Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Editor to Editor: Letters between a Lovecraft fan and Poe scholar Description An account of the resource This collection is a student project done by Kathryn Heffner and features key pieces of correspondence between H.P. Lovecraft editor, August Derleth, and Poe Scholar, Thomas Ollive Mabbott. Both August Derleth and Thomas Mabbott were readers and contributors to the popular Pulp magazine, <em>Weird Tales</em> in the 1940s. Mabbott was a contributor to the letters to the editor section of the magazine, and forged a friendship with August Derleth through letter corespondence. This collection of personal and professional letters illuminates the relationship between Mabbott and Derleth and how they worked in conjunction in their publishing efforts of weird fiction. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Kathryn Heffner Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource The University of Iowa Special Collections, The Wisconsin State Historical Society Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Digitized letters, .mov file Moving Image A series of visual representations imparting an impression of motion when shown in succession. Examples include animations, movies, television programs, videos, zoetropes, or visual output from a simulation. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Editor to Editor: Letters between a Lovecraft fan and Poe scholar Subject The topic of the resource H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, August Derleth, Thomas Ollive Mabbott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Wisconsin State Historical Society, Wis Mss WO; Micro 923; M2004-152 The University of Iowa Special Collections Library, Iowa City, Iowa. From the Thomas Ollive Mabbott Papers, MsC 429. Description An account of the resource This short video highlights a piece of correspondence from Thomas Ollive Mabbott to Lovecraft editor August Derleth. The letter demonstrates how Mabbott engaged in both fan and scholarly activity and assisted in furthering the genre of Weird Fiction. This collection is a student project completed by Kathryn Heffner. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kathryn E. Heffner Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The University of Iowa Digital Scholarship and Publishing Studio, The Wisconsin State Historical Society, The University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections