Finding Aid for the Bruce Alexander Russell Papers, ca. 1939-1963
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Finding Aid for the Bruce Alexander Russell Papers, ca. 1939-1963
Collection number: 1659
UCLA Library, Department of Special CollectionsManuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
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- Kayla Landesman, 1980
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- Caroline Cubé
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, March 2004
© 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Title: Bruce Alexander Russell Papers,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1939-1963
Collection number: 1659
Creator:
Russell, Bruce Alexander
Extent:
42 oversize boxes
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Bruce Alexander Russell (1903-1963) was a UCLA alumnus. He worked as a cartoonist for the
Los Angeles evening herald (1925-26), and a staff artist (1927-34) and political cartoonist (1934-63) for the
Los Angeles times. He won a Pulitzer Prize for cartoons in 1946, was named The Edward A. Dickson UCLA Alumnus of the Year for 1951, served
as a member of President Eisenhower's Cartoonists Committee, and was the president of the American Association of Editorial
Cartoonists (1960-61). The collection consists of editorial cartoons by Russell published in the
Los Angeles times.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
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[Identification of item], Bruce Alexander Russell Papers (Collection 1659). Department of Special Collections, Charles E.
Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
4233710
Russell was born on August 4, 1903 in Los Angeles, California; graduated from UCLA, 1926; worked as a cartoonist for the
Los Angeles evening herald, 1925-26; staff artist (1927-34) and political cartoonist (1934-63) for the
Los Angeles times; won Pulitzer Prize for cartoons in 1946, and named The Edward A. Dickson UCLA Alumnus of the Year for 1951; served as a
member of President Eisenhower's Cartoonists Committee, and as president of the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists,
1960-61; he died on December 18, 1963.
Collection consists of editorial cartoons by Russell published in the
Los Angeles times.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Russell, Bruce Alexander--Archives.
Editorial cartoonists--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.
Editorial cartoons.
Note
Description derived from in-house card file.
Papers. ca. 1939-1963
Creator/Collector: Russell, Bruce Alexander, 1903-1963
Physical Description: (42 oversize boxes, unsorted)
Scope and Content Note
Russell was a Los Angeles cartoonist and the collection consists of editorial cartoons published in the
Los Angeles Times between World War II and 1961.
- 1. Caricatures and cartoons.
- x. Cartoons.