“David-Susannah-Old Computer”, floppy disk , undated

This collection consists of archival materials relating to the career of screenplay writer and author, William (Bill) Broyles, Jr. from 1957-2014. Majority of the materials in the collection are research, notes, and drafts for Broyles’s screenplays for Khe Sanh, Spies, Emperor, and The Polar Express. The collection also includes annotated manuscript draft of Billy the Kid by David Killiam; screenplay drafts revised by Broyles of McFarland, Eragon, and Widowmaker; cassettes for China Beach; photo albums from the production of Cast Away; Broyles’s Vietnam Marines uniforms; and awards such as the Writers Guild of America Annual Award for Apollo 13. The folder titles preceding a semicolon reflect Broyles’s original descriptions.