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Authors, American -- 20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1064 Collections and/or Records:

Articles and Criticism, 1984-1992, undated

 Sub-Series
Series Description From the Series:

Drafts, manuscripts, and typescripts of Hauptman’s plays, teleplay, screenplays, short stories, poetry, novel, articles and criticism are located in this series. Titles under each genre are filed alphabetically. Related correspondence, reviews, clippings, publicity, and playbills are filed after the draft or script for each title.

Dates: 1984-1992, undated

Articles on Chaikin and Shepard

 File — Box 21, Folder: 4
Series Description From the Series:

Topics include the publication of Shepard’s works in magazines and journals as excerpts, as well as in their entirety; correspondence with agent Lois Berman. Aside from general correspondence, this series also includes correspondence from Joseph Chaikin and Barry Daniels and correspondence from Shepard’s son, Jesse, as noted [Restricted]. For Shepard’s 40-year correspondence with Johnny Dark, see the Southwestern Writers Collection 106, The Sam Shepard and Johnny Dark Collection.

Dates: 1984-1989

Artifacts, 1984, undated

 Series
Scope and Contents

This series contains a scrotal sac and an accompanying photograph of a calf being castrated. Also included are fan gifts, such as a “lefthand” charm, a “New Age” crystal, and artwork in beaded frame. In addition, this series contains a “Bullie Bag” and associated documentation.

Dates: 1984, undated

Artifacts, undated

 Series
Series Description

This series includes a harmonica owned by Hauptman.

Dates: undated

As published by Samuel French Inc., 1975

 File — Box 2, Folder: 1
Series Description From the Series:

Drafts, manuscripts, and typescripts of Hauptman’s plays, teleplay, screenplays, short stories, poetry, novel, articles and criticism are located in this series. Titles under each genre are filed alphabetically. Related correspondence, reviews, clippings, publicity, and playbills are filed after the draft or script for each title.

Dates: 1975

Assorted correspondence, undated

 File — Box 1093, Folder: 8-9
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Variety of material including CDs, LPs, t-shirt and caps, posters, magazines, newspapers and newspaper clippings, drafts and manuscripts of work, photos, correspondence, music announcements and musician press kits, notes and notebooks, maps, brochures and other artifacts. Majority of material was not in files or labeled; file titles are in quotation marks when present.

Dates: undated

Assorted correspondence, undated

 File — Box 1095, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Variety of material including CDs, LPs, t-shirt and caps, posters, magazines, newspapers and newspaper clippings, drafts and manuscripts of work, photos, correspondence, music announcements and musician press kits, notes and notebooks, maps, brochures and other artifacts. Majority of material was not in files or labeled; file titles are in quotation marks when present.

Dates: undated

Assorted travel brochures and maps, undated

 File — Box 1093, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Variety of material including CDs, LPs, t-shirt and caps, posters, magazines, newspapers and newspaper clippings, drafts and manuscripts of work, photos, correspondence, music announcements and musician press kits, notes and notebooks, maps, brochures and other artifacts. Majority of material was not in files or labeled; file titles are in quotation marks when present.

Dates: undated

Assortment of newspaper sections and clippings; includes several foreign language pieces, undated

 File — Box 1083, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Material donated includes manuscripts, newspaper and magazine articles on Lansdale and four computer discs with emails that have been printed out. These emails are mainly related to work by Lansdale and include some personal correspondence. Books accessioned separately [see Accession 2008-152] and placed in the backlog.

Dates: undated

Audio book cover art proposals, undated

 File — Box 14, Folder: 1
Series Description From the Series: Many of the short stories represented in this series were published in short story compilations Motel Chronicles(1982) and Cruising Paradise(1996). The series has been arranged by those compilation titles. Volador was a working title for Cruising Paradise; those files immediately precede the files labeled Cruising Paradise. The...
Dates: undated

Audiocassette musical recording by Token Oldies

 File — Box 4, Folder: 4
Series Description From the Series:

The series for Plays is the largest of Shepard’s works and includes notes, annotated typescripts, playbills, programs, correspondence, sound recordings, rehearsal schedules, reviews, and publicity. This series is notable in that Shepard meticulously identified each annotated draft with the date and place (by city and state) of each revision, and there tend to be multiple drafts of each work represented.

Dates: 1982-1999

Audiocassette of medicine show music, undated

 File — Box 16, Folder: 7
Series Description From the Series: This series is divided into two subseries. The first, films for which Shepard wrote the screenplay, includes: notes, annotated drafts, dialogue rewrites, publicity, correspondence, contracts, music notes, production notes and schedules. Of the films in this subseries, Silent Tongueincludes the most information (1 linear foot), followed by Far North(.25 linear feet.), Onibaba(.25 linear feet),...
Dates: undated

Audiocassette of New York City-New Orleans music sessions, undated

 File — Box 14, Folder: 19
Series Description From the Series: This series is divided into two subseries. The first, films for which Shepard wrote the screenplay, includes: notes, annotated drafts, dialogue rewrites, publicity, correspondence, contracts, music notes, production notes and schedules. Of the films in this subseries, Silent Tongueincludes the most information (1 linear foot), followed by Far North(.25 linear feet.), Onibaba(.25 linear feet),...
Dates: undated

Audiocassette recording of Pecos Bill, undated

 File — Box 1, Folder: 6
Series Description From the Series:

The series for Plays is the largest of Shepard’s works and includes notes, annotated typescripts, playbills, programs, correspondence, sound recordings, rehearsal schedules, reviews, and publicity. This series is notable in that Shepard meticulously identified each annotated draft with the date and place (by city and state) of each revision, and there tend to be multiple drafts of each work represented.

Dates: undated

Audiocassette tapes of rehearsals (2), 1984, undated

 File — Box 4, Folder: 8
Series Description From the Series:

The series for Plays is the largest of Shepard’s works and includes notes, annotated typescripts, playbills, programs, correspondence, sound recordings, rehearsal schedules, reviews, and publicity. This series is notable in that Shepard meticulously identified each annotated draft with the date and place (by city and state) of each revision, and there tend to be multiple drafts of each work represented.

Dates: 1984, undated

Audiocassettes, 1984

 Sub-Series
Series Description From the Series:

Arranged by genre (articles, books, sound recordings, screenplays, short stories and teleplays), most of the works in this series are based on or inspired by Shepard’s works. Authors mailed the works to Shepard for his comments, and many items include typescripts annotated by Shepard and correspondence.

Dates: 1984

Audiotapes (10), 1990-1994, undated

 File — Box 23, Folder: 3
Contents ‘Writing the Southwest: A Radio Documentary Series” John Nichols and Barbara Kingsolver (undated), two copies of “Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public” (1994), “Ron Querry Reading Death of Bernadette Lefthand, 5/5/1994,” “Bad Medicine, Dr. Ron Querry” (undated), “Kuat Feature with Ron Querry: ‘The Death of Bernadette Lefthand’-Aired 6/30/1993,” “Ron Querry: Arts Upbeat and Kuat Feature-Aired 6/30/1993 Tucson,” “The Death of Bernadette Lefthand, KSFR 98.7 FM,” “Music and Lyrics: Larry L....
Dates: 1990-1994, undated

Audiovisual Materials, 1987-1994, undated

 Series
Series Description

This series consists of VHS and audiocassette tapes. These tapes feature broadcasts about Ron Querry and other authors and readings by Ron Querry and other authors. Also included is music by Larry L. King.

Dates: 1987-1994, undated

“Austin Poster History” – handwritten notes and drafts of work of same title, undated

 File — Box 992, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Variety of material including CDs, LPs, t-shirt and caps, posters, magazines, newspapers and newspaper clippings, drafts and manuscripts of work, photos, correspondence, music announcements and musician press kits, notes and notebooks, maps, brochures and other artifacts. Majority of material was not in files or labeled; file titles are in quotation marks when present.

Dates: undated

Australian reviews and publicity, 1984

 File — Box 3, Folder: 15
Series Description From the Series:

The series for Plays is the largest of Shepard’s works and includes notes, annotated typescripts, playbills, programs, correspondence, sound recordings, rehearsal schedules, reviews, and publicity. This series is notable in that Shepard meticulously identified each annotated draft with the date and place (by city and state) of each revision, and there tend to be multiple drafts of each work represented.

Dates: 1984