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Authors, American -- 20th century

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2960 Collections and/or Records:

Son of Batman notes inscribed with [notes from Warner on my script for animated Son of Batman], February 07, 2012

 File — Box 2509, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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.

Dates: February 07, 2012

Son of Retro Pulp Tales-Author proofs of introduction, copyright page, and table of contents, undated

 File — Box 1862, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Additional material for the Joe R. Lansdale archive, donated by Joe R. Lansdale. This donation contains drafts and proofs for novels and short stories, correspondence, clippings, international publications featuring articles about Lansdale, badges, memorabilia, and numerous publications and promotional items from conventions and events in which Lansdale participated.

Dates: undated

Son of Retro Pulp Tales-author proofs plus letter from the publisher, undated

 File — Box 1718, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Additional material for the Joe R. Lansdale archives. This donation includes drafts and proofs for books and short stories, publications with contributions by or about Lansdale, badges, tickets, posters, and foreign language translations of Lansdale’s books.

Dates: undated

“South Central”; ABC/South Central meeting, handwritten notes, notes from a walk down Hollywood Boulevard, transcripts of interview with Bill Broyles, “The Walls of Justice: Statement of Purpose”, Ad + loc committee for Equal Justice, South Central title report from Warner Bros, 1992

 File — Box 2977, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Series: This collection consists of archival materials relating to the career of screenplay writer and author, William (Bill) Broyles, Jr. from 1957-2014. Majority of the materials in the collection are research, notes, and drafts for Broyles’s screenplays for Khe Sanh, Spies, Emperor, and The Polar Express. The collection also includes annotated manuscript draft of Billy the Kid by David Killiam; screenplay drafts revised by Broyles of McFarland, Eragon, and Widowmaker; cassettes for China Beach;...
Dates: 1992

South Central-Draft, June 4, 1992

 File — Box 1437, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents From the Series: This collection predominately consists of screenplay drafts written or edited by William Broyles, Jr. Screenplays include: Shadow Divers, Cast Away, The Visitor, Lost Moon, Apollo 13, K-19, Flags of Our Fathers, The Polar Express, The Company, South Central, China Beach, JFK: Reckless Youth, Tom Harris, Unfaithful, Green Lantern, King Arthur, Nagasaki Deadline, and Jarhead. In addition to drafts the collection also contains editing notes by Broyles and others related to the screenplays,...
Dates: June 4, 1992

South Central-First draft, March 19, 1992

 File — Box 1438, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Series: This collection predominately consists of screenplay drafts written or edited by William Broyles, Jr. Screenplays include: Shadow Divers, Cast Away, The Visitor, Lost Moon, Apollo 13, K-19, Flags of Our Fathers, The Polar Express, The Company, South Central, China Beach, JFK: Reckless Youth, Tom Harris, Unfaithful, Green Lantern, King Arthur, Nagasaki Deadline, and Jarhead. In addition to drafts the collection also contains editing notes by Broyles and others related to the screenplays,...
Dates: March 19, 1992

South Central-First draft, March 19, 1992

 File — Box 1438, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents From the Series: This collection predominately consists of screenplay drafts written or edited by William Broyles, Jr. Screenplays include: Shadow Divers, Cast Away, The Visitor, Lost Moon, Apollo 13, K-19, Flags of Our Fathers, The Polar Express, The Company, South Central, China Beach, JFK: Reckless Youth, Tom Harris, Unfaithful, Green Lantern, King Arthur, Nagasaki Deadline, and Jarhead. In addition to drafts the collection also contains editing notes by Broyles and others related to the screenplays,...
Dates: March 19, 1992

South Central-Rough draft, March 6, 1992

 File — Box 1437, Folder: 26
Scope and Contents From the Series: This collection predominately consists of screenplay drafts written or edited by William Broyles, Jr. Screenplays include: Shadow Divers, Cast Away, The Visitor, Lost Moon, Apollo 13, K-19, Flags of Our Fathers, The Polar Express, The Company, South Central, China Beach, JFK: Reckless Youth, Tom Harris, Unfaithful, Green Lantern, King Arthur, Nagasaki Deadline, and Jarhead. In addition to drafts the collection also contains editing notes by Broyles and others related to the screenplays,...
Dates: March 6, 1992

“South Central”; Warner Brothers television script (first draft); revised first draft with handwritten notes, ABC notes-“South Central” pilot, 1992-1995

 File — Box 2977, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Series: This collection consists of archival materials relating to the career of screenplay writer and author, William (Bill) Broyles, Jr. from 1957-2014. Majority of the materials in the collection are research, notes, and drafts for Broyles’s screenplays for Khe Sanh, Spies, Emperor, and The Polar Express. The collection also includes annotated manuscript draft of Billy the Kid by David Killiam; screenplay drafts revised by Broyles of McFarland, Eragon, and Widowmaker; cassettes for China Beach;...
Dates: 1992-1995

“Southern Stories”; Copies of Disturber of the Peace, Tongues of Flames, Children of the Gate, Blue Boy, and Kneel of the Rising Sun, 1986

 File — Box 3340, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents From the Series: This collection consists of archival material relating to the novels and stories written by Joe R. Lansdale. The majority of this collection consists of the manuscripts, agreements and newspaper articles regarding reviews and Joe R. Lansdale interviews. This collection also includes copies of stories from books, photos, buttons, magazines, books, book covers and drafts. Also included in this collection are comics, the drafts of their panels and scripts, scripts for plays made of Lansdale’s...
Dates: 1986

Southwest Montage, others , undated

 File — Box 2, Folder: 1
Series Description From the Series:

The series includes subseries of certificates, legal documents (including publisher correspondence), financial (limited financial documents), notes/story ideas (may provide insight into story generation process), personal papers (includes contacts and calendars), publicity (primarily interviews), readings, and general correspondence (identified by individual or sorted chronologically).

Dates: undated

“Space Fly”; copy of story, undated

 File — Box 3340, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents From the Series: This collection consists of archival material relating to the novels and stories written by Joe R. Lansdale. The majority of this collection consists of the manuscripts, agreements and newspaper articles regarding reviews and Joe R. Lansdale interviews. This collection also includes copies of stories from books, photos, buttons, magazines, books, book covers and drafts. Also included in this collection are comics, the drafts of their panels and scripts, scripts for plays made of Lansdale’s...
Dates: undated

Sparr, Landy; Erstling, Susan; Boehnlein, James. "Sam Shepard and the Dysfunctional American Family: Therapeutic Perspectives," American Journal of Psychotherapy, Vol. XLIV, No.4 (photocopy), October 1990

 File — Box 23, Folder: 5
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: October 1990

“Speeches”, floppy disk, undated

 File — Box 3004, item: 20
Scope and Contents From the Series: This collection consists of archival materials relating to the career of screenplay writer and author, William (Bill) Broyles, Jr. from 1957-2014. Majority of the materials in the collection are research, notes, and drafts for Broyles’s screenplays for Khe Sanh, Spies, Emperor, and The Polar Express. The collection also includes annotated manuscript draft of Billy the Kid by David Killiam; screenplay drafts revised by Broyles of McFarland, Eragon, and Widowmaker; cassettes for China Beach;...
Dates: undated

“Spies 10-8”; Annotated “Untitled Spy Script”, October 8, 2014

 File — Box 2986, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents From the Series: This collection consists of archival materials relating to the career of screenplay writer and author, William (Bill) Broyles, Jr. from 1957-2014. Majority of the materials in the collection are research, notes, and drafts for Broyles’s screenplays for Khe Sanh, Spies, Emperor, and The Polar Express. The collection also includes annotated manuscript draft of Billy the Kid by David Killiam; screenplay drafts revised by Broyles of McFarland, Eragon, and Widowmaker; cassettes for China Beach;...
Dates: October 8, 2014

“Spies 10-14”; Annotated “Untitled Spy Script” draft, October 14 2014

 File — Box 2986, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents From the Series: This collection consists of archival materials relating to the career of screenplay writer and author, William (Bill) Broyles, Jr. from 1957-2014. Majority of the materials in the collection are research, notes, and drafts for Broyles’s screenplays for Khe Sanh, Spies, Emperor, and The Polar Express. The collection also includes annotated manuscript draft of Billy the Kid by David Killiam; screenplay drafts revised by Broyles of McFarland, Eragon, and Widowmaker; cassettes for China Beach;...
Dates: October 14 2014

“Spies”; Annotated “Untitled Spy Script” screenplay, including notes and correspondence with Marc Forster, June 11-September 20, 2015

 File — Box 2986, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents From the Series: This collection consists of archival materials relating to the career of screenplay writer and author, William (Bill) Broyles, Jr. from 1957-2014. Majority of the materials in the collection are research, notes, and drafts for Broyles’s screenplays for Khe Sanh, Spies, Emperor, and The Polar Express. The collection also includes annotated manuscript draft of Billy the Kid by David Killiam; screenplay drafts revised by Broyles of McFarland, Eragon, and Widowmaker; cassettes for China Beach;...
Dates: June 11-September 20, 2015

“Spies”; Research for Spy screenplay, Spies outline, notes, correspondence with Valerie Wilson, “Dance with a Spy” Treatment, November 12, 2013-August 14, 2014

 File — Box 2986, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents From the Series: This collection consists of archival materials relating to the career of screenplay writer and author, William (Bill) Broyles, Jr. from 1957-2014. Majority of the materials in the collection are research, notes, and drafts for Broyles’s screenplays for Khe Sanh, Spies, Emperor, and The Polar Express. The collection also includes annotated manuscript draft of Billy the Kid by David Killiam; screenplay drafts revised by Broyles of McFarland, Eragon, and Widowmaker; cassettes for China Beach;...
Dates: November 12, 2013-August 14, 2014

Spiral bound handwritten draft of Volador includes notes, story drafts, clippings, and photographs. Subjects and titles include: Train Film outline, Chain Chain Chain, Wayne Grace, Madagascar, Phone Call, “Apart,” Chappy, Rich Hole, Papantle, Spencer Tracy Had the Right Idea, Nightmare, How I Came by Train, Blythe, Paris, Train to Munich, and Athens, 1989-1991

 File — Box 10, Folder: 5
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: 1989-1991

Spiral bound notebook with various handwritten notes and drawings, undated

 File — Box 1422, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Dates: undated