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Sean Clark Television Scripts (MS-01245)

Abstract

The Sean Clark Television Scripts (1988-2000) consist of 55 typescript screenplays written for television by screenwriter and playwright Sean Clark. The scripts include writer’s drafts, revisions, and production drafts of several episodes for television series such as Coach, Early Edition, and Northern Exposure, among others. The collection also includes pilot scripts for assorted television series.

Finding Aid PDF
Date
1988 to 2000
Extent
1.94 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)
1.63 Linear Feet
Related People/Corporations
Scope and Contents Note

The Sean Clark Television Scripts (1988-2000) consist of 55 typescript screenplays written for television by screenwriter and playwright Sean Clark. The scripts include writer’s drafts, revisions, and production drafts of several episodes for television series such as Coach, Early Edition, and Northern Exposure, among others. The collection also includes pilot scripts for assorted television series.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. Material in this collection may be protected by copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity rights, or other interests not owned by UNLV. Users are responsible for determining whether permissions are necessary from rights owners for any intended use and for obtaining all required permissions. Please contact UNLV Special Collections and Archives (special.collections@unlv.edu) for additional information.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged alphabetically.

Biographical / Historical Note

Screenwriter and playwright Sean Clark is Professor Emeritus of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His credits include over 30 produced writing credits in television and film, and over 100 credits as a producer. In 1984, Clark’s play Eleven Zulu won the Lorraine Hansberry Award for best new play dealing with the Black experience in America. Clark is a member of Writers Guild and the Dramatists Guild of America.

Source:

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. “Sean Clark, MFA.” Directories. Accessed August 5, 2026. https://www.unlv.edu/people/sean-clark

Preferred Citation

Sean Clark Television Scripts, 1988-2000. MS-01245. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1p200

Acquisition Note

Donated in 2026 by Patrick Sean Clark; accession number 2026-076.

Processing Note

In 2026, Landon Paljusaj accessioned the collection, arranged and described the materials, and wrote the finding aid in ArchivesSpace.

Resource Type
Papers
Collection Type
EAD ID
US::NVLN::MS01245
Appraisal Note

Acquired by Aaron Mayes, Visual Materials Curator, as part of UNLV Special Collections and Archives holdings on entertainment and the UNLV campus community. All material that formed the original gift has been retained.

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