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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Jim Greve, 21 October 2014 Description is in English 2014-10-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Earl Hamner, Jr. Papers, 1938-2013 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 51368 Jim Greve

Library of Virginia 2014 Jim Greve Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Earl Hamner, Jr. Papers, 1938-2013 51368 15.925 cubic feet (31 boxes). English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

Earl Hamner retains royalty rights to the following works: The Driftwood Arrangement, Foundations, Goodnight John-Boy, and Odette: A Goose of Toulouse, as well as stage royalty rights to Spencer's Mountain. In additon, Hamner retains rights to all income generated from any of these works, as well as any income accrued for any donated work during his lifetime.

Preferred Citation

Earl Hamner, Jr. Papers, 1938-2013. Accession 51368. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Earl Hamner, Jr., Studio City, California.

Biographical Information

Earl Henry Hamner, Jr. was born in Schuyler, Nelson County, Virginia on 10 July 1923. He is the son of Earl Henry Hamner, Sr. and Doris Marion Gianinni. He attended the University of Richmond, and then served in the army during World War II. Following the war, Hamner worked for WMBG Radio in Richmond. He then briefly attended Northwestern University. In 1948, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a major in broadcasting from the College of Music of the University of Cincinnati, and was employed as a writer for WLW. In 1949, Hamner moved to New York City, and worked as a radio and television writer until 1960. He married Jane Martin on 16 October 1954 in New York City. In 1960, Hamner moved to Hollywood to pursue film writing. His novel Spencer’s Mountain was made into a movie in 1961. He also wrote episodes for The Twilight Zone and CBS Playhouse, and was chosen to do a film version of the children’s book Charlotte’s Web. In 1970, Hamner wrote a television special based on his novel The Homecoming. The special became the inspiration for the series The Waltons, which ran from 1972 to 1981. He also worked on many other television shows, and wrote and produced the pilot episode of Falcon Crest. Afterwards, he formed a production company with Don Sipes. Most recently, Hamner has written numerous books, including Goodnight John-Boy (2002), The Twilight Zone Scripts of Earl Hamner (2003), Generous Women (2006), and Odette: A Goose of Toulouse. (2011). Hamner died in Los Angeles, California on 24 March 2016.

Scope and Content

Papers, 1938-2013, of Earl Hamner, Jr. (1923-2016), including books, clippings, correspondence, DVD's, newsletters, photographs, publicity, film, radio, and television scripts and screenplays, speeches, subject files, and videotapes, relating to his career in the entertainment industry, most notably as creator and writer of the television series The Waltons and Falcon Crest.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the following series:

Series I. Subject Files. Series II. Books, Motion Pictures, Television, and Other Works. Series III. Books (Hard Copy). Series IV. Videotapes and DVD's. Contents List Series I. Subject Files. 1-2 Extent: 2 boxes.

The subject files include biographical material, miscellaneous correspondence (2003-2012), early writings, information on Hamner receiving the Literary Lifetime Achievement Award from the Library of Virginia, interviews, photographs, publicity, and speeches.

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation Interview. 1 1 Advice to Young Writers. 1 2 Biographical Information. 1 3 89th Birthday Cards, 2012. 1 4 Bradbury, Ray. 1 5 Certificates. 1 6 Correspondence, 2003-2012. 1 7 Early Attempts - 1940's. 1 8-9 Early Education. 1 10 Early Writings. 1 11 Hamner Theater. 1 12 Hargrove, Marion. 1 13 Library of Virginia. 1 14 Miscellaneous. 1 15-16 "Mountain Memories: An Interview with The Waltons Creator Earl Hamner, Jr." by Karen Brewer. 2 1 National Hall of Fame for Mountain Artisans. 2 2 "Nelson County in Hollywood." 2 3 "Paradise on Five Dollars a Day." 2 4 Personal. 2 5-6 Photographs. 2 7 Publicity and Interviews. 2 8-10 Speech - Peabody Award Lunch, 2 May 1973. 2 11 Speech - National Association of Television Program Executives, 20 February 1974. 2 12 Speech - Walton Museum Opening, 25 October 1992. 2 13 Speech - Missouri Southern State College, 2000. 2 14 Speech - Virginia Festival of the Book, 19 March 2002. 2 15 Speech - Roanoke VA, 4 October 2008. 2 16 Speech - Virginia Literary Awards, 15 October 2011. 2 17 Speech - Smithsonian Radio Unveling at Walton Museum. 2 18 University of Cincinnati. 2 19 Waggoner Road Middle School (Reynoldsburg, OH). 2 20 Writer's Digest - Minna Bardon, 1947. 2 21 Series II. Books, Motion Pictures, Television, and Other Works. 3-27 Extent: 25 boxes.

This series contain annotated drafts and final versions of many of Hamner's works, including Aesop's Fables, Appalachian Autumn, The Avocado Drive Zoo, Charlotte's Web, Falcon Crest, Generous Women, Goodnight John-Boy, Heidi, The Homecoming, Morningstar/Eveningstar, Murder in Tinseltown, Odette: A Goose of Toulouse, The Ponder Heart, Spencer's Mountain, White Otter, and You Can't Get There From Here, as well as numerous episodes of The Twilight Zone and The Waltons. There are also exploratory notes, step outlines, cast and set lists, rehearsal and shooting schedules, correspondence, publicity, and reviews. In additon, there is material relating to ideas and proposals for books, motion pictures, and televison by Hamner that were not produced or published. This series also includes information on Walton's Mountain Museum, located in Hamner's hometown of Schuyler, Virginia. This series is organized alphabetically by name of the work. Complete bound sets of final scripts for Apple's Way and The Waltons are located in Special Collections.

Aesop's Fables. 3 1-4 Appalachian Autumn - CBS Playhouse. 3 5-9 Appalachian Autumn - CBS Playhouse. 4 1-4 Apple's Way. 4 5 The Avocado Drive Zoo. 4 6-9 The Avocado Drive Zoo. 5 1-2 Beware the Clock. 5 3 Boom!. 5 4 Boomerang. 5 5-9 Call of the Wild. 5 10 Celebrate Virginia!. 5 11 Charlie's Christmas. 5 12 Charlotte's Web. 6 1-4 Christmas in America (Kenny Rogers). 6 5 The City. 6 6 The Dark of the Moon - NBC Theatre of the Aire. 6 7 The Driftwood Arrangement. 6 8-10 Episode: An Intimate Behone the Scenes Visit with America's Favorite Family The Waltons. 6 11 Falcon Crest. 7 1-4 Fifty Roads to Town. 7 5 Fish Stories. 7 6-10 "Fishing the Gap" - Gray's Sporting Journal. 7 11 Foundations. 8 1-5 Generous Women. 8 6-11 Generous Women. 9 1-3 Goodnight John-Boy. 9 4-9 Heidi. 9 10-11 Heidi. 10 1-10 The Homecoming. 11 1-4 The Homefront. 11 5-7 The Horror Zine. 11 8 How Beautiful With Shoes - Five Star Matinee. 11 9 Jesse-Belle: The Musical. 11 10 Jubilee. 12 1-3 A Lantern in Her Hand. 12 4-5 Leafy Rivers. 12 6 Little Tree - An Animated Easter Special. 12 7 The Magic Paintbrush. 12 8 Morningstar/Eveningstar. 12 9-10 Morningstar/Eveningstar. 13 1-2 Murder in Tinseltown. 13 3-5 New Orleans on the River - Wide Wide World. 13 6 The Night Before Christmas. 13 7-8 Odette: A Goose of Toulouse. 13 9-10 Odette: A Goose of Toulouse. 14 1-5 Palm Springs Weekend. 14 6-7 The People Trap - ABC Stage '67. 14 8 Poe's Lighthouse. 14 9 The Ponder Heart. 14 10-12 The Ponder Heart. 15 1-6 The Silent Stars Go By. 15 7 Snowy River. 15 8-10 Spencer's Mountain - Novel and Screenplay. 15 1-2 Television Shows - Concepts and Notions. 16 3-11 Television Shows - Concepts and Notions. 17 1-2 Thomas, Richard - Poems. 17 3 The Treasure. 17 4 The Twilight Zone - "A Piano in the House," 16 February 1962. 17 5-7 The Twilight Zone - "Jess-Belle," 14 February 1963. 17 8-13 The Twilight Zone - "Ring-a-Ding Girl," 27 December 1963. 18 1-3 The Twilight Zone - "You Drive," 3 January 1964. 18 4-6 The Twilight Zone - "Black Leather Jackets," 31 January 1964. 18 7-9 The Twilight Zone - "Stopover in a Quiet Town," 24 April 1964. 18 10-12 The Twilight Zone - "The Bewitchin' Pool," 19 June 1964. 19 1-3 The Twilight Zone - The Lost Episodes. 19 4-5 The Twilight Zone - Miscellaneous. 19 6-8 The Twilight Zone Scripts of Earl Hamner By Earl Hamner and Tony Albarella. 19 9 "Waltonmania". 20 1 The Waltons - British Fan Club. 20 2-5 The Waltons - Cast. 20 6-11 The Waltons - Correspondence. 21 1-4 The Waltons - Guideline. 21 5 The Waltons - McGreevey, John. 21 6 The Waltons - Miscellaneous. 21 7 The Waltons - Miscellaneous Scripts. 21 8-11 The Waltons - Museum of Broadcasting, 10 March 1989. 21 12 The Waltons - Olvey, John B. 21 13 The Waltons - Photographs. 21 14 The Waltons - Publications on Nelson County and Area. 22 1-8 The Waltons - The Real Walton's Mountain. 22 9 The Waltons - Reviews, Articles, Publicity. 22 10-11 The Waltons - Reviews, Articles, Publicity. 23 1-3 The Waltons - Rich, Lee (Obituary). 23 4 The Waltons - Testimonials. 23 5-7 The Waltons - Walton's Mountain Museum (Schuyler, VA). 23 8-11 The Waltons - Walton's Mountain Museum (Schuyler, VA). 24 1-4 The Waltons - "Willy" Spin-Off. 24 5 The Waltons - A Waltons Thanksgiving Reunion, (1993). 24 6-8 The Waltons - A Walton Wedding, (1995). 24 9 The Waltons - A Waltons Easter, (1997). 24 10 The Waltons - A Fire on Walton's Mountain, (1998). 25 1 The Wanda Snow Story - Wagon Train. 25 2-3 Welcome to My Garden. 25 4-7 Where the Lillies Bloom. 25 8 White Otter. 25 9 White Otter. 26 1-4 The Wild Thornberrys - The Anniversary. 26 5 You Can't Get There From Here - The Novel. 26 6-11 You Can't Get There From Here - The Novel. 27 1 You Can't Get There From Here - Movie and Television. 27 2-6 Series III. Books (Hard Copy). 28-30 Extent: 3 boxes.

The collection contains books in hard copy that were written by Hamner, including The Avocado Drive Zoo, Fifty Roads to Town, Generous Women, Good Night John-Boy, The Homecoming, Odette: A Goose of Toulouse, Spencer's Mountain, and You Can't Get There From Here. There are foreign language versions of some of the works. Also, there are copies of books in which Hamner contributed stories or essays. This series also includes books by associates of Hamner, including cast members of The Waltons, and others. Finally, there are numerous works related to the Appalachian Mountains, Blue Ridge Mountains, and Virginia. This series is arranged alphabetically by book title.

Aesop's Fables (Golden Press, 1970). 28 n/a Appalachian Heritage: A Literary Quarterly of the Southern Appalachians (Berea College, Spring 2007). 28 n/a Appalachian Heritage: A Literary Quarterly of the Southern Appalachians (Berea College, Fall 2007) - Two Copies. 28 n/a As I Am: An Autobiography by Patricia Neal (Simon and Schuster, 1988). 28 n/a The Avocado Drive Zoo: At Home With My Family and the Creatures We've Loved by Earl Hamner (Cumberland House, 1999) - Two Copies. 28 n/a The Bleeding Edge: Dark Barriers, Dark Frontiers William F. Nolan and Jason V. Brock, eds. (Cycatrix Press, 2009). 28 n/a Blue Ridge Nature Journal: Reflections on the Appalachian Mountains in Essays and Art by George and Elizabeth Ellison (Natural History Press, 2006). 28 n/a Celebrate Virginia! Cookbook: The Hospitality, History, and Heritage of Virginia by Rowena J. Fullinwider, James A. Crutchfield, and Winette Sparkman Jeffery (Cool Spring Press, 2002). 28 n/a Charlotte's Web by E. B. White (Harper and Row, 1952). 28 n/a Charlotte's Web by E. B. White (HarperTrophy, 1995). 28 n/a Dark Discoveries James R. Beach, ed. (Dark Discoveries Publications, Summer 2009). 28 n/a The Devil's Coattails: More Dispatches from the Dark Frontier Jason V. Brock and William F. Nolan, eds. (Cycatrix Press, 2011). 28 n/a Earl Hamner: From Walton's Mountain to Tomorrow: A Biography by James E. Person, Jr. (Cumberland House, 2005). 28 n/a A Feast of Frights From the Horror Zine Jeani Rector, ed. (Horror Zine Books, 2012). 28 n/a Fifty Roads to Town by Earl Hamner, Jr. (Random House, 1953). 28 n/a Generous Women by Earl Hamner (Cumberland House, 2006). 28 n/a Goodnight John-Boy: A Celebration of an American Family and the Values That Have Sustained Us Through Good Times and Bad by Earl Hamner and Ralph Giffin (Cumberland House, 2002). 28 n/a The Grand Adventure: A Year by Year History of Virginia by James A. Crutchfield (Dietz Press, 2005). 28 n/a The Height of Our Mountains: Nature Writing From Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah Valley Michael P. Branch and Daniel J. Philippon, eds. (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998). 28 n/a The Hollywood Zoo: My Life With the Animals by Earl Hamner (Blue Ridge Publications, 1997). 28 n/a The Homecoming by Earl Hamner, Jr. (Avon Books, 1973). 28 n/a The Homecoming: A Musical by Evelyn Swensson (Dramatic Publishing, 1998). 28 n/a The Homecoming and Other Plays (Scholastic Magazines, 1975) - Two Copies. 28 n/a Ike Godsey of Walton's Mountain by Joe Conley (BearManor Media, 2010). 28 n/a Journey on the James: Three Weeks Through the Heart of Virginia by Earl Swift (University Press of Virginia, 2001). 28 n/a The Knife Thrower's Assistant: Memoirs of a Human Target by Ronnie Claire Edwards (HAWK Publishing, 2000). 28 n/a Lassie: A Christmas Story by Earl Hamner and Don Sipes (Tommy Nelson, 1997). 29 n/a Lessons from the Mountain: What I Learned From Erin Walton by Mary McDonough (Kensington Books, 2011). 29 n/a Looking Back...at Live Televison and Other Matters by Delbert Mann (Directors Guild of America, 1998). 29 n/a Mr. Godsey Asked Me to Marry Him and I Said "Yes!: Exit Sobbingby Ronnie Claire Edwards (Arwood Publishing, 2012). 29 n/a More of Paul Harvey's The Rest of the Story by Paul Aurandt (William Morrow and Company, 1980). 29 n/a Murder in Tinseltown by Earl Hamner and Don Sipes (HAWK Publishing, 2000). 29 n/a My Life With a Thousand Characters by Iwao Takamoto (University Press of Mississippi, 2009). 29 n/a Nursery Songs from the Appalachian Mountains(Second Series) by Cecil T. Sharp and Esther B. Mackinnon (Novello and Company). 29 n/a O, Appalachia: Artists of the Southern Mountains by Ramona and Millard Lampell with David Larkin (Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 1989). 29 n/a Odette: A Goose of Toulouse: A Celebration of Life and Music by Earl Hamner and Don Sipes (BearManor Fiction, 2011). 29 n/a Pages From the Virginia Story by George Bowles (Maiden Lane Press, 1979). 29 n/a The Pebble of Gibraltar: An Autobiography by Ellen Corby (Vantage Press, 1988). 29 n/a Poe's Lighthouse Christopher Conlon, ed. (Cemetery Dance Publications, 2006). 29 n/a Raising Up Waltons: A Father's Hear for His Children; Reflections on the Timeless Values Showcased in the Depression-Era Based Television Series by Jason Pendleton (2011). 29 n/a Remember Me When I'm Gone by Larry King (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2004). 29 n/a Spencer's Mountain by Earl Hamner (Dial Press, 1961). 29 n/a Spencer's Mountain by Earl Hamner (Dell, 1973) - Two Copies. 29 n/a Spencer's Mountain by Earl Hamner (German Edition, 1963). 29 n/a Spencer's Mountain by Earl Hamner (Japanese Edition). 29 n/a Spencer's Mountain by Earl Hamner (Slovakian Edition, 1971). 29 n/a State Historical Markers of Virginia (Sixth Edition) Issued by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Development (1948). 29 n/a The Strand Magazine Issue XXV (June-September 2008). 29 n/a Television: Ethics for Hire? by Robert S. Alley (Parthenon Press, 1977). 29 n/a Thank You Earl Hamner... by Dagmar Burger and Manfred Schmitt. 29 n/a Traces on the Appalachians: A Natural History of the Serpentine in Eastern North America by Kevin T. Dann (Rutgers University Press, 1988). 30 n/a The Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories on the 50th Anniversary Carol Serling, ed. (Tom Doherty Associates, 2009) - Hardcover and Paperback. 30 n/a The Twilight Zone Scripts of Earl Hamner by Earl Hamner and Tony Albarella (Cumberland House, 2003). 30 n/a Under the Blue Ledge: Nelson County, Virginia by Oliver A. Pollard, Jr. (Dietz Press, 1997). 30 n/a The Virginia Way by Wolfgang Roth and Guy Friddell (Dr. Franz Burda, 1973). 30 n/a We All Live Downstream: Writings About Mountaintop Removal Jason Howard, ed. (Motes Books, 2009). 30 n/a Where the Lillies Bloom by Vera and Bill Cleaver (J.B. Lippincott, 1969). 30 n/a Where the Lillies Bloom by Vera and Bill Cleaver (Scholastic Book Services, 1974). 30 n/a Where the Lillies Bloom by Vera and Bill Cleaver (HarperTrophy, 1989). 30 n/a You Can't Get There From Here by Earl Hamner, Jr. (Random House, 1965). 30 n/a You Can't Get There From Here by Earl Hamner, Jr. (German Edition). 30 n/a Series IV. Videotapes and DVD's. 30-31 Extent: 2 boxes.

Many of Hamner's works were issued on videotape and DVD. The collection contains a complete set of The Waltons and The Twilight Zone. There are also copies of Charlotte's Web, Heidi, The Homecoming, and Spencer's Mountain. There is also a copy of the grand opening ceremony of Walton's Mountain Museum in 1992, and an interview with Hamner conducted by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation in 2003 for their Archive of American Television series.

Charlotte's Web (Bantam Audio Cassette, 1970). 30 n/a Charlotte's Web (VHS Videotape). 30 n/a Falcon Crest - Season 2 (DVD Spanish Edition). 30 n/a Heidi (DVD). 30 n/a The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (DVD). 30 n/a Richard Thomas Reads "The Homecoming" (Audio Renaissance Cassette Tapes, 1995). 30 n/a The Bosque Conservatory Tin Building Theatre Presents "The Homecoming" (DVD, 2004). 30 n/a South Orange County Community Theatre Presents "The Homecoming" (VHS Videotape). 30 n/a The Ponder Heart (VHS Videotape, 2000). 30 n/a Snowy River (VHS Videotape). 31 n/a The Man From Snowy River - Read by Leonard Teale (Cassette Tape). 31 n/a Spencer's Mountain (Warner Home Video, VHS). 31 n/a Richard Thomas Reads "Spencer's Mountain" (Audio Renaissance Cassette Tapes, 1995). 31 n/a Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man (JaSunni Productions DVD, 2009). 31 n/a The Twilight Zone - The Definitive Edition - Seasons 1-4 (CBS DVD, 2004). 31 n/a The Waltons - Seasons 1-9 (Warner Home Video DVD, 2004-2009). 31 n/a The Waltons Movie Collection (Warner Home Video, 2010). 31 n/a A Walton Thanksgiving - Dailies (Warner Bros. TV VHS Videotape, 1993). 31 n/a The Waltons - John-Boy's Wedding - Production Dailies, Network Cut, Final Viewing (Warner Bros. VHS Videotapes). 31 n/a The Walton Legacy - WVPT Public Television (VHS Videotape, 1997). 31 n/a The Waltons After They Were Famous - NTSC Viewing Copy (VHS Videotape, 2002). 31 n/a The Waltons International Fan Club Presents Special Memories (DVD, 2009). 31 n/a Waltons Creator (VHS Videotape). 31 n/a Walton's Mountain Museum Grand Opening Ceremony (VHS Videotape, 1992). 31 n/a A Sing Along on Walton's Mountain (VHS Videotape, 1993). 31 n/a A Walton's Christmas - Together Again (Cassette Tape, 1999). 31 n/a Writing Out Loud (VHS Videotape, 2000). 31 n/a Earl Hamner Interview - Archive of American Television Series (Four VHS Videotapes, 2003). 31 n/a