Rube Goldberg "Locked!" cartoon
Collection — Folder: OBC145
Identifier: OBC145
Scope and Contents
This collection includes one original cartoon entitled "Locked!" from Rube Goldberg to John C. Rugenstein that possibly appeared in the Indianapolis News. The cartoon is dated February 3, 1943 and April 1943. It depicts Adolph Hitler trying to open a door marked "Exit to Turkey" which is locked by the "Churchill Agreement".
Dates
- 1943
Creator
- Goldberg, Rube, 1883-1970 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Rube Goldberg (1883-1970) was a Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist best known for his zany invention cartoons. He was born in San Francisco on the 4th of July, 1883 – and graduated from U. Cal Berkeley with a degree in engineering. His first job at the San Francisco Chronicle led to early success, but it wasn’t until he moved to NYC and began working for Hearst publications that he became a household name. Rube Goldberg is the only person ever to be listed in the Merriam Webster Dictionary as an adjective. It’s estimated that he did a staggering 50,000 cartoons in his lifetime.
Source: "About Rube". Rube Goldberg. https://www.rubegoldberg.com/about/. Accessed September 21, 2016.
Source: "About Rube". Rube Goldberg. https://www.rubegoldberg.com/about/. Accessed September 21, 2016.
Historical Note
One of the conclusions from the Tehran Conference was that it would be desirable that Turkey come in to the war on the side of the Allies. Also, Stalin agreed that if Turkey found herself at war with Germany, and as a result Bulgaria declared war on Turkey or attacked her, the Soviet would immediately be at war with Bulgaria.
Source: The Avalon Project at Yale Law School. "The Tehran Conference". Yale University, 1997. http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/wwii/tehran.htm. Last updated September 21, 2016. Accessed September 21, 2016.
Source: The Avalon Project at Yale Law School. "The Tehran Conference". Yale University, 1997. http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/wwii/tehran.htm. Last updated September 21, 2016. Accessed September 21, 2016.
Extent
0.06 Cubic Feet (1 large oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection consists of one item.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2016/09/21 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid created 2016/09/21 by Lauren Patton.
Creator
- Goldberg, Rube, 1883-1970 (Person)
- Title
- Rube Goldberg "Locked!" cartoon
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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
