Hello!
I have to admit that this is an amazing roundup of Piper's stories so
far. Your Note N, agrees with something that Carr sent to me
personally sometime ago confirming the presence of that other Jeff
Rand mystery, but I was concerned with one other. It is believed that
one was indeed destroyed.
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Gregg C Levine xxxxxx@gmail.com
"This signature was still fighting the timewars, Time and again."

On Sun, Jun 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM Tom Rogers <xxxxxx@juno.com> wrote:
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> (Part 4)
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> Appendix III
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> EXTANT PIPER MANUSCRIPTS (2025)
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> The Piper manuscripts listed below are those for which provenance and existence have been confirmed by dates certain after the time of Piper’s death. The current (2025) location of most of the manuscripts listed below is known, but the location of a few are unknown or unclear, as noted herein.
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> (m1) HUNTER PATROL (Co-Written with John J. McGuire) - Top ribbon-copy typescript, final draft (This is the only version of this manuscript extant). Forty-four (44) 8.5"x 11" leaves, typed double space. With corrections and notes in Piper's hand. Foliated and complete. [Includes: copy of the Amazing 5/59 issue; tear/galley sheets of final typeset proof] – privately held
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> (m2) OOMPHEL IN THE SKY - Carbon-copy typescript, final draft (This is supposedly the only version of this manuscript extant). Sixty-eight (68) 8.5"x 11" leaves, typed double space. With corrections and notes in Piper's hand. Foliated and complete – privately held [see notes (d) and (k) below].
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> (m3) FUZZIES AND OTHER PEOPLE - Carbon-copy typescript, final draft (This is one of two versions of this manuscript extant). - Two Hundred Fifty Four (254) 8.5"x 11" leaves, typed double space - With corrections/notes in Piper's hand. Foliated and complete. This copy of Piper’s legendary lost novel is a back-up submission copy that Piper’s agent (Ken White) kept in his file - it differs from the Ace-published “Trunk Copy” found by Mike Knerr – from the Robert and Diane Yaspan Collection - privately held
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> (m4a) FUZZIES AND OTHER PEOPLE - Carbon-copy typescript, final draft (This is one of two versions of this manuscript extant). - Two Hundred Fifty Four (254) 8.5"x 11" leaves, typed double space - With corrections/notes in Piper's hand. Foliated and complete. This copy is the copy Mike Knerr found, the “Trunk Copy,” that was sent to Ace  Books and published - it differs from the back-up submission copy described above – This copy was discovered by Mike  Knerr in July 1982 in Piper’s papers, with the original box used by Piper to hold the manuscript - privately held [see notes (d),  and (e) below].
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> (m4b) FUZZIES AND OTHER PEOPLE - PHOTOCOPY of original Carbon-copy typescript, final draft - Two Hundred Fifty Four (254) 8.5"x 11" leaves, typed double space - With corrections/notes in Piper's hand. Foliated and complete. Held by the Pennsylvania State University archives in their Piper Collection. (This is a photocopy of the ms. Mike Knerr found (#4a above). Knerr sent a photocopy of #4a to Ace Books and kept the original – unclear if this is the copy Knerr sent to Ace or a duplicate.)
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> (m4c) FUZZIES AND OTHER PEOPLE - PHOTOCOPY of original Carbon-copy typescript, final draft - Two Hundred Fifty Four (254) 8.5"x 11" leaves, typed double space - With corrections/notes in Piper's hand. Foliated and complete. Copy-editor’s marks and changes throughout - This copy is either the photocopy sent by Mike Knerr to Ace, or a direct photocopy of it – formerly property of Lloyd W. Currey.
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> (m5) HOS-HOSTIGOS - Carbon-copy typescript – Seventy Nine (79) 8.5"x 11" leaves, typed double space - With corrections/notes in Piper's hand. Foliated and complete – The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature held at The New York Public Library Uncatalogued Manuscripts Box s5a – Gift of Carter Burden in January 1987 [see notes (d), (e), (f) and (g) below].
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> (m6) JOHN MOSBY - REBEL RAIDER - Carbon-copy typescript, incomplete, stapled in a paper folder – Ninety Two (92) 8.5"x 11" leaves, typed double space - With corrections/notes in Piper's hand. Foliated but incomplete (not clear what is missing) – the folder is made of blueprint paper from the Pennsylvania Railroad - current whereabouts unknown [see note (d) below].
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> (m7) THE ANSWER - Carbon-copy typescript – Nineteen (19) 8"x 10" leaves, typed double space - With corrections/notes in Piper's hand. Foliated and complete – privately held  [see notes (d) and (t) below].
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> (m8) THE OTHER ROAD - Carbon-copy typescript – Nineteen (19) 8.5"x 11" leaves, typed double space - With corrections/notes in Piper's hand. Foliated and complete - current whereabouts unknown – this is probably the original title for “Crossroads of Destiny” [see notes (d) and (r) below].
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> (m9) A SLAVE IS A SLAVE IS A SLAVE - Carbon-copy typescript – Eighty Eight (88) 8.5"x 11" leaves, typed double space - With corrections/notes in Piper's hand. Foliated and complete - Held at the Toronto Library/Merril Collection [see notes (d) and (j) below].
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> (m10) GUNPOWDER GOD - Carbon-copy typescript – Seventy Five (75) 8.5"x 11" leaves, typed double space - With corrections/notes in Piper's hand. Foliated and complete. - "MKII" in pencil on title page – The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature held at The New York Public Library Uncatalogued Manuscripts Box s5a - Gift of Carter Burden in January 1987 [see notes (d), (e), (f) and (g) below].
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> (m11) DOWN STYPHON - Original/top-ribbon typescript – Sixty Seven (67) 8.5"x 11" leaves, typed double space - With deletions and revisions in Piper's hand. Foliated and complete.   The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature held at The New York Public Library Uncatalogued Manuscripts Box s5a – Gift of Carter Burden in January 1987 [see notes (d), (e), (f) and (g) below].
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> (m12) DOWN STYPHON - Carbon-copy typescript – Sixty Five (65) 8.5"x 11" leaves, typed double space - With corrections/notes in Piper's hand. Foliated and complete – possibly a variant draft of (m11) – "MKII" in pencil on title page - The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature held at The New York Public Library Uncatalogued Manuscripts Box s5a – Gift of Carter Burden in January 1987 [see notes (d), (e), (f) and (g) below].
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> (m13) LORD KALVAN OF OTHERWHEN - Carbon typescript – Two Hundred Seventy One (271) 8.5"x 11" leaves, typed double space - With corrections/notes in Piper's hand. Foliated and complete - also had 2 sheets from other drafts (1 page a carbon, the other page an original top-ribbon copy) – The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature held at The New York Public Library Uncatalogued Manuscripts Box s5a – Gift of Carter Burden in January 1987[see notes (d), (e), (f) and (g) below].
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> (m14a) FIRST CYCLE – PHOTOCOPY of original manuscript/typescript – held at Pennsylvania State University Archives, Piper Collection. The then-existence of an earlier/original ms. (whatever Ace received or whatever was the source of the copy Ace received) seems to be implied [see notes (c), (h) and (q) below].
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> (m14b) FIRST CYCLE – PHOTOCOPY of original manuscript/typescript, with notes by Michael Kurland – held at Pennsylvania State University Archives, Piper Collection. The then-existence of an earlier/original ms. (whatever it was that Ace received) seems to be implied [see notes (c), (h) and (q) below].
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> (m15) WHEN IN THE COURSE… -  PHOTOCOPY of original manuscript – sent by Jim Baen at Ace Books to Jerry Pournelle/John Carr on March 17, 1979 for review before the story was published in The Worlds of H. Beam Piper. (includes the cover letter from Baen to Pournelle) -  held by the John F. Carr Collection at St. Bonaventure University - The then-existence of an earlier/original ms. (whatever it was that Ace received and sent to Pournelle) seems to be implied [see notes (c) and (h) below].
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> (m16) MURDER BEREAVES HATTIE – Hard-bound carbon typescript – Three Hundred Thirty Nine (339) 8.5”x11” leaves, typed double space – as by “Herbert Orr” (Piper’s father’s first two names) – presented to Piper’s friend Ferd Coleman on February 12, 1941 – early version of Murder in the Gunroom – held by the Coleman Family [see note (b) below].
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> (m17) NO CASH DRAWERS IN COFFINS - Hard-bound carbon typescript – Two Hundred Fifty (250) 8.5”x11” leaves, typed double space – as by “Herbert Orr” (Piper’s father’s first two names) – presented to Piper’s friend Ferd Coleman in 1946 – early version of Murder in the Gunroom – held by the Coleman Family [see note (b) below].
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> (m18) MURDER IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM – The second “Jeff Rand” novel - sequel to Murder in the Gunroom – manuscript is extant, but the details and current whereabouts unknown [see note (n) below].
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> (m19) THE KEEPER – Typescript – Forty Two (42) 8.5”x11” leaves, typed double space – with notes/corrections – Foliated and complete - Syracuse University Library, Mercury Press Collection, Box 31 [see note (s) below].
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> NOTES/OBSERVATIONS ON EXTANT MANUSCRIPTS
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> (a)  Excluding photocopies, there are 17 known original manuscripts documented above.
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> (b)  At the present, the whereabouts of manuscripts #1, 2, 3, 4a, 4b, 4c, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14a, 14b, 15 and 19 are known to this compiler (#14a,  #14b and #15 being photocopies of lost original manuscripts). The whereabouts of manuscripts #6, #8, #16, #17 and #18 are presently unknown. Manuscripts #16 and #17 were originally held by family of Piper’s close friend, Ferd Coleman. Ferd Coleman’s son, Don, inherited them from his mother and father. However, per John Carr (2014), their whereabouts after Don Coleman’s death (08/03/2007) are unknown, and they may in fact be lost. Manuscript #18 is held privately (see note (n) below).
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> (c)   Items #14a, #14b and #15, which are photocopies of the original manuscripts, may represent the only versions of these manuscripts extant.
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> (d)  Manuscripts  #2, #4a, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12 and #13 were part of a 1983 auction in San Francisco, California, by the California Book Auction Gallery of Piper material [eleven manuscripts, plus several Piper-signed books and Piper’s story-sales log] put up for auction by Piper’s friend, Mike Knerr. The manuscripts were listed in the auction catalogue under the heading, “Collection of Piper’s Copies of His Manuscripts.” The current whereabouts of two of the manuscripts that were auctioned (#6 and #8), as well as  Piper’s story-sales log, are unknown to the author of this article.
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> (e)   Acting as a collector’s agent, rare book dealer Lloyd W. Currey bought seven of the 11 manuscripts sold at the 1983 auction (#2, #4a, #5, #10, #11, #12 and #13) on behalf of two clients and himself. Per Mr. Currey, one client (Carter Burden) bought five of these manuscripts (#5, #10, #11, #12 and #13) – all of the Lord Kalvan related pieces. Mr. Currey has also graciously confirmed the purchase of a 6th MS. (#2) for another client, and the purchase of a 7th MS. (#4a) for Mr. Currey’s own use.
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> (f)  Per bookman-extraordinaire and legendary fan Robert A. Madle, Carter Burden actually disposed of most of his SF holdings prior to his death. Most of his SF collection went to the Morgan Library and the New York City Library. Manuscripts  #5, #10, #11, #12 and #13 are held in The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature [New York Public Library, Uncatalogued Manuscripts Box s5a].
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> (g) Per Dr. Isaac Gewirtz, Curator of the Berg Collection at the New York Public Library, manuscripts #5, #10, #11, #12 and #13 were donated to the Collection by Carter Burden in January 1987.
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> (h)  Per John F. Carr (in an e-mail to the author of this article from 12/08),  in regards manuscripts  #14a, #14b and #15: “My only addition would be that the "Full Cycle" and “When in the Course” manuscripts (I don't know if Ace received photocopies or the originals from the H. Beam Piper Estate, but the manuscripts I read, as first reader, were photocopies sent to Jerry Pournelle by Jim Baen) were obtained from the Piper Estate by Jim Baen.  According to Mike Knerr, Charles Piper was executor of the H. Beam Piper Estate and had Knerr turn over Beam's manuscripts to the then Estate attorney, William Askey.  We can say with almost one hundred percent certainty that these two manuscripts were obtained from Charles Piper.”  - The current whereabouts of any original versions of these manuscripts is unknown.
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> (i)  There are a number of manuscripts that are implied but whose current, extant status is not known. Examples: (1) the photocopies of “Full Cycle” (#14a and #14b) and “When in the Course” (#15) that were received by Carr and Pournelle via Jim Baen/Ace imply original manuscript sources; (2) the original manuscripts of ALL of Piper’s works, beyond those listed herein.
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> (j)  In regards #9 (“A Slave is a Slave is a Slave”) – With the kind assistance of Lorna Toolis, Collection Head for The Merril Collection at The Toronto Library, it has been confirmed that the library obtained this manuscript in 1992 through the assistance of rare book dealer Gerry Kleier. It is a carbon typescript, manually corrected in red ink on extremely brittle paper. Mr. Kleier has graciously confirmed that the manuscript he obtained for the Merril was in very rough shape. He is unsure of the manuscript’s provenance prior to his agency in the late 1980s/early 1990s.
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> An original carbon typescript of this story was auctioned on October 29, 1983 in San Francisco by California Book Auction Gallery (Sale #201). The auctioned-copy was described in the auction catalogue as being in very rough condition on brittle paper, which matches the current description of the copy held by the Merril Collection. No other  evidence dating from after the 1983 auction has been found by the author of this article as to the fate of the auctioned-copy. Thus, it is possible, however unlikely, that there may be two original carbon copies out there.
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> (k)  In regards #2 above (“Oomphel in the Sky”) - An original carbon typescript of this story was auctioned on October 29, 1983 in San Francisco by California Book Auction Gallery (Sale #201). The auctioned-copy was described in the auction catalogue as having a slightly soiled title sheet, and a few pages lightly smudged. It was purchased by the collector’s agent referenced in (e) above as one of the seven manuscripts he purchased that day (this one possibly for a client named Backstrom, according to the notes from the auction).
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> This matches exactly the current description of the manuscript copy held by the author of this article, which was obtained from Barry R. Levin in the mid-1990s. Mr. Levin could not confirm where he obtained it, but it was not at said auction. Mr. Levin acquired it sometime in the late 1980s/early 1990s and believed it to be the only version/copy of this manuscript extant. From the available evidence, this copy would seem to indeed be the copy auctioned in 1983.
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> (l) Photocopies of #1 and #2 are held by the St. Bonaventure University archives in the “John F. Carr Collection” – these first-generation photocopies were created by the author of this article from the original manuscripts and sent to John F. Carr to assist Carr in researching his biography of Piper.
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> (m) A photocopy of the manuscript for #5 (“Hos-Hostigos”) is held by the Pennsylvania State University Archives in their H. Beam Piper Collection, along with copies of Piper’s sales-log and other material. A second or third-generation photocopy of manuscript #5 is also held by the author of this article.
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> (n) In regards #18 above (“Murder in the Conference Room”) - Per an e-mail from John Carr (March 2014) to the “Piper-Wold” (sic) “Yahoo Groups” list  [https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Piper-Worlds/info], only one known copy exists and is held privately.
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> (o) According to  Terry McGuire, daughter of sometime Piper-collaborator John J. McGuire [in an e-mail post circa 2005 to the now-defunct Piper-L Listserve that was run by Piper fan Nathan Brindle], the McGuire family retains some works written by Piper and McGuire. It was unclear what stories Ms. McGuire was referring to, however she made it plain that some pieces were in her family’s possession. Ms. McGuire also is the source for most of the information  regarding Piper’s burning of unsold manuscripts/stories, and for the information regarding Piper generally typing his own manuscripts, and that Mrs. McGuire acted as Piper and McGuire’s typist on occasion.
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> (p) Two of the eleven manuscripts auctioned in 1983 had “MK II” written on them in pencil (#10 and #12). The term “Mark” (see Trademark) is often used with a numeral to designate a particular version or model of a product, and is often abbreviated as "MK". This usage is often employed, but not exclusively so, in describing military hardware.
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> Given Piper’s fascination with weaponry, it is likely that these notations were made by Piper himself and that they refer to their being second drafts or versions of the stories in question (see manuscript #11 above). The notation could be read, in this sense, as either "mark two" or "mark eleven." Simply put, two seems a much more plausible figure than eleven, even given Piper's penchant for producing piles of waste paper. Also, when this type of term is used it is typically written out using Roman numerals and not Arabic numerals.
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> There is also the possibility that these notations might represent Mike Knerr's initials, made during the period of his custodianship of the manuscripts after Piper’s death. However, there are a number of examples of Knerr’s handwriting in Piper’s copy of The Kentucky Rifle, including several examples of Knerr writing his initials. Knerr was consistent in how he wrote his initials, always writing them as "MEK" - these examples are found throughout Beam's copy of The Kentucky Rifle wherever Knerr wrote comments next to Piper's original margin notations. This consistency argues against Knerr having made said notations.
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> Still another possibility in regards the origin and meaning of the “MK II” notations might be that they were written by someone else sometime after Piper’s death to the time of the auction, perhaps by some intermediate buyer or handler along the way other than Knerr. What is clear is that the manuscripts passed in a direct and unbroken chain of possession from Piper to Knerr to the auction house.
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> In the end, anything is possible, but I seriously doubt that the auction house would have made these notations as it would be viewed as a kind of defacement of the manuscript at that point. Auctioneers tend to sell things "as is", and the auction catalogue makes specific mention of the notations as part of the over-all descriptions of each manuscript, so it would have been very odd for them to have made the notations and then to include same in the descriptions of each manuscript's then-state-of-being.
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> (q) In regards #14(a) and #14(b) (“First Cycle”) – This story was based upon a draft by Piper and was completed by Michael Kurland. The exact nature and extent of Kurland's contributions to the story have long been debated.
>
> The story itself is an oddity as it seems to have very little connection with Piper’s other Future History stories. There are only a few common references, like the starship "Hubert Penrose" (being the name of the starship in "Naudsonce"), but these appear almost exclusively at the beginning and end of the story. There is also the fact that there are no references to First Cycle in any of Piper’s other Future History stories. Thus, it seems possible to suggest (albeit with no real eveidence) that the seemingly "tacked-on" beginning and ending of the book might represent Beam's basic idea as to the placement of the tale within the Future History (e.g. that the two species might be no more than two more "lost" races, like the Martians from "Omnilingual"), and that Kurland's efforts lie somewhere in between those sections.
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> Perhaps the final word on this issue comes from John Carr, in a message to the Zarthani.net discussion board on 09/04/2016:
>
> "Being the first one to read both "First Cycle" and "When in the Course...", I can say that very few changes were made to "First Cycle" by Michael Kurland, nor was it a first draft. It was written for another one of the Twayne triplets that was never published because the previous books did not sell well enough to continue the project.
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> "A few years back, I saw the "final" (pre-publication) ms. for "First Cycle" at Penn State in their Special Collections. From what I could see, Kurland made very few changes and/or additions to the original manuscript. There were several problems with the book, in my opinion, and I advised Ace Books not to publish it. Of course, they saw it as a cash cow and published it anyway...."
>
> (r)   In regards #8 (“The Other Road”) - This linking of “The Other Road” with “Crossroads of Destiny” is pure speculation on my part. The titles of Piper's stories did tend to morph, and often as variations on a basic idea or set of words. My belief is based on comparing the time the stories appear to have been written, their estimated length (based on available evidence) and the similarity of titles.
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> (s) In regards #19 (“The Keeper”) – The manuscript for this title is held by Syracuse University as part of their collection of the business/publishing records of Mercury Press.
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> Per an e-mail received from Felicia DaVolio, Reference Assistant, Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries on 09/14/2016:
>
> “Thank you for contacting the Special Collections Research Center at Syracuse University Libraries regarding your inquiry. The manuscript you are looking for is in fact located in Box 31 of the Mercury Press Records collection, in folder “Piper, H. Beam- The Keeper.” The manuscript is an original typescript manuscript with slight corrections and printers notes on it. It is approximately 42 pages in length. We obtained the manuscript when the entire collection was donated to us in 1969.”
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> Further communications with Ms. DaVolio fleshed out the details of this acquisition by the library.
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> (t) In regards #7 (‘The Answer”) - In early 2016, the location of this manuscript was identified. The manuscript itself, the use of 8"x10" under-sized paper, and an accompanying copy of Fantastic Universe from December 1959 all precisely match the description of the manuscript lot in the 1983 auction catalogue. The title page is darkened and has a paperclip stain, all the sheets show an imprint from a paperclip, it is typed on 8"x10" paper, and the manuscript is accompanied by a ragged copy of the December 1959 issue of Fantastic Universe.
>
> Kleier states it came from the estate of Cele Goldsmith (former editor of Amazing). If this is correct, then she somehow obtained it at or after the 1983 Auction as there is no doubt that this manuscript, and the accompanying issue of Fantastic Universe, are the ones sold at auction in 1983 and that those were held by Mike Knerr from 1964 until they were auctioned off.
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> Appendix IV
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> THE 1983 CALIFORNIA BOOK
>       AUCTION GALLERY SALE
>
> On October 29, 1983, a rare book auction was held in San Francisco, California, by California Book Auction Galleries of San Francisco and Los Angeles. The auction was entitled, “Sale 201 - Fantastic Literature – The Douglas Menville Collection (with additions).” Included in the many offerings on that day were a number of Piper- related items.
>
> The auction catalog lists several signed Piper books, his original sales notebook, a number of original pulp magazines containing Piper stories, and 11 original manuscripts by Piper. These items were all put up for auction by Mike Knerr, and represent the bulk (if not the entirety) of the Piper material taken by Knerr from Piper’s apartment after his death. These items were originally stored in the trunk Knerr kept with him in California.
>
> [The contents of the second trunk taken by Knerr and stored in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, included Piper’s copy of The Kentucky Rifle by Dillin. The remaining contents of this abandoned second trunk may never be known with certainty as the trunk was disposed of years after Knerr’s death via an estate sale in Lock Haven sometime in 2008. The only item identified to date from that second trunk is Piper’s copy of The Kentucky Rifle.]
>
> All of the Piper material listed for auction are grouped onto three pages of the auction catalog, and are clearly so arranged so as to indicate a common source for the material. The implication being that these represent not only Piper’s personal manuscript archive (or such as it was at the time of his death), but also his personal collection of pulp magazines and books wherein his tales were originally published; in short, Piper’s personal collection of his own work.
>
> Considering all of this, it seems doubtful that Knerr left anything of value out of this consignment. The breadth of the offerings is wide, is inclusive of both private and public material, and seems targeted towards maximizing financial return in one fell swoop. The feeling that results is that there may be no more Piper material of value remaining in the trunk purportedly held by Knerr’s widow.
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>                     Acknowledgments
>
> In the process of researching this article I have been assisted by many kind people. Without exception, they have all given their time and energy freely and with enthusiasm. I cannot thank them enough for all their help, and I hope that they will appreciate the results made possible by their kindnesses.
>
> I owe thanks to, and received significant help from, Lloyd W. Currey, especially in terms of deducing the facts surrounding the 1983 auction of Piper’s manuscript archive and the ultimate disposition of said pieces. His generosity with his time and in providing records from the 1983 auction was crucial and invaluable.
>
> Thanks, too, are due to the late Barry R. Levin for his assistance many years ago in identifying several of Piper’s manuscripts. Mr. Levin was a early supporter of my quest to document these manuscripts, and provided clues to a starting point for a fruitful line of inquiry.
>
> I am indebted to Gerry Kleier – both for help in locating the manuscript for “The Answer” and for a recounting of the story of how The Merril Collection obtained the manuscript for “A Slave is a Slave is a Slave,” all of which ended up being more helpful to me than either of us may have realized at the time.
>
> The kind assistance of Ms. Lorna Toolis, Collection Head for The Merril Collection at The Toronto Library, Dr. Isaac Gewirtz, Curator of the Berg Collection at the New York Public Library, and Felicia DaVolio of Syracuse University Libraries went beyond my wildest hopes and expectations. All three not only were kind enough to respond to my unexpected for pleas for help, they also took much time to provide key details regarding the acquisition and physical conditions of the manuscripts in their care. It is heartening to know that some of Piper’s physical legacy is in such good hands.
>
> Before the old Piper-L Listserve discussion group was annihilated, I had the pleasure of several private discussions with Terry McGuire, daughter of Piper’s occasional co-author John J. McGuire. Ms. McGuire shared some details regarding her father’s and Piper’s writing habits, and she confirmed that her family still held some unpublished pieces by the two. Her good humor (especially when I first addressed her as “Mr. McGuire”!) and her willingness to share her insights was and is greatly appreciated.
>
> A debt of thanks is also owed to an old and close friend, the late Robert A. Madle. His knowledge of the earliest days of science fiction and fantasy  fandom, and of the book trade, was without peer. He encouraged my efforts in Piper research and provided much support over the years. More often than not, I believe I provided amusement to Bob in my zeal regarding Piper (and Stanley G. Weinbaum), but his generosity, trust and friendship were always real and I will always remain grateful simply to have known him. A true mensch - I miss him terribly.
>
> Sincere thanks go to Piper fan extraordinaire David Johnson for his kind review of an earlier version of this article, and for his excellent suggestions, especially about the possible meanings of the “Mark II” notations on several manuscripts.
>
> Final thanks go to Piper biographer John F. Carr. His biography of Piper is a key aid in any research into the man’s life and is a valuable source of bibliographic information.
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