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David Henry Hwang Papers, Ca http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf0779n4dg No online items Guide to the David Henry Hwang Papers, ca. 1985-1992 Processed by Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Steven Mandeville-Gamble and Geoffrey Skinner Department of Special Collections Green Library Stanford University Libraries Stanford, CA 94305-6004 Phone: (650) 725-1022 Email: [email protected] URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc © 1997 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved. Guide to the David Henry Hwang Special Collections M636 1 Papers, ca. 1985-1992 Guide to the David Henry Hwang Papers, ca. 1985-1992 Collection number: M636 Department of Special Collections and University Archives Stanford University Libraries Stanford, California Contact Information Department of Special Collections Green Library Stanford University Libraries Stanford, CA 94305-6004 Phone: (650) 725-1022 Email: [email protected] URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc Processed by: Special Collections staff Date Completed: n.d. Encoded by: Steven Mandeville-Gamble and Geoffrey Skinner © 1997 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: David Henry Hwang Papers, Date (inclusive): ca. 1985-1992 Collection number: Special Collections M636 Creator: Hwang, David Henry, 1957- Extent: 17.5 linear ft. Repository: Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives. Language: English. Access Restrictions: None. Publication Rights: Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections. Provenance: Gift of David H. Hwang, 1991 and 1992. Preferred Citation: [Identification of item] David Henry Hwang Papers, M636, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif. BIOGRAPHY David Henry Hwang is an award-winning playwright whose work often deals with the manipulation or breakdown of stereotypes--particularly those concerning Asian-Americans--while exploring the frontiers of experimental drama. Hwang, a creative writing major who studied with Stanford professor John L'Heureux, graduated from the university in 1979. He credits L'Heureux and playwright Sam Shepard as early influences. M. Butterfly, the best known of Hwang's plays, won Broadway's Tony Award in 1988. In the years following M. Butterfly's success Hwang has moved toward filmwriting, exploring the Asian-American experience in films such as Golden Gate, the collection's most recent piece, which was filmed on location in San Francisco in 1992. Guide to the David Henry Hwang Special Collections M636 2 Papers, ca. 1985-1992 SCOPE AND CONTENT Includes original manuscripts, corrected typescripts, etc. for both major and minor works including M. BUTTERFLY, BONDAGE, and 1000 AIRPLANES ON THE ROOF. Box 1a, Folder 1 Essays Box 1a, Folder 2 "Sunday Sermon"/"Hypocrites No More" Box 1a, Folder 3 "Free at Last" Box 1a, Folder 4-5 "M. Butterfly" Box 1a, Folder 6 "Jan Ken Po" Box 1a, Folder 7 "Devil May Care" Box 1a, Folder "Rich Relations" 8-11 Box 1b (o.s) "1000 Airplanes on the Roof" Box 2, Folder 1-6 "Rich Relations" (originals) Box 2, Folder 7-8 "Over the Edge" (originals) Box 2, Folder 9-12 "CL" (originals) Box 2, Folder 13 "MF" (originals) Box 2, Folder 14 "7 Years in Tibet" (originals) Box 2, Folder unknown originals 15-17 Box 3, Folder 1 correspondence: originals Box 3, Folder 2 correspondence: originals : Merrill and Attorneys Box 3, Folder 3 National Endowment for the Arts: applications Box 3, Folder 4 newspaper/magazine clippings Box 3, Folder 5 synopsis Box 3, Folder 6 "American Dreams" Box 3, Folder 7 "New World" Box 3, Folder 8 "San Francisco" Box 3, Folder 9 Government Councils: Theatre Communications Group & California Arts Box 3, Folder 10 Writers Agency Box 3, Folder 11 "Rich Relations": Agreements Box 3, Folder 12 Contracts: "Good Fortune" Box 3, Folder 13 "Devil May Care" Box 3, Folder 14 "M. Butterfly" Box 4, Folder 1 "M. Butterfly" Box 4, Folder 2 "Good Fortune" Box 4, Folder 3 "Seven Years in Tibet" Box 4, Folder 4 "Year Without Michael" Box 4, Folder 5-6 "M. Butterfly" Box 4, Folder 7 "M. Butterfly" : Corrections Box 4, Folder 8 "M. Butterfly": Cuts Box 4, Folder 9 "M. Butterfly" : Original Housing Box 5, Folder 1 "M. Butterfly" Contract Box 5, Folder 2 "FOB": Contracts Box 5, Folder 3 "FOB": Interview Box 5, Folder 4 "FOB": Original and Draft Box 5, Folder 5 Stage design: Plenter and Horivichi Box 5, Folder 6-11 "The Dance of the Railroad": originals and copy prints Box 5, Folder 12 "The Dance of the Railroad": Cricket Theatre Box 5, Folder 13 "The Dance of the Railroad": Production Material Box 5, Folder 14 Unknown original (yellow pad) Box 5, Folder 15 "Family Devotion" Box 5, Folder 16 "Family Devotion" Box 5, Folder 17 "Family Devotion" : Original Housing Box 6, Folder 1 "Rich Relations" Guide to the David Henry Hwang Special Collections M636 3 Papers, ca. 1985-1992 CONTAINER LIST Box 6, Folder 2 Correspondence; Madame Butterfly libretto (Puccini) Box 6, Folder 3 Contracts: "Dr. Haing Ngor Project" Box 6, Folder 4 Approved Production Contract for Plays Box 6, Folder 5 Articles: "Why Not Sort of Pregnant?" Box 6, Folder 6 Television Writing Contract: "Dr. Haing Ngor MFT" Box 6, Folder 7 "Good Intentions" Box 6, Folder 8 "Free at Last" Box 6, Folder 9 "Destiny: The Story of Dr. Haing S. Ngor" Box 6, Folder 10 "Destiny: The Story of Dr. Haing S. Ngor" : Original Housing Box 6, Folder 11 "Cheap Tales" Box 6, Folder 12 "Unnatural Acts": The Cricket Theatre Box 7, Folder 1-12 "Family Devotions" (originals & copy prints) Box 7, Folder 13 "Family Devotions": contracts Box 8, Folder 1-5 "The House of Sleeping Beauties": (originals & copy prints) Box 8, Folder 6 "Sound and Beauty," "The House of Sleeping Beauties": Production Material Box 8, Folder 7 "New Worlds"/ "Letters from the East" (included) Box 8, Folder 8 "New Worlds" Box 8, Folder 9 "Leading the Blind" Box 8, Folder 10 Agreement: Kletter & Hwang Box 9, Folder 1 "Unnatural Acts": Stage designs, clippings, brochures Box 9, Folder 2 "Unnatural Acts" Box 9, Folder 3 "Unnatural Acts" : Original Housing Box 9, Folder 4 American Playhouse; T.V. Agreements Box 9, Folder 5 "Jan Ken Po" Box 9, Folder 6 "Good Intentions" Box 9, Folder 7 "Igo Ono": Business Material Box 9, Folder 8 "Sound of a Voice" Box 9, Folder 9-10 "Igo Ono" Box 10, Folder 1 "Igo Ono": Preliminary Material Box 10, Folder "Igo Ono" 2-10 Box 10, Folder 11 "As the Crow Flies" Box 10, Folder ("Sunset in Noriega"?): 2 originals 12-13 Box 10, Folder 14 "A Chinaman's Chance" Box 11, Folder Newspaper/ Magazine Articles 1-11 Box 11, Folder 12 "Yellow Fever": A play by Rich Shiomi Box 11, Folder 13 Miscellaneous Box 12 Magazines and Brochures Box 13 Photographs Box 14 Original Newspapers Box 15 Posters Box 16, Folder 1 "2-2 Utterly Utterly": screenplay Box 16, Folder 2 "2-2 Utterly Utterly": movie material Box 16, Folder 3 "2-2 Utterly Utterly": Treatment (McLaren) Box 16, Folder "2-2 Utterly Utterly": Originals (yellow pads) 4-11 Box 16, Folder 12 "The Voyage" Box 16, Folder 13 "The Voyage": libretto Box 16, Folder 14 "The Visitors": First Draft Box 17, Folder 1 "1000 Airplanes on the Roof" Box 17, Folder 2 "1000 Airplanes on the Roof"Production Schedule Box 17, Folder 3 "1000 Airplanes on the Roof"Itineraries Box 17, Folder 4 "1000 Airplanes on the Roof"Preliminary storyboards Box 17, Folder 5 "Bondage": First Draft Box 17, Folder 6 "Bondage": Second Draft Guide to the David Henry Hwang Special Collections M636 4 Papers, ca. 1985-1992 CONTAINER LIST Box 17, Folder 7 "Bondage": Louisville Drafts Box 17, Folder 8 Humana Festival materials Box 17, Folder 9 Humana Festival schedules Box 17, Folder 10 "M. Butterfly": Contracts, script updates Box 18, Folder 1 "M. Butterfly": Screenplay, Second Draft Box 18, Folder 2 "Bondage": Notes Box 18, Folder 3 "M. Butterfly": First Draft Box 18, Folder 4 "M. Butterfly": copy Box 18, Folder 5 "M. Butterfly": Screenplay, First Draft Box 18, Folder 6 "M. Butterfly": Screenplay, Second Draft Box 19, Folder 1-3 "M. Butterfly": Filmscript Originals (yellow pads) Box 19, Folder 4 "M. Butterfly": Treatment and First Draft Box 19, Folder 5 "M. Butterfly": Notes and Draft Box 19, Folder 6 "Seven years in Tibet": Notes and Correspondence Box 20, Folder 1 "Seven years in Tibet": Screenplay, Rough Draft Box 20, Folder 2 "Seven years in Tibet": Second Draft Box 20, Folder 3 "Seven years in Tibet": Draft (Apr. 22, 1990) Box 20, Folder 4 "Seven years in Tibet": Development Materials Box 20, Folder 5 "Seven years in Tibet": Draft (Dec. 27, 1989) Box 20, Folder 6 "Seven years in Tibet": Draft (May 6, 1990) Box 21, Folder 1 "Seven Years in Tibet": Draft (computer printout) Box 21, Folder 2 "Seven years in Tibet": Rough Draft (Aug. 17, 1987) Box 21, Folder 3 "Seven years in Tibet": Second Draft (Dec. 20, 1988) Box 21, Folder 4 "Seven years in Tibet": Draft fragment Box 21, Folder 5 "Seven years in Tibet": First Draft and Correspondence Box 21, Folder 6-7 "Seven years in Tibet": Original Rewrites (yellow pads) Box 22, Folder 1-7 "Seven years in Tibet": Rewrites (yellow pads) Box 23, Folder 1 "A Chinaman's Chance": Draft & Miscellaneous Notes Box 23, Folder 2 "Spring Wind": Drafts Box 23, Folder 3 "My American Son": Teleplay, Second Draft Box 23, Folder 4 "Golden Gate": First and Third Drafts Box 23, Folder 5 "Golden Gate": Third Draft Box 23, Folder 6 "Red Angel": Second Draft Box 24, Folder 1 "Golden Gate": Fourth Draft Box 24, Folder 2-3 "Playhouse": Originals (yellow pads) Box 24, Folder 4-5 "Playhouse": Original Rewrites (yellow pads) Guide to the David Henry Hwang Special Collections M636 5 Papers, ca.
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