Roland Coe Collection
An inventory of the collection at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 12 Sep 2012
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| 22 Feb 2017 | additions, Sonnichsen gift (MRC) |
Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 12 Sep 2012
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| 22 Feb 2017 | additions, Sonnichsen gift (MRC) |
Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Coe, Roland, 1906-1954. |
| Title: | Roland Coe Collection |
| Dates: | circa 1935 |
| Quantity: | 0.25 linear ft. (in oversize flat box) |
| Abstract: | Original artwork and printed material from the American cartoonist and commercial artist. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Roland Coe (1906-1954) was a cartoonist and commercial artist. A regular contributor to the Buffalo Times and Buffalo Courier, his work also appeared in national magazines such as the Saturday Evening Post, LIFE, and Esquire. He created a number of comic strips or series, including Crosstown, His Nibs (a comic strip for Wheaties breakfast cereal), and The Little Scouts, also released as a Dell comic book.
The Roland Coe Collection consists of original artwork (cartoons, illustrations and paintings) and printed material (proofs for one book).
No particular order.
Access Restrictions:
The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Special Collections Research Center has the papers of more than a hundred editorial and humorous cartoonists. Please refer to the SCRC Subject Index for a complete listing of cartoonist collections.
Persons
Coe, Roland, 1906-1954.
Associated Titles
Coe's crosstown carnival.
Subjects
American wit and humor, Pictorial.
Caricatures and cartoons -- United States.
Cartoonists -- New York (State)
Genres and Forms
Cartoons (humorous images)
Drawings (visual works)
Pen-and-wash drawings.
Proofs (printed matter)
Watercolors (paintings)
Occupations
Cartoonists.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Roland Coe Collection,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Rosalia Hull Linn, in memory of Lois Bryson O'Connor and Marion West, 2012.
Gift of Evelyn Sonnichsen, 2016.
Original artwork
Printed material
| Original artwork | |||||||||||
| Cartoons, Wheaties | |||||||||||
| Gift of Evelyn Sonnichsen, 2016. | |||||||||||
| Oversize 2 | "Doin; the chores before breakfast is easier'n I thought, Uncle Clem. I hadn't figured on the 4 A.M. bowl of Wheaties!" - pencil, matted | ||||||||||
| Oversize 2 | "It'ud take more'm a southeaster to keep him from goin' to town for his Wheaties!" - pencil, matted | ||||||||||
| Cartoons, miscellaneous | |||||||||||
| Gift of Rosalia Hull Linn in memory of Lois Bryson O'Connor and Marion Wesp, 2012. | |||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | "If I had all her dough you wouldn't catch ME living on a dairy farm in Denmark!" - pen and wash, single panel; original title had "Sweden" but this is crossed out | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | "Is dis where d'artist's ball is bein' held?" - pen and wash, single panel | ||||||||||
| Illustrations | |||||||||||
| Gift of Rosalia Hull Linn in memory of Lois Bryson O'Connor and Marion Wesp, 2012. | |||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Untitled, featuring a long-eared dog - pen and wash, single panel; possibly for a book (4 items) | ||||||||||
| Paintings | |||||||||||
| Gift of Rosalia Hull Linn in memory of Lois Bryson O'Connor and Marion Wesp, 2012. | |||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Watercolor of an old-fashioned schoolhouse | ||||||||||
| Printed material | |||||||||||
| Gift of Rosalia Hull Linn in memory of Lois Bryson O'Connor and Marion Wesp, 2012. | |||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Coe's Crosstown Carnival 1935 - uncut proof sheets for entire book, including title page; unfolds to approximately 42" x 62" | ||||||||||