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Scope and Contents of the Collection
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| Creator: | Higgins, Tom, 1922-2000. |
| Title: | Thomas Higgins, Jr. Papers |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1957-1971 |
| Quantity: | 1 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Original cartoons, sketches, proofs, clippings and correspondence. |
| Language: | Majority in English, a few items in Spanish |
| 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
Thomas J. Higgins, Jr. (1922-2000) was an American cartoonist. Over the course of his long career, his cartoons appeared in many major magazines and trade journals.
Higgins was born in Far Rockaway, New York. During World War II, while stationed in Japan shortly after the dropping of the atomic bomb, his lungs were so badly damaged that Higgins required a two year convalescence in a military hospital. Upon his return to New York after the War, he enrolled in the Cartoonists and Illustrators School and was soon working as a free lance cartoonist.
Higgins' specialty was producing cartoons for niche publications and trade journals, but he also had a number of cartoons published in major magazines like the Saturday Evening Post, Argosy, Theatre Arts, Extension and Parade. Higgins continued to work as a professional cartoonist until his death in San Diego, California.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Thomas Higgins, Jr. Papers contains correspondence, original artwork, and published material. Much of the published material appeared in various trade or professional publications such as Illinois Master Plumber (plumbers), Hotel and Club Voice (for hotel, bartender and restaurant workers), and Safe Driving News, a publication of Kennametal (manufacturer of studded tires).
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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:
Thomas Higgins, Jr. Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Thomas Higgins, Jr., 1966-1968, 1971.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: --
Date: Jan 1967
Revision history: 17 Dec 2008 - converted to EAD (MD);
22 Oct 2009 - inventory added (MRC)
Inventory
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Miscellaneous, A-Z 1965-1967, 1971 - includes some original art | ||||||||||
| Original artwork | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Amebic Amiabilities 1966-1967, undated - includes two clippings of printed items from Antibiotic News and a small amount of correspondence | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Cartoons undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Kennametal 1968, undated - includes two clippings of printed items from their "Kengrip" newsletter | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Portraits of the Beatles 1964 - includes newspaper clipping of published version | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Sketches undated | ||||||||||
| Printed material | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Advertiser-Democrat (Norway and South Paris, Maine) 1959-1961 | ||||||||||
| Antibiotic News ("Amebic Amiabilities") | |||||||||||
| See Original artwork: Amebic Amiabilities. | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Chicago Purchaser 1958, undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Concrete Highways undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Eastern Ski Bulletin undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Exhaust 1966, undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | "Harriet Hobby and Hubby" undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Hotel and Club Voice 1953, undated - includes numerous items in Spanish | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Illinois Master Plumber 1962, 1963, 1966 | ||||||||||
| Kennametal | |||||||||||
| See Original artwork: Kennametal. | |||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | McNeil Laboratories 1964-1967 - includes correspondence and some original art as well | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Modern Retailer 1962, undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Music Journal undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Oxford County Fair 1961 - includes one item of original art | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Philatelic Leader ("Philatoons") undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Skate 1959-1960 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Miscellaneous publications, A-Z 1957-1961 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Unidentified publications 1959, undated | ||||||||||