Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- The Fletcher Markle papers consists of 32.13 linear feet of materials, or 37 boxes, from 1935-1987 with the bulk of the material from 1944-1981. His most notable work included in these papers are Studio One, Ford Theatre, Life With Father, Sears Radio Theater, Mutual Radio Theater, and Telescope. He is also responsible for movies like Jigsaw and The Incredible Journey.
- Extent:
- 32.13 Linear Feet; (37 boxes: 26 cartons, 11 document boxes)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Fletcher Markle papers, PA Mss 197. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Fletcher Markle papers consists of 32.13 linear feet of materials, or 37 boxes, from 1935-1987 with the bulk of the material from 1944-1981. The materials in these papers consists mostly of scripts and administrative materials, but also includes ephemera, photographs, audio/visual recordings, newspaper and magazine clippings, and personal papers.
- Biographical / historical:
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Fletcher Markle (1921-1991) was Canadian actor, screenwriter, producer and director born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. His most notable work consists of Studio One, Ford Theatre, Life With Father, Sears Radio Theater, Mutual Radio Theater, and Telescope. He is also responsible for movies like Jigsaw and The Incredible Journey. Markle was married three times to Helen Blanche Willis (1944-1949), Mercedes McCambridge (1950-1962), and Dorothy Conradt (1963). He died at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena California.
- Custodial history:
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This collection forms part of the American Radio Archives (ARA), which documents the early history of broadcasting, with an emphasis on California. The ARA was formerly housed at the Thousand Oaks Public Library and was owned and administered by the Thousand Oaks Library Foundation. It was transferred to the UCSB Library in 2021.
- Arrangement:
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The materials in this collection are arranged in nine series by type.
- Series 1, Scripts
- Series 2, Administrative Materials
- Series 3, Ephemera
- Series 4, Publications
- Series 5, Photographs
- Series 6, Publicity Materials
- Series 7, Personal Papers
- Series 8, Audio/Visual Materials
- Series 9, Other Materials
- Physical location:
- Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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[Identification of Item], Fletcher Markle papers, PA Mss 197. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062