Date Span: | 1979-2013 |
Creator: | Organization for Transformative Works |
Extent: | 60.00 linear feet. |
Collection Number: | MSC0320 |
Repository: | University of Iowa Special Collections |
Summary: | Collection of science fiction and other genre fanzines, pieces of fan fiction, and related fannish artifacts donated by various fans through the cooperation of the Organization for Transformative Works, established to preserve the history of fanworks and fan culture. |
Access: This collection is open for research.
Use: Copyright restrictions may apply; please consult Special Collections staff for further information.
Acquisition: OTW began transferring materials to UI Special Collections in the summer of 2009. Individual donors include: Nancy Barnes, Melody Jones, Joanna Lowenstein (in memory of Beth Kiedrowicz), Katherine Penland (for Alison Wilson), Ann Raymont, Claudia Rebeza, Soo Tennyson, James Walkswithwind, and Vian Lawson.
Preferred Citation: Organization for Transformative Works Fanzine and Fan Fiction Collection, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa.
Repository: | University of Iowa Special Collections |
Address: | Special Collections Department University of Iowa Libraries Iowa City, IA 52242 |
Phone: | 319-335-5921 |
Curator: | Greg Prickman |
Email: | lib-spec@uiowa.edu |
Website: | http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/sc |
The Organization for Transformative Works (OTW) is a nonprofit organization established, in its own words, "by fans to serve the interests of fans by providing access to and preserving the history of fanworks and fan culture in its myriad forms." OTW's mission is to ensure that fannish materials are recognized as both legal as and as creatively transformative. Again, in its own words, "We are proactive and innovative in protecting and defending our work from commercial exploitation and legal challenge. We preserve our fannish economy, values, and creative expression by protecting and nurturing our fellow fans, our work, our commentary, our history, and our identity while providing the broadest possible access to fannish activity for all fans."
OTW is involved with a number of ongoing projects, including an open-source electronic archive of fannish works that are born digital or preserved digitally; an effort to provide legal defense for fans working to protect their intellectual property rights; the maintenance of a fandom wiki; and the production of an online peer-reviewed journal devoted to scholarship on fannish works and practices.
For more information on OTW, consult its website at http://transformativeworks.org/.
Browse by Series:
Series 1: ASSORTED
Series 2: 2012 ADDENDUM
Series 3: SPRING 2013 ADDENDUM
Series 4: 2014 ADDENDUM
Series 5: 2014 ADDENDUM 2
This collection is indexed under the following subject terms.