Abstract
The Alan Paine Papers are largely comprised of the works written by poet and screenwriter Alan Paine, including his screenplays, a manuscript for an unpublished book, and
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Scope and Contents Note
The Alan Paine Papers are largely comprised of the works written by poet and screenwriter Alan Paine, including his screenplays, a manuscript for an unpublished book, and
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
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Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Materials remain in original order.
Biographical / Historical Note
Alan Paine was an award-winning poet and a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born Al K. Williams on November 30, 1956, but changed his name to Alan Paine in 1991. He earned a Bachelor's of Arts in broadcast communication from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1981 and a Bachelor's of Science in counseling psychology from Brighton University in 2000. He held many jobs in the Las Vegas valley, most of them involving acting, physical education, or computer education. He also volunteered as a phone counselor for the Suicide Prevention Center of Clark County, Inc. As a poet, Alan Paine published one collection of poems in 1992 and won several awards, including the Golden Poet Award in 1991 and 1992, as well as the 1996 Editor's Choice Award from The National Library of Poetry.
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Alan Paine Papers, 1975-2002. MS-00461. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 2002 by Alan Paine; accession number 2002-036.
Processing Note
Materials were processed by Special Collections staff. In 2015, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Franklin Howard revised and enhanced the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards.