Dramatists -- Texas

Roussel, Elvera – “The Old Place” , 1979

File — Box 143, Folder: 10

Series Description From the Series: Shrake kept files of works by various writers, which are kept in this series. Some of these files contain editing notes by Shrake or correspondence from the writer. The series is arranged alphabetically by author’s last name. Included are the production files for Another Pair of Aces, a TV movie written by Rob Gilmer that was a sequel to Shrake and Cartwright’s Pair of Aces. Shrake was a co-producer of this movie. In the late...

Dates: 1979

Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-008, Edwin “Bud” Shrake Papers / Other Writers

Royalty Payments, 1977

File — Box 23, Folder: 5

Series Description From the Series:

This series contains journals, address books, correspondence, contracts, royalty payments, articles, clippings and photographs. The major part of the material relates to A Texas Trilogy and is made up of communications with agents, fans, and theaters concerning options on the plays. Included is correspondence with Hal Wallis in regard to the movie production of the Trilogy.

Dates: 1977

Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-009, Preston Jones Papers / Professional Files

Royalty Statements

File — Box 10, Folder: 10

Series Description From the Series: The series is composed of two sub-series Published and Unpublished material. Published material starts with the first short story Shrake published, in 1959, and ending with his last novel to be published, in 2006, this sub-series is arranged chronologically according to publication date. It contains handwritten, typewritten and computer-generated drafts, proofs of all kinds, correspondence, contracts, promotional materials, research files, and press clippings. The book with the...

Dates: 1970-2008, undated

Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-008, Edwin “Bud” Shrake Papers / Fiction / Strange Peaches

Royalty statements, 1976

File — Box 7, Folder: 5

Series Description From the Series: This series is organized into 3 subseries: Unproduced Writings; A Texas Trilogy; and Post-Trilogy plays. Many of the files reflect Mary Sue's filing system but the material has been consolidated and reorganized by play in chronological order. The group Unproduced Writings contains manuscripts of Preston Jones’ unproduced plays. Included is his thesis adaptation of The Night of the Hunter. The three plays of the trilogy in the second subseries were performed together...

Dates: 1976

Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-009, Preston Jones Papers / Plays / A Texas Trilogy, Complete

Royalty Statements

File — Box 88, Folder: 9

Scope and Contents From the Series: Though essentially consisting of only three projects, all published, this sub-series contains a voluminous amount of research on its subjects, especially Willie Nelson. Included in the Willie materials are numerous tapes and transcripts of interviews Shrake and others did with Nelson and his acquaintances. Also included are clipping files on Nelson and country music going back to 1978 (when Shrake was writing the Songwriter screenplay), and many files of...

Dates: 1978-2002, undated

Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-008, Edwin “Bud” Shrake Papers / Non-Fiction / Willie

Royo County, 1974-1992, undated

Sub-subseries

Series Description From the Series: This series is also divided into Produced and Unproduced work. The Produced sub-series is arranged by production date. It contains similar materials: drafts, correspondence, contracts, promotional materials and press clippings. The three projects Shrake was most closely involved with — Kid Blue, Songwriter and Pair of Aces — contain the most materials. The Beverly Hills Cop II folders...

Dates: 1974-1992, undated

Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-008, Edwin “Bud” Shrake Papers / Screenplays/Teleplays / Screenplays/Teleplays – Unproduced

Rudman, Michael, 1969-1996

File — Box 110, Folder: 6

Series Description From the Series: Two main subseries constitute the Correspondence series: Alphabetical and Chronological. This arrangement reflects Shrake’s, in that he filed some of his letters by correspondent, and some by year. Most correspondence in the Alphabetical sub-series are with friends, collaborators, and family members. The Chronological sub-series contains correspondence from a far wider range of addressors, some strangers to Shrake and others intimate friends. A name index for the chronological...

Dates: 1969-1996