Unistar
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| Fan Club | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Unistar |
| Dates: | founded in January 1974 |
| Founder(s): | Geoffrey Mandel |
| Leadership: | |
| Country based in: | New York City, US |
| Focus: | Star Trek and other fandoms |
| External Links: | |
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Unistar was a Star Trek fan club.
"UNISTAR" stood for "United Nations International ST Association for Revival," making it a member of S.T.A.R..
Membership and dues in 1976 were $3.00 annually. In 1976, it had over 150 members.
The club published a newsletter called The Unistar Newsletter, edited by Geoffrey Mandel. The club also published a handbook.
From a 1978 interview with Geoffrey Mandel:
UNISTAR is the United Nations International Star Trek Association for Revival, a bona fide chapter of the now-defunct S.T.A.R. Central in Dearborn, Michigan. For
those who don't remember, S.T.A.R. used to be the ST fan club, and I still consider their newszine. Star Borne, as one of the all-time best. UNISTAR was started at the United Nations International School here in NYC (hence the name), and at the moment it exists for the sole purpose of publishing a newsletter which makes use of artwork and articles submitted by members. [1]