This collection contains the papers of American screenwriter, director, and producer Robert Towne (born 1934). Materials include scripts, draft pages, production files, press and publicity files, photographs, personal papers, contracts, videotapes, and audio cassette tapes. There are items for many film projects, including "Ask the Dust" (2006), "Chinatown" (1974), "Days of Thunder" (1990), "The Firm" (1993), "Personal Best" (1982), "Tequila Sunrise" (1988), and "Without Limits" (1998).