Finding Aid to the Don Carpenter Papers, 1950-1993
Finding Aid written by Chinda Xayarath
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University of California, Berkeley
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Finding Aid to the Don Carpenter Papers, 1950-1993
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2003/224 c
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
- Finding Aid Written By:
- Chinda Xayarath
- Date Completed:
-
August 2007
© 2007 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Don Carpenter papers
Date (inclusive): 1950-1993
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2003/224 c
Creator :
Carpenter, Don
Extent:
Number of containers: 9 cartons
Linear feet: 11.25
Repository: The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: The Don Carpenter Papers, 1950-1993, consist of writings, and a small amount of correspondence and biographical materials.
The bulk of the collection consists of writings, including drafts, short stories, novels and screenplays, both published and
unpublished. The materials found in the collection includes his drafts and final revisions of
Hard Rain Falling,
Getting Off,
The True Life of Story of Jody McKeegan,
Blade of Light and
A Couple of Comedians.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English.
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in
writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94720-6000.
Consent is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to
include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See:
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html .
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted toresearch
and educational purposes.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Don Carpenter Papers, BANC MSS 2003/224 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Separated Material
Videotapes/sound recordings have been transferred to the Microforms Collection of The Bancroft Library.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Carpenter, Don--Archives
Mailer, Norman--Correspondence
Whalen, Philip--Correspondence
Authors, American--California
Manuscripts for publication.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Don Carpenter Papers were purchased by The Bancroft Library in 2002.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
System of Arrangement
Arranged to the folder level.
Processing Information
Processed by Chinda Xayarath in 2007.
Biographical Information
Don Carpenter was born in Berkeley, California on March 16, 1931 and died in Mill Valley, California on July 28, 1995. Carpenter
grew up in northern California with his family, and completed high school in Portland, Oregon before serving in the military
during the Korean War. After the war, Carpenter returned to Portland, Oregon where he completed his B.S. at Portland State
College. In 1956, Carpenter married Martha Ryherd and had two daughters, Bonnie and Leha. Carpenter eventually received his
M.A. from San Francisco State College. While in northern California, Carpenter taught English but eventually discontinued
teaching and spent most of his life writing fiction, which included short stories, novels, and screenplays. He also wrote
for different publications and magazines, writing short book and novel reviews and also publishing his own short fiction.
Carpenter is known for his first novel,
Hard Rain Falling, which lead him to write more novels such as
A Couple of Comedians. Though he was known greatly for his novels, Carpenter also wrote many short stories and several novels that remained unpublished,
such as his novel
Friday's At Enrico's . Carpenter's novel,
Payday, was made into a movie in 1973.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Don Carpenter Papers, 1950-1993, consist of writings, and a small amount of correspondence and biographical materials.
The bulk of the collection consists of writings, including drafts, short stories, novels and screenplays, both published and
unpublished. The materials found in the collection includes his drafts and final revisions of
Hard Rain Falling,
Getting Off,
The True Life of Story of Jody McKeegan,
Blade of Light and
A Couple of Comedians.
Writings include notes, drafts, edited drafts, and the final versions of Carpenter's works. It also includes the work done
for his famous novel and Hollywood move,
Payday. A majority of the collection consists of materials related to his novel
Blade of Light, which also includes the screen play and galley proofs. The collection also includes his unpublished novel
Friday's at Enrico's.
Correspondence includes letters written to his family and friends; notable correspondents include Norman Mailer and Philip
Whalen. The biographical materials consist of interviews given by Carpenter about his life and work.
Series 1
Writings
1961-1993,
undated
Physical Description:
Carton1 - Carton 9, folder 6.
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically; drafts arranged alphabetically by title.
Scope and Content Note
Consists of drafts and/or final drafts of short stories, novels, screenplays, and articles. Unidentified works and reviews
are placed at the end of the series.
Carton 1, Folder 1
A Couple of Comedians- Book Summary
undated
Carton 1, Folder 2-4
A Couple of Comedians- Draft One
undated
Carton 1, Folder 5-6
A Couple of Comedians- Draft Two
undated
Carton 1, Folder 7-8
A Couple of Comedians- Final Draft
undated
Carton 1, Folder 9
A Girl Like You
1993 October 3
Carton 1, Folder 10
"A Little Passive Resistance"
undated
Carton 1, Folder 11
Allen-Maria Scenes
undated
Carton 1, Folder 12
"All The Money in the World"
undated
Carton 1, Folder 13
"A Modern Fantasy"
undated
Carton 1, Folder 14-17
Among Bright Stars
undated
Carton 1, Folder 18
"A Triumph for the Arts"
undated
Carton 1, Folder 21
Blade of Light- Book
undated
Carton 1, Folder 22-25
Blade of Light- Drafts
undated
Carton 1, Folder 26
Blade of Light- Film Treatment
undated
Carton 1, Folder 27-28
Blade of Light- Galley Proofs
undated
Carton 1, Folder 29
Blade of Light- Marked Set
undated
Carton 2, Folder 4
California Style- Fragments
undated
Carton 2, Folder 5
Chicken Rice Roger
undated
Carton 2, Folder 6
Chimpanzee/Animal
undated
Carton 2, Folder 13-14
The Cop- Draft One
undated
Carton 2, Folder 16
"Cowboys and Indians"
undated
Carton 2, Folder 17
"The Crazy Nut Phantom Sign Painter of Mar Vista"
undated
Carton 2, Folder 19
"The Death of a High School Boy"
undated
Carton 2, Folder 23-25
Doug Henderson Short Stories
undated
Carton 2, Folder 26
Doug Henderson- "The Traveling Man"
1990
Carton 2, Folder 27
Doug Henderson- "The Dead of Winter"
undated
Carton 2, Folder 28-29
Doug Henderson- "Dick McGee"
undated
Carton 2, Folder 30
Doug Henderson- "Epiphany"
undated
Carton 2, Folder 31
Doug Henderson- "Osiris Arises"
undated
Carton 2, Folder 32
Doug Henderson- "When I'm Near You"
undated
Carton 2, Folder 33
Doug Henderson- "When You're Near Me"
undated
Carton 2, Folder 36
The Echo and the Dream
undated
Carton 2, Folder 41
The Espresso Machine
undated
Carton 3, Folder 3
"The Final Dream"
undated
Carton 3, Folder 6-7
Fridays at Enrico's
undated
Carton 3, Folder 8
"Froggy, Froggy, You Got the Melancholy Blues"
1962 April 16
Carton 3, Folder 9-11
From a Distant Place
undated
Carton 3, Folder 12
Getting Off- Notes
undated
Carton 3, Folder 13
"The Girl in the Money Shot"
undated
Carton 3, Folder 21-26
Hard Rain Falling
undated
Carton 4, Folder 1-2
Hard Rain Falling
undated
Carton 4, Folder 3
"Hate Week at the Buddies Post Tavern"
1962 March 24
Carton 4, Folder 6
"The High Chaparral"
undated
Carton 4, Folder 7
His Honor- Proposal
undated
Carton 4, Folder 10
Humpty Dumped- Fragments
undated
Carton 4, Folder 11
"The Impersonator"
undated
Carton 4, Folder 12
"Inching to the Right"
undated
Carton 4, Folder 19
Jody McKeegan Screenplay
undated
Carton 4, Folder 20
"Journal from the Edge of Town"
undated
Carton 4, Folder 21
"The King Must Die"
October 1966
Carton 4, Folder 22
"Let Us All Stick Pins in Each Other and Call it Love"
undated
Carton 4, Folder 29
"Life in the Big City"
undated
Carton 4, Folder 30
The MacLaine Legacy
1964 July 1
Carton 4, Folder 31
"The Man Nobody Liked"
undated
Carton 4, Folder 32
Miami Vice- "King of the Hill"
1985
Carton 4, Folder 34
Murder of the Frogs
undated
Carton 5, Folder 1-2
Murder of the Frogs
undated
Carton 5, Folder 3-4
Murder of the Frogs- Galley Proofs
undated
Carton 5, Folder 6
Nomads Final Screenplay
undated
Carton 5, Folder 8
"One of those Big City Girls"
undated
Carton 5, Folder 10
The Outsider
1968 January 27
Carton 5, Folder 11
The Outsider
1969 February 10-14
Carton 5, Folder 12
"Over My Dead Body"
undated
Carton 5, Folder 16
Pay Day- Draft One
undated
Carton 5, Folder 17-18
Pay Day- Final Draft
1971
Carton 5, Folder 19
Pay Day- Screenplay
undated
Carton 5, Folder 25-26
Points of View- Final Draft
1987
Carton 6, Folder 1
"Post Office"- Draft Two
1976
Carton 6, Folder 2-6
Pull My Fingers
1992,
undated
Carton 6, Folder 7
The Purchase- Novel Outline
undated
Carton 6, Folder 8
"Rich Man, Poor Man, Beggar Man, Thief"
1962
Carton 6, Folder 9
"Report from the Rain Forest"
undated
Carton 6, Folder 12-13
The Sensation of Drowning
undated
Carton 6, Folder 23
"The Sketch for a Ten Minute Film"
1963
Carton 6, Folder 26
"The Snake Hunters"
undated
Carton 6, Folder 27
"The Snake People"
undated
Carton 6, Folder 28
Three Sleepy People
undated
Carton 6, Folder 33
"Trip on a Well Known Railroad"
undated
Carton 6, Folder 34-38
The True Life Story of Jody McKeegan
undated
Carton 7, Folder 12
The United Fruit Company
undated
Carton 7, Folder 14
"Welcome to Hollywood"
undated
Carton 7, Folder 18
"The Wolf People"
undated
Carton 7, Folder 26-28
Zern-
The End of War
undated
Carton 8, Folder 1-5
Unidentified Drafts
undated
Carton 8, Folder 6-8
Unidentified Fragments
undated
Carton 8, Folder 9-15
Unidentified Novels
undated
Carton 8, Folder 16-17
Unidentified Novel- Part One and Two
undated
Carton 8, Folder 18
Unidentified Screenplay
undated
Carton 8, Folder 19-20
Unidentified Screenplay: Jack Chase and Nora King
undated
Carton 8, Folder 21-22
Unidentified Short Stories
undated
Carton 9, Folder 1
Book Reviews
1979-1987,
undated
Carton 9, Folder 2-3
Magazines and Articles
1981,
1988,
undated
Carton 9, Folder 4
Reviews by Don Carpenter
1981-1984
Carton 9, Folder 6
Shel Silverstein Short Story
undated
Series 2
Correspondence and Biographical Materials
1950-1990,
undated
Physical Description:
Carton 9, folders 7-34.
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Consists of news clippings and biographical materials, and correspondence with family and others. Notable correspondents include
Norman Mailer and Philip Whalen.
Carton 9, Folder 7
News Clippings (Biographical)
1977-1984
Carton 9, Folder 9-10
Correspondence Carpenter Family
1950-1959
Carton 9, Folder 11-12
Correspondence Martha Ryherd Carpenter
1956-1960
Carton 9, Folder 13
Correspondence Ronald Carpenter
1960-1961
Carton 9, Folder 14
Correspondence Norman Mailer
1978-1979
Carton 9, Folder 15
Correspondence Philip Whalen
1968-1969
Carton 9, Folder 16-34
Correspondence General
1964-1990,
undated
