Becky Barker Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0174

Collection Organization

The Becky Barker Papers consist of original and edited manuscripts, proofs, galleys, synopses, cover art (photographs, sketches and prints), sample book covers, autographed bookmarks, author corrections, publisher's agreement, copyright form and one unpublished manuscript. This collection shows the full range of what an author needed to do in order to publish during the late 1980s and 1990s.

Captured by a Cowboy, 1986

 Series – Box 1
Dates
Creation: 1986

Dell publishing agreement, 1986

 File – Box 1, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1986

Sassy Lady, 1992

 Series – Box 1
Dates
Creation: 1992

Galley. Chapters 1-5, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: undated

Galley. Chapters 6-10, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 3
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Creation: undated

Galley. Chapters 11-12, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: undated

Bedroom Eyes, 1993

 Series – Box 1
Dates
Creation: 1993

Galley, Chapters 1-5, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: undated

Galley, Chapters 6-9, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 6
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Creation: undated

Galley, Chapter 10 - Epilogue, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 7
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Creation: undated

Manuscript, pages 243-249, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 8
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Creation: undated

Impossible Match, 1993

 Series – Box 1
Dates
Creation: 1993

Edited manuscript. Prologue - Chapter 3, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 9
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Creation: undated

Edited manuscript. Chapters 4-6, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 10
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Creation: undated

Edited manuscript. Chapters 7-9, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 11
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Creation: undated

Edited manuscript. Chapters 10-13, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 12
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Creation: undated

Copyright form (photocopy), undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 13
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Creation: undated

Last Real Cowboy, 1995

 Series – Box 1
Dates
Creation: 1995

Edited manuscript, Prologue - Chapter 3, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: undated

Edited manuscript, Chapters 4-6, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 15
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Creation: undated

Edited manuscript, Chapters 7-9, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 16
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Creation: undated

Edited manuscript, Chapters 10-12, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 17
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Creation: undated

Edited manuscript, Chapters 13-16, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 1
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Creation: undated

Manuscript, pages 1-75, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 2
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Creation: undated

Manuscript, pages 76-160, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 3
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Creation: undated

Manuscript, pages 161-263, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: undated

Born to Fly, 1996

 Series – Box 2
Dates
Creation: 1996

Galley, Chapters 1-4, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: undated

Galley, Chapters 5-8, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: undated

Galley, Chapters 9-13, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: undated

Logan's Lady, 1996

 Series – Box 2
Dates
Creation: 1996

Edited manuscript, Chapters 1-3, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: undated

Edited manuscript, Chapters 4-7, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: undated

Edited manuscript, Chapters 8-10, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: undated

Edited manuscript, Chapters 11-13, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: undated

Galley, Chapters 1-4, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: undated

Galley, Chapters 5-8, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: undated

Galley, Chapters 9-13, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: undated

To Trust Again, 1996

 Series – Box 2
Dates
Creation: 1996

Manuscript, Chapters 1-3, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: undated

Manuscript, Chapters 4-7, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 1
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Creation: undated

Manuscript, Chapters 8 - Epilogue, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: undated

Manuscript (revision), Chapters 1-3, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 3
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Creation: undated

Manuscript (revision), Chapters 4-7, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 4
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Creation: undated

Manuscript (revision), Chapters 8 - Epilogue, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 5
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Creation: undated

Proof. Chapters 1-4, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: undated

Proof. Chapters 5-7, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 7
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Creation: undated

Proof. Chapters 8-11, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: undated

Book Catalog. House of Ulversoft Large Print, January-March 1997

 File – Box 3, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: January-March 1997

The Cowboy and the Cradle, 2000

 Series – Box 3
Dates
Creation: 2000

Manuscript, Chapters 1-3, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: undated

Manuscript, Chapters 4-7, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 11
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Creation: undated

Manuscript, Chapters 8-11, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 12
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Creation: undated

Galley, Chapters 1-3, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 13
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Creation: undated

Galley, Chapters 4-6, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 14
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Creation: undated

Galley, Chapters 7-8, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 15
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Creation: undated

Galley, Chapters 9-11, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: undated

Undercover Virgin, 2003

 Series – Box 4
Dates
Creation: 2003

Proof, Chapters 1-2, undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 1
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Creation: undated

Proof, Chapters 3-4, undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 2
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Creation: undated

Proof, Chapters 5-6, undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 3
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Creation: undated

Proof, Chapters 7-8, undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 4
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Creation: undated

Proof, Chapters 9-11, undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 5
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Creation: undated

Proof, Chapters 12-15, undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 6
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Creation: undated

Author Corrections, undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 7
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Creation: undated

Cover Distribution, undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 8
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Creation: undated

Western Dreams, undated

 Series – Box 4
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Creation: undated

Galley, Chapters 1-3, undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 9
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Creation: undated

Galley, Chapters 4-7, undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 10
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Creation: undated

Galley, Chapters 8-10, undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 11
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Creation: undated

Galley, Chapters 11 - Epilogue, undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 12
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Creation: undated

A Stubborn Cowboy, undated

 Series – Box 4
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Creation: undated

Synopsis #1, undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 13
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Creation: undated

Synopsis #2, undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 14
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Creation: undated

A Rancher's Dream, undated

 Series – Box 4
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Creation: undated

Manuscript, Chapters 1-3, undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 15
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Creation: undated

Manuscript, Chapters 4-5, undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 16
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Creation: undated

Synopsis - “Ranchers' Dreams”, undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 17
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Creation: undated

Unpublished Manuscript, undated

 Series – Box 5
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Creation: undated

Chapters 1-2, undated

 File – Box 5, Folder: 1
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Creation: undated

Chapters 3-4, undated

 File – Box 5, Folder: 2
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Creation: undated

Chapters 5-7, undated

 File – Box 5, Folder: 3
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Creation: undated

Chapters 8-9, undated

 File – Box 5, Folder: 4
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Creation: undated

Chapters 10-11, undated

 File – Box 5, Folder: 5
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Creation: undated

Chapters 12-13, undated

 File – Box 5, Folder: 6
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Creation: undated

Cover Art - Black and White Glossy Photograph, undated

 File – Box 5, Folder: 7
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Creation: undated

Cover Art - Sketches, undated

 File – Box 5, Folder: 8
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Creation: undated

Cover Art - Color Transparency Prints, undated

 File – Box 5, Folder: 9
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Creation: undated

Cover Art - Glossy Color Prints, undated

 File – Box 5, Folder: 10
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Creation: undated

Sample Book Covers, undated

 File – Box 5, Folder: 11
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Creation: undated

Autographed Bookmarks, undated

 File – Box 5, Folder: 12
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Creation: undated