3 boxes (1.26 linear feet)
Acquisition: Gift, 1970
Access: Open for research
Processed by: Jonathan Reynolds, 2005
RLIN Record ID: None
This collection contains numerous versions of the work as it progressed from play to screenplay, and most are replete with Sackler's handwritten revisions. Included are pages from the published version of the play; bound typescripts of the original play; both handwritten and typed screenplay versions; revision pages; and a bound final version of the screenplay, along with the final group of Sackler's revisions.
The manuscripts are arranged in creation order as nearly as could be determined. Much of the material is undated, and was ordered according to Sackler's revisions and additions.
The handwritten material may prove difficult to read and character names rarely accompany dialogue. There is no material in the collection related to Sackler's other works or personal affairs.
Box Folder Description
The Great White Hope Play (first produced 1967) 1 1 Pages from published version with handwritten changes, incomplete Bound typescripts with revisions and additions 2 "Revised 11/1/67," with scene breakdown 3 Not dated 4 "Revised June, 1968," plus a few loose pages Screenplay (film released 1970) Adaptation 2 1-3 Handwritten draft (unordered) 4-6 Typescript draft with revisions 3 1 Synopsis 2 Handwritten draft 3 Typescript revision pages with changes, before May, 1969 4 Typescript with revisions, before August, 1969 5 "Revisions and inserts, 8 August 1969" 6 Bound typescript with some handwritten changes, "final September 26, 1969" 7 Revision pages, typescript, "October 3, 1969"
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