Memory Alpha (Star Trek: TOS zine published in Alaska)

Memory Alpha is a Star Trek: TOS zine of fiction and articles. It was published out of Fairbanks, Alaska, and created by some of the contributors of Logically Star Trek.
There were two issues, both published in 1976.
The first issue was called "Memory Alpha," and the second issue was called simply "Memory."
==From the First Issue's Editorial==
==The Unpublished Third Issue: Change of Content, and Payment for Fanworks==
The third issue, which was never published, was described in issue #2. One change was that there would be no more Star Trek fanworks. "As we wish not to encounter copyright conflicts, we will not be printing Star Trek fiction anymore." It is unknown what made these fans have such a change in mind regarding Star Trek fiction; it may have been due to their decision to offer payment for materials (1 to 6 cents a word) in their third issue.
==Issue 1==
Memory Alpha 1 was published in 1976 and contains 40 pages. 
From the editorial: 
* Tiger by the Tail, fiction by Allan Evans (3)
* Comparison of Blish and Foster, article by Doug Gregory (12)
* Computer Game ("The following dialogue is the result of a program on a Nova computer used at the University of Alaska. All dialogue is that of the computer's. Only the orders given to the computer are those of Kelly McClure, the sucker who recently had a bout with that computer.") (14)
* Star Wreck!!, or "The Night Before Deadline," poem by M. Hureaux (Introduction: "Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Star Ship Exitpize, its five year mission to establish a decent plot, find a new writer, and get up the guts to say "No more!" to Gene Roddenberry!" (20) 
* Analysis of Space:1999, article by Allan Evans (21)
* Choice, fiction by Kelly McClure (21)
* Hypothesis, fiction by Allan Evans (29)
* Warp Drive Theory, article by Doug Gregory and Kelly McClure (31)
* Analysis of UFO Phenomenom, article by Kelly McClure (32)
* a survey for this zine's readers, asking what they liked and didn't liked (38)
Image:memoryalphaalaska2.jpg|interior from issue #1, a fiction page
Image:memoryalphaalaska3.jpg|interior from issue #1, first page of fan survey
Image:memoryalphaalaska4.jpg|interior from issue #1, second page of fan survey, shows the other side of the prepaid survey card which means fans were expected to CUT this off their zine and send it in the mail...
Image:memoryalphaalaska5.jpg|interior from issue #1, last page saying they had no LoCs, plus has a prepaid card to respond to the zine editor 
==Issue 2==
Memory 2 was published in September 1976 and contains 40 pages. It has one unflattering article about Star Trek fans, and one Star Trek story; the rest of the content is non-Trek. 
The editor says the title change represents some "soul searching." 
The editor also says that future issues will pay fans for future content, though this salary appears hard to pin down. The change in policy regarding Star Trek fiction and copyright (see below)and the proposed third issue may have been due to payment for fanworks. In the end, there was no third issue: 
* The Window, fiction by Kelly McClure (3)
* The Unmaking of 201: A Space Odyssey, article by Patrick A. Moore (sort-of meta fiction) (5)
* The Coming, fiction by Douglas Gregory and Kelly McClure (8)
*The Winds of Space, fiction by Kelly McClure (12)
* Requisition, fiction by Douglas Gregory (16)
* Star Trek Fandom: A Brief Analysis by Kelly McClure (An unflattering article that starts with: "The unenlightened observer may view Star Trek fandom as just one mass of writhing, pulsating, squealing idol worshipers, teenagers and insane adults, but after exposure to and/or association with groups of fans, these misconceptions fall away What then, in general, if that is possible, is the average Star Trek fan? Upon empirical analysis ue find that there are at least four kinds of Star frek fans each distinctly different from the other, and, indeed, in some cases diametrically opposed. Following is a delineation of the four common types." The author says the four types are "Parasite," "Outcast," "Idealist," and "I Like Your Body" fans.) (19)
* The Heretic, fiction by Douglas Gregory (20)
* Through the Gates, fiction by Kelly McClure (25)
* Captain McCoy, U.S.S. Enterprise, fiction by Allen Evans (27)
* Stellar Radiation, article by Kelly McClure (36)
Image:memoryalpha2alaska2.jpg|inside issue #2
Image:memoryalpha2alaska3.jpg|inside issue #2
Image:memoryalpha2alaska4.jpg|inside issue #2
Image:memoryalpha2alaska5.jpg|inside issue #2
Category:Star Trek TOS Gen and Het Anthology Zines
Category:Science Fiction Zines
Category:1976 Zines