"Not a Brain Cell Working", "Zipper", "Little Things Make Life so Gay", "Hero Stuff", "This'd Keep Your Mind Off Your Business", and "When Words Fail Yuh" reprinted clippings, Chicago Tribune, circa 1940s
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
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 1939 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
