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Title: Syd Hoff Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1960-1972
Collection number: 984
Creator:
Hoff, Syd, 1912-
Extent:
3 oversize boxes
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Syd Hoff (1912- ) contributed cartoons to
The New Yorker,
Esquire,
Look, and the
Saturday evening post. He also drew the syndicated cartoon, Laugh it off, wrote and illustrated books, and has published compilations of his cartoons.
The collection consists of some 600 original drawings by Hoff.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of 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.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Additional Physical Form Available
A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for in-house
consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Syd Hoff, 1967-72.
[Identification of item], Syd Hoff Papers (Collection 984). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library,
University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
1720475
Syd Hoff was born in New York City, New York in 1912; he studied art at the National Academy of Design; contributed cartoons
to
The New Yorker,
Esquire,
Look, and the
Saturday evening post; he also drew the syndicated cartoon, Laugh it off; illustrated books, some of which he also wrote; most of these were written
for children, including Danny and the dinosaur (1958), Sammy the seal (1959), Julius (1958), and Lengthy (1963); he has also
published compilations of his cartoons.
Collection consists of some 600 original drawings by artist and author Syd Hoff. Includes 45 drawings for
Hello, mudder, hello, fadder and
I can't dance (both written by Allan Sherman), as well as illustrations for
The Homework Caper (1966) by Joan M. Lexau and
Lengthy (1963), written by Hoff. Also includes original drawings for
Baseball mouse (1969), written and illustrated by Hoff, his drawings for The litter knight (1970) and Ida the bareback rider (1972), and
original cartoons for daily newspapers (1964-65).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Hoff, Syd, 1912- --Archives.
Illustrators--United States--Archival resources.
Cartoons (humorous images).
Illustrations.