I attempted to do something like this a few months ago. I was trying to simplify things, break it down by years, including what I felt were major influences (comics, tv shows, movies, video games, computer technology) and how they help create the fandom: http://wildbilltx.livejournal.com/281262.html
But I "wasn't there" either and had to rely on information gained from the internet and also from older furs who did attend those early conventions. There's a lot of stories, hearsay and cover-ups, and that makes it very hard to put together a good history of the fandom.
I attempted to do something like this a few months ago. I was trying to simplify things, break it down by years, including what I felt were major influences (comics, tv shows, movies, video games, computer technology) and how they help create the fandom: http://wildbilltx.livejournal.com/281262.html
But I "wasn't there" either and had to rely on information gained from the internet and also from older furs who did attend those early conventions. There's a lot of stories, hearsay and cover-ups, and that makes it very hard to put together a good history of the fandom.