]> dobbins_j James Dobbins Cartoons An inventory of his cartoons at Syracuse University BM &su_name; &su_address; Dec 1968 [Summit record] 24 Feb 2009 English 24 Feb 2009 - converted to EAD (MD) 18 May 2012 - added inventory (MRC) 8 May 2015 - Rt 128/Boston cartoons added, M15-040 (MRC) Overview of the Collection &su_name; &su_address; Dobbins, James. James Dobbins Cartoons 1952-1971 24 linear ft. Original editorial cartoons, sketches and clippings. 148944 English Biographical History

James J. Dobbins (1924-1994) was an American editorial cartoonist. He spent most of his career affiliated with Boston-area newspapers.

Born in Woburn, Massachusetts, Dobbins graduated from Woburn High School and attended Cornell College for a brief period before serving as a Navy flier during World War II, where he was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross. After the war, Dobbins attended Massachusetts College of Art, graduating in 1951. He landed his first newspaper job with the Woburn Daily Times while still in college (1947-1949). Dobbins continued at the Boston University Graduate School of Education and worked as an English teacher in the Boston School System before signing on with the Lowell (Mass.) Sun as an editorial cartoonist (1952-1953). In 1953, Dobbins took a short term, 4 ½ week assignment with the New York Daily News while that paper's esteemed cartoonist, C. D. Batchelor, was on an extended leave of absence. When Batchelor returned, Dobbins continued to produce the Sunday drawing for another several months.

Dobbins began what turned out to be a steady run with Boston-area newspapers in 1954, when he took up with the now defunct Boston Post (1954-1956). Subsequently, Dobbins spent sixteen years with the Boston Herald Traveler (1956-1972) and another five years with the Boston Herald-American (1972-1977) before finishing his distinguished newspaper career with the Manchester (N.H.) Union Leader. In his retirement, Dobbins continued to produce cartoons, regularly contributing to the monthly publication of the National Association of Government Employees. James Dobbins died May 5, 1994.

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The James Dobbins Cartoons collection contains original editorial cartoons, sketches and clippings of cartoons. For

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 Subject and Genre Headings Dobbins, James. Boston herald traveler and Boston record American (Boston, Mass.) Boston post (Boston, Mass. : Daily) Lowell sun (Lowell, Mass. : 1888) New York daily news. Art -- Cartoonists American wit and humor, Pictorial. Caricatures and cartoons -- United States. Cartoonists -- United States. Editorial cartoons -- United States. World politics -- Caricatures and cartoons. United States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961 -- Caricatures and cartoons. United States -- Politics and government -- 1961-1963 -- Caricatures and cartoons. United States -- Politics and government -- 1963-1969 -- Caricatures and cartoons. United States -- Politics and government -- 1969-1974 -- Caricatures and cartoons. Cartoons (humorous images) Clippings (information artifacts) Editorial cartoons. Sketches. Cartoonists. Access Restrictions

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Acquisition Information

Gift of James Dobbins, 1967-1972.

 Inventory Editorial cartoons (1968 accession)

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 1952 1 1953 2 1954, Jan-Jun 14 3 1954, Jun 15-Dec 31, undated 1954 4 1955 5 1956 6 1957, Jan-Jun 7 1957, Jul-Dec 8 1958, Jan-Jul 9 1958, Aug-Dec 10 1963 11 1964 12 1965, Jan-Jun 13 1965, Jul-Dec 14 Published cartoons (1978 accession) Published cartoons 1 Original artwork (1978 accession) Cartoons 1959-1960 1 Cartoons 1961-1965 2 Cartoons 1966-1967 3 Cartoons 1967 4 Cartoons 1968 5 Cartoons 1969 6 Cartoons 1970 7 Cartoons 1971 8 Cartoons with rough sketches 1967-1970 9 Sketches 1 Original artwork, later accessions Cartoons eight editorial cartoons by James Dobbins pertaining to the connecting highway between Route 128 and Boston 1956-1957 100