Karen Hall Papers, 1980/2002

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Karen Hall Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
6.50 Linear Feet
Creator:
Hall, Karen
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Karen Hall Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Check all inventories for a complete description of the collection.

Biographical / historical:

Karen Hall, television writer, is an alumna of the College of William and Mary.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Hall

Acquisition information:
Gifts of 2/22/1983, 3/24/1984, 9/17/1988, 6/29/1990, 1/27/1997, 4/8/1998, 2000 and 2002.
Processing information:

Processed by Elizabeth Engelken in 1989.

Original Accession and additions physically and intellectually combined in 2009.