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Finding aid created by: [Summit record]
Date: 2001-01-01
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| 12 Mar 2007 | converted to EAD (MRC) |
| 23 Sep 2009 | added detailed inventory, index and bio (SK) |
Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Brooks, Charles G., 1920- |
| Title: | Charles Brooks Papers |
| Dates: | 1960-1969 (bulk: 1965-1969) |
| Quantity: | 1.8 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | 126 original editorial cartoons, correspondence and clippings. |
| 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 |
Charles G. Brooks (1920- ) is an American editorial cartoonist who worked for the Birmingham News for 38 years.
Charles Brooks was born in Andalusia, Alabama on November 20, 1920. He studied at Birmingham-South College starting in 1939. Wanting to focus on cartooning, he left for the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts in 1941 where he studied under Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Vaughn Shoemaker.
Brooks enlisted in the Army and saw combat during World War II. Following his service, Brooks worked in Chicago producing cartoons for an advertising agency. In 1948, Brooks became the Birmingham News’ first editorial cartoonist. In the mid 1980s, Brooks retired from the Birmingham News.
Thirteen Freedom Foundation awards were presented to Brooks as well as a National VFW Award and a Sigma Delta Chi Award (1960). Brooks was president of the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists and in 1968 he was the president of the Alabama Chapter of the Sigma Delta Chi Journalism Fraternity. Brooks’ cartoons have been exhibited at the Birmingham Public Library, the National Portrait Gallery in London, and the Smithsonian.
Brooks edits the annual compilation Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year which was first published in 1973 and is a member of the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists.
The Charles Brooks Papers consist of consists of 2 series. The first series, Cartoons (1965-1969) contains 126 original, dated cartoons from Brooks' tenure at the Birmingham News. Brooks often portrayed the Southern point of view on national issues however few of the cartoons in this particular collection focus on specific Birmingham or Alabama issues. The Vietnam War and issues related to civil unrest dominated Brooks' subject matter during this time. The cartoons were drawn on illustration board primarily with ink and graphite.
The second series is Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings which contains 8 pieces of correspondence (1964-1967) sent to Brooks and 3 newspaper clippings (1960, 1967).
Cartoons are arranged in chronological order. Correspondence and clippings are arranged as received.
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Special Collections Research Center has collections of over one hundred cartoonists. Please refer to the SCRC Subject Index for a complete listing.
Persons
Brooks, Charles G., 1920-
Corporate Bodies
Birmingham news.
Subjects
American wit and humor, Pictorial.
Caricatures and cartoons -- United States.
Cartoonists -- United States.
Editorial cartoons -- Alabama.
Editorial cartoons -- United States.
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Political cartoons.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Caricatures and cartoons.
World politics -- 1945-1989 -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Genres and Forms
Cartoons (humorous images)
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Editorial cartoons.
Occupations
Cartoonists.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Charles Brooks Papers
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Charles Brooks, 1967-1970.
Cartoons
Correspondence and newspaper clippings
Index to cartoons
| Cartoons (126 items) 13" x 19 1/4" | |||||||||||
| Click here for a list of specific dates. | |||||||||||
| See below for an index to the cartoons. | |||||||||||
| Oversize 1, Folder 1 | 1965 | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1, Folder 2 | 1966 | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1, Folder 3 | 1967 Jan, Apr | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1, Folder 4 | 1967 May | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1, Folder 5 | 1967 Jun-Jul | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1, Folder 6 | 1967 Aug-Oct | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1, Folder 7 | 1967 Nov-Dec | ||||||||||
| Oversize 2, Folder 1 | 1968 Jan-Feb | ||||||||||
| Oversize 2, Folder 2 | 1968 Mar-Apr | ||||||||||
| Oversize 2, Folder 3 | 1968 May-Jun | ||||||||||
| Oversize 2, Folder 4 | 1968 Jul-Aug | ||||||||||
| Oversize 2, Folder 5 | 1968 Sep-Dec | ||||||||||
| Oversize 2, Folder 6 | 1969 Jan-Apr, Jun | ||||||||||
| Oversize 2, Folder 7 | 1969 Aug-Oct | ||||||||||
| Oversize 2, Folder 8 | 1969 Nov-Dec | ||||||||||
| Correspondence and newspaper clippings | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Incoming correspondence 1964-1967; undated | ||||||||||
| Newspaper clippings | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | "Sketchbook by Brooks- EXPO 67" 14 May 1967 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | "George Wallace: Candidate for President" 21 May 1967 - transcript of a question and answer session at which Brooks participated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | "News cartoonist wins SDX award" 18 Apr 1960 | ||||||||||
The following is a list of predominant people, places and subjects appearing in the editorial cartoons in this collection. The list is not exhaustive. Some subjects may require you to browse with alternative terms.
B= Box, F= Folder. For example: B1F1= Box 1 Folder 1.