Frank A. Chapman Collection of Newspaper Political Cartoons, 1913-1984
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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt429018cq No online items Finding Aid for the Frank A. Chapman collection of Newspaper Political Cartoons, 1913-1984 Processed by Erika Pérez in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Kelley Wolfe Bachli, Summer 2008; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé. UCLA Library Special Collections UCLA Library Special Collections staff Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/ © 2009 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Finding Aid for the Frank A. 1433 1 Chapman collection of Newspaper Political Cartoons, 1913-1984 Descriptive Summary Title: Frank A. Chapman collection of Newspaper Political Cartoons Date (inclusive): 1913-1984 Collection number: 1433 Creator: Chapman, Frank A., 1909-1985 Extent: 12 document boxes (6 linear ft.) Abstract: Newspaper political and popular cartoons dating from 1913-1984 collected by Frank A. Chapman. The majority of the collection derives from the Los Angeles Times and the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner. The collection contains the work of nationally syndicated cartoonists as well as Los Angeles-based cartoonists, including several Pulitzer Prize winners. Interspersed throughout the collection are occasional newspaper articles and magazine cartoons. Language: Finding aid is written in English. Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections. Los Angeles, California 90095-1575 Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information. Restrictions on Access COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information. Restrictions on Use and Reproduction Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright. Provenance/Source of Acquisition Gift of Arnold Chapman to UCLA, 1985. Processing Note Processed by Erika Pérez in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Kelley Wolfe Bachli, Summer 2008. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Frank A. Chapman collection of Newspaper Political Cartoons (Collection 1433). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library. UCLA Catalog Record ID UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4232676 Biography Frank A. Chapman was born on November 18, 1909. He was an avid collector of political and popular cartoons, amassing materials that ranged from 1913-1984 covering numerous topics including presidential administrations, political and popular culture, social issues, sports, and foreign leaders. Frank Chapman died in September 1985 and was survived by his son Arnold Chapman who generously donated his father's collection to the UCLA Library. Scope and Content The collection consists of newspaper clippings amassed by Frank A. Chapman, the majority of cartoons consisting primarily of images from the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Herald-Examiner ranging from 1913-1984. Mr. Chapman collected editorial cartoons covering numerous topics such as the presidential administrations of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan. The collection also contains cartoons on a wide-range of political and social issues including school busing, the arms race, nuclear technology, the environment, the Moscow Olympics boycott, foreign leaders, and popular culture. The collection includes the work of artists such as Jim Borgman, Paul Conrad, John Fischetti, Karl (Carl) Hubenthal, Interlandi, Herbert "Herblock" Block, Guernsey LePelley, Jeff MacNelly, William "Bill" Mauldin, Patrick Oliphant, Steve Sack, Bill Schorr, Doug Sneyd, Wayne Stayskal, and others, several having won Pulitzer Prizes for their work. Paul Conrad, one of the artists whose work is featured in this collection, was a victim of Richard Nixon's famous "enemy" lists and Conrad's cartoons may have led to his being audited by the IRS four years in a row. One of the more historical aspects of the collection is a cartoon panel series by Charles H. Wellington entitled "And the Worst is Yet to Come" dating from 1913-1916. The collection also contains a sprinkling of newspaper articles and popular Finding Aid for the Frank A. 1433 2 Chapman collection of Newspaper Political Cartoons, 1913-1984 comic strips. Organization and Arrangement The collection has been organized thematically and arranged in alphabetical order at the folder level. Boxes 1-2: Jimmy Carter Administration Box 2: Cartoonists Box 3: Gerald Ford Administration; Government Box 4: Foreign Nations and Leaders Box 5: Richard Nixon Administration; Watergate Box 6: Political Figures Boxes 7-10: Political Topics Box 11: Popular Culture; Ronald Reagan Administration Box 12: Sports; Vietnam War Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Genres and Forms of Material Political cartoons. Related Material Additional archival collections consisting of political or editorial cartoons housed at the Charles Young Research Library Special Collections, UCLA: • Bruce Alexander Russell Papers, ca. 1939-1963, No. 1659 • Louis Raemaekers Reproductions of World War I Political Cartoons, ca. 1914-1918, No. 1196 • P.W. Cromwell Detroit Political Cartoons Collection, 1910-1930, No. 280 Sports ca. 1968-1981 Box 12, Folder 1 Baseball ca. 1971 - 1981 Scope and Content Note Cartoons about baseball figures and teams including the Los Angeles Dodgers, Tommy Lasorda, the Los Angeles Angels, the New York Yankees, a baseball strike, girls playing in the Little League World Series, and other related issues. Box 12, Folder 2 Basketball ca. 1979 - 1981 Scope and Content Note Cartoons about basketball figures and teams including the Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Bill Walton, Larry Bird, and college teams such as the UCLA and USC men's basketball teams. Box 12, Folder 3 Boxing ca. 1978 - 1981 Scope and Content Note Cartoons about boxers including Joe Louis, Bobby Chacon, Muhammad Ali, Danny Lopez, and Hearns. Box 12, Folder 4 Football ca. 1969 - 1981 Scope and Content Note Cartoons about football figures and teams including the Los Angeles Rams, the Los Angeles Raiders, the San Francisco 49ers, college teams such as UCLA, USC, Ohio State and Notre Dame, and events such as the Super Bowl and college bowl games. Finding Aid for the Frank A. 1433 3 Chapman collection of Newspaper Political Cartoons, 1913-1984 Sports ca. 1968-1981 Box 12, Folder 5 Golf ca. 1979 Scope and Content Note Cartoons about golfers Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan, and Tom Watson. Box 12, Folder 6 Horse Racing ca. 1978 - 1979 Scope and Content Note Cartoons about horses including John Henry, Temperance Hill, Pleasant Colony, Spectacular Bid, and jockeys Bill Shoemaker, Jorge Velasquez, and other images relating to horse racing. Box 12, Folder 7 Miscellaneous ca. 1978 - 1981 Scope and Content Note Miscellaneous cartoons about fishing, hockey, Indy 500, and tennis. Box 12, Folder 8 Olympics ca. 1968 - 1980 Scope and Content Note Cartoons about the Olympic games, Olympians, the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, Montreal Olympics of 1976, the Los Angeles Olympic bid, and the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid in 1980. Foreign ca. 1968-1983 Box 4, Folder 1 Africa ca. 1969 - 1980 Scope and Content Note Cartoons relating to Angola, Zaire, Ethiopia, Somalia, and other African nation-states, and images of interference by Cuba and the U.S.S.R. in African affairs. Box 4, Folder 2 Asia ca. 1968 - 1979 Scope and Content Note Cartoons relating to China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Japan, North Korea, and other Asian-sphere interests. Box 4, Folder 3 Cambodia 1978 - 1979 Scope and Content Note Cartoons relating to the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia, the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia, and Cambodian victims. Box 4, Folder 4 Cuba ca. 1968 - 1981 Scope and Content Note Cartoons relating to Cuba, Fidel Castro, Cuba's involvement in Africa, its efforts to expel dissidents and undesirables, the presence of Soviet troops in Cuba, and images implying that Castro was a puppet of the Soviet Union. Box 4, Folder 5 Czechoslovakia 1968 Scope and Content Note Cartoons relating to the Prague Spring and the subsequent quashing of liberalizing efforts in Czechoslovakia. Box 4, Folder 6 Egypt ca. 1968 - 1981 Scope and Content Note Cartoons relating to Gamal Abdel Nasser, Anwar Sadat, Egypt's tensions with Israel, and the assassination of Sadat. Finding Aid for the Frank A. 1433 4 Chapman collection of Newspaper Political Cartoons, 1913-1984 Foreign ca. 1968-1983 Box 4, Folder 7 El Salvador ca. 1980 - 1982 Scope and Content Note Cartoons relating to the civil war in El Salvador, the country's repressive military regimes, and American military aid. Box 4, Folder 8 England ca. 1965 - 1981 Scope and Content Note Cartoons depicting Prime Ministers James Callaghan and Margaret Thatcher, Queen Elizabeth II, the wedding of Prince Charles and Diana Spencer, tensions with Ireland, labor uprisings,