General Cartoon Collection, 1870-1995, bulk 1930-1949

Summary

Creator:
Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center.
Abstract:
Original newspaper comic strip and comics cartoons, editorial cartoons and magazine cartoons/illustrations representative of the history of cartooning from the late 19th century to 1963; with some material from the 1990s.
Extent:
3 linear ft.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

General Cartoon Collection,

Background

Scope and content:

The General Cartoon Collection contains original newspaper comic strip and comics cartoons, editorial cartoons and magazine cartoons/illustrations representative of the history of cartooning from the late 19th century to the late-1950s. Artists represented include Herblock, C. K. Berryman, Billy DeBeck, Bernhard Gillam, Eugene "Zim" Zimmerman, Winsor McCay, T. E. Powers, Alex Raymond and many others. There are also unidentified cartoonists or unidentified art featured in this collection, including items related to Looney Tunes, Pepsi-cola and Superman.

Biographical / historical:

The General Cartoon Collection is an artificial collection bringing together samples of original work from a wide variety of cartoonists and illustrators.

Acquisition information:

Majority purchased from Goodspeed's Bookshop, 1963.

Vet Anderson artwork (2 items), purchased, 2012.

Arrangement:

Items were sorted into 3 containers (based on size). Cartoons in each container are in alphabetical order by artist name.

Access and use

Restrictions:

The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.

Terms of access:

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

General Cartoon Collection,

Location of this collection:
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Bird Library, Room 600
Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
Link to repository site
Contact:
315.443.2697
scrc@syr.edu