"A Strain on the Family Tie" reprint clippings, Chicago Tribune, circa 1940
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection includes 12 paperback portfolios each containing 25 Gaar Williams cartoons reprinted from the Chicago Tribune, with a foreward written by cartoonist, John T. McCutcheon. According to an ad in the Tribune's December 17, 1940 edition, the portfolios where printed as a special Christmas box set. Also included are 321 clippings of Williams' cartoons (circa 1927-1935) that were reprinted and published in the Chicago Tribune starting in 1925 and continuing into the 1940s; 3 calendars from 1946, 1950, and 1951 that contain Williams' cartoons; and an undated black and white drawing signed by Gaar Williams (13 1/2" x 12") showing two boys standing beside a tree tapped for the collection of sap.
Dates
- 1939-1951
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.36 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box, 1 large oversize folder)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Williams, Gaar, 1880-1935 (Person)
- From the Collection: Chicago Tribune (Organization)
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
