Dramatists

Collected Poems

File — Box 28, Folder: 3

Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

Individual handwritten and typed poems, and hand-bound books of poetry, comprise this subseries. Many of the individual poems are accompanied by drafts, some are single copies. Individual poems are arranged alphabetically, followed by books of poetry, also arranged alphabetically. See also Series 2 : Personal, Subseries C: Scrapbook, for early drafts of poetry.

Dates: undated

Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-034, Russell G. (R. G.) Vliet Papers / Works / Poetry / Books of Poetry / Vliet’s hand bound and annotated books of poetry

Collected Poems (Contains 66 of 101 poems written between August, 1954 and May 25, 1979) [unpublished]

Sub-subseries

Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

Individual handwritten and typed poems, and hand-bound books of poetry, comprise this subseries. Many of the individual poems are accompanied by drafts, some are single copies. Individual poems are arranged alphabetically, followed by books of poetry, also arranged alphabetically. See also Series 2 : Personal, Subseries C: Scrapbook, for early drafts of poetry.

Dates: 1966-1983, undated

Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-034, Russell G. (R. G.) Vliet Papers / Works / Poetry / Books of Poetry

Color transparency advertising film, 1990

File — Box 18, Folder: 4

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: 1990

Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-054, Sam Shepard Papers / Films / Films in which Shepard performed / Bright Angel, screenplay by Richard Ford (1989-1990)

Complete pencil draft

File — Box 11, Folder: 5

Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series: This subseries very clearly shows Vliet’s process of writing from preliminary research through final product. It includes extensive background research files including files by subject containing clippings from newspapers and magazines, library call slips, color and black and white photographs, and handwritten notes. Following these research files are drafts of chapters handwritten in pencil, annotated typescripts, clean typescripts, and (minimal) correspondence. Perhaps most meticulously...

Dates: circa 1980s

Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-034, Russell G. (R. G.) Vliet Papers / Works / Novels / Scorpio Rising / Chapter drafts (handwritten and typed with corrections)

Computer Disks, undated

Sub-Series — Box 40, Folder: 1-4

Sub-Series Description

Eighty-six 5 1/4” floppy computer disks (with no print-outs) are included in this subseries. Many are untitled or have fragments of labels.

Dates: undated

Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-034, Russell G. (R. G.) Vliet Papers / Personal Papers

Contact sheet for Red Clay Ramblers, March 19, 1988

File — Box 15, Folder: 8

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: March 19, 1988

Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-054, Sam Shepard Papers / Films / Films written by Shepard / Silent Tongue (1992)

Contract with Toho International for film rights purchased by Shepard, September 21, 1992

File — Box 15, Folder: 6

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: September 21, 1992

Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-054, Sam Shepard Papers / Films / Films written by Shepard / Onibaba (1991)

Conversation between Shepard and Bob Dylan, taped by Shepard. Three sixty-minute Tapes marked “Bob 1”—“Bob 6.” Fourth cassette is partly marked “Bob” but is only unrelated music. The three interview tapes have been transferred to CD for listening purposes, circa 1985-1993

File — Box 22, Folder: 5

Series Description From the Series:

This series is comprised of a conversation between Bob Dylan and Shepard, circa mid 1980s to early 1990s. No transcript currently exists for these 3 audiocassettes, but the tapes have been transferred to CD as listening copies. Also included are the typescript and galleys for an interview of Shepard by Paris Review, regarding Shepard’s writing process, 1997, and an interview with Shepard on National Public Radio’s “Fresh Air”, August 1996.

Dates: circa 1985-1993

Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-054, Sam Shepard Papers / Interviews

“Copy #2 Final version”

File — Box 26, Folder: 9

Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

Individual handwritten and typed poems, and hand-bound books of poetry, comprise this subseries. Many of the individual poems are accompanied by drafts, some are single copies. Individual poems are arranged alphabetically, followed by books of poetry, also arranged alphabetically. See also Series 2 : Personal, Subseries C: Scrapbook, for early drafts of poetry.

Dates: undated

Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-034, Russell G. (R. G.) Vliet Papers / Works / Poetry / Books of Poetry / Selected Poems (unpublished)

“Copy 2 uncorrected” typescript

File — Box 15, Folder: 1

Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series: This subseries very clearly shows Vliet’s process of writing from preliminary research through final product. It includes extensive background research files including files by subject containing clippings from newspapers and magazines, library call slips, color and black and white photographs, and handwritten notes. Following these research files are drafts of chapters handwritten in pencil, annotated typescripts, clean typescripts, and (minimal) correspondence. Perhaps most meticulously...

Dates: Publication: 1977

Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-034, Russell G. (R. G.) Vliet Papers / Works / Novels / Solitudes (Soledad)

Copy edited draft , November 1966

File — Box 2, Folder: 1-3

Series Description From the Series:

This series contains documents pertaining to Flynn’s novels North to Yesterday, In the House of Our Lord, and The Last Klick. Also included in this series are materials related to Flynn’s published memoir A Personal War in Vietnam. Included are various draft typescripts, galleys, and plate proofs.

Dates: November 1966

Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-023, Robert Flynn Papers / Novels / North to Yesterday

Correspondence, 1990

File — Box 20, Folder: 10

Scope and Contents

Jewell, Cathy, October 18, 1990

Halpern, Daniel, October 25,1990

Jewell, Cathy, October 25, 1990

Hill, Steve, December 18, 1990

Dates: 1990