The papers of Ken Kwapis are arranged into four series: Film, Television Shows and Movies, Unproduced Projects, and Miscellaneous.
The Film series is divided into sub-series for each film. The sub-series include materials related to the creative and administrative aspects of film production, directing, and publicity.
The Television Shows and Movies series is divided into sub-series for each TV show or production. Each sub-series is composed of materials such as scripts, calendars, budgets, and other administrative material. This series also contains a sub-series for pilots devoted to television series which were produced but not picked up for serialization by networks.
The Unproduced Projects series includes scripts and other materials related to television shows and films that reached various stages of pre-production but never completed.
The Miscellaneous series includes Ken Kwapis' memoir But What I Really Want to do is Direct, along with materials related to a music video and commercials directed by Kwapis. It also contains materials from awards shows and interviews not tied to publicity for a specific production.
Described within the papers are photographs, commercially produced audio and video recordings of productions, ephemera, and electronic records. The audio recordings include: 6 CDs, 1 mini-CD, and 1 disc (7-inch LP; 45 RPM). The video recordings include: 125 DVDs, 4 Blu-ray Discs, and 5 VHS'. Ephemera includes: Magic 8 Ball, boxes of Sweethearts, books, posters, and lobby cards. The electronic records include: 3 CD-ROMs, and 101.7 gigabytes of data.
The collection includes 109 gigabytes of electronic records from Kwapis' later projects. In addition to contracts, scripts, location scouting and other production documentation, the electronic records include images, video clips, and audio files created during production. The following production sub-series contain only electronic records: #blackAF, The Dangerous Book for Boys, Space Force, a TD Ameritrade advertising campaign, and the music video for Gaby Moreno's “Across the Borderline.”
