In a university not far away, sci-fi heaven

UC Berkeley has the world’s premiere collection on Mark Twain — and
Yale an unmatched trove of rare medieval manuscripts. But for research
on Capt. Kirk, Frankenstein or Harry Potter, nothing tops the
110,000-volume Eaton collection at UC Riverside, the world’s largest
library of science fiction, fantasy and horror books.

“It’s like going to Graceland if you’re an Elvis fan,” said Drew Morse,
a creative writing professor who made the pilgrimage to Riverside from
Ohio last summer to study rare poetry by “Fahrenheit 451” author Ray
Bradbury. 

As appreciation for the literary qualities of science fiction has grown
in recent years, the UC Riverside collection has emerged from an
academic ghetto. No institution had ever stockpiled science fiction
like this, or subjected itself to such an internal clash over the worth
of the genre. 

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