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The Eaton Collection at UC Riverside is the world's largest publicly-accessible collection of science fiction, fantasy, horror and utopian literature.

The Eaton Collection of Science Fiction & Fantasy is (arguably) the largest publicly-accessible collection of science fiction, fantasy, horror and utopian literature in the world. It is housed at the UC Riverside Library's Special Collections & University Archives in the Tomás Rivera Library.

05/15/2026

New acquisition: ‘The Art and Making of Frankenstein: Artifact Edition’ (2025). This gorgeous, limited mini-archive includes ‘The Art and Making of Frankenstein’ (2025, Netflix), a bookplate signed and numbered by Guillermo Del Toro, a prop-replica portfolio reproducing 21 sketches features in the film, custom art prints, a facsimile reproduction of Victor Frankenstein’s notebook - and a statue of the Dark Angel from the film.

04/23/2026

A limited edition copy of artist Melinda Gebbie’s beautiful retrospective volume, ‘Melinda Gebbie’s Greatest Fits,’ has landed at the Eaton!

Join the artist herself in conversation with Dr. Melanie West and Dr. Yamuna Sangarasivam on May 12, 10am PST, in person and on Zoom.

See more details at the link in the bio!

04/08/2026

A new exhibit has landed at UCR Library! 
To celebrate the centenary of Amazing Stories—the magazine that helped define science fiction as we know it today—Klein Librarian Phoenix Alexander curated a pop-up exhibit on the first floor of the Rivera Library that showcases nine landmark issues in the magazine’s history. The exhibit will be up until 04/26, and will be available to view online later in the year.

02/20/2026

***Announcement for the SF community***

***UPDATED with newly-added collections listed at the bottom of this post ***

We’re delighted to announce the publication of the first of eleven boxes of newly-digitized photographs from the Jay Kay Klein Photographs and Papers, comprising almost 2,000 images of 47 conventions and events.

Once again, we welcome feedback from the community to assist with identifications in the photos. We have compiled a web page with guidance on commenting practices to ensure that your time and labor is respected, and that your feedback will be most helpful to us as we continue to review, add, and amend the descriptions of these images.

As science fiction fans and experts ourselves, we are of course familiar with the well-known figures of the genre that you’ll see in these collections—so if possible please avoid identifying figures such as Asimov, Heinlein, Pohl, and others of similar notoriety. Your feedback will be most valuable in identifying the lesser-known individuals in the photographs, in particular, fan attendees.

We’re honored to be able to make these wonderful snapshots of the SF community publicly accessible in the years to come, and thank you in advance for your patience and generosity!

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the Klein Librarian, Phoenix Alexander, at [email protected].

For the full announcement and more information, please visit our website:

https://library.ucr.edu/libraries/special-collections-university-archives

Phoenix & the UCR Library team

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For ease of reference, the new collections are as follows (you can search for them in the ‘Event’ box to the left of the landing page for the Klein photos, NOT the ‘Decade’ box):

1950s_1
1950s_2
1950s
1950
Hydracon, 1950
1950s_3
1951_1
1951_2
Unknown_1
Nycon 2, 1956
1960
1961
Midwestcon 13, 1962
ESFA, 1963
1963_1
1963_2
1963_3
ESFA, 1964
Midwestcon 15, 1964
Philcon, 1964
ESFA, 1965
1965_1
FistFa, 1965
1965_2
1965_3
Lunacon 8, 1965
Disclave 9, 1965
Midwestcon 16, 1965
Asheak, 1965
Boskone 1, 1965
Philcon, 1965
Boskone 2, 1966
Lunacon 9, 1966
Moskowitz gathering, 1966
Los Angeles and San Francisco Trip, 1966
Midwestcon 17, 1966
1967_1
Lunarians, 1967
IEEE International Convention, 1967
Open ESFA, 1967
Science Fiction Writers of America Awards, 1967
Pohl at Syracuse University, 1967
Lunacon 10, 1967

02/19/2026

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to our event with the wonderful Laila Lalami at UC Riverside Library!

We had a wonderful discussion on history, archives, the nature of surveillance, and the possibility of hope in dystopia, centered around Laila’s new novel, The Dream Hotel.

02/02/2026

Join us in the Special Collections Reading Room on February 17th, 5.30-7pm, for an evening with Pulitzer Finalist and Distinguished Professor Laila Lalami (), who will be discussing her latest novel ‘The Dream Hotel!’

Eventbrite link in our bio.

12/10/2025

One of our many new acquisitions this month is the full, ten-issue run of Forrie Ackerman’s ‘Monster World’ magazine (1964-1966).

Wishing all you little monsters a Cool Yule and Happy Holidays-and see you in 2026, kicking off with the Eaton Symposium in January! Link in bio.

11/13/2025

The Eaton Symposium returns!!

Join us on January 8th, 2026, 10am-4pm PT for this free online event on speculative fiction and scholarship.

Featuring a keynote from award-winning author Ken Liu, and panels with incredible editors such as Sheree Renée Thomas, John Joseph Adams, Jean-Paul Garnier, and many others!

Link in bio!

10/10/2025

We’re delighted to announce the acquisition of the Babylon 5 Film Sets Project archive, from photographer M. Robert Markovich, for the Eaton Collection.

The collection consists of 25 chromogenic color prints of photographs taken by Markovich showcasing sets used to film various productions related to the Babylon 5 science fiction franchise, and offer an extraordinary insight into the creation of science fiction television—complementing the scripts, production documents, and other film- and television-related materials in the Eaton.

All of the signed and numbered prints are 10x10 inches, with 15 printed on 11x14 paper and 10 matted in 16x20 vertical window cut mats.

M. Robert Markovich is a Southern Californian photographer, artist, and curator who has been creating, exhibiting, and publishing work since 1978. Markovich earned a Bachelors degree in Studio Art/Photography from the University of California, Riverside, and a Masters of Art degree in Studio Art from California State University, San Benardino.

09/03/2025

We’re excited to share a new arrival at the Eaton Collection:

Weird Fantasy Vol. 1, No. 18.

One of the most remarkable pre-Code science fiction comic books of the 1950s, this issue is best known for its inclusion of ‘Judgement Day!’—a ground-breaking and progressive short story that directly confronted segregationist ideology at the height of the Jim Crow era.

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