Richard Erlich Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0196
Collection Organization
The Richard Erlich Papers contain manuscript materials by the scholar. The bulk of the collection consists of drafts and manuscripts that eventually composed the book Coyote's Song: The Teaching Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin (1997). There is also a collection of conference papers on the work of Ursula K. Le Guin written by Dr. Erlich as well as by others. A collection of research materials including photocopies of Le Guin's essays and short stories, as well as theoretical works written by others is included as well. Business files relating to Coyote's Song and several other works by Dr. Erlich are included, including correspondence with publishers and colleagues, as well as files relating to the process of academic research and writing.
Two files containing correspondence between Dr. Erlich and Ursula K. Le Guin have been restricted at the request of Dr. Erlich. Please contact the archivist for more information.
Dr. Erlich's analysis of the work of Ursula K. Le Guin is an essential addition to the scholarship on this renowned author. This collection sheds light on the process of Dr. Erlich and acaedmic writing in general, and the participation of Le Guin in the project will be of great interest to other scholars of her work.
Business Files, 1981-2001
Series – Box 1
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Royalties and Other Money Stuff, 1981 - 1985
File – Box 1, Folder: 1
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Greenwood Press, 1983
File – Box 1, Folder: 2
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Browne Popular Culture Library- BGSU, 1984 - 1989
File – Box 1, Folder: 3
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Correspondence with Starmont House, Inc., 1988
File – Box 1, Folder: 4
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Correspondence- Starmont Guide to Le Guin, 1990
File – Box 1, Folder: 5
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Materials related to Advanced Research Appointment, 1993 - 1995
File – Box 1, Folder: 6
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Correspondence with Borgo Press re: Contract, 1995
File – Box 1, Folder: 7
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Correspondence re: Clockworks, 1993 - 1994
File – Box 1, Folder: 8
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Reviews- Clockworks, 1994
File – Box 1, Folder: 9
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Coyote's Song- Correspondence re: Copyright, 1996
File – Box 1, Folder: 10
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Coyote's Song- Fragments & Correspondence, 1996
File – Box 1, Folder: 11
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Coyote's Song- Correspondence with Publishers, 1999
File – Box 1, Folder: 12
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OAST: Funding, 1999
File – Box 1, Folder: 13
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Gale Story Guides- Style Manual, 2000
File – Box 1, Folder: 14
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Coyote's Song- indexing notes & invoices, 2001
File – Box 1, Folder: 15
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Coyote's Song- ebook cover art, 2001
File – Box 1, Folder: 16
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Computer disks- 1 zip disk, 2 3 1/2" disks, 7 5 1/4" disks, undated
File – Box 1, Folder: 17
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Conference Papers by Erlich and Others, 1977-1998, undated
Series – Box 2
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Presentations on Le Guin by others- PCA Meetings, 1977, 1979
File – Box 2, Folder: 1
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Papers on Le Guin- miscellaneous, 1977
File – Box 2, Folder: 2
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Paper- Evolutionary Ethics in The Left Hand of Darkness, 1978
File – Box 2, Folder: 3
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Papers relating to Le Guin's poetry, 1978
File – Box 2, Folder: 4
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Erlich- Le Guin in Frontierland, 1979
File – Box 2, Folder: 5
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Le Guin in Frontierland- PCA presentation, 1979
File – Box 2, Folder: 6
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Materials relating to Le Guin in Frontierland paper, 1978 - 1984
File – Box 2, Folder: 7
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Papers by Erlich on Le Guin- miscellaneous, 1979, 1983
File – Box 2, Folder: 8
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Papers from PCA session- "Le Guin: Earthsea & Other Fantasy", 1980
File – Box 2, Folder: 9
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Lathe of Heaven- papers by Erlich & others, 1981, 1983
File – Box 2, Folder: 10
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Draft and notes for Lathe of Heaven paper, 1983
File – Box 2, Folder: 11
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Papers by others on Le Guin's Hainish works, undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 12
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Erlich article in Extrapolation, 1987
File – Box 2, Folder: 13
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Paper and handout for PCA presentation on Le Guin's short fiction, 1992
File – Box 2, Folder: 14
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PCA Paper- "Le Guin and Her Audience", 1993
File – Box 2, Folder: 15
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Le Guin research- emails, 1994 - 1995
File – Box 2, Folder: 16
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Handout for talk at Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, 1996
File – Box 2, Folder: 17
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"Utopus Revised and Reconsidered"- paper at Society for Utopian Studies, 1997
File – Box 2, Folder: 18
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Article on Le Guin by Mike Cadden, 1998
File – Box 2, Folder: 19
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Earthsea series synopsis by Carol Stevens, undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 20
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Research, 1974-1997, undated
Series – Box 3
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Le Guin book: Left Hand of Darkness materials, undated
File – Box 3, Folder: 1
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Le Guin books- Literature for Review, undated
File – Box 3, Folder: 2
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Interviews with Le Guin, 1988, 1997
File – Box 3, Folder: 3
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Schrodinger's Cat by Ursula K. Le Guin- photocopy, 1974
File – Box 3, Folder: 4
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Is Gender Necessary? Redux by Ursula K. Le Guin- photocopy, 1987
File – Box 3, Folder: 5
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Forgiveness Day by Ursula K. Leguin- photocopy, 1994
File – Box 3, Folder: 6
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Short works by Ursula K. Le Guin- photocopies, undated
File – Box 3, Folder: 7
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Writings by Ursula K. Le Guin- photocopies, 1975, 1982, 1985
File – Box 3, Folder: 8
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Correspondence, 1977-2006
Series – Box 3
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Correspondence- miscellaneous, 1994 - 2002
File – Box 3, Folder: 9
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Correspondence with Jim Bittner, 1977 - 1984
File – Box 3, Folder: 11
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Correspondence with Ursula K. Le Guin- RESTRICTED, 1979 - 2006
File – Box 3, Folder: 12
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Correspondence with Ursula K. Le Guin re: Coyote's Song- RESTRICTED, 1996 - 1999
File – Box 3, Folder: 13
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Coyote's Song- Chapter drafts, 1991-1997, undated
Series – Multiple Containers
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About This Book, 1997
File – Box 4, Folder: 1
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About This Book, Draft 2, 1997
File – Box 4, Folder: 2
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Conclusion/Introduction, Draft 2, 1996
File – Box 4, Folder: 3
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Conclusion/Introduction, Draft 3.5:S, 1997
File – Box 4, Folder: 4
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Conclusion/Introduction, Draft 4.5, 1997
File – Box 4, Folder: 5
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On Violence, Aggression, Utopia, Dystopia, Ethics- and Sex, 1991
File – Box 4, Folder: 6
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Aggression & Utopias, 1995
File – Box 4, Folder: 7
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Aggression & Utopias, Draft 2, 1996
File – Box 4, Folder: 7
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Aggression & Utopias, Draft 3, 1996
File – Box 4, Folder: 8
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Aggression & Utopias, Draft 3, 1997
File – Box 4, Folder: 9
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Picture Books, edited first draft, undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 10
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Picture Books, Draft 1.5, 1996
File – Box 4, Folder: 11
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Picture Books, Draft 2.5, 1997
File – Box 4, Folder: 12
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A Fisherman of the Inland Sea, 1996
File – Box 4, Folder: 13
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A Fisherman of the Inland Sea, Draft 1.2, 1996
File – Box 4, Folder: 14
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A Fisherman of the Inland Sea, Draft 3, 1997
File – Box 4, Folder: 15
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Background for FIS, Draft 1.2, 1996
File – Box 5, Folder: 1
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Background for FWF, FIS, Draft 2, 1997
File – Box 5, Folder: 2
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The Hainish Universe Revisited..., Draft 5, 1997
File – Box 5, Folder: 3
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Gender-Separated Societies, Draft, 1996
File – Box 5, Folder: 4
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Rer Stories, Draft 2.3, 1996
File – Box 5, Folder: 5
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Transition: Daoism and Magic, 1997
File – Box 5, Folder: 7
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Toward the Feminist Works, Draft 1, 1995
File – Box 5, Folder: 8
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Always Coming Home, Draft 5, 1997
File – Box 5, Folder: 9
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Tehanu, Draft 3, 1997
File – Box 5, Folder: 10
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Buffalo Gals, Draft 2, 1997
File – Box 5, Folder: 11
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New Heroes, Draft 4, 1997
File – Box 5, Folder: 12
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Solitude, Draft 2, 1997
File – Box 5, Folder: 13
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Poems, Draft 1.1, 1996
File – Box 5, Folder: 14
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Poems, Draft 2, 1997
File – Box 5, Folder: 15
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Works Consulted, undated
File – Box 5, Folder: 16
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Coyote's Song- Manuscripts, 1995-1997, undated
Series – Multiple Containers
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1st Draft, 1 of 2, 1995
File – Box 6, Folder: 1
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1st Draft, 2 of 2, 1995
File – Box 6, Folder: 2
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Draft 1 Reformatted, 1995
File – Box 6, Folder: 3
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Partial Manuscript, undated
File – Box 6, Folder: 4
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1st Draft marked up (includes comments by Le Guin), 1 of 3, 1995
File – Box 7, Folder: 1
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1st Draft marked up (includes comments by Le Guin), 2 of 3, 1995
File – Box 7, Folder: 2
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1st Draft marked up (includes comments by Le Guin), 3 of 3, 1995
File – Box 7, Folder: 3
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Edited manuscript (includes comments by Le Guin), 1 of 3, undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 1
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Edited manuscript (includes comments by Le Guin), 2 of 3, undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 2
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Edited manuscript (includes comments by Le Guin), 3 of 3, undated
File – Box 8, Folder: 3
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Copyedited manuscript, 1 of 3, undated
File – Box 9, Folder: 1
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Copyedited manuscript, 2 of 3, undated
File – Box 9, Folder: 2
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Copyedited manuscript, 3 of 3, undated
File – Box 9, Folder: 3
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Final manuscript, 1 of 3, 1997
File – Box 10, Folder: 1
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Final manuscript, 2 of 3, 1997
File – Box 10, Folder: 2
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Final manuscript, 3 of 3, 1997
File – Box 10, Folder: 3
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Starmont Guide to Ursula K. LeGuin, 1990
Series – Box 10
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Copyedited manuscript, 1990
File – Box 10, Folder: 4
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