{"value"=>"<p>This series, ca. 1959-1991, comprises the bulk of the collection and is organized into six sub-series: Novels, Short Stories, Playscripts, Screenplays, Teleplays, and General. The series encompasses the complete oeuvre of Gunn's work, demonstrating his creativity and experiences in each medium. The material includes drafts, galleys, annotated scripts, production material, correspondence and notes pertaining to Gunn's four decades in show business, beginning with his early efforts at writing novels, playwriting and screenwriting.</p> <p>The Novels sub-series, ca. 1964-1982, contains the publisher's galleys for Gunn's first novel, <span class=\"title\">All the Rest Have Died</span> (1964), and an original manuscript and typescript fragments for <span class=\"title\">Rhinestone Sharecropping</span> (1981), his second book. There are also annotated manuscripts for his unpublished novels <span class=\"title\">Amon and the Sword</span>, <span class=\"title\">Egyptian Murals (or the Further Experiences of Sam and Cleola Dodd)</span>, and <span class=\"title\">The Odyssey of the Rose</span>, as well as fragments of stories.</p> <p>The Short Stories sub-series, ca. 1967-1970s, consists of annotated manuscripts of published and unpublished short stories, including <span class=\"title\">The Bedlamite</span>, <span class=\"title\">Loneliness</span>, <span class=\"title\">Passion</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Somehow the Amnesia Victim Stumbles Upon a Familiar Face As I Stumbled Upon Your Love</span>.</p> <p>The Playscripts sub-series, ca. 1959-1991, consists of annotated drafts and play scripts of Gunn's produced plays <span class=\"title\">Black Picture Show</span> (1975), <span class=\"title\">Family Employment</span> (1985), <span class=\"title\">The Forbidden City</span> (1989), Johnnas (1968), Marcus in the <span class=\"title\">High Grass</span> (1959), and <span class=\"title\">Rhinestone</span> (1982), as well as related production notes, programs and promotional material, clippings, reviews, and correspondence arranged alphabetically by title. The sub-series also features annotated drafts and play scripts of Gunn's unproduced plays, including <span class=\"title\">The Caftan Caper</span>, T<span class=\"title\">he Celebration, Doubleganger, Father: The Harmer Street Communion (An American Story)</span>, <span class=\"title\">Games: A Play with Music, Lebensbilder (Pictures of Life)</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Owlight (or The Communion)</span>, <span class=\"title\">Prayers at the Foot of the Alter: Two One-Act Plays</span>, <span class=\"title\">Renaissance</span>, <span class=\"title\">Samba of Roses</span>, <span class=\"title\">See Naples and Die (Vedi Napoli e Poi Mori)</span>, and <span class=\"title\">That's Gustavo (A Love Story)</span>, in addition to related notes and correspondence arranged alphabetically by title.</p> <p>The Screenplays sub-series, ca. 1967-1991, contains annotated drafts, screenplays and shooting scripts for Gunn's produced films <span class=\"title\">Ganja and Hess</span> (1973), <span class=\"title\">I Am the Greatest: The Life of Muhammad Ali</span>, the original script of <span class=\"title\">The Greatest</span> (1977), <span class=\"title\">The Landlord</span> (1970), and the unreleased <span class=\"title\">Stop</span> (1970) arranged alphabetically by title. Related material includes production notes, correspondence, contracts, clippings and reviews. Of note is a copy of the screenplay for <span class=\"title\">I Am the Greatest: The Life of Muhammad Ali</span> signed by Gunn, who would go uncredited in the final version of the script,<span class=\"title\"> The Greatest</span>. The sub-series also includes treatments, annotated drafts and screenplays of Gunn's unproduced films, such as <span class=\"title\">Doubleganger</span>, <span class=\"title\">Egyptian Murals</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Go-Between</span>, <span class=\"title\">Home Again, Home Again</span>, <span class=\"title\">The House of Flowers</span>, <span class=\"title\">Jeanne Duval</span>, <span class=\"title\">Kristine</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Last Cruise of the Spitfire</span>, <span class=\"title\">Marcus in the High Grass</span>, <span class=\"title\">Men of Bronze</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Owlight</span>, <span class=\"title\">Prancer</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Territory</span>, as well as fragments of screenplays and related correspondence, arranged alphabetically by title. Many of the screenplays are based on Gunn's other novels, play scripts and teleplays.</p> <p>The Teleplays sub-series, ca. 1975-1981, features annotated screenplays of <span class=\"title\">The Alberta Hunter Story</span>, a five-part miniseries co-written with Chris Albertson, along with notes and research. The series also contains Gunn's annotated script for the \"Sojourner Truth\" episodes of <span class=\"title\">The American Parade</span> (1975), and material for <span class=\"title\">Personal Problems</span> (1980), including a synopsis, correspondence, reviews, and research and notes. The sub-series also includes synopses, treatments, annotated drafts and teleplays of Gunn's unproduced television series, such as <span class=\"title\">Bessie</span>, based on the book by Chris Albertson, <span class=\"title\">The Big Apple</span>, <span class=\"title\">Bring It All Home</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Caftan Caper</span>, <span class=\"title\">Change at 125th Street</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Harmer Street Communion (An American Story)</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Lena Horne Show</span>, <span class=\"title\">Manhattan Serenade</span>, <span class=\"title\">Men of Bronze</span>, <span class=\"title\">Oye Willie</span>, and <span class=\"title\">WBLK</span>, as well as related correspondence, research and notes.</p> <p>The General sub-series, ca. 1970s-1980s, contains general material related to Gunn's writing career, including teaching material for his term at Indiana University's Department of Afro-American Studies in 1984, research material, and notebooks for project ideas.</p>"}