Screenwriters -- United States
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3762 Collections and/or Records:
Trip to Turks and Caicos Islands, notes, map, sketches, 1987, undated
File — Box 8, Folder: 1
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:
1987, undated
True West (1980)
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
“Tune in Yesterday”
File — Box 33, Folder: 2
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:
1987-2001
Two audiocassettes: James Crumley reading “The Last Good Kiss” and an interview with Crumley, undated
File — Box 1885, Folder: 19
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
Two audiocassettes of Dino’s music, undated
File — Box 17, Folder: 1
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:
undated
Two CDs: “L’Esprit de la Route/The Way of the Road", undated
Item — Box 1898
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
Two color photographs, taped together, unidentified, but presumed to be taken on the set of Thunderheart, undated
File — Box 18, Folder: 18
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:
undated
Two corrected typescript photocopies
File — Box 60, Folder: 1
Series Description
From the Series:
This series is also divided into Produced and Unproduced work. The Produced sub-series is arranged by production date. It contains similar materials: drafts, correspondence, contracts, promotional materials and press clippings. The three projects Shrake was most closely involved with — Kid Blue, Songwriter and Pair of Aces — contain the most materials. The Beverly Hills Cop II folders...
Dates:
circa 1975
Two corrected typescript photocopies
File — Box 68, Folder: 5
Series Description
From the Series:
This series is also divided into Produced and Unproduced work. The Produced sub-series is arranged by production date. It contains similar materials: drafts, correspondence, contracts, promotional materials and press clippings. The three projects Shrake was most closely involved with — Kid Blue, Songwriter and Pair of Aces — contain the most materials. The Beverly Hills Cop II folders...
Dates:
undated
Two corrected typescripts
File — Box 59, Folder: 8
Series Description
From the Series:
This series is also divided into Produced and Unproduced work. The Produced sub-series is arranged by production date. It contains similar materials: drafts, correspondence, contracts, promotional materials and press clippings. The three projects Shrake was most closely involved with — Kid Blue, Songwriter and Pair of Aces — contain the most materials. The Beverly Hills Cop II folders...
Dates:
undated
Two drafts of “Cush”, both marked “orig.” and signed; includes a small black and white photo , 1958-2008
File — Box 1075, Folder: 33
Dates:
1958-2008
Two dust jackets and front cover printout with bookmark
File — Box 94, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Though essentially consisting of only three projects, all published, this sub-series contains a voluminous amount of research on its subjects, especially Willie Nelson. Included in the Willie materials are numerous tapes and transcripts of interviews Shrake and others did with Nelson and his acquaintances. Also included are clipping files on Nelson and country music going back to 1978 (when Shrake was writing the Songwriter screenplay), and many files of...
Dates:
1995, undated
Two inscribed printout photocopies, April 8, 1981
File — Box 67, Folder: 3
Series Description
From the Series:
This series is also divided into Produced and Unproduced work. The Produced sub-series is arranged by production date. It contains similar materials: drafts, correspondence, contracts, promotional materials and press clippings. The three projects Shrake was most closely involved with — Kid Blue, Songwriter and Pair of Aces — contain the most materials. The Beverly Hills Cop II folders...
Dates:
April 8, 1981
Two photographs , undated
File — Box 1896, Folder: 5
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
Two programs
File — Box 76, Folder: 3
Series Description
From the Series:
Again, this series is divided into Produced and Unproduced material.The sub-series of produced works is arranged by production date. The bulk of the sub-series consists of Pancho Villa’s Wedding Day, which, after Shrake turned it from a film script into a play script, underwent more incarnations, including as a musical. Numerous, corrected drafts are included, from 1977 to 1994, when he stopped revising it. The play was staged in 1984. The...
Dates:
2005-2010, undated
Two programs – one inscribed and signed
File — Box 73, Folder: 1
Series Description
From the Series:
Again, this series is divided into Produced and Unproduced material.The sub-series of produced works is arranged by production date. The bulk of the sub-series consists of Pancho Villa’s Wedding Day, which, after Shrake turned it from a film script into a play script, underwent more incarnations, including as a musical. Numerous, corrected drafts are included, from 1977 to 1994, when he stopped revising it. The play was staged in 1984. The...
Dates:
1977-1994, undated
Two scenario typescript photocopies with notes, inserts, November 1981
File — Box 63, Folder: 9
Series Description
From the Series:
This series is also divided into Produced and Unproduced work. The Produced sub-series is arranged by production date. It contains similar materials: drafts, correspondence, contracts, promotional materials and press clippings. The three projects Shrake was most closely involved with — Kid Blue, Songwriter and Pair of Aces — contain the most materials. The Beverly Hills Cop II folders...
Dates:
November 1981
Two typescript photocopies—one inscribed, one annotated
File — Box 60, Folder: 2
Series Description
From the Series:
This series is also divided into Produced and Unproduced work. The Produced sub-series is arranged by production date. It contains similar materials: drafts, correspondence, contracts, promotional materials and press clippings. The three projects Shrake was most closely involved with — Kid Blue, Songwriter and Pair of Aces — contain the most materials. The Beverly Hills Cop II folders...
Dates:
circa 1975
Two white proof sheet containers labeled “Carmen + Cesar”
File — Box 32
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:
1987
Two women in oval w/ text “Deep Like the Rivers"
Item — Box 872
Sub-Series Description
From the Sub-Series:
Original carved and inked woodblocks created by Barbara Whitehead commissioned by the Encino Press. These blocks have been scanned and printed on plain paper for ease of access. See print-outs and accompanying zip-disks in box 877. Print-outs are annotated with either a title taken from the block or simply a descriptive cataloger-assigned title; these are the titles listed in this quide. Prnt-outs are also annotated with the titles of books in which the images appeared, such as: Deep Like...
Dates:
undated
