Science Fiction

Our collection of science fiction held by the Special Collections Research Center consists of about 2,900 20th century periodicals and paperback novels.

The focus is on mid-century publications, including titles such as Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction, Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, Edgar Rice Burroughs’ A Princess of Mars, Robert A. Heinlein’s Red Planet, and Andre Norton’s Sorceress of the Witch World. 

It also includes a complete run of the German science fiction magazine Terra, which ran from 1957-1968. 

History of the collection

Although some material was collected previously (and a few additions made since), the bulk of this collection was donated by Diane A. and Denis A. Lebedeff, twins and U-M alumni who collected science fiction together from the 1950s through 1986.