The Inventory of the Hank Ketcham Collection #126
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The Inventory of the Hank Ketcham Collection #126 Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center I, KETCHtl.M, Henry K. 1920- Boxes 1-6 Dennis the Menace. Cartoons. Original drawings. 1951-1965. Approximately 2900. packa_g~. g7, J ... & Sunday strips. Original drawings. 1952-1965. 2 tl.pproxirnately 550. - ------.' KETCHAM, HANK (Nov. - 1965) Scrapbooks (3) a. Two labeled 11 Promotionl', 1953-1956; 1956-1965. Clippings and other items package, · of publicity. b. One labeled "Merchandising" - concerning items sold under thellDennis the Menace" name Box.6'. Award Plaque awarded for "outstanding service" by the National Society for Crippled Children and Adults; May 15, 1964. · • :, ,I 't." ' .. 'Boxe&;-6&7. ·6 envelopes Preliminary pencil drawings on tissue for cartoons of Dennis the Menace. Envelopes labelled: 1960, 1961, 1962. 3 unlabelled. tl.pproximately 1500 sheets. ' . KETCHAM, HANK (Nov. - 1965) Dennis the Menace Merchandise Box 12 and a. Dennis the Menace doll ;, ,Bo;xi-,1],3,: b. Dennis and Ruff (dog) - vinyl dolls c. Dennis the Menace Tiddly Winks game a. Dennis the Menace songs - phonograph records (2) Returned to HK, 3/77 e. Dennis the Menace table napkins f. Dennis the Menace Coloring Book g. Dennis the Menace greeting cards - .3 packages (valentines and Christmas - .38 cards in all) -~--··---~------ Ketcham, Henry K. Addenda July 1968 1. "Dennis the Menace" - 665 pen and ink cartoons; 7"X9" 1965-1967; all are Box .·8&9 weekday a. 1965-0ct. 5, 1965-Dec. 31, 1965 71 cartoons; missing from this period are: Oct. 25, Nov. 3, Dec. 7, Dec. 10, Dec. 16, Dec. 24 also included are May 8, 1965 and July 13, 1965 b. 1966-Jan. 1, 1966-Dec. 31, 1966 288 cartoons missing from this period are: Jan. 10, Jan. 13, Jan. 14, Jan. 20, Jan. 21, Jan. 22, Jan. 29, March 4, March 9, March'l9, July 31, Aug. 4 to Aug. 21 (15 cartoons.) c. 1967- Jan. 2, 1967 - Dec, 30, 1967 306 cartoons; missing from this period are Dec. 18-23 (6 cartoons) KETCHAM, HANK Addenda Oct. 1968 MANUSCRIPT Box fo I WANNA GO HOME a) Typescript with holograph corrections; 247 pp., 6 pp. holograph, carbon typescript with holograph corrections, 8 pp. b) 4 complete sets of page proofs; 1 incomplete set. Box 11 ARTWORK I WANNA GO HOME a) 66 original pen and ink drawings b) 97 photocopies of pen and ink drawings c) 63 photographs of Hank Ketcham in Europe d) 10 proofs of original drawings. CORRESPONDt;NCE 1. "McGraw-Hill. - all the correspondence about book (I WANNA GO HOME)" 70 letters; 33 TLS; 31 carbon typescript of letters from Hank Ketcham to McGraw-Hill; 6 telegrams; Dec. 14, 1962 - Jan. 13, 1966. 2. Memorandum of agreement between Henry and Joanne Ketcham and McGraw Hill for Publishing of I WANNA GO HOME; signed: Nov. 2~, 1962 PRINTED I WANNA GO HOME a) 2 book jackets b) Advertisements; (tearsheets) ;J, c) Newspaper clippings; reviews a, d) 1 photocopy of clipping e) 1 TLS fan letter from Grace Gale Coan, (N. D.) MEMORABILIA 1. 1 pen "which I used for five years" 2. 1 pen wipe rag "Showing the results of one year's use". KETCHAM, HANK Addenda: December 1969 DENNIS THE MENACE. Original drawings. Pen and ink. Box 9 1) Daily strips. 1 panel per day. 1967 (7 panels) December 2, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23. 1968 (322 panels) January 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31. 2 February 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, March 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. April 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30. May 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31. June 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10,11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29,. July 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31. August L 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27 ,28, 29, 30, 31. September 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 19, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30. October 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31. page 2 KETCHAM HANK Addenda: December 1969 Box 9 November 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. December 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31. wrapped 2) Sunday strips, containing 3 panels each. (104 strips). separately 1967. January 1, 8, 15, 22, 29. February 5, 12, 19, 26. March 5, 12, 19, 26. April 9, 16, 23. May 7, 14, 28. June 11, 18, 25. July 9, 16, 23, 30. August 6, 13, 20, 27. September 3, 10, 17, 24. October 8, 15, 22, 29. November 5, 12, 19, 26. December 3, 10, 17, 24, 31. 1968. January 7, 21, 28. July 7, 14, 21, 28. February 4, 11, 18, 25. August 4, 11, 18, 25. March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31. September 1, 3·, 15, 22, 29. April 7, 14, 21, 28. October 6, 13, 20, 27. May 5, 12, 19, 26. November 3, 10, 17, 24. June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30. December 1, 8, .;I. C, Addendum, April, 1973. Box 13 "Dennis the Menace" Original pen and ink cartoon. Dated: May 13, 1972. 7½" X 911 HENRY KING KETCHAM ADDENDA: APRIL 1973, MARCH & MAY 1974 Box 14 I, DENNIS THE MENACE COMIC BOOKS, (Folder #1) DENNIS, Hall Syndicate, Stockholm. 1966. DENNIS: FARG" TV ATT VINNA. Hall Syndicate, Stockholm 1968, DENNIS THE MENACE, TING-A-LING SPECIAL. Fawcet~ Greenwich, Ct,, 1973. a) Comic book. b) Page proofs, with 1 preliminary pencil sketch, 9 p. (#2) II. POSTERS FEATURING DTM. Pkg. 1110 "Fourth of July, 1970". (12" x 20"), 4 copies. "Fourth of July, 1973". (12" x 16"), 4 copies. "Give: Happiness is Sharing". (22" x 27"). Box 14 III, AWARDS (to HKK), Gold Ruler, a "Public Relations Award" from the California Council for Retarded Children, 1959, IV, MISCELLANEOUS DTM MERCHANDISE, 1 DTM wrist watch, V, PROMOTION MATERIAL, PRINTED, (#3) "Dennis Goes to the Country". 12" x 14" sheet with 4 cartoons promoting DTM special series (for distribution to newspapers), 8 copies. vr. PENCIL SKETCHES. (#4) Of HKK by Bernie Wolf of Walt Disney Studios, 1940, 4 p. VII, PHOTOGRAPHS, a) HKK & Parents, 1921--1938, 12 photos of various sizes (with 9 newspaper clippings). (#5) Ketcham, Henry King page 2 Addenda: Apr. 1973, March & May 1974 b) HKK & family, 1942--ca. 1970, 25 photos of various sizes, (#6) c) HKK at work, at promotional functions, etc. 15 photos plus 7 unmounted slides. (#7) d) Senator & Mrs. Ralph Flanders, color, 3 x 5. (#8) e) "Dennis the Menace Enters Baseball's Hall of Fame". 8 x 10, with 1 p. publicity release from Publishers-Hall Syndicate, VITI. NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS • (//9) About HKK, his cartoon characters, his business enterprises, etc. 33 items (some xerox copies), IX. CORRESPONDENCE. Box 15 A. Personal Correspondence. 1. General, 1929-- 1954. (lfl) 2 ALS, 2 TLS, 1 CTL, 1 postcard. Including: Flanders, Ralph E. (U.S. Senator) TLS, Dec. 3, 1954. HKK CTL, Dec. 8, 1954; ALS, Nov. 8, 1933. 2. Fan Mail, 1961--1973. 93 TLS, 1 TL, 104 ALS, 1 CTLS, 19 CTL, 146 xerox TLS, 6 xerox TL, 65 xerox ALS, 1 xerox ANS, 6 ANS, 3 postcards, 3 telegrams, 7 greeting cards. 1961--1966 (Folder #2) 196 7 (Folder #3) 1968 (Folder #4) 1969 (Folder #5) 1970-~1971 (Folder #6) 1972 (Folder #7) Including: Ketcham, Henry King page 3 Addenda: Apr. 1973, March & May 1974 Aga Khan, Prince Sadruddin TLS, May 31, 1965. Flanders, Helen TLS, March 6, 1970. Flanders, Ralph E. Christmas card, signed, Dec. 25, 1967. Schulz, Charles M. (cartoonist) xerox TLS, Nov. 14, 1968. Tubby, Roger W. (Ambassador to U.S. Mission to Inter Organi- zations) TLS, July 8, 1968, HKK: 64 xerox TLS, 8 CT~. Photocopies of original HKK drawings: March 12, 1965; Oct. 18, 1965; Apr. 20, 1967; Sept. 17, 1967; Apr. 5, 1968; July 6, 1968; Aug. 7, 1968; July 19, 1968; Nov. 27, 1969; May 23, 1970; May 14, 1971; Nov. 9, 1971; July 18, 1972. Original preliminary pencil sketch, May 13, 1965. Box 16 3. From Bob Harmon (gag writer for DTM cartoons). 1948--1957. 275 TLS, 4 ALS. 1948--1952 (Folder 111) 1953--1954 (Folder /12) 1956--195 7 (Folder /13) Including: HKK CTL, March 15, 1953. Box 16 & 4. Re readers' reactions to HKK's "Jackson", a black character in Box 1'7 the DTM cartoon series. 1970. 4 TL,' 70 TLS, 49 ALS, 3 ANS, 67 CTL, 7 CTLS, 17 xerox TLS, 14 ~e,~~t ALS, 12 xerox TL, 4 postcards, 2 telex. letters, 2 carbon telex.