Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Robinson, William B., 1908-1969. |
| Title: | William B. Robinson Cartoons |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1965-1968 |
| Quantity: | 1.75 linear feet |
| Abstract: | 36 original editorial cartoons created for the Indianapolis News. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
William Busby Robinson (1908-1969) was an Irish-American editorial and comic strip cartoonist.
William B. Robinson was born in Belfast, Ireland on May 25, 1908. Three years later, he came to the United States and received citizenship in 1920. From 1926 to 1928 Robinson was enrolled at Butler University and from 1928 until 1931 he studied at the John Herron Art School. Robinson worked as the editorial cartoonist at the Indianapolis News from 1948 until 1969.
In addition to his editorial cartoons, he created the nationally syndicated panel comic strip, Josephine which ran for 12 years. Robinson also enjoyed vocal music and was one of the earliest members of Indianapolis Symphonic Choir.
Robinson, a Sigma Delta Chi member, was president of the Indianapolis Press Club and also received several Freedom Foundation Awards. William B. Robinson died on October 31, 1969.
The William B. Robinson Cartoons consist of 36 original editorial cartoons about national and international politics. They were drawn on illustration board with ink and graphite.
Cartoons are arranged in chronological order and foldered by year.
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.
Special Collections Research Center has the papers of more than one hundred cartoonists. Please refer to the SCRC Subject Index for a complete listing.
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
William B. Robinson Cartoons,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Gift of William B. Robinson, 1966-1967, 1969.
Created by: –
Date: Jan 1967
Revision history: 3 Apr 2008 - converted to EAD (MRC);
23 Sep 2009 - added detailed inventory and index, revised bio (SK)
| Cartoons (36 items) 11 3/4" x 15" | |||||||||||
| Click here for a list of specific dates. | |||||||||||
| See below for an index to the cartoons. | |||||||||||
| Oversize 1, Folder 1 | 1965 | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1, Folder 2 | 1966 | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1, Folder 3 | 1967 | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1, Folder 4 | 1968 | ||||||||||
Index to cartoons |
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| The following is a list of predominant people, places and subjects appearing in the editorial cartoons in this collection. The list is not exhaustive. Some subjects may require you to browse with alternative terms. | ||
| B= Box, F= Folder. For example: B1F1= Box 1 Folder 1. | ||
| Agnew, Spiro T. | B1F4 | |
| Asia | B1F2-B1F3 | |
| Congress | B1F1, B1F3 | |
| Czechoslovakia | B1F4 | |
| Dayan, Moshe | B1F3 | |
| Eisenhower, Dwight | B1F4 | |
| Europe | B1F2 | |
| Germany | B1F2 | |
| Great Society | B1F3 | |
| Hitler, Adolph | B1F2 | |
| Humphrey, Hubert | B1F2, B1F4 | |
| Israel | B1F3 | |
| Johnson, Lyndon Baines | B1F2-B1F3 | |
| McNamara, Robert | B1F3 | |
| Meany, George | B1F4 | |
| Medicare | B1F2 | |
| Nixon, Richard M. | B1F4 | |
| Percy, Charles H. | B1F3 | |
| Powell, Adam Clayton | B1F2-B1F3 | |
| Republican Party | B1F4 | |
| Rockefeller, Nelson | B1F3 | |
| Romney, George W. | B1F3 | |
| Ronald Reagen | B1F3 | |
| Soviet Union | B1F4 | |
| Vietnam War | B1F1-B1F2, B1F4 | |
| War on Poverty | B1F3-B1F4 | |
| Warren Commission | B1F2 | |
| Zedong, Mao | B1F2 | |
| elections | B1F2 | |
| labor | B1F4 | |
| peace | B1F3 | |
| police | B1F4 | |
| space exploration | B1F3-B1F4 | |
| taxes | B1F3-B1F4 | |
| voting | B1F2, B1F4 | |
