Karen Hall, television writer, is an alumna of the College of William and Mary.
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Gifts of 2/22/1983, 3/24/1984, 9/17/1988, 6/29/1990, 1/27/1997, 4/8/1998, 2000 and 2002.
Processed by Elizabeth Engelken in 1989.
Original Accession and additions physically and intellectually combined in 2009.
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Karen Hall Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Papers of Karen Hall, television scriptwriter. Included are final drafts, outlines, notes and problem solutions for scripts of the television show "Eight is Enough" comments detailing the evolution of an episode of "M*A*S*H", complement several script revisions of the television show; and story notes and drafts of scripts for "Hill Street Blues" and "Moonlighting". There are also materials on "Toughlove, The Women of Brewster Place," "Cuba and Claude" and "The Betty Ford Story" which illustrate the evolution of a made-for-television movie. Additions include material on " Mash," "Eight is Enough," Sunday Father," "Dark Debts," "Darkness before Dawn," "I'll Fly Away," and "Judging Amy" scripts.
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Contains the first accession record, Mss. Acc. 1983.11, plus additions Acc. 1984.22 and Acc. 1988.35.
Final draft of the script "The Unknown Stripper" for television show 'Eight is Enough'. 78 pp. PV.
Revised final draft of the script "Generations" for television show 'Eight is Enough'. 67 pp.
Outline of "Major Problems" and possible solutions with the script "Second Thoughts: for television show 'Eight is Enough'. 1 p. TMs. Includes TMs story outline. 10 November 1980, of episode with notes in margin about plot. 28 pp. Includes TMs "Notes for Second Draft," 28 November 1980, on the script "Second Thoughts." 8 pp
Final draft for the script "Second Thoughts" for television show 'Eight is Enough' 70 pp. PV. Includes TMs excerpts from script, 8 December 1980, which had been pulled from the final draft. 4 pp.
Final draft of the script "Second Thoughts" for the television show 'Eight is Enough'. 70 pp. PV
Final draft of the script "If The Glass Slipper Fits..." for the television show 'Eight is Enough'. 70 pp. PV.
Final draft of the script "The Idolbreaker [Part 1]" for the television show 'Eight is Enough'. 82 pp. PV.
Breakdown of different acts and scenes for the script "The Idolbreaker [Part II]" for the television show 'Eight is Enough'. 12 pp. TMs. Includes TMs, explanation of the main story, n.d., for the script "The Idolbreaker" [Part II]" 6 pp. Including TMs, story outline, n.d., of the script "The Idolbreaker [Part II]." Includes some notes in margins, questioning and correcting outline. 8 pp. Including TMs outline, n.d., for new Act III for new ACT II for the script "The Idolbreaker [Part II]." 3 pp. Includes Ms. notes, 20 February 1981, about the first draft of "The Idolbreaker [Part II]." 1 pp.
Final draft of the script "The Idolbreaker [Part II]" for the television show 'Eight is Enough'. Notes on changing plots and characters. 74 pp. PV.
Final draft of the script "The Idolbreaker [Part II]" for the television show 'Eight is Enough." 74 pp. PV.
Comments detailing how the story idea for "Strange Bedfellows," a script for the television show 'M*A*S*H' was discovered and developed. 2 pp. TMsTS. Including TMs, second revision of the stroy outline, 15 October 1982, for the script "Strange Bedfellows;" notes in margins making changes in plots and characters. 12 pp. Including TMs, first draft, 4 November 1982, of the script "Strnage Bedfellows." 33 pp.Including TMs, "first polish," 4 November 1982, of the script "Strange Bedfellows." 33 pp.Including TMs, "second polish," 12 November 1892, of the script "Strange Bedfellows." 31 pp.Including TMs, "third polish- first Act only," n.d. of the script "Stange Bedfellows." 18 pp.
Final copy of the script "Strange Bedfellows" for the television show M*A*S*H. 30 pp. PVIncluding TMs. "Addition to Final Draft," of the script "Strange Bedfellows." 3 pp.Including PV, revised final edition, 19 November 1982, of the script "Strange Bedfellows." 31 pp.
Story notes for the script "Officer of the Year" for the television show Hill Street Blues. 16 pp. Ms.
Article "Death of a Cheerleader" from Rolling Stone on the murder of 15 year old Kirsten Costas, on which the movie Tough Love was based. 9 pp. PV. Including TMs, revised story outline, n.d. for movie Tough Love. 13 pp.
Assorted notes on the movie Tough Love. 162 pp. Ms.Including TMs, notes for story outline, n.d. for movie Tough Love. 19 pp.
First draft of the script for the movie Tough Love; notes in margins changing plots and characters. 125 pp. PV.
First draft of the script for the movie Tough Love. 115 pp. PV.
ABC making suggestions and changes in plots and characters for the script of the movie Tough Love. 115 pp. PV.
Notes on the problems of the Tough Love movie script after the 9 Jan[uary] 1985 meeting with ABC. 31 pp
Working pages of the second draft of the Tough Love movie script. 116 pp.
Notes by ABC on the second draft of the Tough Love movie script. 115 pp. TMs.
Revised second draft of the Tough Love movie script. 115 pp. TMs.
Final draft of the Tough Love movie script, with some minor notes changing lines and actions of characters. 120 pp. TMs.
Revised final draft of the Tough Love movie script. 119 pp. TMs.
Final draft of the movie script Tough Love. 119 pp. PV.
Chronology of events for The Betty Ford Story, a made-for-television movie. 2 pp. TMs. Including TMs, the original breakdown of events, n.d., act by act. 1 p.Including Ms, broad strokes outline, n.d., act by act. 7 pp.Including Ms, first outline, n.d., of the story outline for The Betty Ford Story, 21 pp
Revised outline of the script of The Betty Ford Story. 7 pp. Ms.Including Ms, revised story outline, 15 Oct[ober] 1985,
Story outline, with act-by-act description of events of The Betty Ford Story, 13 pp. TMs.Including TMs, revised outline, 22 August 1985, of The Betty Ford Story. 13 pp.Including TMs, revised outline. 22 August 1985, with notes changing plots, events, and characters. 16 pp.
First draft of the script for The Betty Ford Story. 110 pp. TMs.
Second draft of the script for the movie The Betty Ford Story. 119 pp. TMs.
Third draft of the script for the movie The Betty Ford Story. 104 pp. TMs.
Final draft of the script for The Betty Ford Story. 107 pp. TMs.
Revised final draft of the script for The Betty Ford Story. 170 pp. PV.
Working pages developing Act One of "Big Man on Mulberry Street," an episode of the television show Moonlighting. 42 pp. Ms.
Page from notes on "Big Man on Mulberry Street," 1 p. Ms.Including TMs description of places and events, n.d., of Act One. 7 ppIncluding TMs draft, n.d., of Acto One. 7 pp.Including TMs draft, n.d., of Act One with revisions. 8 pp.Including TMs draft, n.d., of Act One with revisions. 8 pp.Including TMs draft, n.d., of Act One with revisions. 7 pp.Including TMs draft, 17 July 1986, of Act One with revisions. 9 pp.
Draft of script for Act One of "Big Man on Mulberry Street" for the television show Moonlighting. 22 pp. TMs.
Working pages for Act Two of "Big Man on Mulberry Street, " an episode from the television show Moonlighting. 25 pp. Ms.
Working pages for Act Two of "Big Man on Mulberry Street," an episode of the television show Moonlighting. 44 pp. TMs.
Working pages for Act Three of "Big Man on Mulberry Street," an epidosde of the television show Moonlighting. 63 pp. TMs.
Working pages for Act Three of "Big Man on Mulberry Street," an episode of the television show Moonlighting. 77 pp. TMs.
Script for Act One- Act Three of "Big Man on Mulberry Street," an episode of the television show Moonlighting. 73 pp. PV.
Draft of script for Act Four of "Big Man on Mulberry Street," an episode from the television show Moonlighting. 16 pp. Ms.Including Ms draft, n.d., of script. 33 pp.Including TMs draft, 29 September 1986, of script. 18 pp.Including Ms draft, n.d., of script. 10 pp.Including TMs draft, 29 September 1986, of script. 3 pp.
First outline for the three hour structure of The Women of Brewster Place. 21 pp. Ms.
First draft of Act One, Part One of The Women of Brewster Place. 29 pp. TMs.Including TMs, draft, n.d., of Act Two, Part One of The Women of Brewster Place. 21 pp. Ms.Including Ms, draft, n.d., of Act Four, part One of The Women of Brewster Place. 17 pp.Including Ms, draft, n.d., of Act Three, Part One of The Women of Brewster Place, 30 pp.Including Ms, draft, n.d, of Act Five, Part One of The Women of Brewster Place, 17 pp.Including Ms, draft, n.d, of Act Six, Part One of The Women of Brewster Place. 34 pp.Including TMs, draft, n.d., of Act Seven, Part One of The Women of Brewster Place. 16 pp.
First draft of The Women of Brewster Place [Part One]. 113 pp. PV.
First draft of Act One, Part Two of The Women of Brewster Place. 10 pp. TMs.Including Ms, draft, n.d., of Act Two, Part Two of The Women of Brewster Place. 30 pp.Including Ms, draft, n.d, of Act Three, Part Two of The Women of Brewster Place. 26 ppIncluding TMs, draft, n.d. of Act Four, Part Two of The Women of Brewster Place. 14 pp.Including TMs, draft, n.d., of Act Five, Part Two of The Women of Brewster Place. 15 pp.Including TMs, draft, n.d, of Act Six, Part Two of The Women of Brewster Place. 19 pp.Including TMs, draft, n.d., of Act Seven, Part Two of The Women of Brewster Place. 18 pp.
Completed first draft of The Women of Brewster Place.
Karen Hall, Universal City, Ca. to Barbara Black, Los Angeles, Ca. Sends this producer a 14 page outline with approximate page count (per scene) for boarding (deciding order in which scenes will be shot, figuring out how many days each actor works and which days those will be, etc.) 1 p.
Working pages of Second Draft of "The Women"
Second Draft of the 3 hour version, with some minor revisions, "The Women"
Revised second Draft of "The Women of Brewster Place"
Names and locations for those involved in the West Covina, California "Tough Love" group. 1 item
Draft of script for TOUGHLOVE, Hall's first television movie. 115 pp.
Programs for Substance Abuse Conference, sponsored by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Hall was a panelist at the workshop. 8 pp.
Material from the Substance Abuse Conference, includes notes on "TV Storyline and Characterization:" origins and research: outline: standards & practices: and reviews. TMss. 58 pp.
Revised final draft for TOUGHLOVE, included with Hall's materials from the Substance Abuse Conference. TMs. 181 pp.
Memo listing names, locations, and music, researched for legal clearance, which are used in "The Women of Brewster Place." TMs. 9 pp.
Materials from the American Broadcasting Company, reviewing the script of "The Women of Brewster Place." Hall's notes, reacting to comments, are written in the margins. PMs. 7 pp.Including TLS, 17 March 1988, Reuben Cannon, Los Angeles, [Ca.], to Stephen Waddell, Hollywood, Ca., regarding Waddell's refusal to allow the members of the Ward A.M.E. Church choir, to appear in "The Women of Brewster Place." 2 pp.Including XCys of TMss, 21 March 1[9]88, memo and page listing "Hells" and "Damns" which need to be cut from script. 2 pp.Including TMss, n.d., notes listing actors and actresses, and describing their characters: list of writing guidelines under the 1985 WGA Theatrical and Television Basic Agreement. 6 items
Revised script, pp. 1-91B, for "The Women of Brewster Place." TMs. 83 pp.
Revised script, pp. 92-175, for "The Women of Brewster Place." TMs. 83 pp.
Notes developing characters and plot for "Cuba and Claude," a proposed television pilot, created by John Badham and Rob Cohen. TMs and AMs. 30 pp. Including AMs, n.d., notes and outline for "Cuba and Claude." 10 pp.
Script for Acts I-VI of "Cuba and Claude." TMs. 103 pp.
Script for Acts I-VII of "Cuba and Claude." TMs. 118 pp.
Scope and Contents Stages of production of one episode of TV program "Judging Amy," episode "The Frozen Zone."
Draft and final production script of Karen Hall's "Judging Amy" TV show entitled "People of the Lie." 2 items
Scope and Contents Material on "Mash," "Eight is Enough," Sunday Father" and "Dark Debts."
TV series M*A*S*H "Father's Day", unedited, complete first draft TV script. 1-44 pp.
TV series M*A*S*H "Father's Day," unedited, complete final TV script. 1-34 pp.
TV series M*A*S*H "The Birthday Girls," unedited, complete first draft TV script. 1-35 pp. October 12, 1981. Letter to Karen Hall from her Professor, Louis Catron. Department of Theatre and Speech, College of William and mary. Contains personal comments and his analysis of "The Birthday Girls" script and of a second script "Communications Breakdown" (not included). 1-5 pp. n.d. Specific line suggestions and comments for "The Birthday Girls" 1-5 pp.n.d. Specific line suggestions and comments for "Communications Breakdown" 1-3 pp.
TV series Eight Is Enough, "Generations", unedited, complete final draft TV script. 1-67 pp.
TV series Eight is Enough, "Second Thoughts", unedited, complete story outline for TV script. 1-28 pp.
TV movie "Sunday father," unedited, complete screenplay. 1-108 pp.1 typewritten song by Barry Manilow, "When I Wanted You". 1 p.1 typewritten song by Barry Manilow, "Sunday Father." 1 p.
Letter from Karen Hall's assistant Kathryn M. Ganino to Hall's Professor, Louis Catron, Department of Theatre and Speech, College of William and Mary. Forwards original drafts of Hall's screenplay "Dark debts". 1 p. June 3, 1996. TV movie "Dark Debts," edited n.d., complete outline for T.V. script. 1-27 pp. (missing page 3).
TV movie "Dark Debts," edited June 4, 1996, very first pre-first draft. first scene 1-16pp.August 1996. TV movie "Dark Debts", edited June 7, 1996, very first pre-first draft. prolog 1-8 pp and first scene 1-3 pp.August 1996. TV movie "Dark Debts," edited n.d., complete first draft, 1-70 pp.
TV movie "Dark Debts", edited July 10, 1996, complete first draft. 1-77 pp.
TV movie "Dark Debts," edited n.d., complete first draft, 1-77 pp.
TV movie "Dark Debts," edited July 11, 1996, complete first draft, 1-76 pp.
TV movie "Dark Debts", many edits of partial first drafts, edited June 8, 1996,1-22 pp, edited June 9, 1996, 1-21 pp, edited June 9, 1-21 pp
TV movie "Dark Debts", many edits of partial first drafts with different editing dates.
TV movie "Dark Debts", many edits of partial first drafts with different editing dates.
Scope and Contents Typed manuscript and page proofs for Karen Hall's novel "Dark Debts" (1996?) and for television plays "Darkness before Dawn" and "I'll Fly Away".