The collection consist of a script, programs, drafts, notes, photographs, articles, military documents and correspondence and span fom 1950-1971.

The William Hauptman Collection contains drafts, manuscripts, typescripts, notes, photographs, and correspondence with dates ranging from 1956-1993.

The Sam Shepard Papers document the middle years of Sam Shepard’s literary and acting career, from 1980-1999. The collection is comprised of the following series: Plays, Novels, Short Stories, Films, Literary Criticism, Notebooks, Correspondence, Clippings, Awards, Interviews, Readings, Published Compilations, Works by Others, and Framed Posters.