Sweigert, Cloyd (political cartoon), 1930s

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Summary

Title:
Cloyd Sweigert political cartoon
Dates:
1930s
Abstract:
A political cartoon by artist Cloyd Sweigert.
Containers:
Folder: 1
Extent:
0.001 Linear feet (1 folder)
Language:
Preferred citation:

[Item title], Cloyd Sweigert political cartoon, (2008.057.r), Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives, Chapman University, CA.

Background

Scope and content:

This item is an original political cartoon by artist, Cloyd Sweigert, depicting a Democrat mule in a tuxedo, smoking a cigarette in a long holder with the caption "California Democrats" on the tuxedo lapel.

This cartoon was originally the property of James Roosevelt.

Biographical / historical:

Born in the Santa Clara Valley on a farm near San Jose, CA on Feb. 20, 1897. Sweigert obtained a degree in agriculture from UC Berkeley in 1918 and served briefly in the Army in World War One. After a few years of farming, he worked in San Francisco for the News for seven years before becoming a socio-political cartoonist for the Chronicle in 1932, a position he held until retirement in 1955

Acquisition information:
Gift of James Roosevelt.
Arrangement:

This collection is arranged by material type.

Physical location:
Leatherby Libraries
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Norm Lee
Date Prepared:
06/01/2015
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2015-07-30T16:06-0700

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions.

Preferred citation:

[Item title], Cloyd Sweigert political cartoon, (2008.057.r), Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives, Chapman University, CA.

Location of this collection:
One University Drive
Orange, CA 92866, US
Contact:
(714) 532-7719
speccoll@chapman.edu
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