State of Tennessee Department of State Tennessee State Library and Archives 403 Seventh Avenue North Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0312 KNOX, JACK, PAPERS 1932-1978 (THS COLLECTION) Processed by: Ted Guillaum Archival Technical Services THS Accession Number: 640 Date Completed: 9-18-2002 Microfilm Accession Number: 1684 Updated by: Kimberly Mills Wires December 18, 2019 Box 1, Folder 22a (Not Microfilmed) MICROFILMED INTRODUCTION The Jack Knox Papers, 1932-1978, consists of 544 original cartoon drawings, photocopies of his correspondence and papers that include some photographs. The original cartoons are found in 12 oversize boxes and are arranged in alphabetical order by cartoon title. The papers are contained in two Hollinger boxes and one oversize box. This collection was donated to the Tennessee Historical Society by Mrs. Jack (Edith) Knox in 1981. Additional correspondence can be found on microfilm in the Jack Knox Correspondence, 1938- 1980, collection, Microfilm Accession Number 1081. Additional cartoons, scrapbooks, and correspondence can be found on microfilm in the THS Jack Knox Collection, Accession Number 676. Single photocopies of unpublished writings of the Jack Knox Papers may be made for purposes of scholarly research. 1 SCOPE AND CONTENT The Jack Knox Papers, 1932-1978, represent the work of a noted conservative political cartoonist who drew for the Nashville Banner newspaper. Mr. Knox retired in 1975 after 29 years with the Nashville Banner. His first big break as a cartoonist came with the Democratic National Committee during Franklin D. Roosevelt's first campaign. He drew the cartoons for a booklet entitled "Everybody's Political Primer". He became the Staff cartoonist for the Evening Tennessean in 1933. A year later he moved to The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal where he worked for 11 years. He joined the Banner in 1946. He had a showing of his drawings at the Parthenon in Nashville, a one man show at the Brooks Gallery in Memphis, and was invited to show at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. He married his wife Edith, in 1946 and raised four children, John, Phoebe, Joseph, and Britt. He died on February 23, 1985 at the age of 75. The original cartoon drawings in this collection have been arranged in alphabetical order by the title of the cartoon. A table format was used in the Container List in order give a better description to facilitate searching by topics. The cartoons are broken down into 13 broad categories: Aeronautics, Charity, Defense & Foreign Affairs, Economy, Education, Holidays, Industry, Labor & Employment, Politics & Government, Recreation, Safety, and Seasons. Column three of the table includes descriptive key words that further describe each cartoon. This was done in order to use the "Find" feature for searching words in the MicroSoft Word computer program. Mr. Knox wrote two books. Riverman which was published in 1971, depicts the living and working conditions on the Upper Cumberland River in the early 20th Century. Box 13, folders 15-17 contains materials related to this successful book. His second book was America's Tennessee Walking Horse, published in 1973. A copy of this small book, that was also illustrated by Mr. Knox, can be found in Box 13, folder 9. Mr. Knox contends in his correspondence that his grandfather, Mr. Edward Warren Clark, was responsible for the salvation and restoration of the Civil War locomotive, "General". The Civil War event on April 12, 1862, was known as "The Great Locomotive Chase" and involved another famous locomotive, "Texas." James J. Andrews and a band of 19 Union raiders managed to steal the General for the purpose of destroying the railroad supply line between Atlanta and Chattanooga. Mr. Clark spotted the General waiting in line for the scrap yard in 1890. It was restored and displayed for the first time at the World's Colombian Exposition in Chicago of 1893. A considerable amount of information on this subject can be found in Box 13, folder 3. The photographs in this collection have been relocated to Box 14. Some of these are photographic copies of his cartoons. The greatest importance of this collection is attributed to the original cartoon drawings of this noted cartoonist. The correspondence in this collection includes a personal response letter from Dwight D. Eisenhower describing his feelings on how the war in Vietnam is progressing in 1968. This letter is probably the most important piece of correspondence in the collection. There are four personal letters from Lyndon B. Johnson that depict their close personal friendship. Additionally, there is correspondence from Vice-President Richard Nixon requesting one of his cartoons. The biggest weakness is that the cartoons are not dated. A second weakness is the correspondence and other papers are photocopies rather than originals. 2 MICROFILM LIST KNOX, JACK PAPERS, 1932-1978 THS COLLECTION AC. NO. 1684 ROLL NUMBER: 1. Scope and Content, Box 1 through Box 7. 2. Box 8 through Box 15. 3 CONTAINER LIST Cartoon Title General Description Subject BOX #1 1. A "Board" in Place of the Economy Lyndon Johnson, American Enterprise, Federal Cornerstone. Bureaucracy, Overtime Proposal 2. A Beacon Holidays Easter Message, Crucifix, Bible. Religion. NOTE: Reverse side includes 2 riverboat drawings promoting his book, Riverman. 3. A Bond Salesman to See You, Politics & United Nations Bonds, Federal Government, Sir! Government Congress. 4. A Bouquet of Bonds is Defense & Military, Memphis Belle airplane returns to Appropriate. Foreign Memphis. Affairs 5. A Bridge Over Troubled Waters Politics & State Politics, Tennessee Voters, Winfield Dunn. Government 6. A Dangerous Stretch of Road- Seasons Automobile Safety, Spring Season. Drive Carefully 7. A Few of the Golden Eggs Politics & City Services, Annexation. Government 8. A Flip in the Right Direction Politics & Federal Government, House Hatch Bill Vote. Government 9. A Gift-Horse Politics & Federal Aid to Education, Bureaucracy, Controls. Government 10. A Hot One-Don't Muff It! Politics & State Government, Davidson County Delegation, Government Imperative Pension Revision Legislation. 11. A Labor Day Thought Holidays Employment, Labor Day, Government Handouts for Loafers. 12. A Lesson for Teachers Education Teacher Pay Requests. 13. A Little Bit to the Left of That Safety Automobile Traffic Death Tolls. Center Line. 14. A Lot Depends on You! Charity Shrine-Junior League Tabloid, Paper Sale, Charitable Contributions, Children. 15. A Lot More Than He Can Keep Politics & State Government, Tennessee Legislature. Under His Hat. Government 16. A Marked City-Until We Wake Safety Nashville Crime, Undermanned Police Force, Public Up! Apathy. 17. A Most Important "Transplant" Charity Heart Sunday Campaign, Heart Fund, Public Contributions. 18. A Page for You-And A Volume Politics & Estes Kefauver Voting Record. for Them Government 19. A Parting Word Politics & John F. Kennedy School Aid Legislation. Government 4 20. A Proposal to Make Two Politics & Capital Punishment for 2nd Time Offenders. Murders the Limit in Tennessee Government 21. A Short Step Toward A Long Politics & Annexation for a Growing Nashville, Community Need. Government Responsibility. 22. A Starting Point on the Only Politics & Vietnam War. President Nixon Orders Troop Pull Road to Peace. Government Out. Hanoi. 22a. A Vanishing Era History & Old House. Team Plowing. Covered Bridge. Culture Blacksmith Shop. Market Wagon. Smokehouse. Log Barn. 23. A Very Attractive Front. Politics & Nashville Metro Government Charter Proposal. Government Limitations, Constitutionality, Inadequacies. 24. A Wonderful Bird is the Politics & Louisiana Scandals, WPA and LSU Scandals. Pelican-. Government 25. About All That is Coming Out Politics & Federal Government, Congressional Promises. of this Session. Government 26. Activity on the South Fence Politics & Mississippi Portrayed as a Donkey. Party Loyalty. Line. Government 27. Adolf Interprets the Gesture Politics & Federal Government, Senate Committee, Government Administration Neutrality Bill, Anti-Dictators, Hitler. 28. After 80 Years, John L. Lewis Labor & Labor Battles, Retirement Notice, United Mine Concedes a Match. Employment Workers Union, Father Time. 29. After Five O' Clock Defense & Booklet. A Collection of 27 Korean War Era Foreign Cartoons. Military. Government & Politics. Affairs 30. Agnew Was Here Politics & Political Campaigns, Spiro Agnew Visits Memphis, Government Liberals Arguments. 31. Air Castle, The Politics & Nashville Metro Government Charter. Government Consolidation., Factional Politics. 32. Air Pollution Politics & News Management Policy, Censorship. Government 33. All Feathers Politics & Nashville Metro Government Charter. Government Consolidation, Grand Promises, False Claims. 34. All The Way Aeronautics John Glenn Space Capsule, Astronaut. 35. American Roulette Safety Automobile, Reckless Driving, Speeding, Drink and Drive. 36. Among Other Users- Discriminati Race Relations, Racism, Racial Tension. on & Civil Rights 37. An Awful Lot of Stockings are Charity Bib Brothers Paper Sunday, Charitable Hanging There. Organizations. 38. Anchored to a Land Mine Politics & World Politics, East Germany, Closed Border. Government 39. Ancient Whirling Dervish Politics & President Jimmy Carter portrayed as Being on Both 5 Dance has Been Reborn- Government Sides of Issues. Liberal and Conservative. 40. And Parting Leaves Behind Politics & Supreme Court Justice, Earl Warren Retirement, Him, Footprints Government Constitution. BOX # 2 41. And Peanut for