NyCon II

14th Worldcon (1956).
14th World Science Fiction Convention

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1956 — 1956 Arthur C. Clarke, Worldcon, United States,

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Arthur C. Clarke
Chicon II 1952
Clevention 1955
Corflu 7 1990
Detention 1959
Loncon I 1957
Nolacon I 1951
NyCon 3 1967
NyCon II 1956
Nycon 1 1939
Philcon II 1953
Pittcon 1960
SFCon 1954
Seacon 1961
Solacon 1958

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Worldcon – Canada: Worldcon – China: Worldcon – Finland: Worldcon – Germany: Worldcon – Ireland: Worldcon – Japan: Worldcon – Netherlands: Worldcon – New Zealand: Worldcon – United Kingdom: Arthur C. Clarke – Worldcon – United States:

Apricon – Chicon II – Clevention – Con – Corflu 7 – Detention – Lunacon – Metrocon – New York Comic Con – Nolacon I – Nycon 1 – NyCon 3 – Philcon II – Pittcon – Seacon – SFCon – Solacon – Worldcon –

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1956-09-03

1952-08-30T00:00:00Z

Chicon II 1952

1955-09-02T00:00:00Z

Clevention 1955

1990-05-04T00:00:00Z

Corflu 7 1990

1959-09-04T00:00:00Z

Detention 1959

1957-09-06T00:00:00Z

Loncon I 1957

1951-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nolacon I 1951

1967-08-31T00:00:00Z

NyCon 3 1967

1956-08-31T00:00:00Z

NyCon II 1956

1939-07-02T00:00:00Z

Nycon 1 1939

1953-09-05T00:00:00Z

Philcon II 1953

1960-09-03T00:00:00Z

Pittcon 1960

1954-09-03T00:00:00Z

SFCon 1954

1961-09-02T00:00:00Z

Seacon 1961

1958-08-29T00:00:00Z

Solacon 1958

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14th WSFS 008 - Hal Clement

14th WSFS 008 - John Campbell and Hal Clement

14th World Science Fiction Convention - Arthur C. Clarke

14th World Science Fiction Convention - John Campbell

Hugos

John W. Campbell in 1956

New York's Hotel Biltmore.

WSFS 020

• Hugo postcard ballot (Expounder)
• Hugo postcard ballot (Internet Archive)
• PR 1 (Expounder)
• PR 1 (Internet Archive)
• PR 2 (Expounder)
• PR 2 (Internet Archive)
• PR 3 (Expounder)
• PR 3 (Internet Archive)
• PR 4 (Expounder)
• PR 4 (Internet Archive)

Type	Date	Description	Details	Source

link		Fancyclopedia page^@		Wikidata
link		Freebase page^@		Wikidata
link		SFnal files		Expounder
person		Arthur C. Clarke		Wikidata
convention	1952	Chicon II	Hugo Gernsback, Worldcon, Chicago	Wikidata
convention	1955	Clevention	Isaac Asimov, Sam Moskowitz, Cleveland, Worldcon	Wikidata
convention	1990	Corflu 7	New York City, Corflu	Wikidata
convention	1959	Detention	Worldcon, Poul Anderson, Detroit	Wikidata
convention	1957	Loncon I	John W. Campbell, Worldcon, London	Wikidata
convention	1951	Nolacon I	Fritz Leiber, Worldcon, New Orleans	Wikidata
convention	1967	NyCon 3	New York City, Worldcon, Wilson Tucker, Lester del Rey	Wikidata
convention	1956	NyCon II	Worldcon, Arthur C. Clarke, New York City	Wikidata
convention	1939	Nycon 1	New York City, Frank R. Paul, Worldcon	Wikidata
convention	1953	Philcon II	Worldcon, Willy Ley, Philadelphia	Wikidata
convention	1960	Pittcon	James Blish, Worldcon, Pittsburgh	Wikidata
convention	1954	SFCon	Westercon, John W. Campbell, Worldcon, San Francisco	Wikidata
convention	1961	Seacon	Worldcon, Robert A. Heinlein, Seattle	Wikidata
convention	1958	Solacon	Westercon, Richard Matheson, Worldcon, Los Angeles	Wikidata
document		Hugo postcard ballot	1 pages	Expounder
document		Hugo postcard ballot		Internet Archive
document		PR 1	16 pages	Expounder
document		PR 1		Internet Archive
document		PR 2	8 pages	Expounder
document		PR 2		Internet Archive
document		PR 3	23 pages	Expounder
document		PR 3		Internet Archive
document		PR 4	16 pages	Expounder
document		PR 4		Internet Archive
image	1956	14th WSFS 008 - Hal Clement		Wikimedia
image	1956	14th WSFS 008 - John Campbell and Hal Clement		Wikimedia
image	1956	14th World Science Fiction Convention - Arthur C. Clarke		Wikimedia
image	1956	14th World Science Fiction Convention - John Campbell		Wikimedia
image		Hugos		Expounder
image	1956	John W. Campbell in 1956		Wikimedia
image	1956	New York's Hotel Biltmore.		Wikimedia
image	1956	WSFS 020		Wikimedia

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