Collection inventory

Overview of the Collection
Creator:	Herriman, George, 1880-1944
Title:	George Herriman Cartoons
Inclusive Dates:	1937, 1941
Quantity:	2 linear ft.
Abstract:	3 original daily cartoons from the newspaper comic strip Krazy Kat.
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

George Herriman (1880-1944) was an American cartoonist and creator of the newspaper comic strip Krazy Kat.

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Scope and Contents of the Collection

The George Herriman Cartoons collection contains 3 original daily cartoons from the newspaper comic strip Krazy Kat (1937, 1941). Two of the daily strips from 1937 involve the "Tiger Tea" motif/storyline.

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Arrangement of the Collection

Cartoons are in chronological order.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.

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.

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Related Material

Special Collections Research Center has the piano score from the dance production of Krazy Kat: A Jazz Pantomime (1922) with special illustrations by George Herriman (do a title search in Libraries Search for "Krazy Kat: A Jazz Pantomime"). An original George Herriman drawing presented to the cartoonist Bruce Russell can be found in the Bruce Russell Papers. Also, Krazy Kat proofs and tearsheets can be located in the Vernon Greene Papers.

Special Collections Research Center has more than 150 collections of cartoonists. Please refer to the SCRC Subject Index for a complete listing.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

George Herriman Cartoons,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Purchased, 1963.

Finding Aid Information

Created by: MD
Date: 25 Mar 2009
Revision history: 25 Mar 2009 - converted to EAD (MD); 17 Apr 2009 - revised (MD); 29 Apr 2011 - revised related material (AM); 12 Jan 2012 - revised box numbers (MD)

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Inventory

	Krazy Kat daily cartoons (3)
Oversize 1		March 11, 1937 - [Tiger Tea]
			pen and ink on illustration board, 5 ¾ x 23 in.
Oversize 1		March 13, 1937 - [Tiger Tea]
			pen and ink on illustration board, 5 ¾ x 23 in.
Oversize 1		December 2, 1941 - ["Him a military person..."]
			pen and ink on illustration board, 4 ¾ x 20 ¾ in.

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