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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Biography
  • Arrangement of the Collection
  • Indexing terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Abstract: The collection consists of clippings, correspondence, miscellaneous material, two scrapbooks, and photographs. Of interest are promotional items related to the film serial DICK TRACY (1937).
    Collector: Byrd, Ralph
    Dates: 1926-1990
    Dates: 1937-1952
    Collection number: 408
    Collection Size: 0.6 linear ft. of papers
    Repository: Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
    Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English

    Access

    Available by appointment only.

    Publication Rights

    Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library.

    Preferred Citation

    Ralph Byrd papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Carroll Dianne Evangeline, 1998

    Biography

    Ralph Byrd was an American character actor active in film from the mid-1930s to early 1950s. He is best known for portraying Dick Tracy in the Republic Pictures' serial beginning in 1937.

    Arrangement of the Collection

    Not arranged in series.

    Indexing terms

    Byrd, Ralph
    Actors