Margaret Barker papers, ca. 1800-1989 (bulk 1930-1989) | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:The papers of Margaret Barker consist of personal papers, family papers, diaries, datebooks, correspondence, including letters from family, friends and business associates, legal and financial documents, writings, programs, scripts, photographs, scrapbooks, and ephemera relating to productions in which she appeared, directed or produced. The personal and family papers provide an in-depth insight into Ms. Barker's life and work. The personal papers contain Ms. Barker's datebooks and diaries, including a journal of her dreams. Financial papers include bank statements for trusts, personal bills, receipts, income ledger sheets, and papers for several theatrical investments. Her personal files span much of her life-from the Bryn Mawr School she attended as a girl in Baltimore, to her pension statements from Actors' Equity Association, and relate to many aspects of her life-homes, notebooks, recipes, sketches, theater memorabilia, and travel, to name a few. Family papers are rich in correspondence, especially from Ms. Barker's parents, but also from other family members. The papers of the Barker and Halsey families date back to the early 1800s and include a letter from the Baron de Stael to T.T. Wilder