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Dan Curry papers, 1967-2008 LSC.2294
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Series 1: Star Trek 1987-2002

Scope and Content

This series mostly contains scripts annotated by Curry and montage storyboards for several series of Star Trek. Curry also compiled copies of scripts, memos, hand-drawn screenplays, illustrations, and other personal notes on selected episodes into folders he labeled with these episodes’ titles. These folders are the highlight of the collection, as they document Curry’s creative thought process and the amount of work he put into producing the visual effects for these episodes. Where applicable, multiple folders were created for one file to preserve this arrangement.

Organization and Arrangement

This series is arranged in four subseries organized chronologically by Star Trek series and record creation date. Folder titles utilize episode titles and the following popular acronyms for the series: “TNG” for Star Trek: The Next Generation, “DS9” for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, “VOY” for Star Trek: Voyager, and “ENT” for Star Trek: Enterprise.
 

Subseries 1.1: Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987-1994

Box 1, Folder 1

TNG: "Haven" 1987

Box 1, Folders 2-3

TNG: "Datalore" circa 1987

Box 1, Folder 4

TNG: "Too Short a Season" circa 1987

Box 1, Folder 5

TNG: "When the Bough Breaks" 1987

Box 1, Folder 6

TNG: "Home Soil" circa 1987-1988

Box 1, Folders 7-8

TNG: "Coming of Age" circa 1987-1988

Scope and Content

Includes one diffusion transfer (Polaroid) print of the matte painting of the "Relva 7." Also contains material on "Home Soil," as included by Dan Curry.
Box 2, Folder 1

TNG: Stock Element Lists circa 1987-1988

Box 2, Folders 2-3

TNG: "The Arsenal of Freedom" circa 1988

Box 2, Folder 4

TNG: "We'll Always Have Paris" 1988

Box 2, Folder 5

TNG: "Symbiosis" circa 1988

Box 2, Folder 6, Box 3, Folders 1-2

TNG: "Conspiracy" circa 1988

Box 3, Folder 3

TNG: "The Child" 1988

Box 3, Folder 4

TNG: "Elementary, Dear Data" 1988

Box 3, Folder 5

TNG: "Loud as a Whisper" 1988

Box 3, Folder 6

TNG: "Unnatural Selection" 1988

Box 3, Folder 7

TNG: "The Measure of a Man" 1988

Box 3, Folder 8

TNG: "Where Silence Has Lease" 1988

Scope and Content

Includes printed posts on a "Sci-Fi Fantasy Forum" discussing the episode. Praises of the visual and special effects were highlighted before receipt of the collection.
Box 4, Folder 1

TNG: "The Dauphin" 1988-1989

Box 4, Folder 2

TNG: "A Matter of Honor" 1988-1989

Box 4, Folder 3

TNG: "Contagion" 1988-1989

Box 4, Folder 4

TNG: "High Regard" 1988-1989

Box 4, Folder 5

TNG: "Time to the Second" 1989

Box 4, Folder 6

TNG: "Pen Pals" 1989

Box 4, Folder 7

TNG: "Q Who?" 1989

Box 4, Folder 8

TNG: "The Royale" 1989

Scope and Content

Contains memos and one montage storyboard (Act 4 missing).
Box 5, Folder 1

TNG: "Samaritan Snare" 1989

Box 5, Folder 2

TNG: "Send in the Clones" 1989

Box 5, Folder 3

TNG: "Manhunt" 1989

Box 5, Folder 4

TNG: "The Emissary" 1989

Box 5, Folder 5

TNG: "Peak Performance" 1989

Box 5, Folder 6

TNG: "Shades of Gray" 1989

Box 5, Folder 7

TNG: Second Season Book O' Shows 1989

Box 6, Folder 1

TNG: "The Bonding" 1989

Box 6, Folders 2-3

TNG: "The Survivors" 1989

Box 6, Folder 4

TNG: "The Hunted" 1989

Box 6, Folder 5

TNG: "Captain's Holiday" 1990

Box 6, Folder 6

TNG: "Hollow Pursuits" 1990

Box 7, Folder 1

TNG: "Transfigurations" 1990

Box 7, Folders 2-3

TNG: "Family" 1990

Box 7, Folder 4

TNG: "Suddenly Human" 1990

Box 7, Folder 5

TNG: "Future Imperfect" 1990

Box 7, Folder 6

TNG: "Legacy" 1990

Box 7, Folder 7

TNG: "Devil's Due" 1990

Box 8, Folder 1

TNG: "The Wounded" 1990

Box 8, Folder 2

TNG: "The Loss" 1990

Box 8, Folder 3

TNG: "Galaxy's Child" 1990-1991

Box 8, Folder 4

TNG: "Identity Crisis" 1991

Box 8, Folder 5

TNG: "Clues" 1991

Box 8, Folder 6

TNG: "Q Love" 1991

Box 8, Folder 7

TNG: "In Theory" 1991

Box 9, Folder 1

TNG: "Half a Life" 1991

Box 9, Folder 2

TNG: "The Mind's Eye" 1991

Box 9, Folder 3

TNG: "Redemption" 1991

Box 9, Folder 4

TNG: "Darmok" 1991

Box 9, Folder 5

TNG: "Ensign Ro" 1991

Box 9, Folder 6

TNG: "Unification Part II" 1991

Box 9, Folder 7

TNG: "Disaster" 1991

Box 9, Folder 8

TNG: "The Masterpiece Society" 1991

Box 10, Folder 1

TNG: "Power Play" 1991

Box 10, Folder 2

TNG: "The First Duty" 1992

Box 10, Folder 3

TNG: "The Perfect Mate" 1992

Box 10, Folder 4

TNG: "All Good Things" 1994

 

Subseries 1.2: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Bulk, 1997 circa 1993-1997

Box 10, Folder 5

DS9: "The Siege" 1993

Box 10, Folder 6

DS9: "Call to Arms" circa 1997

Scope and Content

Also contains contemporaneous material on Star Trek: Voyager as grouped together by Dan Curry.
Box 10, Folder 7

DS9: "Sacrifice of Angels" circa 1997

 

Subseries 1.3: Star Trek: Voyager circa 1994 - 2000

Box 10, Folder 8

VOY: "Caretaker" circa 1994

Box 10, Folder 9

VOY: "Innocence" 1995

Box 10, Folder 10

VOY: "Workforce" 2000

Box 11, Folder 1

VOY: Images of Voyager and Defiant (photocopies) undated

 

Subseries 1.4: Star Trek: Enterprise circa 2001-2004

Box 11, Folder 2

ENT: "Broken Bow" 2001

Box 11, Folder 3

ENT: "Impulse" circa 2004

Scope and Content

Consists of an application for an unspecified award for "Impulse" in the category of "Outstanding Visual Effects in a Television Series."
 

Series 2: Star Trek VHS Tapes Bulk, 1987-1992 circa 1967-2005

Scope and Content

Contains 90 VHS tapes of various Star Trek episodes as broadcast, office copies, element reels, comp reels, work prints, and other recorded material pertaining to the making and visual effects of Star Trek. Also includes a small amount of accompanying notes.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

COLLECTION CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: Audiovisual materials in this collection will require assessment and possible digitization for safe access. To review these audiovisual materials, you must notify the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk in advance of your visit.
Box 13

Star Trek: The Original Series 1967

Scope and Content

Contains one tape of an episode titled "The Trouble with Tribbles."
Boxes 13-15

Star Trek: The Next Generation circa 1987-1993

Scope and Content

Contains sixty-four tapes. Includes a copy of the episode of TNG that Dan Curry directed, "Birthright, pt. 2," as broadcast in March 1993.
Box 15

Star Trek: Voyager 1994-1999

Scope and Content

Contains six tapes. One tape titled "Director's Raw Material For Reel" contains clips from Star Trek TNG, DS9, and Voyager.
Box 15

Star Trek: Enterprise 2002-2005

Scope and Content

Contains sixteen tapes.
Box 15

Assorted Recordings undated

Scope and Content

Contains two tapes containing Main Title Design Emmy submissions, and one tape titled "Creature Comforts."
Box 12, Folder 5

VHS Tape Notes circa 1991, 1993

Scope and Content

Contains copies of notes found with two VHS tapes: "DRE #9 Cloud Tank" ("Dan & Ron Element Reel," 1993) and " Star Trek TNG #205 Smoke (Dry Ice) DRE-007 W/Window" (1991).
 

Series 3: Motion Picture Projects circa 1988-1992

Scope and Content

Contains Curry’s work on title and logo design, collected scripts and screenplays (some annotated and hand-drawn by Curry), correspondence, and personal notes pertaining to assorted motion picture and television projects. Materials for Thunder Strike and Stroke of Midnite (both unproduced), Moe’s World, and The Truman Show were collected by Curry, but do not evidence any participation in the production of these projects.
Box 11, Folder 4

Hot to Trot circa 1988

Box 11, Folders 5-6

The Blob circa 1988

Box 11, Folder 7

Hometown Films Logo circa 1988

Box 11, Folder 8-9

Thunder Strike circa 1990

Box 11, Folder 10

Moe's World 1990

Box 11, Folder 12

Stroke of Midnite 1990

Box 12, Folder 1

The Truman Show circa 1991

Box 12, Folder 2

Cool World circa 1992

Box 11, Folder 11

Correspondence: The American Film Institute 1990

 

Series 4: Television Projects 1990-2008

Scope and Content

Contains one script and screenplays for The Flash, collected by – though not explicitly linked to – Dan Curry. Also contains hand-drawn screenplays for Chuck, for which Curry was visual effects supervisor.
Box 12, Folder 3

The Flash 1990

Box 12, Folder 4

Chuck 2008