Libraries with Relatively Large SF Collections
Note: Much of the contact information on this list is outdated and the new data is being researched. *Indicates updated information.
Alabama
University of Alabama in Huntsville – Archives and Special Collections*
M. Louis Salmon Library
400 Holmes Ave.
Huntsville, AL 358o5 USA
Phone: 256-824-6530
Website: https://www.uah.edu/library/contact
Contact:
Robert Forward Space Collection
Website
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
The J. Lloyd Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy*
University of California, Riverside
Phoenix Alexander
Jay Kay and Doris Klein Science Fiction Librarian
University of California, Riverside
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside, CA 92517
ph: 951-827-2840
Email: phoenix.alexander@ucr.edu
Website
(former SFWA Circulating Book Plan Depository)
San Diego State University
Library and Information Access
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-8050
619-594-6791
scref@rohan.sdsu.edu
Website
Rueben Salazar Library
Sonoma State University
1801 East Cotati Ave
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
707-664-2397
Website
(SFWA Circulating Book Plan Depository)
Science Fiction Collection
University Archives & Special Collections Unit
California State University, Fullerton
Paulina June and George Pollak Library
800 North State College Blvd
Fullerton, CA 92834
657-278-3444
sperry@fullerton.edu
Website
(SFWA Circulating Book Plan Depository)
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
University of Delaware Library
Special Collections
Newark, Delaware 19717-5267
302-831-2229
Science Fiction
Email: http://www.lib.udel.edu/forms/askspec.php
Website
Florida
University of South Florida
Library – Special Collections Department
USF Tampa Library, 4th Fl.
4202 E. Fowler Ave., LIB 122
Tampa, FL 33620-5400 USA
Phone: 813-974-2731
Fax: 813-396-9006
Email: migreenberg@usf.edu
Website
Contact: Mark I. Greenberg, Dir.
The USIS Library Division of the U.S. Army, based in Miami, Florida
(SFWA Circulating Book Plan Depository)
Georgia
Georgia Institute of Technology
The Bud Foote Science Fiction Collection
Archives & Records Management
Library & Information Center
Georgia Institute of Technology
704 Research Avenue
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0900
Prof. Lisa Yaszek
Email: lisa.yaszek@lcc.gatech.edu
Website
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Northern Illinois University*
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) Collection
Rare Books and Special Collections
Founders Memorial Library 402
DeKalb, IL 60115
Phone: 815-753-0255
Beth McGowan, Associate Prof., Rare Books & Special Collections Librarian
Email: bmcgowan@niu.edu
Website
(SFWA Circulating Book Plan Depository)
Indiana
Iowa
University of Iowa Libraries/Special Collections
Science Fiction and Fandom-Related Collection
Contact: Pete Balestrieri
Curator, Science Fiction and Popular Culture Collections
Email: peter-balestrieri@uiowa.edu
Website
Kansas
University of Kansas
The J. Wayne and Elsie M. Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction
Department of English
University of Kansas
1445 Jayhawk Blvd.
3001 Wescoe Hall
Lawrence KS 66045
Chris McKitterick (Email: cmckit@ku.edu)
James Gunn (Email: jgunn@ku.edu)
Website
(SFWA Circulating Book Plan Depository)
Kentucky
Louisiana
Tulane University
Rare Books Department – Special Collections Division.
6801 Freret St.
Tulane Libraries, Jones Hall
New Orleans, LA 70118-5643 USA
504-865-5685
Bruce Raeburn
Email:raeburn@tulane.edu
Website
Maine
Maryland
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery Special Collections
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250 USA
Phone: 410-455-2353
Fax: 410-455-1567
Email: speccoll@umbc.edu
Email: beck@umbc.edu
Website
Tom Beck, Chief Curator
Massachusetts
Michigan
Michigan State University
Special Collections Division
Russel B. Nye Popular Culture Collection
100 Library
East Lansing, MI 28824
Randall W. Scott
517-432-6123
Website
(SFWA Circulating Book Plan Depository)
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Jack Williamson Science Fiction Library
Eastern New Mexico University
1500 S Ave K
Portales, NM 88130
For more information, contact Gene Bundy at 575-562-2636
Email: Gene.Bundy@enmu.edu
Website
New York
The Daniel A Reed Library at New York State University in Fredonia
SUNY Fredonia
Fredonia, NY 14063
716-673-3184
Website
(SFWA Circulating Book Plan)
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Bowling Green State University
Browne Popular Culture Library
Science Fiction, Fantasy & Related Collections
Bowling Green, OH 43403-0001
Nancy Down, Head
419-372-6054
Email: pcldesk@bgsu.edu
Website
The Roesch Library at the University of Dayton
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Collection
Rare Books and Special Collections
211 Albert Emanuel Hall
300 College Park
Dayton, OH 45469-1360
Dr. Nicoletta Hary, Curator of Rare Books and Special Collections
937-229-4262
Website
Email: nicoletta.hary@notes.udayton.edu
(SFWA Circulating Book Plan Depository)
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Temple University Library
Paskow Science Fiction Collection
Samuel L. Paley Library (017-00)
Room: m128
1210 Polett Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Thomas M. Whitehead, Head, Special Collections
215-204-4371
Email: whitetm@temple.edu
Website
Pennsylvania State University – Special Collections Library
104 Paterno Library
University Park, PA 16802-1808 USA
Phone: 814-865-7931
Website
Contact: William L. Joyce,
Email: wlj2@psu.edu
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Cushing Memorial Library and Archives
Texas A&M University
5000 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-5000
Jeremy Brett, C.A.
Processing Archivist
Curator, Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Collection
jwbrett@library.tamu.edu
Utah
The Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
1130 Harold B. Lee Library
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602-6800
Website
801-422-3175
(SFWA Circulating Book Plan Depository)
Vermont
Virginia
University Libraries, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
William J. Heron Collection of Speculative Fiction
University Libraries
Virginia Tech, P.O. Box 90001,
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
540-231-6308
Email: specref@vt.edu
Website
Williamsburg Regional Library
James City County Library
7770 Croaker Rd.
Williamsburg VA 23188
Phone: 757.259.7770
Website
(SFWA Circulating Book Plan Depository)
Washington
Washington, DC
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
