AHJ_ah05764 Inventory of the Tim Kelly papers, 1956-1997 Kelly (Tim) Papers University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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2013;2022

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 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort July 2013 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Kelly, Tim, 1937-1998 Tim Kelly papers 1956-1997 05764 6.64 cubic ft. (7 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Tim Kelly was a playwright. Collection contains screenplays, manuscripts, correspondence, biographical materials, clippings, photographs, and publicity materials regarding Kelly's career and life.

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.

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."

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

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There are no known other archival collections created by Tim Kelly at the date of processing.

Partial finding aid available in repository.

This material was received from Tim Kelly from 1975-1998, Larry Nestor in 2009, and Carol Oliva in 2017.

This collection was processed by Alexandra Cardin in February 2022.

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 Access Terms Playwriting -- United States -- 20th century. Screenwriters -- United States -- 20th century. Motion pictures -- United States -- 20th century. Theater -- United States -- 20th century. Dramatists -- United States -- 20th century. Theatrical producers and directors -- United States -- 20th century. Television authorship -- United States -- 20th century. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Performing Arts I. Personal 1Awards and Recognitions1964-1995 1Biographical Information1959-1982, undated 1Master of Arts Degree, Emerson College1955 June 3 II. Correspondence 11962-1994 III. Photographs 1Miscellaneous Productions1956-1983 1Stage Productions1967-1981 1Tim Kelly1963-1985 IV. Written Works Articles 1Arizona Days and Ways Magazine1964 November 29 1Arizona Highways Magazine1962-1968 1Arizona Point West Magazine1962-1966 1Miscellaneous Magazines1959-1991 1Book - Ride of Fury1964 Music Scores 1"Full Moon Potion"1989 1Miscellaneous1983, 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 1Catalog of Plays and List of the Published Plays1979-1986 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 4Manuscript - "The First Wife"undated 4Manuscript - "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 Madhouse1974 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 4The 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 6Hec Ramsey, "Hummy Sing"undated 6Here Come the Brides,"The Last Winter"undated 6The High Chaparral,"Bad Day for a Thirst"1967 6The High Chaparral,"The Kill Agent"1968 6The High Chaparral,"Ride the Savage Land"undated 6The High Chaparral,"The Lion Sleeps"1968 6Kojak,"The Deadly Canary"undated 6Nakia,"The Sand Trap"undated 6Powder Keg,"Rough Road from Galveston"undated V. Printed Material 6Advertisements1960-1994, undated 7Newspaper Clippings1961-1997 7Posters1973-1974, undated 7Programs1956-1995, undated