Screenwriters -- United States
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3762 Collections and/or Records:
Short Stories , 1957, undated
Series
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
These papers represent drafts of several of Gipson’s short stories, screenplays, and one nonfiction autobiographical piece, arranged by genre and in chronological order, with dates ranging from 1948-1957, and many items having no date. For each item there is typically one annotated typescript and one final draft typescript, along with a custom made folding box for the items related to each title. Of particular note is the 1957 shooting script for the Walt Disney film production of Gipson’s...
Dates:
1957, undated
Found in:
The Wittliff Collections
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Fred Gipson Papers
Short Stories, 1954-1991, 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:
1954-1991, undated
Short Stories, undated
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:
undated
Short Stories, 1989-1998
Series
Series Description
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:
1989-1998
Found in:
The Wittliff Collections
/
Sam Shepard Papers
Short stories for English classes, circa 1950
File — Box 134, Folder: 2
Series Description
From the Series:
This series contains materials belonging to Shrake of a more personal nature and is arranged chronologically. The oldest item in this series, and in the collection, is Shrake’s father’s baby dress. Also included are certificates, clippings about Shrake and friends, photographs of Shrake, family and friends, scrapbooks, short stories written for class, two typewriters, a briefcase Shrake used for traveling on Sports Illustrated assignments, Artwork by Shrake...
Dates:
circa 1950
Short stories & partial drafts: “South of the Muddy Fork”; “Lovely Wounds”; “Hookers’ Luck”; and “Untitled" , undated
File — Box 1896, 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
Short story “ORIG: Highbrow (?) Class of 61” draft , 1958-2008
File — Box 1070, Folder: 24
Dates:
1958-2008
Shrake and friends, circa 1953-2000
File — Box 133, Folder: 4
Series Description
From the Series:
This series contains materials belonging to Shrake of a more personal nature and is arranged chronologically. The oldest item in this series, and in the collection, is Shrake’s father’s baby dress. Also included are certificates, clippings about Shrake and friends, photographs of Shrake, family and friends, scrapbooks, short stories written for class, two typewriters, a briefcase Shrake used for traveling on Sports Illustrated assignments, Artwork by Shrake...
Dates:
circa 1953-2000
Shrake, Ben (and Dawna Locker), circa 1965-2009
File — Box 112, Folder: 1
Series Description
From the Series:
Two main subseries constitute the Correspondence series: Alphabetical and Chronological. This arrangement reflects Shrake’s, in that he filed some of his letters by correspondent, and some by year. Most correspondence in the Alphabetical sub-series are with friends, collaborators, and family members. The Chronological sub-series contains correspondence from a far wider range of addressors, some strangers to Shrake and others intimate friends. A name index for the chronological...
Dates:
circa 1965-2009
Shrake, Ben – “Space Missionary” , undated
File — Box 144, Folder: 8
Series Description
From the Series:
Shrake kept files of works by various writers, which are kept in this series. Some of these files contain editing notes by Shrake or correspondence from the writer. The series is arranged alphabetically by author’s last name. Included are the production files for Another Pair of Aces, a TV movie written by Rob Gilmer that was a sequel to Shrake and Cartwright’s Pair of Aces. Shrake was a co-producer of this movie. In the late...
Dates:
undated
Shrake, Caleb and Heather, 1990-2006, undated
File — Box 112, Folder: 2
Series Description
From the Series:
Two main subseries constitute the Correspondence series: Alphabetical and Chronological. This arrangement reflects Shrake’s, in that he filed some of his letters by correspondent, and some by year. Most correspondence in the Alphabetical sub-series are with friends, collaborators, and family members. The Chronological sub-series contains correspondence from a far wider range of addressors, some strangers to Shrake and others intimate friends. A name index for the chronological...
Dates:
1990-2006, undated
Shrake, Creagan/Alan and Eunai, circa 1965-2006
File — Box 112, Folder: 3
Series Description
From the Series:
Two main subseries constitute the Correspondence series: Alphabetical and Chronological. This arrangement reflects Shrake’s, in that he filed some of his letters by correspondent, and some by year. Most correspondence in the Alphabetical sub-series are with friends, collaborators, and family members. The Chronological sub-series contains correspondence from a far wider range of addressors, some strangers to Shrake and others intimate friends. A name index for the chronological...
Dates:
circa 1965-2006
Edwin “Bud” Shrake Papers
Collection
Identifier: SWWC-008
Abstract
The Edwin “Bud” Shrake Papers reflect Shrake’s 58-year career as a professional sportswriter, journalist, fiction writer, script writer, and non-fiction writer. The collection is arranged into the following series: Periodicals, Fiction, Screenplays/Teleplays, Playscripts, Non-fiction, Anthologies, Correspondence, Financial Papers, Corporations, Legal Papers, Research, Personal Papers and Other Writers. The first six series comprise the bulk of the collection, with drafts, notes, contracts...
Dates:
1900-2010; Majority of material found within 1953-2009
Found in:
The Wittliff Collections
Shrake, Ruth and Ed / Bruce and Donna, 1962-1983, undated
File — Box 112, Folder: 5
Series Description
From the Series:
Two main subseries constitute the Correspondence series: Alphabetical and Chronological. This arrangement reflects Shrake’s, in that he filed some of his letters by correspondent, and some by year. Most correspondence in the Alphabetical sub-series are with friends, collaborators, and family members. The Chronological sub-series contains correspondence from a far wider range of addressors, some strangers to Shrake and others intimate friends. A name index for the chronological...
Dates:
1962-1983, undated
Shrake’s paintings and drawings, 2000, undated
File — Box 135, Folder: 6
Series Description
From the Series:
This series contains materials belonging to Shrake of a more personal nature and is arranged chronologically. The oldest item in this series, and in the collection, is Shrake’s father’s baby dress. Also included are certificates, clippings about Shrake and friends, photographs of Shrake, family and friends, scrapbooks, short stories written for class, two typewriters, a briefcase Shrake used for traveling on Sports Illustrated assignments, Artwork by Shrake...
Dates:
2000, undated
Shrake/Strait, Joyce and Emert, Victor, 1961-2000, undated
File — Box 112, Folder: 4
Series Description
From the Series:
Two main subseries constitute the Correspondence series: Alphabetical and Chronological. This arrangement reflects Shrake’s, in that he filed some of his letters by correspondent, and some by year. Most correspondence in the Alphabetical sub-series are with friends, collaborators, and family members. The Chronological sub-series contains correspondence from a far wider range of addressors, some strangers to Shrake and others intimate friends. A name index for the chronological...
Dates:
1961-2000, undated
Signed annotated typescript
File — Box 15, Folder: 2
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:
1982-1992
Signed bound annotated typescript, 1992
File — Box 10, Folder: 3
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:
1992
