Willard Mullin Cartoon Collection, circa 1953-1961

Summary

Creator:
Mullin, Willard, 1902-1978.
Abstract:
Cartoons by the artist featuring members of the Syracuse University football team
Extent:
1 map case drawer (4 linear feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Willard Mullin Cartoon Collection,

Background

Scope and content:

The Willard Mullin Cartoon Collection contains seven cartoons about Syracuse University football made by the artist between 1950 and 1960. The cartoons feature prominent members of the football community such as Ernie Davis and Ben Schwartzwalder and were made in anticipation of upcoming games.

Biographical / historical:

Willard Mullin (1902-1978) was an American cartoonist. Born on September 14, 1902 in Columbus, Ohio, he grew up and attended school in Los Angeles, California. In 1923, he began working for the Los Angeles Herald doing photograph retouching. Mullin learned a wide array of artistic skills while at the Herald and worked his way up to cartoonist. He moved to New York in 1934 and a year later found a job as a cartoonist with the New York World-Telegram, where he worked until its collapse in the 1960s. After leaving the World-Telegram, Mullin did work for LIFE magazine, TIME magazine, and the Saturday Evening Post, among others.

Mullin is most well-known for his sports cartoons. In 1937 he developed his most famous character, the Brooklyn Bum, after the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team. He covered both professional and collegiate sports, lending his hand to the New York Rangers, the Harlem Globetrotters, the New York Mets, and a number of college football teams. In 1954, Mullin won the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award, its highest honor.

Acquisition information:
The Willard Mullin Cartoon Collection was received by the Archives from the Syracuse University Athletics Department in 2013.
Processing information:

Items have been encapsulated in Mylar.

Arrangement:

Materials are arranged alphabetically.

Access and use

Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Terms of access:

Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives 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:

Willard Mullin 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