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George Herriman Cartoons

An inventory of his cartoons at Syracuse University

Finding aid 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)

Biographical History

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

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.

Arrangement of the Collection

Cartoons are in chronological order.

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 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.

Subject Headings

Persons

Herriman, George, 1880-1944.

Corporate Bodies

King Features Syndicate.

Associated Titles

Krazy Kat (comic strip)

Subjects

American wit and humor, Pictorial.
Caricatures and cartoons -- United States.
Cartoonists -- United States.
Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States.
Krazy Kat (Fictitious character)

Genres and Forms

Cartoons (humorous images)

Occupations

Cartoonists.

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.

Table of Contents

Krazy Kat daily cartoons

Inventory