The Archive

To bring to life the story of early fandom, the FFE team has been relentless in sourcing the fan-created artifacts that have survived from the late 1920s through the mid-1940s.  From multiple private collections, libraries and historical archives, the project has secured access to a unique array of primary source material.

More information and an index to the FFE archive are available here:

Seeking collaborators for research and publishing on the early history of fandom

We welcome assistance in sourcing additional artifacts, articles and remembrances. Contributors will receive complementary copies of any publications in which their material is referenced. Sources will be used only with permissions and presented with attribution as requested by the provider.

We look forward to hearing from you!

FFE’s physical fan history archive. Material shown here dates from 1930 – 1949, totaling over 4,800 unique fanzine issues, letters, photographs and other ephemera.