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Scope and Contents of the Collection
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| Creator: | Carroll, Les. |
| Title: | Les Carroll Cartoons |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1966-1968 |
| Quantity: | 3 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Original artwork for strips Babe 'n' Horace, Boots Fashion Show, Patterns, Boots, and The Gooneys. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Biographical History
Les Carroll (1912-1998) was an American cartoonist. During the 1930s he was active as an animator in various cartoon studios, including Charles Mintz, Warner Brothers, the Fleischer Studios. In 1938 he began his newspaper cartoon career; strips he drew include The Tillers, Dinah, and Life with the Rimples. In addition to his own strips, Carroll assisted Abe Martin on his Boots and her Buddies, which he took over after Martin's death in 1960. Carroll continued Boots as a Sunday comic until October 1968, accompanied by the toppers Babe 'n' Horace (1960-1961), Boots Cut-Outs and The Gooneys (1965-1968). Carroll also worked on Alley Oop and Our Boarding House, and with on Hanna-Barbera's The Smurfs in the 1980s.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Les Carroll Cartoons consists of original artwork for the strips Babe 'n' Horace, Boots Fashion Show, Patterns, Boots, and The Gooneys, which were distributed by the Newspaper Enterprise Association.
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Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Related Material
Special Collections Research Center has collections of over one hundred cartoonists. Please refer to the SCRC Subject Index for a complete listing.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Les Carroll Cartoons,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Newspaper Enterprise Association, Inc. (NEA), 1967-1968.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: MRC
Date: 10 Apr 2017
Revision history: 1 Aug 2017 - misidentification corrected, 1968 items added (MRC)
Inventory
| Babe 'n' Horace | |||||||||||
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| Oversize 1 | Babe 'n' Horace with Boots Fashion Show 1966 | ||||||||||
| Oversize 2 | Babe 'n' Horace with Boots Fashion Show 1967 | ||||||||||
| Oversize 3 | Babe 'n' Horace with Patterns 1968 | ||||||||||
| Boots | |||||||||||
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| Oversize 4 | Boots with The Gooneys 1966-Jun 1967 | ||||||||||
| Oversize 5 | Boots with The Gooneys Jul 1967-1968 | ||||||||||