Finding Aid for the Beth Henley Collection
(MUM00228)
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Finding Aid for the Beth Henley Collection
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Descriptive Summary
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| PURL: |
http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00228/ |
| Title: |
Beth Henley Collection |
| Dates: |
1982-1989 |
| Creator: |
Henley, Beth |
| Physical Extent: |
26 boxes (10.84 linear feet) |
| Repository: |
University of Mississippi. Department of Archives and Special Collections. University, MS 38677, USA |
| Identification: |
MUM00228 |
| Location: |
General Special Collections
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| Language of Material: |
English |
| Abstract: |
The collection chiefly contains drafts and versions of screenplays written by Mississippi
playwright and screenwriter Beth Henley.
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Administrative Information
Processing Information
Collection processed by Archives and Special Collections staff. Finding aid encoded
by Kathryn Michaelis, July 2012.
Additions
No further additions are expected to this collection.
Subject Terms
Henley, Beth
Dramatists, American -- 20th century
Women dramatists, American
Formats
scripts (documents)
Biographical Note
Playwright and screenwriter Beth Henley was born in Jackson, Miss. in 1952. Many of
her works are set in Mississippi and feature southern characters and themes. Perhaps
her best-known play is Crimes of the Heart, for which she won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1981. Crimes of the Heart also earned Henley a Tony award nomination, and was adapted as a film of the same
title in 1986. Her other works include The Wake of Jamey Foster (1983); The Miss Firecracker Contest (1985); The Debutante Ball (1991); Family Week (2000); Ridiculous Fraud (2006); and others.
Scope and Content Note
The collection chiefly contains drafts and versions of screenplays written by Mississippi
playwright and screenwriter Beth Henley.
User Information
Preferred Citation
Beth Henley Collection, Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The
University of Mississippi
Access Restrictions
The Beth Henley Collection is open for research.
Copyright Restrictions
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the
making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under
certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized
to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions
is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other
than private study, scholarship or research." If a user makes a request for,
or
later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use,"
that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
Related Material
Resources at the University of Mississippi
Beth Henley Small Manuscripts Collection, Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library
For more resources related to Mississippi authors, please see the Archives' Literary Collections Subject Guide.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged at the box level. Each box contains materials related
to a particular screenplay or screenplays, unless otherwise indicated.
Container List
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| Box 1
| Press kits for True Stories and Crimes of the Heart |
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| Box 2
| The Moonwatcher notes
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Scope: The title of The Moonwatcher was changed to Nobody's Fool and produced as a film under that name in 1986.
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| Box 3
| Notes on Am I Blue and Rosemond |
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| Box 4
| Miss Firecracker; Musical Parade; Sisters of the Winter Madrigal |
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| Box 5
| Crimes of the Heart |
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| Box 6
| The Moonwatcher, various drafts, 1982-1984
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| Box 7
| The Moonwatcher, various drafts and script notes, 1985-1986
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| Box 8
| The Moonwatcher, handwritten notes
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| Box 9
| The Moonwatcher, various drafts, undated
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| Box 10
| Crimes of the Heart, various versions of screenplay, 1982-1985
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| Box 11
| Crimes of the Heart, various versions of screenplay, 1985-1986
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| Box 12
| Crimes of the Heart, handwritten notes, script pages
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| Box 13
| The Lucky Spot, various drafts of screenplay
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| Box 14
| The Lucky Spot, handwritten notes and partial scripts
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| Box 15
| True Stories, various drafts of screenplay
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| Box 16
| True Stories, notes and source material
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| Box 17
| Am I Blue; Sisters of the Winter Madrigal; Hymn in the attic; The Miss Firecracker Contest; Television survival guides
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| Box 18
| Crimes of the Heart pre-production notebook; The Moonwatcher location photographs
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| Box 21
| The Debutante Ball; The Lucky Spot |
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| Box 22
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| The Miss Firecracker Contest holographic version, 10 June 1987; typescript photocopy, 10 June 1987
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| The Miss Firecracker Contest First Edition of Text, Manhattan Theatre Club Production
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22.3
| Twelve pages of Holographic Notes—"E Sits on the stairs" |
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| The Miss Firecracker Contest typescript photocopies, first draft with holographic notes, 2 July 1987
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22.5
| The Miss Firecracker Contest, holographic version, 80 pp.
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22.6
| The Miss Firecracker Contest, holographic version p. 81-136; typescript photocopy first draft, 10 June 1987
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| The Miss Firecracker Contest, holographic change second draft, August 1987
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23.2
| The Miss Firecracker Contest, second draft, 4 September 1987
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23.3
| The Miss Firecracker Contest, holographic changes, third draft, 20 February 1988
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| Box 24
| Crimes of the Heart (three versions); The Miss Firecracker Contest |
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| Box 25
| Crimes of the Heart |
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| Box 26
| Crimes of the Heart |
