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'''UMSFS''' is the UMass SF Society which held its first meeting on April 22, 1964 at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass. [[Joe Ross]] was one of the founders. After the founders graduated, the club disappeared from view, but it returned to visibility in the 1980s when it ran [[Not Just Another Con]]. (NJAC was later run by an offshoot, [[Student Conventioneers of UMass]].) | '''UMSFS''' is the UMass SF Society which held its first meeting on April 22, 1964 at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass. [[Joe Ross]] was one of the founders. After the founders graduated, the club disappeared from view, but it returned to visibility in the 1980s when it ran [[Not Just Another Con]]. (NJAC was later run by an offshoot, [[Student Conventioneers of UMass]].) | ||
| − | The club build up a large library, reaching over 9000 books by 2021 when the university decided to evict them | + | The club build up a large library, reaching over 9000 books by 2021 when the university decided to evict them as well as several other organization which had permanent space. |
Fl. 1964-66, 1979-present. | Fl. 1964-66, 1979-present. | ||
Revision as of 04:28, 28 July 2021
UMSFS is the UMass SF Society which held its first meeting on April 22, 1964 at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass. Joe Ross was one of the founders. After the founders graduated, the club disappeared from view, but it returned to visibility in the 1980s when it ran Not Just Another Con. (NJAC was later run by an offshoot, Student Conventioneers of UMass.)
The club build up a large library, reaching over 9000 books by 2021 when the university decided to evict them as well as several other organization which had permanent space.
Fl. 1964-66, 1979-present.
It published a fanzine which went under the titles Betelgeuse, Grok, and The Zobee.
| Club | Website | 1964— |
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When there's a floreat (Fl.), this indicates the time or times for which we have found evidence that the club existed. This is probably not going to represent the club's full lifetime, so please update it if you can! |
