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John T. McCutcheon papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 278

Abstract

Sketches, Purdue-related documents, and information files about McCutcheon's cartoons. Box 11: McCutcheon's handwritten account of the origins of Injun Summer and The Hunter's Moon (original pencil notes in JTM's hand); McCutcheon's handwritten account of the origins of Bird Center cartoons (original pencil notes in JTM's hand); Prints (reproductions) and newspaper clippings of some of McCutcheon's popular cartoons, circa 1930s; Sketches, original pen and ink drawings for Ade's Pink Marsh, Artie, and Stories publications; Color sketches for the newspaper (several originals in watercolor), primarily relating to World War II, circa 1942-1944; Sheet music for "So Lonesome for a Letter," music based on a cartoon by JTM; Original pen and ink sketches for Pirate Cruise, 1912; Gibraltar sketches, circa 1900s; Sketchbook and working drawings (some related to Manila, 1899), circa 1899-1900s; Zinc printing plate (printer's block) for A Wise Economist Asks a Question (or Bank Failure), JTM's Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoon; Set of pen and ink sketches, illustrations for Love Sonnets of an Office Boy; Two sets of 32 postcards "A Boy In Springtime"

Dates

  • Creation: 1897-1979

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Some materials have not been processed.

Extent

17.00 Cubic Feet

4.50 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Title
John T. McCutcheon papers
Status
In Progress
Author
Archives Staff
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository

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