Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Byrd, Ralph
- 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).
- Extent:
- 0.6 linear ft. of papers
- Language:
- Languages represented in the collection: English
- Preferred citation:
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Ralph Byrd papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Background
- Biographical / historical:
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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.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Carroll Dianne Evangeline, 1998
- Arrangement:
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Not arranged in series.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Actors
- Names:
- Byrd, Ralph
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Available by appointment only.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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Ralph Byrd papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- Location of this collection:
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333 S. La Cienega BlvdBeverly Hills, CA 90211, US
- Contact:
- (310) 247-3036 extension 2226