The Rick Riordan Percy Jackson Series - Collection 114 - Collection guide

Oct 22, 2026

The Rick Riordan Percy Jackson Series (Collection 114) documents the creation, publication, and broad outreach of the multi-award-winning Percy Jackson and the Olympians series from 2003–2013. The materials include manuscripts, notes, proofs, book production records, publicity and promotional items, reader response, awards, event information, Camp Half-Blood materials, movie production materials, artifacts, and news clippings. The archive is organized into twelve series with detailed box-level descriptions.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages23

Reading Time35 min

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Series Overview

Scope and Contents

Series Descriptions

Series I: Novels, 2003-2011

Series II: Ultimate Guide

Series III: Discussion Guides

Series IV: Publicity & Marketing

Series V: Promotional

Series VI: Awards

Series VII: Events

Series VIII: Reader Response

Series IX: Camp Half-Blood

Series X: Movie Production

Series XI: Artifacts

Series XII: Oversized items

Administrative Information

A Guide to the Rick Riordan Percy Jackson Series 2003-2013 Collection 114 Descriptive Summary Creator: Rick Riordan Title: The Rick Riordan Percy Jackson Series Dates: 2003-2013 Abstract: Riordan’s Percy Jackson Series document the creation of the multi award winning series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Works represented include The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, The Titan’s Curse, The Battle of the Labyrinth, and The Last Olympian. Materials include manuscripts, notes, production and publicity materials, promotional materials, and awards. Identification: Collection 114 Extent: 22 boxes plus items in 2 oversized boxes Language: English Repository: The Wittliff Collection, Alkek Library, Texas State University A Guide to the Rick Riordan Percy Jackson Series (Collection 114) 1 Series Overview Shortly after Rick Riordan’s son Haley was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia, Riordan came up with the idea of Percy Jackson. Haley had a keen interest in mythology but lacked the interest to read so Riordan surrounded his protagonist in the mythological world and made the protagonist share in Haley’s disabilities. Riordan originally created the stories to just to be bedtime stories for his son until Haley suggested that he should get them published. Riordan did not want the series to gain publicity based solely on the fact that he was already an accomplished author from the mystery series, Tres Navarre, so he went under a different name, Ransom Reese. When Hyperion Publishing Company took on his first novel Lightning Thief, originally titled Son of the Sea God, they had his name changed back to Rick Riordan on the novel. No matter which name was on the cover, the novel was an immediate success with all age ranges especially the middle schoolers. After Lightning Thief was published in 2005, the novel was immediately bought to become a film. It was quickly determined that the Percy Jackson series would become a five book series; Lightning Thief, Sea of Monsters, Titan’s Curse, Battle of the Labyrinth, and the Last Olympian. A Guide to the Rick Riordan Percy Jackson Series (Collection 114) 2 Scope and Contents Riordan’s Percy Jackson Series documents the success and outreach of the series from 2003-2013. The collection is arranged in twelve series: novels (2003-2011); Ultimate Guide; discussion guides; publicity & marketing; promotional; awards; events; reader response; Camp Half-Blood; movie production; artifacts; and news clips. The bulk of the collection represents the making of the series with manuscripts, notes, book production, publicity, and promotional material for Lightning Thief, Sea of Monsters, Titan’s Curse, Battle of the Labyrinth, and Last Olympian. The series also includes a screenplay for Lightning Thief, reader response from students, and a Poseidon figurine. Several photographs including the stills ofthe book trailer for the Sea of Monsters. Artifacts span from action figures, swords, T-shirts, and“Mythomagic” card sets. Numerous amounts of news clippings pertaining to Riordan and the series. Videos and pictures of actual Camp Half-Blood camps. Series Descriptions Series I: Novels, 2003-2011 undated Boxes 1-13 The largest of the series, it consists of correspondence, manuscripts, proofs, book production, publicity, promotional, and awards for The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, The Titan’s Curse, The Battle of the Labyrinth, and the The Last Olympian. Series II: Ultimate Guide, undated Box 14 This series contains two Typescript copies of notes for the Survival Guide to the Greek Guides (the original title to Ultimate Guide). Also, contains a proof of the guide with an editorial letter by Jennifer Besser. A Guide to the Rick Riordan Percy Jackson Series (Collection 114) 3 Series III: Discussion Guides, undated Box 14 Educators’ discussion guides for The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, and The Titan’s Curse. Series IV: Publicity &

FAQs

What years and major works are covered by Collection 114?

Collection 114 covers the Percy Jackson series from 2003 to 2013, including The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, The Titan’s Curse, The Battle of the Labyrinth, and The Last Olympian.

How is the collection organized?

The collection is arranged into twelve series, including novels, an ultimate guide, discussion guides, publicity and marketing, promotional materials, awards, events, reader response, Camp Half-Blood materials, movie production, artifacts, and oversized items.

What types of items are included beyond the novels?

In addition to manuscripts and production materials, the collection includes discussion and publicity materials, promotional printouts, awards versions, event announcements, reader letters and artwork, screenplay drafts, photos and video stills, artifacts such as figurines and clothing, and numerous news clippings.

Oct 22, 2026

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