Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Papers
Collection Overview
Abstract
The Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Papers consist of manuscript materials and correspondence dating from around 1978-2014.
Dates
- Creation: 1976-ca. 2014, undated
Extent
37.50 Cubic Feet (37 archives boxes, 23 record cartons)
Creator
- Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn, 1942- (Person)
Scope and Contents
The Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Papers contain manuscript materials, items related to the publishing process, as well as professional and personal correspondence recieved by the author.
Materials in boxes 38-60 were added in 2014, and are only partially processed. These materials are accessible to researchers, but must be reviewed by the archivist prior to use.
Biographical / Historical
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro was born in Berkeley, California, September 15, 1942. She became a professional writer in 1968 and has written more than 70 novels as well as short stories in such genres as horror, western, and science fiction. Yarbro has written under the pen names Quinn Fawcett, Trystam Kith, Terry Nelson Bonner, T. C. F. Hopkins, Camellia Gabor, and Vanessa Pryor.
Yarbro has won awards for her historic and contemporary horror novels and short stories and was the first female president of the Horror Writers Association. She has been active in other areas including music, palm and tarot reading and the occult. Yarbro continues to live and write in Berkeley.
Conditions Governing Access
No known access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright and other restrictions may apply to the materials in this collection. Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in this collection were transferred to the Browne Popular Culture Library by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro beginning in 1999, with an addition in 2014.
Genre / Form
- Title
- Guide to the Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Papers
- Author
- Patricia Falk, Steve Ammidown, Tyne Lowe
- Date
- 2010, 2017, 2020, 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin