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Screenwriters -- United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3419 Collections and/or Records:

2 Correspondence and contract for publication of Aransas

 File — Box 3, Folder: 2
Series Description From the Series: This series surveys Harrigan's creative works from his work as ad writer at the University Co-op to the publication of his book, Water and Light. It includes manuscript drafts, notes, notebooks, galley proofs, correspondence, magazines, clippings, financial and legal papers, screenplays, photographs and artifacts. In some cases Harrigan added notes and inscriptions describing the materials and providing background information....
Dates: 1977-1980, undated

2 Submissions for publication and correspondence, includes copy of MFA thesis by R. S. Gwynn entitled “After the Nigerian Air Show, Poems by R.S. Gwynn,” University of Arkansas, and correspondence with Gunnar Hansen, 1972, undated

 File — Box 2, Folder: 2
Series Description From the Series: This series surveys Harrigan's creative works from his work as ad writer at the University Co-op to the publication of his book, Water and Light. It includes manuscript drafts, notes, notebooks, galley proofs, correspondence, magazines, clippings, financial and legal papers, screenplays, photographs and artifacts. In some cases Harrigan added notes and inscriptions describing the materials and providing background information....
Dates: 1972, undated

3rd draft, September 10, 1984 - January 3, 1985

 File — Box 314, Folder: 5-9
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

"This one got stuck between thinking and feeling. The best stuff (the old men, the feathered airplane, the Mask itself) come from cutting the subconscious loose. Much of the rest of the story is contrivance--that is to say, thought out. The two didn't mix." Bill Wittliff, February 24, 1989

Dates: September 10, 1984 - January 3, 1985

7 Financial papers, includes bank statements and cancelled checks

 File — Box 2, Folder: 7
Series Description From the Series: This series surveys Harrigan's creative works from his work as ad writer at the University Co-op to the publication of his book, Water and Light. It includes manuscript drafts, notes, notebooks, galley proofs, correspondence, magazines, clippings, financial and legal papers, screenplays, photographs and artifacts. In some cases Harrigan added notes and inscriptions describing the materials and providing background information....
Dates: 1972-1978, undated

8 Grant applications, guidelines and correspondence, 1974-1977, undated

 File — Box 2, Folder: 8
Series Description From the Series: This series surveys Harrigan's creative works from his work as ad writer at the University Co-op to the publication of his book, Water and Light. It includes manuscript drafts, notes, notebooks, galley proofs, correspondence, magazines, clippings, financial and legal papers, screenplays, photographs and artifacts. In some cases Harrigan added notes and inscriptions describing the materials and providing background information....
Dates: 1974-1977, undated

11x14 color photograph from set

 File — Map-case Dr. 9
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series is the second largest and includes photographs from Still of the Night, Places in the Heart, Billy Bathgate, Nobody’s Fool, and Magic Hour.

Dates: 1981 - 1996

13 1/2” x 19 1/2” framed poster from the Brazilian production of Fool for Love, Louco de Amor,in Portuguese (black and white photo of woman holding man’s leg)

 Item
Series Description From the Series:

Includes 4 posters that were removed from the collection and framed for exhibit. Additional unframed posters can be found listed within the collection.

Dates: 1980-1999

16th Independent Feature Film Market, September 1994

 File — Box 26, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The papers of filmmaker and writer Severo Perez span 1972-2010 and document his career in film and television, and as a writer. The collection is arranged into six series: 1) Film; 2) Television; 3) Plays; 4) Books; 5) The National Endowment for the Humanities; and 6) Audio and Video Materials. Perez also donated an extensive amount of audiovisual material which includes film reels and prints for …and the earth did not swallow him as well as many of...
Dates: September 1994

20 1/2” x 28” framed poster for the Turkish production of True West, Vahsi Bati (white background with brown hat and red tie)

 Item
Series Description From the Series:

Includes 4 posters that were removed from the collection and framed for exhibit. Additional unframed posters can be found listed within the collection.

Dates: 1980-1999

24 1/2” x 34” framed poster for True West, L’ouest, Le vraipresented by Theatre National, in French (black background with white, red and blue lettering)

 Item
Series Description From the Series:

Includes 4 posters that were removed from the collection and framed for exhibit. Additional unframed posters can be found listed within the collection.

Dates: 1980-1999

28” x 39” framed poster for True Westproduction presented by the Nouvelle Compagnie Theatrale, in French (black background with white lettering)

 Item
Series Description From the Series:

Includes 4 posters that were removed from the collection and framed for exhibit. Additional unframed posters can be found listed within the collection.

Dates: 1980-1999

84 Charlie, Patrick Duncan, undated

 File — Box 356, Folder: 3
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series: The Sundance Institute for Film and Television was founded by Robert Redford to foster emerging talents, often found outside the mainstream of the traditional entertainment industry. For six years during the 1980s, Bill Wittliff served on the Board of Trustees for the Institute, working in particular on the Selection Committee. He also donated his time as a writer's mentor during the June Workshop at Sundance Resort near Provo, Utah and at the Writer's Workshop held during the January...
Dates: undated

100 Flowers, literary journal, Spring 1971

 File — Box 32, Folder: 1
Series Description From the Series:

This series contains the typescripts of one screenplay and two books by writers other than Harrigan. Arrangement is alphabetical by author.

Dates: Spring 1971

111 pages

 File — Box 307, Folder: 1
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

Final shooting script has original drawing by Wittliff and is autographed by Wittliff and Willie Nelson. Produced by Nelson and Wittliff. Directed by Wittliff. Script Supervisor Cate Hardman Roach. Film was edited in Wittliff's offices by Eric A. Williams and Stephen Purvis. Slides removed from original sleeves and put in archival sleeves. Marked original sleeves are in front of re-sleeved slides.

Dates: 1975 - 1988

“2007 File”- Magazine articles; USA Today reviews (including Crumley’s review of “Lonesome Dove”); correspondence, 2007

 File — Box 1894, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents From the Series: Personal papers of author James Crumley. These items were collected from his home and reflect Crumley’s professional writing career and personal life. This collection includes multiple drafts of Crumley’s screenplays and novels, international translations, and publicity; some writings by other authors; drawings and work by Crumley’s first wife, Martha Elizabeth; correspondence; a sampling of documents that reflect his medical and financial history; reviews; publicity; photographs; office...
Dates: 2007

2014-140

 Series
Scope and Contents Personal papers of author James Crumley. These items were collected from his home and reflect Crumley’s professional writing career and personal life. This collection includes multiple drafts of Crumley’s screenplays and novels, international translations, and publicity; some writings by other authors; drawings and work by Crumley’s first wife, Martha Elizabeth; correspondence; a sampling of documents that reflect his medical and financial history; reviews; publicity; photographs; office...
Dates: circa 1962-2014

A - H

 Sub-Series — Box 269, Folder: 2-8
Contents

Glen Alyn; Steve Barthelme; Thomas Hart Benton; Bill Broyles; Jack Canson; Carlos W. Castaneda; Madison Cooper; J. Frank Dobie; Robert Duval; Steve Forbis; Joe Frantz; Larry Goodwyn; John Graves; Jim Hamm; Carl Hertzog; Tony Hillerman

Dates: 1962 - 1989

A Lie of the Mind (1985)

 Sub-Series
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

“A Message from the Corner of Space and Time” short story draft, undated

 File — Box 1892, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents From the Series: Personal papers of author James Crumley. These items were collected from his home and reflect Crumley’s professional writing career and personal life. This collection includes multiple drafts of Crumley’s screenplays and novels, international translations, and publicity; some writings by other authors; drawings and work by Crumley’s first wife, Martha Elizabeth; correspondence; a sampling of documents that reflect his medical and financial history; reviews; publicity; photographs; office...
Dates: undated