Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery

Finding Aid to the Papers of Brian C. Daley

Short Description of Collection

This collection contains an assortment of materials written and collected by Brian Daley. Daley was an American bestselling science fiction author whose works included novels, radio adaptations, and animated television series.
A fan of science fiction from an early age, Daley was elated when the Star Wars saga emerged. Fundamentally changed from the moment he stepped out of the theater, he saw it as the experience which would popularize science fiction for mass audiences. He was chosen as the author for the first Star Wars spin-off novels, The Han Solo Adventures. Brian Daley was an acclaimed author, a Vietnam Vet, and an avid traveler. Included within the collection are notes, photographs, professional and personal correspondence, drafts, newspaper clippings, personal movies, and personal documents. The majority of the collection spans the 1980s and 1990s and also includes some of the author's earlier papers, such as personal correspondence from the Vietnam War.