Mark A. Ward papers, 1950s-2024, bulk 1974-1983

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Summary

Creators:
Ward, Mark A., 1948-2024
Abstract:
Papers of Santa Barbara comedian, radio personality, and police detective Mark A. Ward (1948-2024). This small collection includes videotapes, audiotapes, CDs, 45 and 33 1/3 rpm record disks, photographs, clippings, brochures and ephemera covering Ward's activities as part of the comedy duo Procter & Ward during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Extent:
1.63 Linear Feet (1 half document box, 1 flat box, plus videocassettes, audiotapes and 33 1/3, 45 rpm disks and CDs)
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Mark A. Ward papers, SBHC Mss 153. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

These papers comprise materials from the comedy career of Santa Barbara, California, comedian, radio personality, and police detective Mark A. Ward (1948-2024). The collection contains loose 8" x 11" publicity stills, snapshots, personal items, press clippings, and promotional ephemera covering his activities with Richard Procter as part of the comedy duo Procter & Ward, along with videocassettes, audiotapes, CDs, and 45 and 33 1/3 rpm record disks from that time (approximately 1974-1983). Also included in the collection is a flyer and transcript of a speech delivered by Sheriff Bill Brown in honor of Ward at his retirement from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department in 2015.

Biographical / historical:

Mark A. Ward (1948-2024) was a 1970s alternative radio personality and member of the DeLuxe Radio Theater Company in Santa Barbara, California, along with Richard Procter. Known for their KTYD-FM radio news show, the Nude Nooze, the two performed stand-up comedy together as the Fabulous DeLuxe Brothers, as well as a live satirical radio commentary on Santa Barbara's annual Fiesta Parade.

Originally employed as a police officer in Needles, California in the late 1960s, Ward returned to law enforcement after his time in radio comedy, first as a patrol officer in Lompoc, California. He joined the Santa Barbara Sherriff's office in 1994. After five years working as a detective, he transferred to the Isla Vista Foot Patrol in Isla Vista, California, retiring from the force in 2015.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Nancy Ward, 2025.
Physical location:
Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Audiovisual materials must be reformatted for access.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the collection and physical objects belong to the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at the UCSB Library. All applicable literary rights, including copyright to the collection and physical objects, are protected under Chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code and are retained by the creator and the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns.

All requests to reproduce, quote from, or otherwise reuse collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB at special@ucsb.edu. Consent is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or their assigns for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Mark A. Ward papers, SBHC Mss 153. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
UC Santa Barbara Library
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
Contact:
(805) 893-3062
special@library.ucsb.edu
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