Are there any available collections of John Campbell's
letters in book form, particularly his letters to writers?
My thanks in advance for any replies.

Peter Wezeman
anti-social Darwinist

On Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 9:41:55 PM UTC-4, Peter Wezeman wrote:
> Are there any available collections of John Campbell's
> letters in book form, particularly his letters to writers?
> My thanks in advance for any replies.

Yes, indeed:

1. _The John W. Campbell Letters, Volume 1_ (1985)
https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?204153

2. _The Heinlein Letters: Volume I: Correspondence of John
W. Campbell, Jr., and Robert A. Heinlein_ (2011)
https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?390193

In article <ae4bb73c-72ad-4d4a-a2df-bc9393ccf492n@googlegroups.com>,
Ahasuerus <ahasuerus@email.com> wrote:
>On Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 9:41:55 PM UTC-4, Peter Wezeman wrote:
>> Are there any available collections of John Campbell's
>> letters in book form, particularly his letters to writers?
>> My thanks in advance for any replies.
>
>Yes, indeed:
>
>1. _The John W. Campbell Letters, Volume 1_ (1985)
> https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?204153
>
>2. _The Heinlein Letters: Volume I: Correspondence of John
>W. Campbell, Jr., and Robert A. Heinlein_ (2011)
>https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?390193

The first is cheap on Kindle. Thought it was free online but maybe
that was the collected editorials.
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In <u2v4te$27g$1@reader2.panix.com> jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll) writes:

[snip]

>>2. _The Heinlein Letters: Volume I: Correspondence of John
>>W. Campbell, Jr., and Robert A. Heinlein_ (2011)
>>https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?390193

>The first is cheap on Kindle. Thought it was free online but maybe
>that was the collected editorials.

would you have a pointer to the editorials? There's one I've
been looking for [a] and would love to find it online.

[a] roughly 1975ish, where he discussed the "neutron bomb"
("enhanced radiation nuclear weapons") which was being
promoted as a way for "us" (the US) to kill off the
troops in Warsaw Pact tanks. Campbell suggested this
could backfire, as the crews would realize they'd
be dead in a week so had nothing to lose.

Thanks

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On Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 10:22:43 PM UTC-4, James Nicoll wrote:
> In article <ae4bb73c-72ad-4d4a...@googlegroups.com>,
> Ahasuerus <ahas...@email.com> wrote:
> >On Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 9:41:55 PM UTC-4, Peter Wezeman wrote:
> >> Are there any available collections of John Campbell's
> >> letters in book form, particularly his letters to writers?
> >> My thanks in advance for any replies.
> >
> >Yes, indeed:
> >
> >1. _The John W. Campbell Letters, Volume 1_ (1985)
> > https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?204153
> >
> >2. _The Heinlein Letters: Volume I: Correspondence of John
> >W. Campbell, Jr., and Robert A. Heinlein_ (2011)
> >https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?390193
> The first is cheap on Kindle. Thought it was free online but maybe
> that was the collected editorials.

Yes, Campbell's Collected Editorials are available online -- see
https://archive.org/stream/collectededitori01camp/collectededitori01camp_djvu.txt

On Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 10:18:26 PM UTC-4, Ahasuerus wrote:
> On Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 9:41:55 PM UTC-4, Peter Wezeman wrote:
> > Are there any available collections of John Campbell's
> > letters in book form, particularly his letters to writers?
> > My thanks in advance for any replies.
> Yes, indeed:
>
> 1. _The John W. Campbell Letters, Volume 1_ (1985)
> https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?204153
>
> 2. _The Heinlein Letters: Volume I: Correspondence of John
> W. Campbell, Jr., and Robert A. Heinlein_ (2011)
> https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?390193

Sorry, I forgot to mention _The John W. Campbell Letters with
Isaac Asimov and A. E. van Vogt, Volume 2_ (1993) -- see
https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?364705

In article <u2v5ni$59j$3@reader2.panix.com>,
danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com> wrote:
>In <u2v4te$27g$1@reader2.panix.com> jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll) writes:
>
>[snip]
>
>>>2. _The Heinlein Letters: Volume I: Correspondence of John
>>>W. Campbell, Jr., and Robert A. Heinlein_ (2011)
>>>https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?390193
>
>>The first is cheap on Kindle. Thought it was free online but maybe
>>that was the collected editorials.
>
>would you have a pointer to the editorials? There's one I've
>been looking for [a] and would love to find it online.

https://archive.org/details/collectededitori01camp

>[a] roughly 1975ish, where he discussed the "neutron bomb"
> ("enhanced radiation nuclear weapons") which was being
> promoted as a way for "us" (the US) to kill off the
> troops in Warsaw Pact tanks. Campbell suggested this
> could backfire, as the crews would realize they'd
> be dead in a week so had nothing to lose.
>
>Thanks

I don't think that one is included.
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In <u2v990$gjk$1@reader2.panix.com> jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll) writes:

>>would you have a pointer to the editorials? There's one I've
>>been looking for [a] and would love to find it online.

>https://archive.org/details/collectededitori01camp

>>[a] roughly 1975ish, where he discussed the "neutron bomb"
>> ("enhanced radiation nuclear weapons") which was being
>> promoted as a way for "us" (the US) to kill off the
>> troops in Warsaw Pact tanks. Campbell suggested this
>> could backfire, as the crews would realize they'd
>> be dead in a week so had nothing to lose.
>>
>>Thanks

>I don't think that one is included.

Thanks again. Looks like that archive is from
the "collected book", and alas, the editorial
I want isn't there.

But fascinating reading nonetheless.

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In article <u2va3s$38g$2@reader2.panix.com>,
danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com> wrote:
>In <u2v990$gjk$1@reader2.panix.com> jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll) writes:
>
>>>would you have a pointer to the editorials? There's one I've
>>>been looking for [a] and would love to find it online.
>
>>https://archive.org/details/collectededitori01camp
>
>>>[a] roughly 1975ish, where he discussed the "neutron bomb"
>>> ("enhanced radiation nuclear weapons") which was being
>>> promoted as a way for "us" (the US) to kill off the
>>> troops in Warsaw Pact tanks. Campbell suggested this
>>> could backfire, as the crews would realize they'd
>>> be dead in a week so had nothing to lose.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>
>>I don't think that one is included.
>
>Thanks again. Looks like that archive is from
>the "collected book", and alas, the editorial
>I want isn't there.
>
>But fascinating reading nonetheless.
>

Well, it would not have been 1975 as Bova was editor by then. Or could
it have been a Bova editorial?

ISFDB has TOCs for all Analog issues (I think) with titles for the
editorials, so if you are patient you could perhaps find the correct
issue there and buy it online somewhere.
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In <kbgplcFc4f1U1@mid.individual.net> ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) writes:

>>>https://archive.org/details/collectededitori01camp
>>
>>>>[a] roughly 1975ish, where he discussed the "neutron bomb"
>>>> ("enhanced radiation nuclear weapons") which was being
>>>> promoted as a way for "us" (the US) to kill off the
>>>> troops in Warsaw Pact tanks. Campbell suggested this
>>>> could backfire, as the crews would realize they'd
>>>> be dead in a week so had nothing to lose.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>
>>>I don't think that one is included.
>>
>>Thanks again. Looks like that archive is from
>>the "collected book", and alas, the editorial
>>I want isn't there.
>>
>>But fascinating reading nonetheless.

>Well, it would not have been 1975 as Bova was editor by then. Or could
>it have been a Bova editorial?

Might have been... The time frame would have been,
as I mentioned, 1975ish to 1980ish as that's when
it was being promoted...

>ISFDB has TOCs for all Analog issues (I think) with titles for the
>editorials, so if you are patient you could perhaps find the correct
>issue there and buy it online somewhere.

Thanks again to everyone

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