National Cartoonists Society Interviews, 1959-1962

Summary

Creator:
National Cartoonists Society.
Abstract:
Interviews with notable editorial and humor cartoonists, including Herblock, Rube Goldberg, Al Capp, Milton Caniff, Mort Walker and others.
Extent:
4 linear ft.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

National Cartoonists Society,

Background

Scope and content:

The National Cartoonists Society Interviews contains audio recordings of interviews with more than twenty notable cartoonists, both individually and in panel formats. The interviewers are subdivided by interviewee; 25 tapes (plus 50 duplicates) contain interviews conducted by cartoonist Bill Crawford and 10 tapes (plus 20 duplicates) contain interviews conducted by cartoonist Vernon Greene.

Of particular interest are the panels on Pulitzer Prize winners and on Russian cartoonists. In addition there are individual interviews with Mort Walker (Beetle Bailey), Milt Caniff (Terry and the Pirates, Steve Canyon), Otto Soglow (The Little King), Jimmy Hatlo (They'll Do It Every Time), sports cartoonist Willard Mullin, and Pulitzer Prize winners Bill Mauldin, Herbert Block, Rube Goldberg, and many others.

Biographical / historical:

The National Cartoonists Society grew out of the so-called "chalk talks" that a number of cartoonists did for the troops during World War II. The Society was officially formed in March of 1946 with Rube Goldberg as its first president. Within two weeks, the society had 32 members. As of 2011, the Society has 16 regional chapters and continues to foster cartoonists' involvement in worthy causes. See the NCS website at http://www.reuben.org for more information.

Acquisition information:
Unspecified.
Arrangement:

Tapes have been assigned identification numbers and are stored in numeric order.

Access and use

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Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

National Cartoonists Society,

Location of this collection:
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Bird Library, Room 600
Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
Link to repository site
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