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- 04:01, 18 June 2024 D. J. Fabian (hist) [361 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''D. J. Fabian''' was a UK fan active in the 1940s. He attended the Whitcon of 1948, something we know because he signed the list of attendees. He is...")
- 03:44, 18 June 2024 J. D. Doggett (hist) [611 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''Jack D. Doggett''' was a UK fan from London active in the 1940s and the 1950s. He attended the Whitcon of 1948 and the [[1949 Eastercon|Loncon]...")
- 11:43, 17 June 2024 Jim Burch (hist) [685 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''James 'Jim' Burch''' was a UK fan from London active in the 1940s and 1950s. He attended the Whitcon of 1948 and the Festivention of 1951 a...")
- 11:27, 17 June 2024 W. W. Baker (hist) [444 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''W. W. Baker''' was a UK fan active in the 1940s. He attended the Whitcon of 1948. Right now that's the totality of our collective knowledge about h...")
- 11:21, 17 June 2024 M. E. Allen (hist) [465 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''M. E. Allen''' was a UK fan from Hounslow in west London active in the 1940s. He attended the Whitcon of 1948 and was a member of the Scienc...")
- 10:26, 17 June 2024 To English Readers (hist) [419 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''''To English Readers''''' was a proto-fanzine produced by Walter Gillings for the Ilford Science Literary Circle. The British Fanzine Bibliography identifies a...")
- 10:15, 17 June 2024 With the Archeologists (hist) [390 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''''With the Archeologists''''' was a single-page one-shot fanzine by Harry Turner distributed as a rider with ''Futurian War Digest'' #6 in March 1941....")
- 09:56, 17 June 2024 Hot Air (hist) [589 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''''Hot Air''''' was a an undated six-page letter supplement fanzine to ''Zenith'', produced by Marion Eadie and Harry Turner, specifically 'Dictated by Har...")
- 05:13, 17 June 2024 Ernest Gabrielson (hist) [638 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''Ernest L. Gabrielson''' was an UK fan from Liverpool active in the 1930s. He was a member of the Science Fiction Association (SFA) and was part...")
- 04:58, 17 June 2024 Abraham Bloom (hist) [695 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''Abraham 'Abe' Bloom''' was an UK fan from Liverpool active in the 1930s and 1940s. He was a member of the Science Fiction Association (SFA) and...")
- 04:08, 17 June 2024 The Purpose of Science Fiction (hist) [707 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''''The Purpose of Science Fiction''''' was a single-issue fanzine produced in two editions by Douglas W. F. Mayer for the Science Fiction Association (SFA). It c...")
- 03:48, 17 June 2024 On The Run Dept. (hist) [275 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''''On The Run Dept.''''' was a single-issue fanzine produced by then-UK-based Canadian fan Bob Gibson, and distributed as part of 'Fido's Litter' wit...")
- 03:40, 17 June 2024 The Fan Who Ruled the World (hist) [728 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''''The Fan Who Ruled the World''''' was a four-page supplement to ''Novae Terrae #29'' (January 1939) containing a short story by Dave McIlwain. It o...")
- 03:37, 17 June 2024 Perils from Ploop! (hist) [825 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''''Perils from Ploop!''''' was a four-page supplement to ''Novae Terrae #27'' (November 1938) containing a short story credited to 'O. J. Russell, B.Sc. and A. G. Brown'...")
- 10:51, 16 June 2024 Leon Pois (hist) [3,113 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(January 16, 1891 – November 1965) '''Leon Pois''' was a magazine collector and presumably dealer from New York. In 1934 he claimed to be 'world's large...")
- 10:43, 16 June 2024 Dawn Treader Book Shop (hist) [408 bytes] Mlo (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An SF Bookstore currently located at 514 E Liberty St in Ann Arbor, MI which was established in 1976 by Bill Gillmore and which is stull in operation as of 2024....")
- 05:13, 14 June 2024 Woolwich Science Fiction and Vargo Statten Appreciation Society (hist) [501 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Woolwich Science Fiction and Vargo Statten Appreciation Society''' was a 'not-terribly serious group' ([[Rob Hansen, ''[[Then]]'') in the early 1950s consisting of Da...")
- 02:13, 14 June 2024 Midlands Science-Fiction Convention Report (hist) [1,193 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''''Midlands Science-Fiction Convention Report''''' was a series of effectively progress reports issued by R. Rowland Johnson for The Midvention....")
- 16:29, 13 June 2024 Gottliffe on the Green (hist) [235 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''''Gottliffe on the Green''''' was a single-issue four-page fanzine published in the UK by Harold Gottliffe of Leeds at some point in 1939. {{publication |...")
- 16:07, 13 June 2024 The Fly in the Ointment (hist) [676 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''''The Fly in the Ointment''''', subtitled '''''The Snag in Michael's Mailing''''', was a one-shot four-page fanzine published by R. G. Medhurst in the UK in 194...")
- 15:47, 13 June 2024 R. Smith (hist) [266 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''R. Smith''' was a UK fan from Worcester active in the 1940s. He was a member of the British Fantasy Library (BFL). He does not appear in the 1945...")
- 15:45, 13 June 2024 Peter G. Medcalf (hist) [428 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''Peter G. Medcalf''' was a UK fan from Birmingham active in the 1940s and perhaps the 1950s. He was a member of the British Fantasy Library (BFL...")
- 15:35, 13 June 2024 I. G. Williams (hist) [269 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''I. G. Williams''' was a UK fan from Worcester active in the 1940s and perhaps the 1950s. He was a member of the British Fantasy Library (BFL) and t...")
- 14:40, 13 June 2024 M. J. V. Steer (hist) [302 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''M. J. V. Steer''' was a UK fan from Southampton active in the 1940s. He was a member of the British Fantasy Library (BFL). He does not appear in [...")
- 14:36, 13 June 2024 P. Pennington (hist) [426 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''P. Pennington''' was a UK fan from Plymouth active in the 1940s and perhaps the 1950s. He was a member of the British Fantasy Library (BFL) and the...")
- 14:34, 13 June 2024 D. McNaught (hist) [297 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''D. McNaught''' was a UK fan from Hampshire active in the 1940s. He was a member of the British Fantasy Library (BFL). He does not appear in Ron...")
- 14:31, 13 June 2024 S. Nodleman (hist) [312 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''S. Nodleman''' was a UK fan from London active in the 1940s. He was a member of the British Fantasy Library (BFL). He does not appear in Ron...")
- 14:29, 13 June 2024 E. Lumer (hist) [309 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''E. Lumer''' was a UK fan from London active in the 1940s and 1950s. He was a member of the British Fantasy Library (BFL). He does not appear i...")
- 14:27, 13 June 2024 H. Loney (hist) [350 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''H. Loney''' was a UK fan from Liverpool active in the 1940s and 1950s. He was a member of the British Fantasy Library (BFL) and the Science F...")
- 12:46, 13 June 2024 Norman V. Lamb (hist) [1,257 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''Norman V. Lamb''' was a Canadian fan and bibliophile from Toronto active in the 1940s. He was a regular contributor to ''Light''. In the Canadian...")
- 03:13, 13 June 2024 John E. Koestner (hist) [435 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''John E. Koestner''' was a bookseller and possibly fan from New York active in the 1940s and perhaps earlier and later. An advertisement for his busines...")
- 03:06, 13 June 2024 Shivaji Lal (hist) [614 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''Dr Shivaji Lal''' was a UK fan from Basingstoke active in the 1940s and 1950s. He was a member of the British Fantasy Library (BFL) and the Scien...")
- 02:58, 13 June 2024 W. Kerr (hist) [421 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''M. Kerr''' was a UK fan from active in the 1940s. He was a member of the British Fantasy Library (BFL). He was at the time (1947) a corporal in th...")
- 02:52, 13 June 2024 Ian R. Innes (hist) [635 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''Dr Ian R. Innes''' was a UK fan from Aberdeen in Scotland active in the 1940s and 1950s. He was a member of the British Fantasy Library (BFL) a...")
- 02:42, 13 June 2024 R. Henery (hist) [492 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''R. Henery''' was a UK fan from Liverpool active in the 1940s. He was a member of the British Fantasy Library (BFL). We know no more about him...")
- 02:37, 13 June 2024 Arthur Duell (hist) [533 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''Arthur A. Duell.''' was a UK fan from Newcastle upon Tyne active in the 1940s and 1950s. He was a member of the British Fantasy Library (BFL) and t...")
- 02:16, 13 June 2024 Olive Robb (hist) [1,720 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''Olive Robb''' was a UK fan from Liverpool active in the 1930s. She is only known for a debate with E. E. Smith in the letter column of ''Amaz...")
- 17:20, 12 June 2024 Scintillation 5 (hist) [329 bytes] Mlo (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Scintillation 5 is a convention scheduled to be held June 16-18, 2024 at the Holiday Inn Chinatown in Montreal, QB. There are no GoHs. It was chaired by Al...")
- 09:31, 12 June 2024 Peter B. Bell (hist) [1,228 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(1932 – March 23, 2003) '''Peter B. Bell''' was a UK fan from Glasgow active from the 1940s. He was a member of the British Fantasy Library (BFL) from 1947...")
- 09:14, 12 June 2024 Tom Moulton (hist) [402 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''Tom Moulton''' was a UK fan from Blackpool active in the 1940s and 1950s. He was seemingly a member of the British Fantasy Library (BFL) as he was...")
- 09:47, 11 June 2024 William C. Dawson (hist) [838 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? –) '''William C. Dawson''' was a UK fan from Glasgow in Scotland active in the 1950s and maybe earlier and later. At some point he became responsible...")
- 09:45, 11 June 2024 Vera Douglas (hist) [849 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? –) '''A . Vera Douglas''' was a UK fan from County Down in Northern Ireland active in the 1950s and maybe earlier and later. At some point she became res...")
- 09:41, 11 June 2024 Jim Donaldson (hist) [1,326 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? –) '''Jim Donaldson''' was a UK fan from Romford active in the 1940s and 1950s. He acted as books librarian for the British Fantasy Library (BFL). ''Op...")
- 08:50, 11 June 2024 Terry O. Trollope (hist) [901 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(1926<ref>Approximate, as he was 21 in early 1948.</ref> – ) '''Terry O. Trollope''' was a UK fan from Glamorganshire active in the 1940s and perhaps the 1950s. He...")
- 08:34, 11 June 2024 J. Frank White (hist) [527 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''J. Frank White''' was a UK fan from Manchester active in the 1940s. He was a member of the British Fantasy Library (BFL). While White does not...")
- 08:28, 11 June 2024 Thomas L. MacDonald (hist) [1,149 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(November 11, 1900 – ????) '''Thomas L. MacDonald''' was a UK fan from Carlisle active in the 1940s and 1950s. He was a member of the British Fantasy Library (B...")
- 04:22, 11 June 2024 British Fantasy Library membership 1947-1949 (hist) [3,076 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''British Fantasy Library''' (BFL) was a successor organisation to the British Fantasy Society, becoming a separate organisation in January 1947 and existing until ar...")
- 04:18, 11 June 2024 Cedric Walker (hist) [1,656 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''Cedric Walker''' was a UK fan and pro from Hull active in the 1940s and 1950s. He was a member of the Science Fantasy Society. Walker publishe...")
- 03:59, 11 June 2024 Frederick D. Wilson (hist) [434 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''Frederick D. Wilson''' was a UK fan from Southport active in the 1940s. He was a subscriber to ''Futurian War Digest'' from about 1941. It is unc...")
- 03:56, 11 June 2024 F. D. Wilson (hist) [421 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''F. D. Wilson''' was a UK fan from Hereford active in the 1940s. He was a member of the British Fantasy Library (BFL). It is unclear if he was the...")