David Kunzle papers

Special Collections & University Archives
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University of California
Riverside, California 92517-5900
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Descriptive Summary

Title: David Kunzle papers
Date (inclusive): circa 1830-2021
Date (bulk): 1960-2021
Collection Number: MS 172
Creator: Kunzle, David
Extent: 12.04 linear feet (12 boxes)
Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: The collection consists of photographs, prints, fashion plates, notes and other materials related to David Kunzle's research and publications on early comic art in Europe produced in the 15th-19th centuries. Materials in the collection were used for multiple books authored by Kunzle, including The Early Comic Strip: Narrative Strips and Picture Stories in the European Broadsheet from c.1450 to 1825, History of the Comic Strip: The Nineteenth Century, Rebirth of the English Comic Strip: A Kaleidoscope, 1847-1870, and From Criminal to Courtier: The Soldier in Netherlandish Art, 1550-1672.
Languages: The collection is mainly in English, with some materials in French, German, and Dutch.

Access

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Publication Rights

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Preferred Citation

[identification of item], [date if possible]. David Kunzle papers (MS 172). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Acquisition Information

Gift of David Kunzle, 2023.

Collection Scope and Contents

The collection consists of photographs, prints, fashion plates, notes and other materials related to David Kunzle's research and publications on early comic art in Europe produced in the 15th-19th centuries. Materials in the collection were used for multiple books authored by Kunzle, including The Early Comic Strip: Narrative Strips and Picture Stories in the European Broadsheet from c.1450 to 1825, History of the Comic Strip: The Nineteenth Century, Rebirth of the English Comic Strip: A Kaleidoscope, 1847-1870, and From Criminal to Courtier: The Soldier in Netherlandish Art, 1550-1672.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects

Comic books, strips, etc
Comic books, strips, etc. -- History and criticism
Fashion prints
Soldiers in art

Genres and Forms of Materials

Engravings (prints)
Photographs
Plates (illustrations)