Star Trek Concordance

Star Trek Concordance of People, Places and Things is compiled and written by Dorothy Jones, and edited by Bjo Trimble. The zine is a resource of people, places, air dates, lists of actors and episode synopses. It includes an extensive index.
It was first published in summer 1969 and had 84 pages. Star Trek Concordance had a supplement, published in 1973 (adding Third Season entries). 
In 1974, Ruth Berman, one of the Concordance's proof-readers, published the unauthorized Additions and Corrections to the Star Trek Concordance and Supplement. Bjo Trimble was NOT a fan of Berman's publication. 
There are at least two for-profit, professional versions which included more Trek franchise updates. In 1976, Ballantine Books published a pro version of the Concordance, which was later endorsed by Paramount as an official guide. This version also included Star Trek: The Animated Series content. In 1996, Citadel Press published a version that included the movies and some relevant-to-TOS episodes of TNG and DS9.Memory Alpha, accessed September 21, 2009.
The Concordance is one of the very earliest Star Trek zines published. For others, see List of Star Trek TOS Zines Published While the Show Was Still On the Air.
==Conflict==
Bjo Trimble had many public conflicts regarding the concordance and its supplement. 
There was conflict regarding her co-compiler, Dorothy Jones and Jones' level of work and compensation. 
There was conflict about official support from Roddenberry and Paramount, and the trials and tribulations of publishing the third supplement. 
There was conflict regarding Ruth Berman's Additions and Corrections to the Star Trek Concordance and Supplement. 
There was also conflict regarding Trimble's use of fandom labor that was later used for professional, for-profit products.
===Dorothy Jones' Contribution and Compensation===
In 1977, four years after the Concordance was published: 
From an August 1999 interview:
In an August 2011 interview, Bjo Trimble explained: 
In an August 2016 interview, Trimble said: 
===The Third Season Supplement===
====The Hassle====
From 1971, a statement about the Third Season Supplement, which at that time, was still two years from publication: 
From the zine's editorial in 1973, Bjo Trimble scolds fans, highlights her personal sacrifice and the hassle factor, and alludes to the falling out the Trimbles had with Gene Roddenberry and Majel Barrett Roddenberry regarding Lincoln Enterprises and access to that company's power, visibility, and profit: 
====The Support, and Non-Support, of Gene Roddenberry====
The Trimbles included a blurb from Roddenberry in a 1973 flyer: 
The third season supplement, however, appears to not have had the cooperation of Paramount and/or Roddenberry. In the editorial to that issue, Trimble complained that "one needs a bit of cooperation from the show itself; yet I could not get even the loan of a script from anyone in the ST offices, and had to wait until the show was on the air, to tape it, and then try to reconstruct the show from that. Try it sometime; it's more fun than biting fingernails, anyway."
In 1973, Bjo Trimble expressed interest in creating a similar concordance for Questor Tapes after she'd been to a private screening of the show, but she cited a falling out she'd had with the Roddenberrys (likely due to the conflicts regarding Lincoln Enterprises) as a reason this would probably not work. "After we left, I went to a nearby phone and called GR at Warner Bros to tell him that I'd seen the show and liked it. He seemed gratified about that, and said there was a possibility of getting a 16mm version of it for FILM-CON 2, but would have to see about it. I'd like to do a concordance type of thing, only mainly for writers -— to keep all the facts straight this time --— on QUESTOR. Perhaps our past differences would prevent [Roddenberry] from ever considering it, it would still be an interesting project for some fan." -- from The Nimoyan #4 (1973) 
===Originally Heavily Promoted as a Fan Publication, Profit===
From a 1973 flyer: 
In 1976, the whole non-profit thing was jettisoned. From the Equicon (1976) program book: 
In a 1999 interview, Trimble explained the role of money and copyright, and how it affected the Concordance: 
=== The Unofficial Additions and Corrections Issue by Ruth Berman===
Ruth Berman was one of the Concordance's eight fact-checkers. from Bjo's editorial for the third season supplement: "My detail-and-source-checkers: Ruth Berman, Debbie and Devra Langsam, Carol Lee, Mickey Malkin, Joyce Yasner and Maureen Wilson... all went meticulously through my garbled notes and added commentary (some of it unprintable, unfortunately; all of it valuable to me, and eventually to you). [...] Walter Breen, visiting coin authenticator, browsed through the notes, correcting here and there, and adding a few T.S.I.'s From the editorial of the Third Supplement: "NOTE: T.S.I. stands for "Third Season Inconsistency." There were many ways we could explain away careless handling of the third season scripts, but a few of the more blatant blunders were just too much for even our fertile imaginations to make up excuses for! When we could offer a reasonable rationale for a mistake (such as fatigue, excitement or other reason for getting a Star Date mixed up, or other blunder) we did so; the nitpickers can have fun finding those. But a few we just gave up on, and labeled as T.S.I." of his own." 
In 1974, Berman created a 24-page supplement to this zine called Additions and Corrections to the Star Trek Concordance and Supplement. It includes excepts from letters to Ruth Berman from Kay Elliott (Stella Mudd), Patrick Horgan (Chairman Eneg), Frank Vinci (Leonard Nimoy's stand in), Jane Wyatt (Amanda), Gene Dynarski (Ben Childress), Booker Bradshaw (Dr. M'Benga), and Ed McCready (numerous characters). The zine was mimeographed and stapled. Berman emphasized this was a very private publication, not to be sold, and asked fans not to advertise it in any way. In 1979, Berman herself included the additions and corrections publication in the last issue of T-Negative, calling it a "review" of the Concordance.
Bjo Trimble was quite negative about this fanwork. In 2009, on a Star Trek forum, Bjo Trimble said about "Additions and Corrections to the Star Trek Concordance and Supplement": 
==The Different Editions and Issues==
===The Original Concordance===
The original printing of the Star Trek Concordance by Dorothy Jones. March 1969. Edited by Bjo Trimble. 84 pages. Mathom House Publications. Art by Alicia Austin, JB, George Barr, Greg Bear, Mattewillis Beard, Bonnie Bergstrom, Johnny Chambers, Tim Courtney, Katherine Cribbs, Nancy Criss, Wendy Fletcher, Greg Jein, Tim Kirk, Cathy Hill, T. Rhodes, Don Simpson, Bjo Trimble, Robert Wadey, Bernard Zuber, and John Tenniel (illustrations from Alice in Wonderland). Printed offset, brad bound.
The updated version of the Star Trek Concordance by Dorothy Jones. 1969 (no month specified). Edited by Bjo Trimble. 84 pages. Mathom House Publications. Updated and with an added index. The first few pages are in a different order, and there is an added early photo manip by "C-tein," as well as some art by Walt Simonson. The last two pages are also different. Otherwise the artists and art are the same as the original edition. Printed offset, brad bound.
Much of the art shown below was parodied in Satire Trek Comicordance.
File:Babe1-2.jpg|a fan's 1972 handwritten flyer, printed in The Babelian Council #1
File:Startrekconcordancecover.jpg|a flyer from 1972
File:Stconcordance.jpg|cover of the first issue, Johnny Chambers
File:Concordancesample1.jpg|from the first issue, illo by George Barr, editorial by Heydt
File:Concordancesampletwo.jpg|from the first issue, Nancy Criss
File:Concordancesamplethree.jpg|from the first issue, George Barr, portrays Gene Roddenberry
File:Concordancesample4.jpg|from the first issue, Tim Kirk (detail), portrays a Tellerite
File:Concordancesample5.jpg|from the first issue, Alicia Austin (detail)
File:Concordancesample6.jpg|from the first issue, Tim Courtney (detail)
File:Concordancesample7.jpg|from the first issue, Tim Courtney (detail), portrays T'Pau
File:Concordancesample8.jpg|from the first issue, George Barr (detail), portrays David Gerrold and a tribble
File:Concordancesample9.jpg|from the first issue, Tim Kirk (detail), portrays The Romulan Commander
File:Concordancesample10.jpg|from the first issue, Tim Courtney
File:Concordancesample11.jpg|from the first issue, George Barr (detail), portrays Christine Chapel
File:Concordancesample12.jpg|from the first issue, George Barr (detail), portrays D.C. Fontana
File:Concordancesample13.jpg|from the first issue, Mattewillis Beard
===Reactions and Reviews: The Original Concordance: 1969===
===The Third Season Supplement===
The 3rd Season Supplement to the Star Trek Concordance by Bjo Trimble and Dorothy Jones. 1973, 70 pages. Mathom House Publications. Art by Alan Andres, Alicia Austin, Terri Austin, Stevie Barnes, Randy Bathurst, Greg Bear, Liz Danforth, Ron Demers, Frances Evans, Karen Flanery, Jackie Franke, C. Lee Healey, Barbi Johnson, Claire Mason, T'Eri Moore, Rosalind Oberdieck, D. Carol Roberts, Clarica Dee Scott, Bob Short, Walt Simonson, Sylvia Stanczyk, Bjo Trimble, Kristina Trott, Ev Turner, Bill Warren, and Ellen Winder. Printed offset, brad bound. From Boldly Writing: "The Third Season Supplement to the Star Trek Concordance... On the title page, the credits include "compiled and edited by Bjo Trimble and Dorothy Jones" and "edited by Bjo Trimble." In her editorial comments, Bjo added, "My detail-and-source checkers: Ruth Berman, Debbie and Devra Langsam, Carol Lee, Mickey [Michelle] Malkin, Joyce Yasner, and Maureen Wilson...."
There is a small amount of art reprinted from the original Concordance, but the rest is unique to this zine. While the artists' names are listed next to the art, they are not credited on the table of contents. 
File:Concordanceflyer1973.jpg|a 1973 flyer printed in Hyperlight #1
File:Stconcord.jpg|cover of the 3rd Season Supplement, Kristina Trott portrays Flint's castle
File:Concordthird-1.jpg|title page: Greg Bear portrays "building The Big E in space"
File:Concordthird-10.jpg|Bjo's commentary
File:Concordthird-2.jpg|Claire Mason portrays Spock and Zarabeth
File:Concordthird-3.jpg|Kristina Trott
File:Concordthird-4.jpg|Ev Turner portrays "Spock and girl 'space hippie' with musical instruments"
File:Concordthird-5.jpg|Karen Flanery
File:Concordthird-6.jpg|Clarica Dee Scott portrays the engine room on the Enterprise
File:Concordthird-7.jpg|illos by Bjo Trimble, C. Lee Healy, photo is uncredited by likely by "C-tein"
File:Concordthird-8.jpg|M.L. "Steve" Barnes (Stevie Barnes) portrays Spock, the "photo" of Spock is by C-tein (the latter an early photo manip)
File:Concordthird-9.jpg|Alan Andres portrays "Indian Woman" (Miramanee's handmaid)
====Reactions and Reviews: The Third Season Supplement====
===Pro Book Editions===
===1976===
The Star Trek Concordance by Bjo Trimble. October 1976. 256 pages. Ballantine Books. "The Concordance has a special cover featuring an above view image of the saucer of a starship on it, with the secondary hull and nacelles on the back cover. Integrated into the front cover is a turn wheel which could be used to locate any Star Trek episode. As you turn the wheel to the episode you wish to locate, the associated stardate, call letters (abbreviated letters used to identify the episode by) and which page the episode summary can be found." Star Trek Concordance This issue includes Star Trek: The Animated Series. It also appears to have the original comments by Dorothy Jones.
Image:concord1976.jpg|a 1976 flyer for the Ballantine Books edition, promoted by Nova Enterprises
Image:concord1976probook.jpg|cover of the 1976 Ballantine Books edition
===1985===
In 1985, Trimble described " the new, updated STAR TREK CONCORDANCE" in a letter to fans about fanart. It's possible this was a updated version of the 1976 issue, or she was referring to the edition that was to be published in 1995. See Dear Artist: Under-Draw!.
===1995===
The Star Trek Concordance by Bjo Trimble. November 1995. Citidel Press/Titian Books. This for-profit book incorporates the original Concordance, and also has information about Star Trek: The Animated Series as well as sections on Next Generation and Deep Space Nine, and the Trek movies (up until the date of publication).
File:reissueflyer.jpg|flyer for the 1995 reissue
File:Concordancebjo.jpg| cover of 1995, pro book edition
====Reactions and Reviews: The Pro Book Versions====
==Inspired Fanworks: Parodies and Commentary==
* Star Trek Concordance Color Book (1973)
* Additions and Corrections to the Star Trek Concordance and Supplement (1974)
* Comicordance (1975)
==References==
Category:Star Trek TOS Non-fiction Zines
Category:1969 Zines
Category:1960s Zines
Category:1970s Zines
Category:Star Trek TOS Professional Works