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Child scroll of cartoons

 Collection — Box: 001
Identifier: MSS 16740

Content Description

This collection contains a scroll of cartoon characters drawn by an unknown child, likely from sometime in the 1940s to the 1950s. The manila paper scroll is 3.25 inches in width and approximately 70 feet long. The outward-facing side of the scroll has about 250 individual illustrations depicting mid-century characters like Elmer Fudd, Dick Tracey, Archie, Popeye, and Donald Duck, as well as other characters from comic books, Sunday strips, television, and movies. The reverse is blank. The majority of the drawings are completed in graphite and colored pencils

Dates

  • Creation: undated, c. 1940-1950

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research. This item is very long and requires reference staff oversight to handle.

Extent

0.12 Cubic Feet (One flip-top print box)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Type Punch Matrix by the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on January 24, 2023.

Condition Description

Good

Title
Guide to the Child scroll of cartoons
Author
Rose Oliveira, Accessioning Archivist
Date
February 16,2023
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States