Myrtie Barker collection
Collection
Identifier: L583
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, newspaper articles, clippings, manuscripts, books, family papers, awards, and other materials from Myrtie Barker and the Barker family in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1907 to 1985 regarding her career as a writer and family life.
There is also an oversize folder with a Sagamore of the Wabash award certificate, 1981/01/07; signed card from Indianapolis News staff, undated, and I Am Only One order form, circa 1963 (OBC100).
There is also an oversize folder with a Sagamore of the Wabash award certificate, 1981/01/07; signed card from Indianapolis News staff, undated, and I Am Only One order form, circa 1963 (OBC100).
Dates
- 1907-1985
Creator
- Barker, Myrtie Lillian, 1910-1983 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Literary rights, including copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their legal heirs and assigns. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts. The publisher must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical Note
Myrtie Barker was a lifelong resident of Indianapolis, Indiana, the daughter of Harry G. and Mary A. Barker. She was born July 24, 1910 and died January 28, 1983. At age eleven, she contracted polio, after which she was homeschooled and found a love of writing. From 1938 to 1949, Barker wrote a weekly column for the Sheridan News, "The Lighthouse." Later she was hired by the Indianapolis News to write a column three times weekly, titled "My Window" (1949-1983). She was the author of three books: My Window: Parade of Days (1957), I Am Only One (1963), and "Where Is Everybody? (1968).
Extent
3.36 Cubic Feet (10 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in the following series:
Series 1: Personal papers, 1920-1985; undated
Series 2: Newspaper article clippings, 1956-1982
Series 3: "My Window" articles, circa 1966-1979
Series 4: Inspirational columns, circa 1946-1979
Series 5: Articles, 1931-1980, undated
Series 6: Books, 1957-1968
Series 7: Speeches, 1963-1979, undated
Series 8: Correspondence, 1935-1985
Series 9: Family papers, 1907-1983
Series 1: Personal papers, 1920-1985; undated
Series 2: Newspaper article clippings, 1956-1982
Series 3: "My Window" articles, circa 1966-1979
Series 4: Inspirational columns, circa 1946-1979
Series 5: Articles, 1931-1980, undated
Series 6: Books, 1957-1968
Series 7: Speeches, 1963-1979, undated
Series 8: Correspondence, 1935-1985
Series 9: Family papers, 1907-1983
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Myrtie Barker on 1983/07/14.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2014/08/01 by Danielle Adams. EAD finding aid created 2014/08/01 by Danielle Adams. EAD finding aid revised 2019/02/14 by Brittany Kropf; 2021/09/28 by Lauren Patton.
- Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818
- Adams, Louisa Catherine, 1775-1852
- Articles
- Authors -- Indiana
- Authors and publishers
- Barker, Myrtie Lillian, 1910-1983
- Biography
- Books
- Certificates
- Clippings
- Correspondence
- Diaries
- Family history
- Family life
- Forms
- Genealogical research
- Harrison, Anna Tuthill Symmes, 1775-1864
- Indianapolis News
- Jackson, Rachel, 1767-1828
- Jefferson, Martha, 1748-1782
- Journalists
- Madison, Dolley, 1768-1849
- Manuscripts
- Monroe, Elizabeth, 1768-1830
- Newspaper articles
- Newspaper publishing -- United States
- Poetry
- Sagamore of the Wabash
- Scrapbooks
- Speeches, addresses, etc.
- Taft, Helen Herron, 1861-1943
- Washington, Martha, 1731-1802
- Women authors
- Writing
Creator
- Barker, Myrtie Lillian, 1910-1983 (Person)
- Title
- Myrtie Barker collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671