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| Creator: | Alexander, F. O. (Franklin Osborne), 1897-1993 |
| Title: | F. O. Alexander Papers |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1943-1966 |
| Quantity: | 2 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Original cartoons (1943-1966), clippings, and photographs. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
Franklin O. Alexander was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He was educated in the public schools of Illinois, studied two years at Northwestern University and briefly at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. In World War I, Alexander served with the Camouflage Engineers in the American Expeditionary Forces. Returning to Chicago, he worked as a freelance cartoonist. He has been editorial cartoonist with the Philadelphia Evening and Sunday Bulletin since 1942. He is syndicated in 50 newspapers.
The papers of Franklin O. Alexander consist of biographical material, correspondence, photographs, original cartoons and published material.
There are no access restrictions on this material.
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
The library holds the papers of a number of other American cartoonists. Please refer to the SCRC Subject Index for a complete listing.
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
F. O. Alexander Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Created by: -
Date: Nov 1966
Revision history: 3 Aug 2005 - EAD file created (MRR)
| Biographical material | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Biographical material | ||||||||||
| Correspondence 1959 | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Letters (1 letter) | ||||||||||
| Subject files 1958 | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Photographs (1 photograph) | ||||||||||
| Manuscripts 1943-1966 | |||||||||||
| Box 2, 3 | Original cartoons | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Original cartoon (oversize) | ||||||||||
| Published material 1959-1965 | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Cartoons | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Clippings | ||||||||||
