]> kuhn_c Charles H. Kuhn Collection An inventory of his Collection at Syracuse University EF &su_name; &su_address; 11 June 1968 MD9 Dec 2008 English 9 Dec 2008 - converted to EAD (MD)14 Apr 2009 - revised (MD) 2 Mar 2012 - box numbers revised (MD) Overview of the Collection &su_name; &su_address; Kuhn, Charles Harris, 1892-1989 Charles H. Kuhn Collection 1961-19661961-1962 3 linear ft. 98 original daily and Sunday cartoons from the newspaper comic strip Grandma (1961-1962); 20 pieces of incoming correspondence from readers (1961-1966). 2652449 English Biographical History

Charles Harris Kuhn (1892-1989) was an American cartoonist and creator of the comic strip Grandma.

Born in 1892 in Prairie City, Illinois, Kuhn attended the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts before serving in the Navy during World War I. He spent most of his career primarily as an editorial cartoonist, starting his career with the Rocky Mountain News, and spending the bulk of it with the Indianapolis News. In 1947, Kuhn launched his own comic strip feature, Grandma, with the Richardson syndicate. King Features picked-up the strip the following year, and altogether Grandma ran some twenty-two years, until Kuhn's retirement in 1969.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Charles H. Kuhn Collection contains 62 original daily cartoons and 36 original Sunday cartoons from the comic strip Grandma (1961-1962). The collection also includes approximately 20 pieces of incoming reader correspondence (1961-1966). Daily cartoon: traces of graphite, zipatone, pen and ink on illustration board, approx. 7 ½ x 23 ¼ in. Sunday cartoon: traces of graphite, blue pencil, pen and ink on illustration board, approx. 19 x 27 in.

 Arrangement of the Collection

Daily and Sunday cartoons are arranged separately in chronological order. Correspondence is foldered.

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 Subject and Genre Headings Kuhn, Charles Harris, 1892-1989. King Features Syndicate. Grandma (comic strip) Art -- Cartoonists American wit and humor, Pictorial.Caricatures and cartoons -- United States.Cartoonists -- United States.Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States. Cartoons (humorous images) Cartoonists. Access Restrictions

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 Preferred Citation

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Acquisition Information

Gift of Charles H. Kuhn, 1967.

 Inventory Grandma cartoons98

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 Daily cartoons621961 Jan - 1962 Nov1 Sunday cartoons361962 Jan - 1962 Dec1 Correspondenceapproximately 20 items 1961-19661