Constance Barker collection
Special Collections
Margaret Herrick Library
© 2014
Title: Constance Barker collection
Date (inclusive): 1935-1952
Collection number: 239
Creator:
Extent:
1 linear feet of papers.
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
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Constance Barker collection, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Gift of Phil Miller, 1987
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.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
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.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1. Manuscripts.
Barker, Constance--Archives.
Manuscripts
folder 1
Barker, Lex 1939--1952
Record ID: 71301204