Authors, American -- 20th century
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2960 Collections and/or Records:
Draft of Cold in July with hand written notes and revisions; begins with page five., undated
File — Box 35, Folder: 13
Draft of screenplay The Nightrunners by JRL and Neal Barrett Jr. labeled “next to last draft”, undated
File — Box 1059, Folder: 7
Abstract
From the Series:
Material includes manuscripts of work, some correspondence, comics featuring Lansdale’s work and his personal word processor.
Dates:
undated
Draft of stories titled Volador and letter to LuAnn Walther at Random House Publishers, June 13, 1989
File — Box 11, Folder: 1
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:
June 13, 1989
Draft of stories titled Volador and letter to LuAnn Walther at Random House Publishers. Story titles include: “The Real Gabby Hayes, Nuevo Mundo, Cruising Paradise, Wild to the Wild, A Small Circle of Friends, Thin Skin, Lily and the Judge, More Urgent Emergencies, The Devouring Lion, Falling Without End, Homage to Celine, Gary Cooper on the Landscape, The Self-Made Man, Hail from Nowhere, Synthetic Pink, Temporary Entrance, Papantla, See You In My Dreams (1 original, 1 photocopy), [1989] undated
File — Box 11, Folder: 2
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] undated
Draft- Sammy Allred, undated
File — Box 1419, Folder: 9
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
Draft- The Art of Austin Rock, Chapter One: How the Poster Begat Texas, undated
File — Box 1419, Folder: 8
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
Draft-The Edge of Dark Water by Joe R. Lansdale, undated
File — Box 1460, Folder: 4-5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Articles, newspapers, correspondence, drafts, magazines, posters, badges, press releases, reviews, and books make up this collection from Joe R. Lansdale.
Dates:
undated
Draft titled with photocopied photographs. Also titled “Slave of the Camera (an actor’s notes)“, July 1990
File — Box 11, 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:
July 1990
Drafts of essay
File — Box 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Books, manuscripts, sheet music, galleys, handwritten notes, and photographs in this collection relate primarily to Frazier’s 1983 biographical essay on SWT alumna Ponce Cruse Evans, author of the syndicated newspaper column, “Hints from Heloise”. Photographs and clippings relate to both Heloise Cruse Ponce, and her mother, Heloise Cruse. Dates range from 1981-1989. Books from this collection have been cataloged separately.
Dates:
undated
Drafts of stories and letter from LuAnn Walther at Random House Publishers inviting Shepard to submit a collection of short stories for publication
File — Box 10, Folder: 6
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:
1989-1998
Drafts of unpublished story, undated
File — Box 3, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
When Portis died, he left no indication that he’d saved any
of his manuscripts or letters. It seemed the author intended to
remain as low-key in his afterlife as he had been during his
lifetime.
Then, in 2022 a remarkable discovery was made in the
basement of a Little Rock home. Workers went into a crawl space
to do HVAC work and found huge stacks of papers. Portis, as it
turned out, had preserved an archive after all.
The recovered materials, which amount to thirteen banker’s
boxes, include...
Dates:
undated
Dramatists Play Service publication, 1992
File — Box 6, Folder: 5
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:
1992
Dress Green Marine jacket
Item
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:
1930-2021; Majority of material found within 1976-2021
“Drive-In”; copies of review articles, newspaper articles, copies of story and contracts, 1988-2004
File — Box 3341, Folder: 25-26
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:
1988-2004
“Drive-In Date”; Scenes, publication agreement, 1st draft , undated
File — Box 3341, Folder: 23
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
“Drive-In”; letters, copies, drafts and copies of articles, 1989-1997
File — Box 3341, Folder: 24
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:
1989-1997
“Driver for Network Card”, floppy disk, March 17, 2000
File — Box 3004, item: 58
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:
March 17, 2000
“Duck Footed”; copies in color and black and white, November 27, 2003
File — Box 3341, Folder: 3
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:
November 27, 2003
“Duck Hunt”; Agreement and copies of Duck Hunt, April 21, 1985
File — Box 3341, Folder: 22
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:
April 21, 1985
Dumont-German book catalog, undated
File — Box 1684, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Additional material for the Joe R. Lansdale archive. This donation includes drafts for Zeppelins West, Sunset and Sawdust, and Vanilla Ride. This donation also includes international publications that contain advertisements or information about Joe R. Lansdale.
Dates:
undated
