Authors, American -- 20th century

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

“They Love Him Tender, Love Him True” New York Times Magazine. August 7, 1988

"Close Encounters with Tornadoes” Reader’s Digest. July 1985

"Will the World Flock to Wichita Falls?” New York Times Magazine. August 7, 1988

“The Desert : A Short Story” The Atlantic Monthly. March 1983

“On the Dryline” The Atlantic Monthly. May 1984

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Material includes manuscripts of work, some correspondence, comics featuring Lansdale’s work and his personal word processor.

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.

This series includes a harmonica owned by Hauptman.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.