This collections contains assorted publications about animation written and illustrated by Norman, original storyboard sketches, articles, online publicatins, photocopies, 16mm film reels, and digital photographes and audio files.

Floyd E. Norman (b. 6/22/1935) is the first African American cartoon animator for Disney Studios. He was born in Santa Barbara, California in 1935 and attended the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena until he was hired by Walt Disney Productions as an animator in 1956.

3.7 Linear Feet (1 flat box, 1 half-doc box, and 13 film reels (16-mm))

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

The collection is open for research.