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February 2008 Volume 31, Issue 1 Cartoonists Collection at Home in Oklahoma Submitted by Carole & Jack Bender Chester Gould. Bill Mauld- Inside: in. Smilin’ Jack. Alley Oop. All are famous names in the cartoon Page 5 world. And they are only a few From the President of the nearly 50 cartoonists, writ- Page 8 ers and comic characters included Slate of Candidates in the Oklahoma Cartoonists Col- lection (OCC), on display daily in Page 9 Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, as part of PDC Quarterly Report the thriving Toy and Action Figure Museum. Page 10-11 The mission of the OCC is Magnolias & Megabytes Houston 2008 to gather, preserve and honor the works of Oklahomans who have Page 12-13 contributed to the world of com- Training Opportunities ic art. It began as the long-time Deadlines for 2008 dream of Michael Vance, a Tulsa journalist who writes novels, short Page 13-27 stories, comic books, comic book Repository News commentary and research books. Page 28-29 He researched the names of Okla- Archives Month Activities homa comic artists and writers. In- Cover art for Alley Oop #1 comic book, published in 1998 by Antarctic Press. Alley Oop will cel- Page 30-31 cluded were all who had been born ebrate its 75th anniversary in 2008, and has been in Oklahoma, raised in Oklahoma produced in Oklahoma for the past 17 years. Jack Marketing Q&A or worked in Oklahoma. Bender became the artist of Alley Oop in 1991, Page 32-33 Building the collection and his wife, Carole, became the writer of the strip in 2001. ©NEA, Inc. - Used with permission. How To: Promoting was a labor of love. “This is the Archives with Web 2.0 most important thing I have done in my life,” Vance said at the time. Vance contacted Jim Lange, political cartoon- Page 34 ist for the Oklahoman, Jack and Carole Bender, artist and writer of the comic strip Employment Postings “Alley Oop,” Russell Myers, creator of “Broom Hilda” and Dan Piraro, creator of “Bizarro,” and many others who currently are active, plus relatives of deceased Page 36-37 artists and writers such as Chester Gould, Zack Mosley, Don Flowers and E. Nel- Leadership Log son Bridwell to obtain donations of original comic art. Page 38 Finding a suitable home for the collection was not easy. “One museum SSA Calendar was willing to accept it, but intended to just store it,” Vance recalls. “Another Archivists’ Daybook felt it was not harmonious to the material already on display.” Then he heard of a new museum being created in Pauls Valley. It was to be the Toy and Action Figure Museum, built around the collection of toy designer and artist Kevin Stark. It turned out to be a perfect fit as Stark enthusiastically embraced the concept and began designing a space for the additional attraction of original comic art. The museum opened October 15, 2005, and attracted some 15,000 visi- Southwestern Archivist tors from all over the nation in just the first year. The Governor’s Conference on Tourism gave it the coveted Redbud Award as the state’s best new attrac- tion of the year. Recently Vance withdrew from the operation of the collection but emphasized that the collection is the property of the museum, with the only Story continues on page 6 Page 2 Southwestern Archivist The Society of Southwest Archivists The Southwestern Archivist is free with The Society of Southwest Archivists is a professional organization established to stimulate and membership in the make available research in archival administration and records management; promote sound Society of Southwest principles and standards for preserving and administering records; foster opportunities for Archivists. the education and training of archivists, records managers, and custodians of private papers; Membership is $10 per strengthen relations with others in allied disciplines; and cooperate with organizations and year for individuals. institutions having mutual interests in the preservation and use of our recorded knowledge. Institutional We invite you to join or extend your membership. 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Officers Committee Chairs President Southwestern Archivist Annual Meeting Local Arrangements (2008) ISSN 1056-1021 Tim Blevins Amanda York Focke, CA Pikes Peak Library District Shelly Henley Kelly, CA [email protected] Published quarterly by Annual Meeting Program the Society of Southwest Vice President / President Elect Ann Hodges, CA Archivists Ann Hodges, CA University of Texas at Arlington Annual Meeting Site Selection Brenda McClurkin, CA [email protected] Official address: Treasurer Secretary Distinguished Service Award Society of Southwest Stephanie Malmros, CA Michael McColgin Archivists Center for American History, UT Austin PO Box 225 Internet Outreach Gaithersburg, MD 20884 [email protected] Gina Costello Treasurer Membership Gerri Schaad, CA Brady Banta, CA Dumbarton Oaks Reproduction of material Nominating from this publication is [email protected] Charles Rand encouraged provided the Immediate Past President source is credited. Michael McColgin Professional Development Arizona State Archives Mat Darby, CA [email protected] Publications Copyright © 2008 Katie Salzmann Society of Southwest Kris Toma, CA Archivists Executive Board Scholarships 2007-2009 2006-2008 Emily Hyatt, CA Susan Soy, CA Leslie Calmes, CA Pati Threatt Timothy Nutt, CA Christina Wolf, CA Mike Strom SSA Web site: http://southwestarchivists.org The SSA Web page is maintained by Gina Costello at Louisiana State University. February 2008 Page 3 Page 4 Southwestern Archivist From the Editors: Archives Rock! Deadlines for Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just shout “archives rock!” and have the public, our parent submissions are: institutions, and potential donors take it at face value? Instead, archivists have to fi nd more creative, April 10th and often time-consuming and expensive, means of getting across this basic but important message. July 10th This issue of Southwestern Archivist explores the theme of promoting archives with several October 10th contributions that focus on ways to market what we do. SSA President Tim Blevins’s column (p. 5) January 10th kicks things off with a look at the ways archivists can apply successful business models to create a positive “Archives Experience.” The Archives Month recap (pp.28-29) showcases the varied events and celebrations held across our region last October to increase awareness of the importance of ar- We accept chives. An interview with Michele Miller (pp. 30-31) brings insight into the professional world of advertising; media relations and publications as they relate to archives. And this issue’s “How-to” by Misty Smith contact the (p.23-33) rounds out the theme by presenting some suggestions for using Web 2.0 to promote archival editors to request repositories and resources. current rates. We would like to thank these and all of the contributors to this issue of Southwestern Archivist for providing the content that makes this newsletter just one of many vehicles for showcasing how Employment archives “rock.” postings from individual and institutional members are We encourage your comments, suggestions, and contributions. News items about repositories in the published SSA region and about the professional accomplishments of SSA members, wherever they reside, are gratis. especially welcome. Submissions by SSA members from repositories outside the SSA region will be published if space is available. Please send all submissions to the state liaisons as listed below. Electronic submissions as text in the Southwestern body of an e-mail is preferred; photographs relating to submissions are desired as well. Please note Archivist is that submissions may be edited to conform to style conventions and space limitations. 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Smith Katie Salzmann [email protected] p: 405.744.2837 f: 405.744.7579 Kris Toma [email protected] [email protected] February 2008 Page 5 From the President By Tim Blevins, SSA President 2007-2008 Fast food, which is fortunately rare in my diet, al- (McGraw-Hill, 2007). Our library actually invited Michelli ways seems to taste better when ordered from inside the res- to speak to the entire staff—he lives in Colorado Springs. taurant—it’s not that I don’t enjoy the comfort of placing In his book, Michelli discusses fi ve principles: 1. an order from the bucket seat of my car, but I just prefer to Make it your own; 2. Everything matters; 3. Surprise and de- speak to the staff face-to-face. The personal touch makes a light; 4.