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Authors, American -- 20th century

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2638 Collections and/or Records:

Accession 2012-005

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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: 1963-2011, undated

Accession 2012-005, 1984

 File — Box 1425
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: 1984

Accession 2012-008

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Articles, newspapers, correspondence, drafts, magazines, posters, badges, press releases, reviews, and books make up this collection from Joe R. Lansdale.

Dates: 2004-2007

Accession 2012-010

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Scope and Contents This collection predominately consists of screenplay drafts written or edited by William Broyles, Jr. Screenplays include: Shadow Divers, Cast Away, The Visitor, Lost Moon, Apollo 13, K-19, Flags of Our Fathers, The Polar Express, The Company, South Central, China Beach, JFK: Reckless Youth, Tom Harris, Unfaithful, Green Lantern, King Arthur, Nagasaki Deadline, and Jarhead. In addition to drafts the collection also contains editing notes by Broyles and others related to the screenplays,...
Dates: 1930-2021; Majority of material found within 1976-2021

Accession 2013-004

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Additional material for writer Joe R. Lansdale’s archive collection, received August 31, 2012. This donation includes page proofs for Leather Maiden, correspondence, story ideas, notes, articles about Lansdale, convention and conference material, and material from La Milanesiana 2009. Folder titles in quotation marks indicate original labeling by Lansdale

Dates: 2004-2007

Accession 2013-027

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Additional material for the Joe R. Lansdale archive. This donation includes drafts for Zeppelins West, Sunset and Sawdust, and Vanilla Ride. This donation also includes international publications that contain advertisements or information about Joe R. Lansdale.

Dates: 2004-2007

Accession 2013-070

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Additional material for the Joe R. Lansdale archives. This donation includes drafts and proofs for books and short stories, publications with contributions by or about Lansdale, badges, tickets, posters, and foreign language translations of Lansdale’s books.

Dates: 2004-2007

Accession 2014-105

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Additional material for the Joe R. Lansdale archive, donated by Joe R. Lansdale. This donation contains drafts and proofs for novels and short stories, correspondence, clippings, international publications featuring articles about Lansdale, badges, memorabilia, and numerous publications and promotional items from conventions and events in which Lansdale participated.

Dates: 2004-2007

Accession 2014-135

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Additional material for the Joe R. Lansdale archive. This donation contains items related to appearances by Lansdale at conventions and events along with publicity material related to the release of the film based on Lansdale’s novel, Cold in July.

Dates: 2004-2007

Accession 2015-070

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This addition to Joe Lansdale’s archive includes several drafts of the Hap and Leonard television adaptation, articles on Cold In July and The Thicket, and various commemorative T-Shirts.

Dates: 2004-2007

Accession 2017-016

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Archival materials following the life and career of an American writer, author, martial arts expert, and martial arts instructor Joe R. Lansdale. Majority of the materials in this collection are movie scripts of Christmas with the Dead; Christmas of the Dead 2; and episode scripts of Hap and Leonard. Included are floppy disks; Convention brochures and schedules; printed emails and letters to Joe Lansdale; convention passes; newspaper clippings; and proclamations, 2003-2016.

Dates: 2004-2007

Accession 2018-143

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Scope and Contents 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;...
Dates: 1930-2021; Majority of material found within 1976-2021

Accession 2019-068

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Donation by Bill Broyles of his Marine uniforms, Cub Scouts memorabilia, and Texas Boys State clothing, undated.

Dates: 1930-2021; Majority of material found within 1976-2021

Accession 2019-077

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Donation by Joe Lansdale of the manuscript draft “Leather Maiden”; memorabilia from Comic Conventions; and articles in Texas Co-Op Power, The Roanoke Times, Houston Chronicles, and San Antonio Express News, 2008-2018.

Dates: 2004-2007

Accession 2019-130

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Scope and Contents This collection consists of archival material relating to the novels and stories written by Joe R. Lansdale. The majority of this collection consists of the manuscripts, agreements and newspaper articles regarding reviews and Joe R. Lansdale interviews. This collection also includes copies of stories from books, photos, buttons, magazines, books, book covers and drafts. Also included in this collection are comics, the drafts of their panels and scripts, scripts for plays made of Lansdale’s...
Dates: 2004-2007

Accession 2022-085

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Scope and Contents Archival material donated by writer William Broyles, the bulk of the material is from 1965-2013. This addition includes many materials relating to his magazine career, including clippings documenting the founding of Texas Monthly, Broyles’ time as editor of Newsweek, and many of the articles he wrote for other publications. It also documents his film career, with many “progress files” for movies he wrote that include all correspondence documenting the project usually from inception to the...
Dates: 1930-2021; Majority of material found within 1976-2021

Accession 2022-122

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Archival material received from William Broyles. Material included printout of Broyles Wittliff Gala speech.

Dates: 1930-2021; Majority of material found within 1976-2021

Accession 2023-080

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Archival material received from William Broyles dating 2019. Material includes memorial speech, program and song lyrics from Bill Wittliff's memorial service.

Dates: 1930-2021; Majority of material found within 1976-2021

Act One flash cards, undated

 File — Box 2986, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents From the Series: 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;...
Dates: undated