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Davis (Walter Halsey) screenplay and television script collection
PA Mss 157  
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  • Acquisition Information
  • Scope and Content
  • Arrangement
  • Related Archival Material

  • Title: Walter Halsey Davis screenplay and television script collection
    Identifier/Call Number: PA Mss 157
    Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 10 linear feet (10 cartons)
    Creator: Davis, Walter Halsey
    Date (inclusive): 1970s-2000s
    Abstract: Screenplay and television script library of American screenwriter and producer Walter Halsey Davis, active between the 1970s and 2000s.
    Physical Location: The collection is located at the Southern Regional Library (SRLF).

    Access Restrictions

    The collection is open for research. The collection is stored offsite. Advance notice is required for retrieval.

    Use Restrictions

    Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of Item], Walter Halsey Davis screenplay and television script collection, PA Mss 157. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

    Acquisition Information

    From the estate Walter Halsey Davis, 2019.

    Scope and Content

    Screenplay and television script library of American screenwriter and producer Walter Halsey Davis, active between the 1970s and 2000s. The screenplays and television scripts in this collection encompass a wide range of genres, including comedy, action and adventure, thriller, crime drama, science fiction, war, historical drama, and "biopic."

    Arrangement

    The collection has been divided into two series: 1. Screenplays, and 2. Television scripts.

    Related Archival Material

    Walter Halsey Davis and Vickie Patik papers (1972-1996), University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Screenwriters -- United States -- 20th century
    Screenplays
    Television scripts
    Davis, Walter Halsey -- Archives