and Contents

The Stardate: Unknown Zine contains issue #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5. These zines were created between 1976-1979 by Gerry Downes, and the content includes Star Trek fiction and drawings by Downes.

 Downes, Gerry, (Geraldine F.) Fanzines Pen and ink drawings Periodical editors--Alaska--20th century Self-publishing--Alaska--20th century Star Trek fiction Volume #1 1 1 1976 Volume #2 1 2 1976 Volume #3 1 3 1977 Volume #4 1 4 1978 March/April Volume #5 1 5 1979