Ralph Byrd papers

Catalogued by Sherk, Warren
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
333 S La Cienega Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Published January 2023


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


 

Manuscripts

folder 1

Clippings 1938--1990

Record ID: 71301284

folder 2

Correspondence 1936--1995

Record ID: 71526485

folder 3

DICK TRACY--miscellaneous Circa 1937--1937

Record ID: 71526544

folder 4

DICK TRACY--plaque 1937--1937

Record ID: 71526486

folder 5

Engraving plates

Record ID: 71526487

folder 6

Miscellaneous 1929--1951

Record ID: 71526488

folder 7

Music

Record ID: 71526493

folder 8

Photographs Circa 1939--1951

Record ID: 71526489

folder 9

Republic Pictures 1963--1963

Record ID: 71526490

folder 10

Scrapbook 1926--1935

Record ID: 71526491

folder 11

Scrapbook 1945--1946

Record ID: 71526492