Collection context
Summary
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Constance Barker collection spans the years 1935-1952 and encompasses approximately one linear foot. Most of the material has no relation to motion pictures; however, there are several letters from Lex Barker dating from the period after the couple's separation.
- Biographical / historical:
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Constance Barker, born Constance Rhodes Thurlow, was actor Lex Barker's first wife. The couple's marriage lasted from 1942 to 1950. Constance Barker was raised in New York and graduated from Mount Vernon Junior College in Washington, D.C. In 1952 she married John Lawrence Adams in California.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Phil Miller, 1987
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: 1. Manuscripts.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Names:
- Barker, Constance--Archives.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2014
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: January 3, 2023
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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Constance Barker collection, 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