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Where there's smoke there's fire. Russell Patterson, ca. 1925
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Library of Congress. Manuscript
Division
101 Independence Avenue, S.E., Washington DC 20540-4683
- Erwin Swann papers, 1949-1976 (bulk 1968-1973), 10,000 items.
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs
Division
101 Independence Avenue, S.E., Washington, DC
20540-4730
Selections, or in some cases, the entire holdings in the following categories are available through the Prints & Photographs Online Catalog:
- American Cartoon Prints (APP)
About 800 prints, circa 1766-1876.
Available through the PPOC; See collections listing for Cartoon Prints, American
[More information about Cartoon Prints, American] - British Cartoons Collection (PC
1,2,3)
About 10,000 political and social satires and caricatures, 1650-1832.
[Change to: Brief Records, based on the British Museum Catalogs] Selection available through the Prints & Photographs Online Catalog. See collections listing for Cartoon Prints, British
[More information about Cartoon Prints, British] - Cabinet of American Illustration
(CAI)
About 4,000 drawings and prints, 1850-1930. Books and magazine illustrations and some graphic designs.
Available through Prints & Photographs Online Catalog. See collections listing for: Cabinet of American Illustration
[More information about Cabinet of American Illustration] - Cartoon Drawings Collection
(CD1)
About 6,800 drawings, 1840-1986. Political, editorial, and humorous cartoons and caricatures by about 500 artists.
Available through Prints & Photographs Online Catalog. See collections listing for: Cartoon Drawings.
[More information about Cartoon Drawings Collection] - French Political Cartoons
(PC5)
About 375 cartoons, 1706-1871.
Selection available through Prints & Photographs Online Catalog. Search call number: PC 5 - Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and
Caricature
About 36,000 cartoons, 1800-2000, bulk 1941 and after.
Small selection available through Prints & Photographs Online Catalog. Search text: Art Wood Collection Caricature Cartoon - Herbert L. Block Collection
About 64,000, including more than 14,000 original cartoon drawings for the Chicago Daily News, Newspaper Enterprise Association, and The Washington Post, 1929-2001, bulk 1937-2001. Includes more than 50,000 rough sketches.
Small selection available through Prints & Photographs Online Catalog. Search text: Herbert L. Block Collection