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Source: Roger Adams, 785-532-7455, rcadams@k-state.edu

Friday, October 12, 2007

STRANGE AND EERIE HAPPENINGS AT K-STATE'S HALE LIBRARY

MANHATTAN -- Little green men from Mars and things that go bump in the night are the focus of a new exhibit at Kansas State University's Hale Library.

"Not of This World! The David J. Williams III Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Collection" is available 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays through Dec. 31 in the library's gallery on the fifth floor. Admission is free.

The exhibit features more than 100 items by writers such as H. P. Lovecraft, Isaac Asimov, Anne Rice, Stephen King, Clark Ashton Smith, Jack Vance and L. Sprague de Camp. Also included in the exhibit are manuscript letters by Lovecraft and a typescript page from his first published book "The Shadow Over Innsmouth." Released in 1936, it was his only published work outside of periodicals during his lifetime.

In 2006, Kansas State University Libraries acquired the David J. Williams III Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Collection from Williams' sister. The collection numbers more than 3,000 volumes of books and magazines -- many of them signed or rare -- dating from the early 20th century through 2001, when Williams died.

Williams, a collector from Richmond, Ky., amassed the collection during his lifetime following an early interest in fantasy literature, particularly that of Edgar Rice Burroughs, creator of the "Tarzan" series of books. Williams also collected over 600 volumes of works by L. Frank Baum and other authors who wrote in the Oz universe. K-State Libraries acquired Williams' Baum collection in 2005.

"The science fiction, fantasy and horror collection is by itself an amazing resource for scholars wanting to research the genres, especially for those interested in American writers," said Roger Adams, associate professor and rare books librarian at K-State. "Together with the Baum/Oz collection, this is one of the most significant collections of its kind available to the public in the United States."

More information on the exhibit is available by calling 785-532-7455.