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Scope and Contents of the Collection
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| Creator: | Mauro, Charles. |
| Title: | Charles Mauro Papers |
| Inclusive Dates: | circa 1920-1970 |
| Quantity: | 1 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | American newspaper cartoonist and illustrator. Collection includes artwork (original and printed/pubilished) and memorabilia. |
| 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
Charles Mauro (1890 or 1891-) was an American cartoonist and illustrator. Born in New Jersey, he was a soldier in World War I, an experience that informed much of his artwork. His first paying job was for the Buffalo Courier, and he spent twenty years with the New York Herald Tribune, He retired to Pulaski, New York.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Charles Mauro Papers contains artwork, both original and printed/published, and memorabilia. Most of the published Artwork consists of newspaper clippings fragile with age. Some are illustrations of crime or accident scenes done for news stories, including several of a train/automobile accident. Memorabilia contains clippings about Mauro and one photograph of him at his drawing board in a newspaper staffroom, as well as an article by Mauro about his experience aboard a ship that sank, entitled "The Last Voyage of the S.S. Rochester."
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.
Related Material
Special Collections Research Center has the papers of more than a hundred cartoonists and illustrators. 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:
Charles Mauro Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Alice Kieffer, 1980.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: MRC
Date: 8 Nov 2010
Revision history: 8 Nov 2012 - container number fix (MBD)
Inventory
| Artwork | |||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Original | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Printed and published - mostly newspaper clippings, a few brochures and newsletters | ||||||||||
| Map-Case 107 | Printed and published, oversize - two large pieces of posterboard with clippings taped or pasted to them | ||||||||||
| Memorabilia | |||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Miscellaneous - article by Mauro about the S.S. Rochester, photograph of himself at work in newspaper staff room, other articles about Mauro | ||||||||||