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Tim Kelly papers, 1956-1997
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Kelly, Tim, 1937-1998
- Title
- Tim Kelly papers
- Dates
- 1956-1997 (inclusive)19561997
- Quantity
- 6.64 cubic ft. (7 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 05764
- Summary
- Tim Kelly was a playwright. Collection contains screenplays, manuscripts, correspondence, biographical materials, clippings, photographs, and publicity materials regarding Kelly's career and life.
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Additional Reference Guides
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Partial finding aid available in repository.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Tim J. Kelly (1937-1998) was a playwright who also wrote under the name Vera Morris. He was responsible for writing more than 300 plays, screen plays and television scripts. He graduated from Emerson College with a B.A. in 1955 and earned his M.A. in 1956. He received the Creative Writing Award from the National Endowment for the Arts, and a Graduate Alumni Council Award from Emerson in 1983. He was the recipient of the Lindy Award in 1991.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Tim Kelly papers consist primarily of printed plays, manuscripts, and screenplays written by Kelly throughout his career. The collection also contains correspondence, biographical material, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, publicity material, periodicals, posters, advertisements, and pamphlets and brochures and a book. Some of the titles included in the collection are: "The Butler Did It", "The Face on the Bar Room Floor", "Murder Takes A Holiday" and "Money, Power, Murder, Lust, Revenge and Marvelous Clothes: A Musical Send Up of Primetime."
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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Preferred Citation
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Related Materials
There are no known other archival collections created by Tim Kelly at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
This material was received from Tim Kelly from 1975-1998, Larry Nestor in 2009, and Carol Oliva in 2017.
Processing Note
This collection was processed by Alexandra Cardin in February 2022.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
I. PersonalReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Awards and Recognitions |
1964-1995 |
| 1 | Biographical Information |
1959-1982, undated |
| 1 | Master of Arts Degree, Emerson College |
1955 June 3 |
II. CorrespondenceReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Box | |
| 1 | 1962-1994 |
III. PhotographsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Miscellaneous Productions |
1956-1983 |
| 1 | Stage Productions |
1967-1981 |
| 1 | Tim Kelly |
1963-1985 |
IV. Written WorksReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
Articles |
||
| 1 |
Arizona Days and Ways Magazine |
1964 November 29 |
| 1 |
Arizona Highways Magazine |
1962-1968 |
| 1 |
Arizona Point West Magazine |
1962-1966 |
| 1 | Miscellaneous Magazines |
1959-1991 |
| 1 | Book - Ride of Fury
|
1964 |
Music Scores |
||
| 1 | "Full Moon Potion" |
1989 |
| 1 | Miscellaneous |
1983, 1990 |
| 1 | "The Music Critic of Skunk Creek" |
1990 |
| 1 | "Oh Happily Ever After" |
1986 |
| 1 | "Phantom of the Op'ry" |
1991 |
| 1 | "Seven Brides for Dracula" |
undate |
| 1 | "She Will Rise to the Top" |
1990 |
| 1 | "Someone Might Be Watching" |
1990 |
| 1 | "S.O.S." (Stamp Out Stamps" |
1990 |
| 1 | "There's Gonna Be a Show Tonight" |
undated |
| 1 | "We Are Sailors" |
1991 |
Published Plays |
||
| 1 | Catalog of Plays and List of the Published Plays |
1979-1986 |
| 1 | "A" |
1970-1997 |
| 1 | "B" |
1962-1995 |
| 2 | "C" |
1970-1996 |
| 2 | "D" |
1971-1996 |
| 2 | "E" and "F" |
1974-1993 |
| 2 | "G" |
1973-1991 |
| 2 | "H" |
1967-1997 |
| 2 | "I" and "J" |
1969-1997 |
| 2 | "K" |
1966-1995 |
| 2 | "L" |
1970-1996 |
| 3 | "M" |
1967-1997 |
| 3 | "N" and "O" |
1964-1997 |
| 3 | "P" and "R" |
1973-1996 |
| 3 | "S" |
1970-1997 |
| 3 | "T" |
1967-1997 |
| 3 | "U" and "V" |
1966-1991, undated |
| 3 | "W" |
1963-1995 |
| 3 | "Y" and "Z" |
1973-1996 |
| 4 | Manuscript - "The First Wife" |
undated |
| 4 | Manuscript - "The Floor is Bright with Toys" |
undated |
Plays |
||
| 4 | "The $1.35 Avocado" |
undated |
| 4 | "And Here She is Tapping Her Way Into Your Heart" |
undated |
| 4 | "Beau Johnny" |
1974-1975 |
| 4 | "Be Beautiful - But Dumb" |
undated |
| 4 | "Billy Jack" |
undated |
| 4 | "The Butterfly" |
undated |
| 4 | "Charming Sally" |
undated |
| 4 | "Clipper" (Original Title: "The Rum Lot") |
1971-1972 |
| 4 | " A Darker Flower" (Original Title: "The Lily") |
undated |
| 4 | "Dust of Eden" (Original Title: "Welcome to the Casa") |
1973 |
| 4 | "Egad, the Woman in White or "Sealed in a Madhouse |
1974 |
| 4 | "Everything's Jim Dandy" |
1980 |
| 4 | "A Gift from Mars" |
undated |
| 4 | "The Green Archer" |
1980 |
| 4 | "I Know Where the Body's Buried" |
undated |
| 4 | "Incident at Taormina" |
1983 |
| 4 | The Island Way" |
undated |
| 4 | "The Madman's Goya" |
undated |
| 4 | "Murder at the Masquers" |
undated |
| 4 | "Murder on Ice" |
undated |
| 4 | "Pictures from the Walls of Pompeii" |
undated |
| 5 | "The Prop Trunk" |
undated |
| 5 | "Raggedy Dick and Puss" |
1979 |
| 5 | "The Scented Garden" |
1991 |
| 5 | "The Secret Sharer" |
undated |
| 5 | "Song of the Dove" |
1963 |
| 5 | "Spider for the Fly" |
undated |
| 5 | "Sunset and Laurel" |
undated |
| 5 | "Sword of Theodore" |
undated |
| 5 | "Terror by Gaslight" |
undated |
| 5 | "Web of Women" |
1967 |
| 5 | "The Whitechapel Horrors" |
undated |
| 5 | "Who's Minding the Psychedelic Store?" |
undated |
| 5 | "The Wild Colonial Boy" |
1957 |
Screenplays |
||
| 5 | "Barry Dunn, 1980" |
undated |
| 5 | "Belle and Blue Duck" |
undated |
| 5 | "Bizarra-Strangest Creature That Ever Lived" |
1974 |
| 5 | "The Blood Red Shamrock" |
undated |
| 5 | "Bogash" |
1973 |
| 5 | "Born Tough" |
undated |
| 5 | "Bottom Line" |
undated |
| 5 | "The Brothers O'Toole" |
undated |
| 5 | "Cry of the Banshee" |
undated |
| 6 | "Curse of the Voodoo" |
1973 |
| 6 | "Dart" |
1974 |
| 6 | "Everything's Jim Dandy" |
undated |
| 6 | "Get Fisk" |
1973 November 6 |
| 6 | "Gooseflesh" |
undated |
| 6 | "Hands of Dr. Maniacal" |
undated |
| 6 | "Hell on Four Wheels" |
undated |
| 6 | "The Mercenary" (Working Title) |
undated |
| 6 | "Sugar Hill" |
undated |
Story Ideas |
||
| 6 | "After the Sign of the Ram" |
undated |
| 6 | "Bikini Bandits" |
undated |
| 6 | "Call Him Fury" |
undated |
| 6 | "Comes the Revolution" |
undated |
| 6 | "Devil Dancer" ("The Most Deadly Game") |
undated |
| 6 | "Don't Scream Edna, Don't Scream" |
undated |
| 6 | "Enter Pharoah Link" |
undated |
| 6 | "The Great Balloon Race" |
undated |
| 6 | "The Suicide Club" |
undated |
| 6 | "Thanatos" |
1973 |
| 6 | "What's Going on Out There" |
undated |
T.V. Scripts |
||
| 6 |
Hec Ramsey, "Hummy Sing" |
undated |
| 6 |
Here Come the Brides,"The Last Winter" |
undated |
| 6 |
The High Chaparral,"Bad Day for a Thirst" |
1967 |
| 6 |
The High Chaparral,"The Kill Agent" |
1968 |
| 6 |
The High Chaparral,"Ride the Savage Land" |
undated |
| 6 |
The High Chaparral,"The Lion Sleeps" |
1968 |
| 6 |
Kojak,"The Deadly Canary" |
undated |
| 6 |
Nakia,"The Sand Trap" |
undated |
| 6 |
Powder Keg,"Rough Road from Galveston" |
undated |
V. Printed MaterialReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 6 | Advertisements |
1960-1994, undated |
| 7 | Newspaper Clippings |
1961-1997 |
| 7 | Posters |
1973-1974, undated |
| 7 | Programs |
1956-1995, undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Dramatists -- United States -- 20th century.
- Motion pictures -- United States -- 20th century.
- Playwriting -- United States -- 20th century.
- Screenwriters -- United States -- 20th century.
- Television authorship -- United States -- 20th century.
- Theater -- United States -- 20th century.
- Theatrical producers and directors -- United States -- 20th century.
