Lin Carter Literary Archive
SPEC.RARE.CMS.0192
Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
5.95 Cubic feet
1948-1979
Lin Carter (1930-1988) was an American science fiction and fantasy author, editor, and critic, best known for editing the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series from 1969-1974. The Lin Carter Literary Archive contains book drafts, galley pages, and scripts from Carter's time as a science fiction editor, critic, and author.
(13) 5" letter document boxes (1) 5" legal document box (1) 2.5" legal document box
English
Carter, Lin
Arrangement of Materials
Materials are arranged in chronological order, with undated items following dated items.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item],The Lin Carter Literary Archive, SPEC.RARE.CMS.0192, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University
Biographical Note
Lin Carter (1930-1988) was an American science fiction and fantasy author, editor, and critic, best known for editing the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series from 1969-1974. Before becoming a writer, Carter served in the US Army and attended Columbia University. In his free time he was a part of the all-male literary banqueting club the “Trap Door Spiders”, later leading to inspiration for many of Lin’s characters. Along with this, he was also a major script writer for ABC’s original Spider-Man animated TV show in 1968-1969.
Carter wrote over fifty novels, complied over twenty-five anthologies, and wrote several studies on the history of science fiction-fantasy classics such as J.R.R. Tolkien's
Lord of the Rings and H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos. His own science fiction stories followed the tradition of the classics of pulp science fiction.
In 1985, Carter was diagnosed with oral cancer and had it removed through extensive surgery. However, this treatment failed to cure his illness and left him disfigured. He died a few years later on February 7, 1988 at age 57 in Montclair, New Jersey leaving many unfinished novels and a legacy of science fiction.
Access to Materials
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Use of Materials
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Scope and Contents
The Lin Carter Literary Archive contains book drafts, galley pages, and scripts from Carter's time as a science fiction editor, critic, and author. The archive has full manuscripts for novels from several of Carter's most popular series, and other materials related to his involvement in the science fiction publication world.
Carter, Lin
Science fiction, American--20th century
Science fiction--Authorship
Science fiction--Publishing--United States--History--20th century
Unkown Worlds
1
1
1948
Galleon of Dream: Text
13
4
1953
The First Born (First Draft)
1
2
1956 September 16
So Late Into the Night
1
3
1958-1959
The Man Without a Planet
1
4
1966
Flame of Iridar
1
5
1967
Destination: Saturn
1
6
1968
Thongor in the City of Magicians
1
7
1968
Tower at the End of Time
2
1
1968
Lost World of Time
2
2
1969
The Purloined Planet (1)
2
3
1969
The Purloined Planet (2)
2
4
1969
Thongor and the Wizard of Lemurig (Partial Draft)
2
5
1969
[untitled] Chapter 16: The Mind Search
2
6
circa 1970s
Out Worlder
3
1
1971
The Callisto Books (Part 1)
3
2
1972-1978
The Callisto Books (Part 2)
3
3
1972-1978
The Callisto Books (Part 3)
3
4
1972-1978
The Callisto Books (Part 4)
3
5
1972-1978
The Callisto Books (Part 5)
3
6
1972-1978
Under the Green Star
3
7
1972
The Black Star
3
8
1973
Imaginary Worlds
4
1
1973
When the Green Star Calls
4
2
1973 July
By the Light of the Green Star (1)
4
3
1974 July
By the Light of the Green Star (2)
4
4
1974 July
By the Light of the Green Star
4
5
1974 July
Time War
4
6
1974
The Valley Where Time Stood Still
14
1
1974
The Valley Where Time Stood Still
14
2
1974
The Valley Where Time Stood Still (1)
4
7
1974
The Valley Where Time Stood Still (2)
4
8
1974
The Warrior of World's End
5
1
1974
The Warrior of World's End
5
2
1974
The Warrior or World's End (1)
5
3
1974
The Warrior of World's End (2)
5
4
1974
Across the Gulf of Space (1)
5
5
1975
Across the Gulf of Space (2)
5
6
1975
As the Green Star Rises
6
1
1975
As the Green Star Rises (1)
6
2
1975
As the Green Star Rises (2)
6
3
1975
The Enchantress of World's End (1)
6
4
1975
The Enchantress of World's End (2)
6
5
1975
Lankar of Callisto (1)
6
6
1975
Lankar of Callisto (2)
6
7
1975
Mind Wizards of Callisto (1)
6
8
1975
Mind Wizards of Callisto (2)
7
1
1975
Zarkon, Lord of the Unknown (1)
7
2
1975 January
Zarkon, Lord of the Unknown (2)
7
3
1975 January
Zarkon, Lord of the Unknown
7
4
1975
Zarkon, Lord of the Unknown (1)
7
5
1975
Zarkon, Lord of the Unknown (2)
7
6
1975
Realms of Wizardry: Page Proof
14
6
1976
Tolkien: A Look Behind Lord of the Rings (1)
8
1
1976
Tolkien: A Look Behind Lord of the Rings (2)
8
2
1976
Tolkien: A Look Behind Lord of the Rings
8
3
1976
The Volcano Ogre (1)
8
4
1976
The Volcano Ogre (2)
8
5
1976
The Volcano Ogre (1)
14
4
1976
The Volcano Ogre (2)
14
5
1976
Ylana of Callisto (1)
8
6
1976-1977
Ylana of Callisto (2)
8
7
1976-1977
The Barbarian of World's End (Part 1)
9
1
1977
The Barbarian of World's End (Part 2)
9
1977
The Barbarian of World's End (Part 4)
9
4
1977
The Barbarian of World's End (Part 5)
9
5
1977
The Barbarian of World's End (Part 3)
9
3
1977
City Outside the World (1)
9
6
1977
City Outside the World (2)
9
7
1977
I. Flight from Yeolarn (1)
9
8
1977
I. Flight from Yeolarn (2)
9
9
1977
Ylana of Callisto (1)
10
1
1977
Ylana of Callisto (2)
10
2
1977
The Nemesis of Evil (1)
10
3
1978
The Nemesis of Evil (2)
10
4
1978
The Nemesis of Evil
14
3
1975 January
The Nemesis of Evil: Page Proof
14
7
1978
Renegade of Callisto
10
5
1978
The Wizard of Zao (1)
10
6
1978
The Wizard of Zao (2)
11
1
1978
The Wizard of Zao (3)
11
2
1978
Part I: The Lost Island (1)
11
3
1979
Part I: The Lost Land (2)
11
4
1979
Thongor in the Valley of Demons (Film Treatment): Script
13
5
1979
The Adorations
11
5
undated
Ages in Peril
11
6
undated
Ages in Peril
11
7
undated
Book One: Defenders of Valorous
11
8
undated
The Dedication (1)
12
1
undated
The Dedication (2)
12
2
undated
The Desolation of OJ (1)
12
3
undated
The Desolation of OJ (2)
12
4
undated
The Destiny of Mr. Shaw (unfinished)
12
5
undated
Handwritten Notes & Misc. Manuscript
13
6
undated
The Hobbit: Script and Sheet Music
15
1
undated
Galleon of Dream
12
6
undated
Lin Carter in Oz
12
7
undated
Other Realms of Wizardry
12
8
undated
Pendragon (Draft 1)
12
9
undated
Tolkien's Sources
13
1
undated
Tolkien's Sources
13
2
undated
XII (incomplete)
13
3
undated
Wizard of Oz: Script
13
7
undated