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<span style="margin:0px;color:black" class="ContentPasted0">Now that I've been here a couple months, and following the official welcome reception, I thought I'd write to formally introduce myself as the<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span><span data-markjs="true" class="mark3jwbn8fqo ContentPasted0" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="margin:0px">Klein</span><span class="ContentPasted0"> </span>Librarian
for Science Fiction and Fantasy! <span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;background-color:white" class="ContentPasted0">This is the first of a monthly series of emails I'll send out to keep you all updated on new acquisitions, upcoming events, and
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<span style="margin:0px;color:black" class="ContentPasted0">As many of you know, UCR Library's Eaton Collection is one of the largest research collections of science fiction and fantasy, and it's my job to build the collection and support the amazing research
you do here at the University. The collection is based in the Rivera Library, fourth floor, and you can make an appointment to view materials in our reading room using the following link: <a href="https://scua.ucr.edu/using-special-collections-university-archives-materials" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="0" style="margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">Using
Special Collections & University Archives Materials | Special Collections & University Archives (ucr.edu)</a></span><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black" class="ContentPasted0"> </span><span style="margin:0px;color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;color:black" class="ContentPasted0">A bit about me: after an ill-spent youth in the fashion industry, I completed a BA and MA in English literature at Queen Mary, University of London, before completing a Ph.D. in English and African
American Studies at Yale University while also working at Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. My research traced the long history of Afrofuturism, and my work here continues to be informed <span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;background-color:white" class="ContentPasted0">by the
question of how archives can serve as literary “home places” (after Carla Peterson’s definition) for marginalized creators who have been historically undervalued - and whose work has had to take on new and innovative forms for recognition.</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;color:black" class="ContentPasted0">On to the good stuff! In September and October I'm pleased to share that the following items were purchased for the Eaton: </span><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black"></span></p>
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Wiliam Still,<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span><b><i class="ContentPasted0">The Underground Railroad. A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters...<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span></i></b>[1872]. A stunning<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span><b class="ContentPasted0">first
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Amos Tutuola,<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span><b><i class="ContentPasted0">The Palm-Wine Drinkard</i></b><span class="ContentPasted0"> </span>[1952]: <span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;background-color:white" class="ContentPasted0">a seminal
text of what we might think of now as 'Africanfuturism.'</span></span></li><li style="color:black;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;background-color:white;margin:0px;display:block" class="ContentPasted0">
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Meg Elison,<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span><b><i class="ContentPasted0">Big Girl</i></b><span class="ContentPasted0"> </span>(Outspoken authors, 25) [2020]. Feminist essays and stories from one of the most exciting contemporary writers of SF/F.</li><li style="color:black;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;background-color:white;margin:0px;display:block" class="ContentPasted0">
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Nicola Griffith,<b><i class="ContentPasted0"><span class="ContentPasted0"> </span>And Now We Are Going to Have a Party: Liner Notes to a Writer's Early Life<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span></i></b>[2007]. One of 450 copies produced, and signed by the author,
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Frederick Luis Aldama,<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span><b><i class="ContentPasted0">Tales from La Vida: a Latinx Comics Anthology</i></b><span class="ContentPasted0"> </span>[2018]</li><li style="color:black;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;background-color:white;margin:0px;display:block" class="ContentPasted0">
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Ilan Stavans & Santiago Cohen,<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span><b><i class="ContentPasted0">Angelitos: a Graphic Novel</i></b><span class="ContentPasted0"> </span>[2018]</li><li style="color:black;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;background-color:white;margin:0px;display:block" class="ContentPasted0">
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Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez,<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;background-color:white" class="ContentPasted0">"<b><i class="ContentPasted0">La Borinqueña</i></b>" comic series #1-3 [2016]</span></span></li><li style="color:black;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;background-color:white;margin:0px;display:block" class="ContentPasted0">
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<span style="margin:0px"><b><i><span style="margin:0px;background-color:white" class="ContentPasted0">Amatl Comix #1-4: 'More Than Money,' 'Latinx Comic Book Storytelling,' 'The Phantom Zone and Other Stories,' 'Black Representation in the World of Animation.'<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span></span></i></b></span><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;background-color:white" class="ContentPasted0">[2018-2021].</span></span></li><li style="color:black;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;background-color:white;margin:0px;display:block" class="ContentPasted0">
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<span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;background-color:white" class="ContentPasted0">Danny Lore, Gerry Duggan, & Kieron Gillen, </span></span><span style="margin:0px"><b><span style="margin:0px;background-color:white" class="ContentPasted0"><i>Free
Comic Book Day 2022: Avengers/X-Men (2022) #1</i>.<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span></span></b></span><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;background-color:white" class="ContentPasted0">This important comic marks the debut of the character Brielle
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<span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;background-color:white" class="ContentPasted0">N. K. Jemisin,<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span><b class="ContentPasted0"><i class="ContentPasted0">The Stone Sky</i><span class="ContentPasted0"> </span>&<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span><i class="ContentPasted0">The
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<span style="margin:0px;color:black" class="ContentPasted0">Some of these materials are still being processed, so do check the catalog regularly at the following link: <a href="https://search.library.ucr.edu/discovery/search?vid=01CDL_RIV_INST:UCR&lang=en&mode=advanced" class="ContentPasted1" id="LPlnk116247">UC
Library Search (ucr.edu)</a> (don't forget to click the 'Special Collections and University Archives' tab to see materials held in SCUA, as opposed to the main collections). </span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;color:black" class="ContentPasted0">It normally takes 1-2 months for an item to arrive and hit the stacks, cataloged and ready to be accessed. If you have any questions about item availability you can also email me directly and I'd be
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<span style="margin:0px;color:black" class="ContentPasted0">Finally: I'd love to hear from<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span><b class="ContentPasted0">you</b> all, and to find out more about the work you do and authors that inspire you. I love meeting to
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