]> mauro_c Charles Mauro Papers An inventory of his papers at Syracuse University MRC &su_name; &su_address; 8 Nov 2010 Michele Combs8 Nov 2010 English 8 Nov 2012 - container number fix (MBD) Overview of the Collection &su_name; &su_address; Mauro, Charles. Charles Mauro Papers circa 1920-1970 1 linear ft. American newspaper cartoonist and illustrator. Collection includes artwork (original and printed/pubilished) and memorabilia. 3178215 English Biographical History

Charles Mauro (1890 or 1891-) was an American cartoonist and illustrator. Born in New Jersey, he was a soldier in World War I, an experience that informed much of his artwork. His first paying job was for the Buffalo Courier, and he spent twenty years with the New York Herald Tribune, He retired to Pulaski, New York.

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Charles Mauro Papers contains artwork, both original and printed/published, and memorabilia. Most of the published Artwork consists of newspaper clippings fragile with age. Some are illustrations of crime or accident scenes done for news stories, including several of a train/automobile accident. Memorabilia contains clippings about Mauro and one photograph of him at his drawing board in a newspaper staffroom, as well as an article by Mauro about his experience aboard a ship that sank, entitled "The Last Voyage of the S.S. Rochester."

Arrangement of the Collection

Alphabetical.

 Related Material

&scrc_name; has the papers of more than a hundred cartoonists and illustrators. Please refer to &subjindex; for a complete listing.

 Subject and Genre Headings Art -- Cartoonists Art -- Illustrators Mauro, Charles. Cartoonists -- United States. Illustrators -- United States. Clippings (information artifacts)Photographs.Sketches. Illustrators.Cartoonists. Access Restrictions

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 Use Restrictions

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 Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Charles Mauro Papers, &su_name;

Acquisition Information

Gift of Alice Kieffer, 1980.

 Inventory Artwork Original1 Printed and publishedmostly newspaper clippings, a few brochures and newsletters1 Printed and published, oversizetwo large pieces of posterboard with clippings taped or pasted to them107 Memorabilia Miscellaneousarticle by Mauro about the S.S. Rochester, photograph of himself at work in newspaper staff room, other articles about Mauro1