Guide to the collection Joseph Troise and Phil Frank automotive and technology artwork M2215
Malgorzata Schaefer
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
May 2017
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu
Note
This is a listing of materials rather than a true finding aid.
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Joseph Troise and Phil Frank automotive and technology artwork collection
creator:
Troise, Joe
creator:
Frank, Phil
Identifier/Call Number: M2215
Physical Description:
1.5 Linear Feet
(2 flat boxes and 2 manuscript boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1986-2006
Content Description
The materials consist of cartoons related to cars and technology. The car-related material includes "Nigel Shiftright" cartoons
and other cartoons done for Road and Track magazine, both in black and white and in color. The technology-related material
includes black-and-white cartoons with annotations, editorials, color cartoons, artwork, reprints and tear sheets, and select
issues of publications in which various cartoons appear. Includes both physical cartoons and digital surrogates; some digital
surrogates on disk.
Biographical / Historical
Joseph Troise (born 1942) and Phil Frank (1943-2007) collaborated on cartoon work for Road and Track magazine beginning in
1986. The two developed the cartoon charater "Nigel Shiftright, Automotive Anachronism" for the magazine. In addition to their
work for Road & Track, Troise is an automobile appraiser and an author, and Frank had a successful career as a cartoonist,
writing the comic strips "Farley" and "The Elderberries." The two also worked on other technology-related artwork together.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Digital files are closed
until processed.
Conditions Governing Use
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization
to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction
beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift and purchase from Joseph Troise. Accessions MSS 2017-112, 2017-155, and 2018-094.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Joseph Troise and Phil Frank automotive and technology artwork collection (M2215). Department of
Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Troise, Joe
Frank, Phil
Series 1. Automotive Artwork
flat-box 1, folder 1-5
Road and Track color cartoons, 50 total, some with dates
flat-box 1, folder 6-10
Road and Track black and white cartoons, 53 total, some with dates
flat-box 1, folder 11-12
Black and white cartoons, 15 total, with light water damage
flat-box 1, folder 13
Road and Track color cartoon Christmas cards, 3 total
flat-box 1, folder 13
Nigel feature promo, color
flat-box 4, folder 1-3
Accession 2018-094: 5 automotive cartoons
Series 2. Technology Artwork
Physical Description: 2 MB Linear Feet
box 2, folder 1-5
Black and white cartoons, most by Phil Frank. Many with annotations of a month and day, a page number, or "used." One hundred
pieces of artwork per folder.
box 3, folder 1
Black and white cartoons, most by Phil Frank. Many with annotations of a month and day, a page number, or "used."Originally
housed in a folder labeled Teleprofessional Magazine. Eighty six pieces of artwork.
box 3, folder 2
Editorials: black and white cartoons, most by Phil Frank. Many with annotations of a month and day and note to use in which
issue. Seventy pieces of artwork.
box 3, folder 3
Color cartoons; seventeen pieces of artwork
box 3, folder 5
Copies of cartoons, some annotated with which disc they are on
box 3, folder 6-7
Select issues of publications in which cartoons appear: Whole Earth Review, Globak Networks, Whole Earth Software Review,
Network World's Teletoons, Belgacomics
17 discs with digital surrogates of cartoons and artwork
