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Finding Aid for the Cloyd Sweigert political cartoon
2008.057.r
2008.057.r
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Description
A political cartoon by artist Cloyd Sweigert.
Background
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
Extent
0.001 Linear feet
(1 folder)
Restrictions
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.
Availability
This collection is open for research.