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Authors, American -- 20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2960 Collections and/or Records:

“Membership Records”-Correspondence and a newspaper clipping, 2009

 File — Box 1460, Folder: 13
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: 2009

Memorabilia- Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Mardi Gras Bash 2007 Beads, 2007

 File — Box 1418, Folder: 16
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: 2007

“Memory Loss” file, from the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Denton, and a booklet Care of the Neck., undated

 File — Box 992, 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

Metal Wilson piece from Cast Away, undated

 File — Box 3001, Folder: 5
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

Metro News article about former gang members, article: “When a Homeboy Dies, No One Rests in Peace”; “Barrio Gangs” by James Diego Vigil, magazine index, South Central Outline, Watts Side story program, “The Time of Argonauts: An Historical Chronology”, 1988-1992

 File — Box 2977, Folder: 6
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: 1988-1992

Mexico

 File — Box 6, Folder: 5
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: 1952-2004, undated

Mexico, notes, undated

 File — Box 3, Folder: 26
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

Mexico – Notes

 File — Box 6, Folder: 6
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: 1952-2004, undated

Mexico – Notes and Sketches

 File — Box 6, Folder: 7
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: 1952-2004, undated

MF 2HD Maxell floppy disk, undated

 File — Box 3004, item: 101
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

Microcasette, undated

 File — Box 1437, Folder: 28
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: undated

Midland reporter-Telegram Sunday October 29, 2006 (front section); The Onion July 19, 2007; North Bay Bohemian July 18-24, 2007; Guardian July 18-24, 2007, October 29, 2006-July 24, 2007

 File — Box 1095, Folder: 5
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: October 29, 2006-July 24, 2007

“Misc. docs. [from] Laptop” floppy disk , undated

 File — Box 3004, item: 25
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

Misc – includes handwritten pages, information on Pete Seeger, and the Board of Governors of the Recording Academy, undated

 File — Box 1094, Folder: 4
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

Misc promotional material; includes CDs, one DVD, and Microsoft “Expression”, undated

 File — Box 1048, 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

Misc promotional materials – such as CD’s, flyers, brochures, pamphlets, booklets, etc, undated

 File — Box 1048, 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

Miscellaneous

 File — Box 7, Folder: 3
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: 1952-2004, undated

Miscellaneous brochures, maps, and other, undated

 File — Box 1047, Folder: 14
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

Miscellaneous research materials: map of Navajo and Hopi Nation, library book call numbers written on index cards, postcard from El Rancho Hotel in Gallup, New Mexico, and “How to Protect your Family from the Hantavirus” pamphlet, 1992, undated

 File — Box 16, Folder: 2
Series Description From the Series: This series consists of correspondence, notes and research material, draft manuscripts, final copies, and publicity related to Querry’s five major books. Correspondence may include personal- and publisher-related letters, contracts, permissions, and/or financial documents related to his books and notes and research material may contain newspaper clippings, journal articles, books, VHS tapes, and/or government bulletins. Of special note is that Querry has signed most of the final copies....
Dates: 1992, undated

Monographs, 1992, 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: 1992, undated