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<DIV>Thanks, Leslie! I appreciate your work with her, and we will definitely do our best to preserve Fred's legacy. :-)</DIV>
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<DIV>Warmly,</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Lynne</DIV>
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<DIV>Lynne M. Thomas<BR>Curator, Rare Books and Special Collections<BR>Faculty Liaison, Friends of the NIU Libraries<BR>Founders Memorial Library 402A<BR>Northern Illinois University<BR>DeKalb, IL 60115<BR>(815) 753-0255; fax: (815) 753-9803<BR>lmthomas@niu.edu<BR><A href="http://www.ulib.niu.edu/rarebooks/index.cfm">http://www.ulib.niu.edu/rarebooks/index.cfm</A></DIV>
<DIV>Blogging at: <A href="http://niurarebooks.blogspot.com/">http://niurarebooks.blogspot.com/</A><BR></DIV><BR><BR>>>> Leslie Kay Swigart <lswigart@csulb.edu> 12/7/2011 2:29 PM >>><BR>Definitely, BIG Congratulations, Lynne!<BR><BR>I remember speaking with Fred's widow, Joan, at Denvention in 2008, and later sending her some information about liberary appraisals/appraisers and about donations of collections. I'm glad that she found a good home for Fred's papers. She's a nice lady and concerned that Fred and his work be remembers and preserved. <BR><BR>Leslie<BR><BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid:mailman.8789.1323277963.731.sfcc@lists.ucr.edu type="cite"><PRE wrap="">Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 16:31:22 +0000
From: Melissa Conway <A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E href="mailto:melissa.conway@ucr.edu"><melissa.conway@ucr.edu></A>
Subject: [SFCC] Fred Saberhagen papers at Northern Illinois University
Congratulations to Lynne Thomas!!!
DeKalb, Ill. - Northern Illinois University Libraries has received an early Christmas gift.
The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections has acquired the first installment of the papers of Chicago-born author Fred Saberhagen, a best-selling science fiction writer whose works broke new ground in the genre.
Read the entire story at:
<A class=moz-txt-link-freetext href="http://www.niu.edu/mediarelations/news/2011/12/fred_saberhagen.shtml">http://www.niu.edu/mediarelations/news/2011/12/fred_saberhagen.shtml</A></PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap="">--
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class=MsoNormal><SPAN> <A href="http://www.csulb.edu/%7Elswigart/">Leslie Kay Swigart</A>, Librarian </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">& ABD (Information Studies, UCLA, 21 September 2010 & counting) <BR></SPAN><SPAN><A href="http://www.csulb.edu/library/">University Library</A>, <A href="http://www.csulb.edu/">California State University, Long Beach</A><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, California, USA 90840-1901<BR>Voice: 562-985-8327 FAX: 562-985-1703 Email: <A href="mailto:lswigart@csulb.edu">lswigart@csulb.edu</A><BR><B><I>Research Guides: </I></B> <A href="http://csulb.libguides.com/CreativeWriting">Creative Writing</A> • <A href="http://csulb.libguides.com/folklore">Folklore, Mythology, & Fairy Tales</A> • <A href="http://csulb.libguides.com/linguistics">Linguistics</A> • <A href="http://csulb.libguides.com/literature">Literature</A> • <A href="http://csulb.libguides.com/mystery">Mystery & Detective Fiction & Media</A> • <A href="http://csulb.libguides.com/SFandFantasy">Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror</A> • <SPAN> </SPAN><A href="http://www.csulb.edu/%7Elswigart/sfftd.html">Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Utopian & Dystopian Theses & Dissertations</A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><A href="http://rar.library.csulb.edu/"><SPAN></SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
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