AHJ_ah09449 Inventory of the Walter Halsey Davis and Vickie Patik papers, 1972-2005 Davis (Walter Halsey) and Patik (Vickie) papers University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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2013

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort July 2013 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Davis, Walter Halsey Patik, Vickie Walter Halsey Davis and Vickie Patik papers 1972-2005 09449 40.76 cubic ft. (43 boxes) + 40.987 MB University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Walter Halsey Davis and Vickie Patik were television writers and producers between the 1970s and 2000s. Collection contains project files of correspondence, scripts, notes, and research, teleplays for the television movies written and produced by Davis and Patik, production files, and research files of notes, correspondence, clippings, books, and printed materials related to their work. Biography of Walter Halsey Davis and Vickie Patik

Walter Halsey Davis and Vickie Patik were television writers and producers between the 1970s and 2000s. They were also a married couple and frequent collaborators in the television industry. Davis and Patik collaborated as writers and producers on a number of television movies, including "Do You Remember Love" (1985), "Silent Cries" (1993), and "On the Line" (1998). Both Davis and Patik had notable individual careers in the television industry as well. Davis wrote the teleplays for a number of television movies, including "The Great Escape Part II: The Untold Story" (1988). He also was also the producer of "Father and Son: Dangerous Relations" (1993). Patik wrote the teleplays for a number of television movies, including "Children of the Night" (1985). She was also the producer of "A Case for Life" (1996).

 Scope and Content

Collection consists mainly of teleplays for the television movies written and produced by Davis and Patik. It also contains research files which hold notes, correspondence, clippings, and printed material, notes, clippings, printed materials, and project files of correspondence, scripts, notes, and research. There are also a few books, periodicals, and production files in the collection as well.

 Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

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 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Walter Halsey Davis and Vickie Patik at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

This material was received from Walter Halsey Davis and Vickie Patik from 1989-1999 and the Estate of Walter Halsey Davis in 2019.

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Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms Television authorship -- United States. Television -- Production and direction -- United States. Screenplays. Television producers and directors. Television writers. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Performing Arts Literature Container List Series I. Unlisted Files (received in 1989 and 1999) 1-23 Teleplays for the television movies written and produced by Davis and Patik; research files of notes, correspondence, clippings, and printed material; notes; clippings; printed materials; books; and production files 1970-1999 Series II. Project/Manuscript Files 24 and Digitalahcdm_09449_001The Three Penny Opera - lyrics, scripts, and music (3.5" floppy disc)1976 Leopold and Loeb: 24Dave Bell notes, Leopold and Loebundated 24Leopold and Loeb Budget Toronto Shoot2005 24Leopold and Loeb notes and Research materialundated 24Leopold and Loeb Scripts - re-written by James Sadwith1991 25 and Digitalahcdm_09449_002-020Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, scripts, and notes (7 3.5" and 12 5" floppy discs)1990-2001 25Chicago Daily Tribune Covered 1924 25Other Newspapers1924 25Irving Stone "Even the Rich Have Rights"undated 25Casting L&L 1997-2005 25Notes: Network view Trials Kaleidoscope-Mine-Sam Katz1990-2001 25Research IX articles Covered1924-1980 25Index to Trial Transcripts and Bibliographyundated 25Leopold and Loeb Trial Transcripts 1924 25Darrow Materials 1931-1987 25Outlines L&L 1990-1991 25 and Digitalahcdm_09449_021Leopold and Loeb Scripts 1st and 2nd Drafts (3.5" floppy disc)1990 26Original Draft Gerry Abrams worked from1990 26Leopold and Loeb 2hr. Version1990 26Leopold and Loeb Rough Draft1990 26Leopold and Loeb as sent to Andy1990 26Leopold and Loeb scriptundated 26The Amazing Crime and Trial of Leopold and Loeb by Maureen McKernan1924 26Clarence Darrow: A sentimental Rebel by Arthur Lila Weinburg1980 26Life Plus 99 Years by. Nathan F. Leopold Jr. 1958 26The Crime of the Century-- The Leopold and Loeb case by Hal Higdon1975 26Attorney for the Damned by Arthur Weinburg1957 26L&L--Articles, Photos, Letters1918-1990 42Richard Loeb Psych records 1924-1925 42Nathan Leopold Psych records1924-1925 Video (VHS):undated 24Biography of Clarence Darrow1989 26Leopold and Loeb Documentaryundated 26Darrow-Dickie Scene Dir by Len DorskyAugust 30, 1991 26Scopes Trial Docu-PBS March 2002 26American Playhouse Clarence Darrow undated 26Clarence Darrow+ Great Crimes of the Centuryundated 26Crime of the Century 2RApril 22, 1991 26Compulsion undated Audio (cassette tapes):undated 26L&L w/ Dr. Highundated 26L&L meeting with Ruth Slawson at NBCundated 26Dr. High-LLJune 30, 1990 27Our Brothers Keepers - Film Proposal undated Last Flight Out: 27Last Flight Out Script Notes1975-1987 27Last Flight Out Script RevisionsNovember 4, 1987 - February 29,1989 27Last Flight Out Final draft Shooting ScriptNovember 3, 1989 27Last Flight Out of Vietnam Newspaper Articles1975-1977 27Outlines, Last Flight Out1987-1988 27Last Flight Out Correspondence 1985-1990 27Last Flight Out promotional material and publications1989-1990 27Last Flight Out Notes 1987-1990 27TV guideMay 1990 27Saigon: The Final Days by Ralph S. Watts1990 27Last Flight Out 1987-1990 27Video (VHS): 27"Last Flight Out" Network RunJanuary 31, 1990 27Arch Danang "Film XFER"May 21, 1987 27"Last Plane Out" Al Topping News ClipMarch 2, 1987 27Return to Vietnam Oct. 1990 Arrival of Nguyen Family March 27, 1992 27"AT&T Presents Last Flight Out"July 12, 1990 27Audio - Last Flight Out (8 micro cassettes)1987-1990 Trouble in Tulare: 28Trouble in Tulare Scripts February- June 1992 28Trouble in Tulare Research notes and Information 1987-1990 28Trouble in Tulare Story Outlineundated 28Trouble in Tulare Act One 1991 28Notes, Letters from Producers and Network1991 28Deposition of Thomas Crabtree A detective with the Coroners division 1980 28Trouble in Tulare Court Records and Transcripts 1985-1990 28Dale, Joshua1985-1990 28Kitchen, Don 1987 28Trouble in Tulare Proposal1991 Digitalahcdm_09449_064-065Files and back-up (2 3.5" floppy discs)1991-1992 Video (VHS): 28Raw Footage-Trouble in Tulareundated 28Raw Footage-Test of Subjects "Trouble in Tulare"undated 28Trouble In Tulare 1991 29Nightmare in New York September 21, 1984 29 and Digital ahcdm_09449_071 and 073Kidnappers/Kidnapped - Script and Contract (2 3.5" floppy discs)2001 29The Commission - treatments and notes1986-1987 The Cat People: 29The Cat People Revised first draft1979 29The Cat People I and II1978-1979 29Cat People M/S1978-1979 29Cat People Scripts1978-1979 Stone Fox: 29Screenplayundated 29Picturesundated 43Scrapbook - Stone Fox starring Buddy Epson1987-1988 A Resting Place: 29 and Digital ahcdm_09449_052-053 and 069A Resting Place I-II-III, C Final1985 29A Resting Place notes1978-1985 29A Resting Place legal file1981-1987 43Resting place notes1987-1994 29Escape From Laos - Dieter Dengler notes and book1979-2001 Resurrection Boulevard: 30Resurrection Blvd. correspondence2000 30Resurrection Blvd. notes and headshots2000 30 and Digitalahcdm_09449_051 and 076Resurrection Blvd. scripts2000 30Muggers, Buggers, and Thieves1976 30Killshot1980 30Framed - Story outline and notes1995 30Deep Cover1976 30Jet Set Disco (Disco Fever) - scripts1978 30Flash - Rough Draft November 1, 1984 Flames Over India aka Flames: 305409.2 Davis, Walter/Tri-Star Blind Feature Commitment1988-1989 30Flames scripts/notesundated 31Flames Over India research notes 1987-1989 Animals/Animals are Passing From our Lives aka Montana (2nd Civil War): 31Animals are Passing from our Lives Original Work Draft undated 31Animals Rough First draft September 10, 1975 31Animals WD draftundated 31Animals are Passing from our lives by Robert Eisele1975-1976 31Animals Screen play (First Draught) From the Play by Robert Eisleundated 31Animals correspondence 1975-1976 31Animals RHE draft1975-1976 31Animals notes1976-2001 31Animals scriptundated Digitalahcdm_09449_026-027 and 087-090Scripts (6 3.5" floppy disks)1999 31To Defend and Deter: The Legacy of the United States Cold War Missile ProgramNov 1996 31This means War "act one"undated 31ICBM and Minute Man notes 1998-2000 31 and Digitalahcdm_09449_0632nd Civil War (Montana notes)1998-2000 31Montana script 1999 312cw contract August 23, 1999 322nd Civil War (Montana) scripts 1999-2000 Confrontation: 32 and Digitalahcdm_09449_031-036Confrontation first and second drafts(6 3.5" floppy discs)1992-2001 32Confrontation VP notes in InkJune 1994 32Confrontation Walter Munich suggested cuts May 1994 32Confrontation notes and research material1991-1993 Recoil: 32Recoil scripts January-June 1987 32Recoil materials1987 32Audio - Recoil (2 micro cassettes)undated 32It's 10 O'clock do you Know Where Your Children Are? - scripts1982 Louisiana Film Commission: 32Louisiana Motion Picture Directory 1991 32Louisiana film location photos1991 33Louisiana research material1991-1993 A Rose for Her Grave: 33A Rose for her Grave part I-III1994-1995 33A Rose for her Grave photos from Ann Rule1995 33A Rose for her Grave notes1992-1995 33A Rose for her Grave Court transcripts (5 folders)1992 33A Rose for her Grave and other True Cases by Ann Rule 1993 33Fatal Charm by Carlton Smith 1993 33Audio - Marilyn Brenneman, sue peters, and Loucks November 10, 1993 33Video (VHS): 33State vs. Randy Roth closing statement, tapes 1-2, Marilyn Brenneman1992 33State vs. Randy Roth Marilyn Brenneman Rebuttal 1992 33State vs. Randy Roth Opening Statement Susan Storey1992 33Edited version - Death investigation Press conference of Randy G. Roth alone1991 33Loucks (video8 cassette tape)November 10, 1993 Return to Navarone: 34Return to Navarone first and second drafts 1989 34Return to Navarone notes 1989 34The Locus - notes, scripts, novel, tera nova1976 A Death of Innocence: 34A Death of Innocence story treatment 1982 34A Death of Innocence script 1993 34A Death of Innocence notes (the perfect crime)1966-1993 34Screams at Dawn - Story Outline undated 34The available facts undated 34Elisa Warres Speck Murder script undated 34Book: "The Crime of the Century" by Dennis L. Breo and William J. Martin 1993 35 and Digitalahcdm_09449_060-062Richard Speck manuscript 1991 42Sunday Chicago Tribune Magazine July 6, 1986 Born to Raise Heck: 35 and Digitalahcdm_09449_041-042Born to Raise Heck 1st-7th draft scripts (2 3.5" floppy discs)1983-1984 35Born to Raise Heck notes1983-1989 Super Tennis: 36AV materials 1977 36Outtakes, Mike's original script, rough draft undated Tilden: 36Tilden A drama based on the life of the Tennis champion Big Bill Tilden 1975 36Tilden scripts 1975-1980 36Research 1975 36Critiques and notes undated 36Letters from Lou, Pierre, and Me 1976-2000 36Framed - First and Second Draft Scripts 1996 Last of the Breed: 36 and Digitalahcdm_09449_047Last of the Breed - Outline, Script, Notes (3.5" floppy disc)1986-1987 36Video - Aerial Footage F-16 HUD video Army Helicopter (VHS, difficulties playing)undated The Mechanic: 37The Mechanic (work in progress)1997-1998 37The Mechanic Screenplay outline w/ sample scenes 1997 37The Mechanic Rough 1st draft 1998 37 and digitalahcdm_09449_049-050The Mechanic notes (2 3.5" floppy discs)1997-1998 37 and Digitalahcdm_09449_091-092Bahamas Travel and Movie material (2 3.5" floppy discs)1997-1998 37 and Digitalahcdm_09449_074Bahia Tortuga aka Rhodes Project1983-1984 37Great Escape - Final Draft1986-1987 The Jury: 38Court TV2000-2002 38Research 1996-2002 38The Jury Act One2003 38The Jury notes 2001-2003 38 and Digitalahcdm_09449_043-046 and 067The Jury script (5 3.5" floppy discs)March 20, 2003 U-505/U-Boat: 38 and Digitalahcdm_09449_074U-505 Proposal for 4 hour mini-series w/ co-writer Larry Tuch 1987-1988 38U-505 Proposal for 4 hour mini-series w/ co-writer Larry Tuch, notes and correspondence 1987-1988 38"Twenty Million Tons Under the Sea" by Rear Admiral Daniel V. Gallery, USN1956 38 and Digitalahcdm_09449_038Dead Center - scripts and notes (3.5" floppy disc)1984-1992 Joe Montana: 38Joe Montana II (Proud Draught)undated 38Joe Montana An original Screenplay by Robert Hendersonundated Mandate of Heaven: 38Mandate from Heaven w/ Monte's notes undated 39Mandate of Heaven Colin Clements 1979 39Mandate R.D. May 23, 1985 39Notes/Research Mandate 1985 39Casting Mandate1985 39MOH 1978 draft1978 39The Mandate of Heaven: Record of a civil war, China 1945-49 by: John F. Melby, 19681968 39 and Digitalahcdm_09449_048The Mandate of Heaven (3.5" floppy disc)1985-1992 Jack/A Man Called Jack: 39 and Digitalahcdm_09449_022-025Jack (4 3.5" floppy discs)1992-1993 39Jack Correspondence, notes, and contracts1991-1998 39Audio - Mike Talking about Jack (cassette tape)undated The Return of the Jackal: 39Jackal and Jack notes1992-1993 39The Return of the Jackal outline October 25, 1993 39The Return of the Jackal "The Jackal is Back" (2 copies)September 30, 1992 39 and Digitalahcdm_09449_056-059Return of the Jackal by Walter Halsey Davis scripts (4 3.5" floppy discs) 1992-1993 40Return of the Jackal Rough draft December 13, 1993 40Oceans of Fire aka The Rig1985 The Programmer: 40The Programmer I-III scripts 1980-1981 40The Programmer notes and materials 1976-1981 40-41Crime and Variations - scripts 1985-1986 41 and Digitalahcdm_09449_039Father and Son - first set of revisions and 1st draft1990-1991 41China Run - scriptsundated Digitalahcdm_09449_028Bomb Squad (3.5" floppy disc)1986-1995 Digitalahcdm_09449_029-030A Question of Courage (2 3.5" floppy discs)2000 Digitalahcdm_09449_037Chase the Cat - beats, script (3.5" floppy disc)1999 Digitalahcdm_09449_040Grand Adventure - Pilot psych-OL (3.5" floppy disc)1985-1995 Digitalahcdm_09449_054-055OTL - scripts, outline, and notes (2 3.5" floppy discs)1995 Digitalahcdm_09449_075Two Women Over the Edge (OTE) - treatments, scripts, resume (3.5" floppy disc)undated Digitalahcdm_09449_079Tapioca (3.5" floppy disc)undated 31Film Production articles 1973-1991 31Ted Post's Class February and March 1991 Digitalahcdm_09449_066Uplink all files (3.5" floppy disc)undated Digitalahcdm_09449_068Treatment Ubersetztung, woman poet (3.5" floppy disc)undated Digitalahcdm_09449_070GE-II - Cassette Label (3.5" floppy disc)undated Digitalahcdm_09449_072ETWAS - script files (3.5" floppy disc)undated Digitalahcdm_09449_077 and 081Poems/Poetry - Ice palace (2 3.5" floppy discs)undated Digitalahcdm_09449_078 and 080PLAYS - Panhandle FUN (2 3.5" floppy discs)undated Digitalahcdm_09449_082-083Letters (2 3.5" floppy discs)1984-1994 Digitalahcdm_09449_084-086Scriptor - Screenplay Formatting Software, program discs ( 3 3.5" floppy discs)1990