]> brooks_c Charles Brooks Papers An inventory of his papers at Syracuse University [Summit record] &su_name; &su_address; 2001-01-01 [Derived from Summit] 12 Mar 2007 English 12 Mar 2007 - converted to EAD (MRC) 23 Sep 2009 - added detailed inventory, index and bio (SK) Overview of the Collection &su_name; &su_address; Brooks, Charles G., 1920- Charles Brooks Papers 1960-1969 1965-1969 1.8 linear ft. 126 original editorial cartoons, correspondence and clippings. 148868 English Biographical History

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.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

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).

Arrangement of the Collection

Cartoons are arranged in chronological order. Correspondence and clippings are arranged as received.

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 Subject and Genre Headings Art -- Cartoonists Birmingham news. Brooks, Charles G., 1920- 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.Cartoons (humorous images) Editorial cartoons. Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence. Cartoonists. Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

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 Acquisition Information

Gift of Charles Brooks, 1967-1970.

 Inventory Cartoons 126 items 13" x 19 1/4"

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See below for an index to the cartoons.

 1965 1 1 1966 1 2 1967 Jan, Apr 1 3 1967 May 1 4 1967 Jun-Jul 1 5 1967 Aug-Oct 1 6 1967 Nov-Dec 1 7 1968 Jan-Feb 2 1 1968 Mar-Apr 2 2 1968 May-Jun 2 3 1968 Jul-Aug 2 4 1968 Sep-Dec 2 5 1969 Jan-Apr, Jun 2 6 1969 Aug-Oct 2 7 1969 Nov-Dec 2 8 Correspondence and newspaper clippings Incoming correspondence 1964-1967; undated 1 Newspaper clippings "Sketchbook by Brooks- EXPO 67" 14 May 1967 1 "George Wallace: Candidate for President" transcript of a question and answer session at which Brooks participated 21 May 1967 1 "News cartoonist wins SDX award" 18 Apr 1960 1 Index to cartoons

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.

 Britain B2F1-B2F2 B2F6 Brown, H. Rap B2F1 California B1F4 B2F3 Canada B1F5 capital punishment B2F3 Carmichael, Stokely B1F5 B2F1 China B1F2 B1F4 B1F6 cities B2F8 civil rights B1F5 Clark, Ramsey B2F2 B2F4 college students B2F6 communism B1F4 B1F6 B2F1 B2F3-B2F4 B2F8 Congress B1F2-B1F4 B1F6-B1F7 B2F2 crime B1F4 B2F1 B2F6 Czechoslovakia B1F5 B2F4 B2F7 de Gaulle, Charles B1F2 B1F5 B1F7 B2F4 B2F6 Democratic National Convention B2F4 Democratic Party B2F4 demonstrations B1F6 B2F2 B2F4 B2F6-B2F8 Dominican Republic B1F2 draft B1F1 B2F1 B2F3 Egypt B1F4 B2F7 ethics code B1F4 B2F2 Fortas, Abe B2F4 France B1F5 B1F7 B2F5-B2F6 free press B2F1 Fulbright, J. William B1F2 B2F1 Germany B1F5 B2F6 Gore, Albert B2F8 Great Society B1F2 B1F6 Ho Chi Minh B1F4 B1F6 B2F5-B2F6 Humphrey, Hubert B1F2 B2F5 Hungary B1F5 inflation B1F7 B2F8 Israel B1F4-B1F5 Johnson, Lyndon Baines B1F2 B1F5 B1F7-B2F1 B2F3-B2F4 B2F6 Kennedy, Robert F. B1F2 B2F2-B2F3 Kennedy, Ted B2F8 King Jr., Martin Luther B1F5 Kosygin, Alexey B1F5 Latin America B1F6 Lodge Jr., Henry Cabot B2F6 B2F8 Mansfield, Michael B1F4 McCarthy, Eugene B1F7 B2F4 McNamara, Robert B2F1 Middle East B1F4-B1F5 B2F7 military B2F7-B2F8 Mills, Wilbur B2F3 Morse, Wayne B1F2 Morton, Sen. B1F6 Nixon, Richard M. B2F2-B2F3 B2F6-B2F8 nuclear weapons B2F4 Papacy B2F7 peace B1F6 B2F1 B2F3-B2F8 Pearson, Lester B. B1F5 Poland B1F5 Pompidou, Georges B2F4 B2F6 prices B1F2 B1F6 Republican Party B2F1 Reuther, Walter B1F6 Rhodesia B2F2 riots B1F5-B1F6 Rockefeller, Nelson B2F2-B2F3 Romania B1F5 Romney, George W. B1F6 B2F1 Rusk, Dean B2F1 Russia B1F6 B2F4 B2F6-B2F7 smut B2F7 Soviet Union B1F5 B2F4 space exploration B1F2-B1F3 B1F6-B1F7 B2F7-B2F8 strikes B1F2 Supreme Court B1F4-B1F5 B1F7 B2F3 taxes B1F6 B2F1-B2F3 B2F6-B2F8 Thant, U. B1F4 B2F2 B2F5 U.S. dollar B1F7 B2F2 B2F5 United Arab Republic B1F4 United Nations B1F5 B2F8 USS Pueblo B2F1 B2F5 Vietnam War B1F1-B2F8 Wallace, George B2F2 Wilson, Harold B2F1