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17th Worldcon (1959). 
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1959 — 1959 Poul Anderson, Worldcon, United States, 

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​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ • 1958 - Detroit in 59 ad (Fanac)
• 1959 Detention Detroit welcome booklet (Fanac)
• 1959 Detention Final Report (Fanac)
• 1959 Detention Hugo FInal Ballot (Fanac)
• 1959 Detention Hugo Nominations Ballot (Fanac)
• 1959 Detention PR 1 (Fanac)
• 1959 Detention PR 2 (Fanac)
• 1959 Detention PR 3 (Fanac)
• 1959 Detention Program (Fanac)
• 1959 Detention hotel card (Fanac)
• Ad (Expounder)
• Ad (Internet Archive)
• Detention Hugo Nomination Ballot 1959-03 (Fanac)
• Detention PR 4 (Fanac)
• Detention stationary (Fanac)
• Detention_5_Young~_1958-02 (Fanac)
• Final Report (Expounder)
• Final Report (Internet Archive)
• Finances 1959 probaby (Fanac)
• Grapevine 1 Philly 1959-09-05c (Fanac)
• Grapevine 2 Philly 1959-09-06c (Fanac)
• Hotel Reservation (Expounder)
• Hotel Reservation (Internet Archive)
• Hugo Final Ballot (Expounder)
• Hugo Final Ballot (Internet Archive)
• Hugo Nomination Ballot (Expounder)
• Hugo Nomination 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)
• Program Book (Expounder)
• Program Book (Internet Archive)
• Welcome to Detroit (Expounder)

• Welcome to Detroit (Internet Archive)

Type	Date	Description	Details	Source
link		Fancyclopedia entry@		Wikidata
link		Freebase entry@		Wikidata
link		Fanac Fan History Project, article@		Wikidata
link		Detention files		Expounder
person		Poul Anderson		Wikidata
convention	1962	Chicon III	Theodore Sturgeon, Worldcon, Chicago	Wikidata
convention	1955	Clevention	Sam Moskowitz, Cleveland, Worldcon, Isaac Asimov	Wikidata
convention	2014	Detcon1	Detroit, Steven Barnes, North American Science Fiction Convention, John Picacio	Wikidata
convention	1959	Detention	Poul Anderson, Worldcon, Detroit	Wikidata
convention	1963	Discon I	Murray Leinster, Washington, D.C., Worldcon	Wikidata
convention	1957	Loncon I	John W. Campbell, Worldcon, London	Wikidata
convention	1956	NyCon II	Arthur C. Clarke, Worldcon, New York City	Wikidata
convention	1964	Pacificon II	Westercon, Edmond Hamilton, Leigh Brackett, Oakland, Worldcon, Forrest J Ackerman	Wikidata
convention	1960	Pittcon	James Blish, Worldcon, Pittsburgh	Wikidata
convention	1954	SFCon	John W. Campbell, Westercon, Worldcon, San Francisco	Wikidata
convention	1961	Seacon	Robert A. Heinlein, Worldcon, Seattle	Wikidata
convention	1958	Solacon	Richard Matheson, Westercon, Worldcon, Los Angeles	Wikidata
document		1958 - Detroit in 59 ad		Fanac
document		1959 Detention Detroit welcome booklet		Fanac
document		1959 Detention Final Report		Fanac
document		1959 Detention Hugo FInal Ballot		Fanac
document		1959 Detention Hugo Nominations Ballot		Fanac
document		1959 Detention PR 1		Fanac
document		1959 Detention PR 2		Fanac
document		1959 Detention PR 3		Fanac
document		1959 Detention Program		Fanac
document		1959 Detention hotel card		Fanac
document		Ad	1 pages	Expounder
document		Ad		Internet Archive
document		Detention Hugo Nomination Ballot 1959-03		Fanac
document		Detention PR 4		Fanac
document		Detention stationary		Fanac
document		Detention_5_Young~_1958-02		Fanac
document		Final Report	8 pages	Expounder
document		Final Report		Internet Archive
document		Finances 1959 probaby		Fanac
document		Grapevine 1 Philly 1959-09-05c		Fanac
document		Grapevine 2 Philly 1959-09-06c		Fanac
document		Hotel Reservation	2 pages	Expounder
document		Hotel Reservation		Internet Archive
document		Hugo Final Ballot	2 pages	Expounder
document		Hugo Final Ballot		Internet Archive
document		Hugo Nomination Ballot	2 pages	Expounder
document		Hugo Nomination Ballot		Internet Archive
document		PR 1	16 pages	Expounder
document		PR 1		Internet Archive
document		PR 2	15 pages	Expounder
document		PR 2		Internet Archive
document		PR 3	16 pages	Expounder
document		PR 3		Internet Archive
document		PR 4	12 pages	Expounder
document		PR 4		Internet Archive
document		Program Book	2 pages	Expounder
document		Program Book		Internet Archive
document		Welcome to Detroit	4 pages	Expounder
document		Welcome to Detroit		Internet Archive

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