Finding Aid for the Frank A. Chapman collection of Newspaper Political Cartoons, 1913-1984

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Descriptive Summary

Title: Frank A. Chapman collection of Newspaper Political Cartoons
Date (inclusive): 1913-1984
Collection number: 1433
Creator: Chapman, Frank A., 1909-1985
Extent: 12 document boxes (6 linear ft.)
Abstract: Newspaper political and popular cartoons dating from 1913-1984 collected by Frank A. Chapman. The majority of the collection derives from the Los Angeles Times and the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner. The collection contains the work of nationally syndicated cartoonists as well as Los Angeles-based cartoonists, including several Pulitzer Prize winners. Interspersed throughout the collection are occasional newspaper articles and magazine cartoons.
Language: Finding aid is written in English.
Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Administrative Information

Restrictions on Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Gift of Arnold Chapman to UCLA, 1985.

Processing Note

Processed by Erika Pérez in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Kelley Wolfe Bachli, Summer 2008.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Frank A. Chapman collection of Newspaper Political Cartoons (Collection 1433). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.

UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4232676 

Biography

Frank A. Chapman was born on November 18, 1909. He was an avid collector of political and popular cartoons, amassing materials that ranged from 1913-1984 covering numerous topics including presidential administrations, political and popular culture, social issues, sports, and foreign leaders. Frank Chapman died in September 1985 and was survived by his son Arnold Chapman who generously donated his father's collection to the UCLA Library.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of newspaper clippings amassed by Frank A. Chapman, the majority of cartoons consisting primarily of images from the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Herald-Examiner ranging from 1913-1984. Mr. Chapman collected editorial cartoons covering numerous topics such as the presidential administrations of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan. The collection also contains cartoons on a wide-range of political and social issues including school busing, the arms race, nuclear technology, the environment, the Moscow Olympics boycott, foreign leaders, and popular culture.
The collection includes the work of artists such as Jim Borgman, Paul Conrad, John Fischetti, Karl (Carl) Hubenthal, Interlandi, Herbert "Herblock" Block, Guernsey LePelley, Jeff MacNelly, William "Bill" Mauldin, Patrick Oliphant, Steve Sack, Bill Schorr, Doug Sneyd, Wayne Stayskal, and others, several having won Pulitzer Prizes for their work. Paul Conrad, one of the artists whose work is featured in this collection, was a victim of Richard Nixon's famous "enemy" lists and Conrad's cartoons may have led to his being audited by the IRS four years in a row.
One of the more historical aspects of the collection is a cartoon panel series by Charles H. Wellington entitled "And the Worst is Yet to Come" dating from 1913-1916. The collection also contains a sprinkling of newspaper articles and popular comic strips.

Organization and Arrangement

The collection has been organized thematically and arranged in alphabetical order at the folder level.
  • Boxes 1-2: Jimmy Carter Administration
  • Box 2: Cartoonists
  • Box 3: Gerald Ford Administration; Government
  • Box 4: Foreign Nations and Leaders
  • Box 5: Richard Nixon Administration; Watergate
  • Box 6: Political Figures
  • Boxes 7-10: Political Topics
  • Box 11: Popular Culture; Ronald Reagan Administration
  • Box 12: Sports; Vietnam War

Indexing Terms

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

Genres and Forms of Material

Political cartoons.

Related Material

Additional archival collections consisting of political or editorial cartoons housed at the Charles Young Research Library Special Collections, UCLA:

 

Sports ca. 1968-1981

Box 12, Folder 1

Baseball ca. 1971 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about baseball figures and teams including the Los Angeles Dodgers, Tommy Lasorda, the Los Angeles Angels, the New York Yankees, a baseball strike, girls playing in the Little League World Series, and other related issues.
Box 12, Folder 2

Basketball ca. 1979 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about basketball figures and teams including the Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Bill Walton, Larry Bird, and college teams such as the UCLA and USC men's basketball teams.
Box 12, Folder 3

Boxing ca. 1978 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about boxers including Joe Louis, Bobby Chacon, Muhammad Ali, Danny Lopez, and Hearns.
Box 12, Folder 4

Football ca. 1969 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about football figures and teams including the Los Angeles Rams, the Los Angeles Raiders, the San Francisco 49ers, college teams such as UCLA, USC, Ohio State and Notre Dame, and events such as the Super Bowl and college bowl games.
Box 12, Folder 5

Golf ca. 1979

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about golfers Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan, and Tom Watson.
Box 12, Folder 6

Horse Racing ca. 1978 - 1979

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about horses including John Henry, Temperance Hill, Pleasant Colony, Spectacular Bid, and jockeys Bill Shoemaker, Jorge Velasquez, and other images relating to horse racing.
Box 12, Folder 7

Miscellaneous ca. 1978 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Miscellaneous cartoons about fishing, hockey, Indy 500, and tennis.
Box 12, Folder 8

Olympics ca. 1968 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the Olympic games, Olympians, the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, Montreal Olympics of 1976, the Los Angeles Olympic bid, and the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid in 1980.
 

Foreign ca. 1968-1983

Box 4, Folder 1

Africa ca. 1969 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to Angola, Zaire, Ethiopia, Somalia, and other African nation-states, and images of interference by Cuba and the U.S.S.R. in African affairs.
Box 4, Folder 2

Asia ca. 1968 - 1979

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Japan, North Korea, and other Asian-sphere interests.
Box 4, Folder 3

Cambodia 1978 - 1979

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia, the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia, and Cambodian victims.
Box 4, Folder 4

Cuba ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to Cuba, Fidel Castro, Cuba's involvement in Africa, its efforts to expel dissidents and undesirables, the presence of Soviet troops in Cuba, and images implying that Castro was a puppet of the Soviet Union.
Box 4, Folder 5

Czechoslovakia 1968

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to the Prague Spring and the subsequent quashing of liberalizing efforts in Czechoslovakia.
Box 4, Folder 6

Egypt ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to Gamal Abdel Nasser, Anwar Sadat, Egypt's tensions with Israel, and the assassination of Sadat.
Box 4, Folder 7

El Salvador ca. 1980 - 1982

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to the civil war in El Salvador, the country's repressive military regimes, and American military aid.
Box 4, Folder 8

England ca. 1965 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons depicting Prime Ministers James Callaghan and Margaret Thatcher, Queen Elizabeth II, the wedding of Prince Charles and Diana Spencer, tensions with Ireland, labor uprisings, and other national matters.
Box 4, Folder 9

Europe ca. 1968 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons on European nations including Italy and its communist government, Ireland and tensions over home-rule, a German spy scandal, Spain under the Franco regime, and others.
Box 4, Folder 10

France ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons depicting Presidents Valery Giscard d'Estaing, Charles De Gaulle, Francois Mitterrand, and French diplomacy matters.
Box 4, Folder 11

India and Pakistan ca. 1971 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons on India and Pakistan, violence in Pakistan, political leaders Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi, Indian Prime Minister Morarji Desai, and Indian acquisition of nuclear technology.
Box 4, Folder 12

Israel -- Begin, Menechem ca. 1977 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons on Israeli Prime Minister Menechem Begin, his peace negotiations, his militarism, and other diplomatic matters.
Box 4, Folder 13

Israel -- General ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Miscellaneous cartoons concerning Israeli foreign policy and security matters.
Box 4, Folder 14

Israel -- Meir, Golda ca. 1971 - 1974

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons on Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir.
Box 4, Folder 15

Khomeini, Ayatollah (1 of 2) ca. 1979

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons depicting Ayatollah Khomeini's regime in Iran and the aftermath of the taking of American hostages.
Box 4, Folder 16

Khomeini, Ayatollah (2 of 2) ca. 1980 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons depicting Ayatollah Khomeini's regime in Iran and the taking of American hostages.
Box 4, Folder 17

Latin America and the Caribbean ca. 1971 - 1982

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to Latin American nation-states including Honduras, Guatemala, Ecuador, Chile, Brazil, and Haiti.
Box 4, Folder 18

Lebanon ca. 1976 - 1978

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to diplomatic tensions between Lebanon and its neighbors.
Box 4, Folder 19

Mexico ca. 1977 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to Mexico and U.S.-Mexican relations, including images of Mexico's discovery of oil reserves.
Box 4, Folder 20

Middle East ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Miscellaneous cartoons relating to various issues in the Middle East, especially peace negotiations between Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Menechem Begin of Israel.
Box 4, Folder 21

Miscellaneous ca. 1971 - 1973

Scope and Content Note

Miscellaneous cartoons on foreign nation-states such as Greece and high-profile figures such as Pablo Picasso.
Box 4, Folder 22

Nicaragua ca. 1977 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to the Somoza regime and Nicaragua's civil war.
Box 4, Folder 23

Palestine ca. 1973 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian Liberation Organization (P.L.O.), violence against Palestine and perpetrated by the P.L.O., and Palestinian efforts for recognition and sovereignty.
Box 4, Folder 24

Poland ca. 1979 - 1982

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to the Polish workers' solidarity movement in resistance to Soviet control and desire for national independence. There are many images depicting Poland alongside other Soviet-controlled nations showing Poland's image as a bright lightbulb or a flower, as well as images of Soviet repression.
Box 4, Folder 25

Rhodesia ca. 1976 - 1978

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to Rhodesia, Ian Smith's government, and Bishop Muzorewa's election as Prime Minister.
Box 4, Folder 26

Shah of Iran ca. 1978 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to the exile of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and his family, the Shah's medical treatment in the United States, and the desire of the U.S. to rid themselves of the Shah's presence because of diplomatic tensions with the Ayatollah Khomeini.
Box 4, Folder 27

South Africa ca. 1976 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to South Africa's apartheid government, United Nation's sanctions against the government, the death of anti-apartheid activist Steven Biko, South Africa's desire for nuclear weaponry, and other issues.
Box 4, Folder 28

Uganda ca. 1977 - 1979

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to Uganda and the rule of Idi Amin.
Box 4, Folder 29

U.S.S.R. ca. 1969 - 1983

Scope and Content Note

Miscellaneous cartoons relating to the Soviet Union, its economy, politics, foreign policy, and repressive measures.
Box 4, Folder 30

U.S.S.R. -- Afghanistan 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Box 4, Folder 31

U.S.S.R. -- Intellectuals and Artists ca. 1968 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to the U.S.S.R.'s efforts to quash dissent by Russian writers, intellectuals, and artists such as Boris Spassky, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Pytor Yakir, Viktor Krasin, Andrei Sakharov. Also contains cartoons relating to American writers who found themselves suspected by the Soviet government.
Box 4, Folder 32

Yugoslavia ca. 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to Tito and Yugoslavian politics under the Soviet Union.
 

Political Topics ca. 1966-1981

Box 7, Folder 1

Abortion ca. 1972 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the abortion debate mainly consisting of images hostile to abortion.
Box 7, Folder 2

African-Americans ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about African-Americans and disparities in unemployment rates, educational opportunities, including images about black militancy, racial and urban violence, riots, and racism.
Box 7, Folder 3

American Indians ca. 1972 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Native American militancy, violence against native peoples, broken treaty promises by the federal government, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Wounded Knee as well as other matters.
Box 7, Folder 4

Arms Race and Weaponry ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about arms escalation, MX missiles, B-1 and B-52 bombers, F-15 planes, anti-ballistic missiles, and other weaponry.
Box 7, Folder 5

Assassinations ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about assassinations that took placed in the 1960s through the 1980s including John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, John Lennon, the attempted assassinations of George Wallace, Ronald Reagan, Pope John Paul II, and the investigations of assassinations.
Box 7, Folder 6

Automotive Industry ca. 1978 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the automotive industry, including General Motors, Firestone, the American industry's struggles due to foreign competition, especially from Japan, Lee Iacocca, and the Chrysler Corporation's difficulties.
Box 7, Folder 7

Aviation ca. 1975 August 27 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the aviation industry including images of the air traffic controller's strike of 1981, Ronald Reagan's efforts to quash the strike, Lockheed Martin, near- misses, hijackings, and crashes. The file also contains an article about Kitty Hawk.
Box 7, Folder 8

Banking ca. 1973 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the banking industry including images about interest rates and savings and loan associations.
Box 7, Folder 9

Big Oil and OPEC ca. 1979 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about big oil interests, executives, and OPEC.
Box 7, Folder 10

Bigotry and Racism ca. 1979 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons depicting the Ku Klux Klan, acts of racism and bigotry, and intolerant groups.
Box 7, Folder 11

Black Education 1968 - 1972

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about black education including struggles to attain university-level education, activism for minority representation in the teaching ranks, student strikes at San Francisco State, black militancy, instruction in black culture and history, and unequal education at the primary school level.
Box 7, Folder 12

California ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about a multitude of California-related topics including floods, droughts, wildfires, water conservation, commuter lanes, the Los Angeles Olympic bid, and other matters.
Box 7, Folder 13

Censorship and Obscenity ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about censorship and obscenity debates including images of the Moral Majority and debates over pornography and nudity.
Box 7, Folder 14

Children ca. 1973 - 1979

Scope and Content Note

Cartoon images of children.
Box 7, Folder 15

Crime ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons depicting criminal activities and public anxiety over increasing crime.
Box 7, Folder 16

Death Penalty 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the death penalty debate with several images representing opposition to capital punishment.
Box 7, Folder 17

Democratic Party ca. 1973 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons depicting the donkey mascot of the Democratic Party and other party-related images.
Box 7, Folder 18

Drug and Alcohol Abuse ca. 1972 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about drug and alcohol addiction and the social ramifications of these diseases.
Box 7, Folder 19

Education ca. 1969 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the educational system, the declining standards and student achievement levels, declining job opportunities for graduates, teacher strikes and protests, and other matters.
Box 8, Folder 1

Energy Crisis (1968-1972) 1968 - 1972

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the energy crisis during the Nixon administration from 1968-1972.
Box 8, Folder 2

Energy Crisis (1973-1974) 1973 - 1974

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the energy crisis during the Nixon administration from 1973-1974.
Box 8, Folder 3

Energy Crisis (1975-1976) 1975 - 1976

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the energy crisis during the Ford administration (1975-1976).
Box 8, Folder 4

Energy Crisis (1977-1978) 1977 - 1978

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the energy crisis during the Carter administration including images of shortages, fuel rationing, and foreign relations with oil-producing countries (1977-1978).
Box 8, Folder 5

Energy Crisis (1979-1980) 1979 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the energy crisis during the Carter administration including images of shortages, fuel rationing, and foreign relations with oil-producing countries (1979-1980).
Box 8, Folder 6

Energy Crisis (Undated and ca. 1970s) ca. 1970 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Undated cartoons about the energy crisis including images of shortages, fuel rationing, and foreign relations with oil-producing countries.
Box 8, Folder 7

Environment (1966-1973) 1966 - 1973

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about environmental issues such as noise and smog pollution, waste dumping, ocean pollution, littering and graffiti, and other related matters.
Box 8, Folder 8

Environment (1974-1977) 1974 - 1977

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about environmental issues such as noise and smog pollution, waste dumping, ocean pollution, littering and graffiti, and other related matters.
Box 8, Folder 9

Environment (1978-1981) 1978 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about environmental issues such as noise and smog pollution, waste dumping, ocean pollution, littering and graffiti, and other related matters.
Box 8, Folder 10

Environment (n.d.) undated

Scope and Content Note

Undated cartoons about environmental issues such as noise and smog pollution, waste dumping, ocean pollution, littering and graffiti, and other related matters.
Box 8, Folder 11

Ethics ca. 1968 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons depicting politicians failing to live up to proper ethical behavior, ethics reform issues in Washington, D.C.
Box 8, Folder 12

Fire Department ca. 1975 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about firefighters, their work, and one image indicating an imminent strike.
Box 8, Folder 13

Ford Pinto ca. 1978 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the Ford Pinto and an investigation into the product line because of fuel tank explosions during collisions.
Box 8, Folder 14

Freedom of the Press and Speech ca. 1972 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the freedom of the press and speech including the imprisonment of Myron A. Farber for refusing to reveal sources, the Supreme Court's ruling allowing for police searches of media outlets, and other related matters.
Box 8, Folder 15

Gun Control ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about gun control, the culture of guns in the United States, and depictions of the National Rifle Association (NRA), especially its famous propaganda line "guns don't kill people, people kill people."
Box 8, Folder 16

Healthcare ca. 1963 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about problems with the healthcare system, healthcare reform efforts, Medi-Cal and Medicaid programs, medical malpractice rates and lawsuits, the mental health system, health risks of tobacco use, and rising healthcare costs.
Box 8, Folder 17

Homosexuality 1977 - 1981 February 12

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about public hysteria over homosexuality, California's Proposition 6 which restricted homosexuals from teaching, and other matters.
Box 8, Folder 18

Human Rights ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about human rights violations especially under the Carter administration, the taint of the U.S. association with the Shah of Iran who was accused of numerous human rights violations prior to his exile, and Soviet violations of human rights. File also contains an image about retribution payments for Japanese-American internees and about the U.S. State Department's association with Latin American dictators.
Box 8, Folder 19

Immigration ca. 1977 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about immigration issues, particularly Asian and Latin American immigrants with numerous references to "Boat People," the U.S./Mexico border, and Cuban refugees.
Box 8, Folder 20

Jonestown ca. 1978

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to Jim Jones and The People's Temple and the Jonestown Massacre.
Box 9, Folder 1

Korean Lobbyist Scandal ca. 1976 December 14 - 1978

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about a bribery scandal involving a leading South Korean lobbyist Tongsun Park and several Washington politicians. The file contains images of Leon Jaworski, special council previously involved in the Watergate investigation, who was entrusted with an investigation into the bribery charges.
Box 9, Folder 2

Labor ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the Bituminous Coal Strike and the United Mine Workers union, independent farmers and farm worker issues, George Meany (president of the American Federation of Labor), the teamsters union, Sears Company, United Auto Workers, and other labor issues.
Box 9, Folder 3

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to department scandals and public criticisms of the LAPD and its police chiefs.
Box 9, Folder 4

Los Angeles Sheriffs 1972 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the Los Angeles Sheriffs department.
Box 9, Folder 5

Midterm Elections ca. 1974 - 1978

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about miscellaneous midterm elections.
Box 9, Folder 6

Moscow Olympics (1980) ca. 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the Moscow Olympics boycott following the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan including images of Jimmy Carter and Leonid Brezhnev.
Box 9, Folder 7

New York City ca. 1968 - 1978

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about New York City's financial difficulties and miscellaneous urban problems including images of the mayor pleading for help from President Ford and Ford's refusal to bail-out New York City from its financial woes. File also includes two articles dated July 21 and July 27, 1977 about the New York City blackout and riots.
Box 9, Folder 8

Nuclear Technology and Weapons ca. 1969 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about nuclear technology and weaponry including images of nuclear disposal problems, three-mile island, nuclear power plants, inadequate security controls of nuclear materials, competition between the United States and the U.S.S.R., competition among other nation-states for nuclear technology, and numerous images showing the public's anxiety over an accidental launch.
Box 9, Folder 9

Panama Canal Negotiations ca. 1976 - 1978

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the Panama Canal negotiations between the United States and Panama.
Box 9, Folder 10

Police ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Miscellaneous cartoons about police departments, police officers, excessive use of force, and related matters.
Box 9, Folder 11

Poverty ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about poverty in urban settings, the declining living standards of Americans due to the declining economy, the Moynihan Report on poverty, and other related matters.
Box 9, Folder 12

Presidential Campaign (1968) 1968

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the 1968 presidential campaign and the various candidates with several references to Richard Nixon's campaign.
Box 9, Folder 13

Presidential Campaign (1972) ca. 1972

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the 1972 presidential campaign, the campaign debates, George McGovern, George Wallace, the no-vote protest, and several references to Richard Nixon's re-election campaign. File also includes a page from the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner "California Living" magazine dated September 24, 1972 pertaining to the election.
Box 9, Folder 14

Presidential Campaign (1976) ca. 1975 - 1976

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the 1976 presidential campaign with several images of Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and images referencing the shadow of Nixon's legacy for the G.O.P. File also includes an unidentified editorial article about Jimmy Carter.
Box 9, Folder 15

Presidential Campaign (1980) ca. 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the 1980 presidential campaign including images of Ronald Reagan, John Anderson, Jimmy Carter, and references to other candidates.
Box 9, Folder 16

Presidential Campaign (1980) -- Articles 1980 October 29

Scope and Content Note

Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Herald-Examiner articles about the presidential debate between Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan.
Box 9, Folder 17

Presidential Campaign (1980) -- Debates ca. 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the presidential campaign debates between Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, as well as images about the League of Women Voters and their moderation of a television debate that had excluded John Anderson, the third party candidate.
Box 9, Folder 18

Presidential Campaign (1980) -- Equal Rights Amendment ca. 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about debate over the Equal Rights Amendment and Ronald Reagan's decision to exclude the E.R.A. from the Republican campaign platform.
Box 10, Folder 1

Religion ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about a variety of religious issues and figures, including the Vatican and the Pope, religious conflicts, cults, religion in education, religion and women's issues, female religious, anti-semitism, evangelicals and the Moral Majority, and other matters.
Box 10, Folder 2

Republican Party ca. 1972 - 1982

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons depicting the Grand Old Party (G.O.P), the Republican elephant, and Republican party matters.
Box 10, Folder 3

School Busing and Desegregation ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the public school system's efforts to desegregate through school bussing, images of California Supreme Court Justice Judge Egly, Richard Nixon and his role in school bussing, and a myriad of images depicting white hostility for school bussing. Most of the images reflect the issue as between blacks and whites and do not contain efforts to desegregate by other minority groups.
Box 10, Folder 4

Science and Technology ca. 1972 - 1982

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about scientific and technological advances including test-tube babies, cloning, studies on cancer-causation, genetic engineering, sperm banks, DNA research, and phone technology.
Box 10, Folder 5

Sex Education 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the debates over sex education for minors.
Box 10, Folder 6

Sex Scandals 1972 - 1977

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to political sex scandals in Washington, D.C.
Box 10, Folder 7

Social Security ca. 1976 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to Social Security policies under the Carter and Reagan administrations.
Box 10, Folder 8

Space Program ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to the space race to the moon between the U.S.S.R. and the U.S., Apollo 8, 10, 11 and 13, NASA, the Skylab program, and various other space flights.
Box 10, Folder 9

Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT) ca. 1974 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty negotiations with several images referencing negotiations between Jimmy Carter and Leonid Brezhnev.
Box 10, Folder 10

Student Activism and Protests ca. 1968 - 1977

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about student protests in the late 1960s-early 1970s across American college campuses, teacher and professor participation in protests, government efforts to quash protests, and public opinion about the protests.
Box 10, Folder 11

Television and Film ca. 1969 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the television and film industry, actors' strikes, broadcasting companies, and programming issues.
Box 10, Folder 12

Terrorism ca. 1969 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about international terrorism including images about plane hijackings, assassination plots, terrorist manipulation of the media for propaganda purposes, the Irish Republican Army (IRA), Jimmy Carter's release of "Puerto Rican terrorists," and several images referencing Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi's (Kaddafi) plot to assassinate Ronald Reagan.
Box 10, Folder 13

Transportation ca. 1963 October 22 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about transportation issues including Ronald Reagan's cuts in Amtrak's budget, the federal change in the 55 m.p.h. speed limit, the bankruptcy of Pennsylvania-Central Railroad, highway fatalities, the dangers of moving dangerous chemicals on rail lines, and other transportation-related matters.
Box 10, Folder 14

Unemployment ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about national unemployment, the Humphrey-Hawkins bill, rising unemployment rates, declining job options for college graduates, and the economic challenges for average Americans.
Box 10, Folder 15

United Nations ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the United Nations and global conflicts including the Iran-Iraq War, the Iranian revolution, talks to extend U.N. membership to Vietnam, debates over South Africa's apartheid system, debates over conflicts between Israel and its neighbors, nuclear proliferation debates, Zionism, and several images referencing the U.N.'s inability to enforce its will and its weak peace-keeping forces.
Box 10, Folder 16

Violence ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about violence in movies, rape, gun violence, violence depicting in art, and the American society's desensitization to violence.
Box 10, Folder 17

Washington D.C. ca. 1967 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the culture of Washington politics.
Box 10, Folder 18

Women ca. 1969 February 7 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about women's issues including the Equal Rights Amendment, feminism, sexism, equal pay for equal work, domestic labor, sexual harassment, women and the military draft, contraception, abortion, violence against women, women as sports journalists, and other matters.
Box 10, Folder 19

Youth Culture 1969 - 1972

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the youth culture of the late 1960s and early 1970s with several images referencing the new voting age of eighteen.
 

Political Figures ca. 1964-1981

Box 6, Folder 1

Agnew, Spiro ca. 1968 - 1978

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Vice-President Spiro Agnew, allegations of corruption, and his contentious relationship with the press.
Box 6, Folder 2

Anderson, John B. ca. 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about independent candidate John B. Anderson's presidential campaign in 1979-80. As a result of Anderson's third-party status, he was not invited to participate in general election debates alongside Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan and there are several images related to his exclusion.
Box 6, Folder 3

Brown, Edmund Gerald "Jerry" ca. 1975 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about California governor Jerry Brown, his multiple bids for the presidency, his reputation as a liberal, and the issues he faced as governor including his authorization for Malathion spraying to eradicate fruit flies. There are a number of images portraying Brown sitting in a meditation position or calling him "Governor Moonbeam," a derisive nickname implying that he was on his own intellectual plane which few understood.
Box 6, Folder 4

Bryant, Anita 1977 - 1978

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Anita Bryant, an evangelical Christian, a runner-up in the Miss America pageant, and spokesperson for Florida Citrus commission who supported discriminatory measures against gays. Some of the images play on her commercial persona as a spokesperson for Florida orange juice.
Box 6, Folder 5

Bush, George H. W. ca. 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to Republican candidate George H. W. Bush's presidential campaign in 1979-80.
Box 6, Folder 6

Butz, Earl L. 1973 - 1976

Scope and Content Note

Cartoon related to Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz who served from 1971-1976.
Box 6, Folder 7

California ca. 1970 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about California politicians and candidates for office including Mike Curb, George Deukmejian, Willie Brown, Ed Davis, Mervyn Dymally, and Evelle J. Youngers.
Box 6, Folder 8

Clark, Ramsay 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Ramsay Clark, a former attorney general under Lyndon B. Johnson, human rights activist, and critic of American imperialism. The images reflect that Clark was critical of American foreign policy with respect to the Iran hostage crisis and the cartoons reflect a hostile perception of Clark.
Box 6, Folder 9

Connally, John ca. 1972 - 1979

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to former Texas governor John Connally who served as Nixon's Secretary of Treasury and his run for president.
Box 6, Folder 10

Davis, Angela 1972

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Angela Davis and her acquittal for charges related to the murder of a judge. Davis's gun had been used in the murder by other individuals.
Box 6, Folder 11

Fonda, Jane ca. 1979

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the political activism of actress Jane Fonda and her reputation as an outspoken critic of American foreign policy.
Box 6, Folder 12

Goldwater, Barry ca. 1971 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Arizona senator Barry Goldwater including some images about his criticism of the moral majority and Reverend Jerry Falwell.
Box 6, Folder 13

Hearst, Patricia ca. 1974 - 1978

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Patricia Hearst, her kidnapping and participation with the Symbionese Liberation Army, and her subsequent sentence commutation for participating in bank robberies.
Box 6, Folder 14

Hickel, Walter J. 1969 January 15 - February 7

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Secretary of the Interior, Walter J. Hickel, and his association with oil interests.
Box 6, Folder 15

Hoover, J. Edgar ca. 1968 - 1978 January 13

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about J. Edgar Hoover including many images about domestic surveillance of American citizens under his administration of the FBI.
Box 6, Folder 16

Humphrey, Hubert ca. 1968 - 1978 January 14

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Hubert Humphrey, vice-president to Lyndon B. Johnson and presidential candidate for the Democratic Party in 1968 and 1972. Several images reflect Humphrey's liberal stance on issues and his support of civil rights for African-Americans. File also includes an obituary article on Humphrey from the Los Angeles Times dated January 14, 1978.
Box 6, Folder 17

Jarvis, Howard ca. 1978 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Howard Jarvis who led the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and spearheaded California's Proposition 13 in 1978 and a subsequent tax reform effort via Proposition 9 in 1980.
Box 6, Folder 18

Johnson, Lyndon B. ca. 1964 April 10 - 1978

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Lyndon B. Johnson, his Great Society policies, his policies on Vietnam, his interaction with the U.S.S.R. and France, and the end of his term. File includes a page from Time Magazine dated April 10, 1964 that shows the various cartoon depictions of LBJ.
Box 6, Folder 19

Kennedy, Edward "Teddy" ca. 1969 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Teddy Kennedy, the 1969 Chappaquiddick scandal, his 1980 presidential campaign challenge to incumbent Democratic president Jimmy Carter, Kennedy's health care reform efforts, and several cartoons parodying Teddy's aspiration to the "Camelot" image of his brother, John F. Kennedy.
Box 6, Folder 20

Kennedy, John F. ca. 1968 - 1979 October 21

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about John F. Kennedy and the endurance of his "Camelot" image. Included in the file are two cartoons about Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis and her marriage to Aristotle Onassis (ca. 1968).
Box 6, Folder 21

Kissinger, Henry ca. 1972 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State and advisor to presidents Nixon and Ford, including images about his policy of détente, his negotiations with Vietnam, his interference in Latin American politics, his hindsight opinions about Vietnam, his escape from the Watergate scandal, allegations of bugging, his celebrity status, his memoirs, and his desire to be involved in the inner-circle of Reagan's advisors.
Box 6, Folder 22

Lance, Thomas Bertram "Bert" ca. 1977 - 1979 May 25

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Thomas "Bert" Lance and his resignation following a scandal emanating from charges of corruption and mismanagement while director of the Office of Management and Budget for Jimmy Carter's administration.
Box 6, Folder 23

Lincoln, Abraham ca. 1974 - 1977

Scope and Content Note

Cartoon images of Abraham Lincoln.
Box 6, Folder 24

McGovern, George S. ca. 1968 - 1972

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about 1968 Democratic presidential candidate and 1972 Democratic Party nominee Senator George McGovern including images about the youth movement that supported his candidacy in 1968.
Box 6, Folder 25

Metzger, Thomas Linton ca. 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Tom Metzger, Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan who ran for congress and was a Democratic nominee for the district of San Diego in 1980.
Box 6, Folder 26

Miscellaneous Figures ca. 1968 - 1979

Scope and Content Note

Miscellaneous cartoon images of Republican Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois, Consumer rights activist Ralph Nader, Republican senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, California Superintendent of Public Instruction Maxwell L. Rafferty, and Treasury Secretary William Simon.
Box 6, Folder 27

O'Neill, Thomas "Tip" ca. 1978 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill, Democrat, including images about his relationship with Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan and the resistance among veteran leaders to the frugality and civil service reforms of Jimmy Carter depicted in several cartoons as the curtailing of the three-martini lunch.
Box 6, Folder 28

Rockefeller, Nelson A. 1968 - 1976

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Nelson Rockefeller including images about the Rockefeller Commission established to investigate CIA activities and the assassination of John F. Kennedy, as well as images implying that Rockefeller received gifts for political favors.
Box 6, Folder 29

Truman, Harry S. ca. 1968 - 1972

Scope and Content Note

Cartoon images of President Harry Truman including an obituary cartoon dated December 27, 1972.
Box 6, Folder 30

Wallace, George ca. 1968 - 1976 January 27

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons of segregationist and Alabama governor George Wallace. Images include references to his intolerant racial attitude, his presidential bids, and his continued political activism following an assassination attempt on his life that resulted in paralyzation and his being relegated to a wheelchair for the remainder of his life.
Box 6, Folder 31

Washington, George ca. 1974 February 15 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoon images of George Washington.
Box 6, Folder 32

Yorty, Samuel W. ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Sam Yorty, Los Angeles mayor from 1961-1973, including a few images about his two mayoral battles with Tom Bradley.
Box 6, Folder 33

Young, Andrew ca. 1977 - 1979 August 16

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons of Carter-appointed U.N. ambassador Andrew Young with several images reflecting Young's reputation for controversial comments about race and other nations. File also includes a Los Angeles Times article dated august 16, 1979 following Young's resignation and an undated editorial article by Patrick J. Buchanan entitled "Andy Young on Rioting."
 

Vietnam ca. 1967-1982

Box 12, Folder 9

American Withdrawal ca. 1968 - 1975

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the American troop withdrawal from Vietnam
Box 12, Folder 10

Bombing Campaigns ca. 1968 - 1973

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the various bombing campaigns undertaken by the United States against Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos and their devastation.
Box 12, Folder 11

Cambodia ca. 1970 - 1975

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about American involvement in Cambodia and its connection to America's Vietnam policies.
Box 12, Folder 12

Draft Evasion Amnesty ca. 1971 - 1975

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the military draft evasion of American men and the debate over granting them amnesty from prosecution or other penalties. File contains several images of Richard Nixon's hostility to amnesty for draft evaders and images about the American debate over granting "amnesty" or forgiveness for Nixon's illegal activities.
Box 12, Folder 13

Fall of Saigon ca. 1975

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the fall of Saigon to the North Vietnamese forces and the transition in power in South Vietnam.
Box 12, Folder 14

Legacy ca. 1974 - 1977

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the legacy of the Vietnam War with respect to the refugee crisis, impact on American politics, and the loss of American lives.
Box 12, Folder 15

M.I.A./P.O.W. ca. 1970 - 1973

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about American prisoners of war and soldiers missing in action.
Box 12, Folder 16

Miscellaneous ca. 1968 - 1979

Scope and Content Note

Miscellaneous cartoons about the Vietnam War including images of the Domino Theory, the impact of Vietnam on American politics, Vietnamization of the conflict, grieving American families of soldiers, drug use and solicitation of prostitutes by soldiers, Communist Vietnam's invasion of its neighbors, Vietnamese casualties, Hamburger Hill and Khe San, elections in South Vietnam, Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon, Nguyen Cao Ky, resistance by American soldiers, the declining American economic homefront, the costs of military expenditures, and media coverage of the war.
Box 12, Folder 17

My Lai ca. 1969 - 1974

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the My Lai Massacre, its subsequent investigation, and the conviction of American Lt. Calley.
Box 12, Folder 18

Paris Peace Talks ca. 1968 - 1973

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about a series of peace negotiations in Paris between North Vietnam, South Vietnam, and the United States.
Box 12, Folder 19

Protests ca. 1967 - 1973

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Vietnam War protests in America.
Box 12, Folder 20

Thieu, Nguyen Van ca. 1968 - 1975

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about South Vietnamese leader Nguyen Van Thieu including images of his resistance to certain points in the peace negotiations process, despite American desires to agree, and Thieu's criticism of the United States for not living up to its commitments.
Box 12, Folder 21

Veterans ca. 1974 - 1982

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about American veterans and their difficulties adjusting to life back in the States, the hostility and lack of support they experienced from the American public, the federal government's failure to provide resources for their recovery and readjustment to civilian life, the politicization of the Vietnam Memorial, and the inadequacy of the Veteran's Administration.
Box 12, Folder 22

Notebook undated

Scope and Content Note

Notebook of themes and organizational topics on the collection of cartoons. Cartoons that were supposed to pertain to several topics listed in the notebook could not be found in the actual collection, or else envelopes were labeled with certain topic headings only to be found empty of cartoons. However, numerous topics from the notebook were used in the final processing of this collection in keeping with the spirit of the creator's intention.
 

Popular Culture ca. 1962-1981

Box 11, Folder 1

Animals ca. 1960 December 17 - 1978

Scope and Content Note

Miscellaneous magazine clippings of animal cartoons.
Box 11, Folder 2

Holidays ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Miscellaneous cartoons, including some political cartoons, about various American holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, the Fourth of July, Veteran's Day, New Year's Eve, Memorial Day, the American Bicentennial, Washington's birthday, and others.
Box 11, Folder 3

Hughes, Howard ca. 1972 - 1977

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Howard Hughes with references to his wealth, his mental health, and his last will and testament. File also contains articles from the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner about the Spruce Goose and a legal fight over the Hughes estate.
Box 11, Folder 4

Lindbergh, Charles A. ca. 1974 - 1978 August 20

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons and articles about Charles Lindbergh.
Box 11, Folder 5

Miscellaneous ca. 1962 July 31 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Miscellaneous cartoons about popular cultural figures and references such as Andy Warhol, the Lone Ranger, Barbara Walters, the television miniseries Shogun, Bert Parks, the television show "Dallas," Elvis Presley, Calvin Klein, Star Wars, Jaws, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Bobby Fischer, and others. The file also contains several random clippings from popular cultural magazines such as McCall's, Look, True, and the Man's Magazine.
Box 11, Folder 6

Obituary Cartoons ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Obituary cartoons about popular cultural figures and icons including Jack Benny, Bing Crosby, Will and Ariel Durant, Jimmy Durante, Alfred Hitchcock, Helen Keller, Groucho Marx, Elvis Presley, Norman Rockwell, Jean-Paul Sarte, John Wayne, and others.
Box 11, Folder 7

Saturday Evening Post ca. 1972

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons from The Saturday Evening Post magazine.
Box 11, Folder 8

Swinnerton, James 1972 November 13 - 1975 December

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons by James "Jimmy" Swinnerton originally published in 1937 and reprinted in Westways magazine in 1975. File also includes newspaper clippings about Swinnerton's career.
 

Government ca. 1968-1982

Box 3, Folder 10

Central Intelligence Office (CIA) ca. 1972 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to the CIA, allegations of domestic spying by the CIA and violations of American civil liberties, allegations that the CIA relied upon prostitutes and drug experimentation, images comparing the CIA to the mafia, and images of the American public's suspicion of the CIA.
Box 3, Folder 11

Courts ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to the American legal system, famous court trials involving social protests from the 1960s and 1970s, divorce cases, the Justice Department, Ronald Reagan's influence on the court system and appointees, images regarding prisoner's rights, and images regarding legal trends such as the use of insanity defense.
Box 3, Folder 12

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ca. 1977 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to the Federal Aviation Administration and images implying that the FAA is incompetent and lax in enforcing aviation guidelines and inspections.
Box 3, Folder 13

Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) ca. 1972 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to the FBI and its domestic surveillance, the Abscam investigation, Jean Seberg, and allegations of illegal activities by agents.
Box 3, Folder 14

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ca. 1969 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to the IRS and federal tax returns, the taxpayer revolt in California, the impact of taxation on California homeownership, tax burdens on ordinary citizens, and loopholes that favor the wealthy in the tax laws.
Box 3, Folder 15

Military ca. 1968 - 1982

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to the armed forces, military budgets, defense spending at the expense of social programs, the Pentagon, women in the military, women and selective service, the military draft, military pay, and other related issues.
Box 3, Folder 16

Navy ca. 1968 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to the U.S. Navy, the Pueblo incident, the integration of women on combat ships, racial integration, and naval blunders.
Box 3, Folder 17

Postal Service ca. 1971 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to the U.S. postal service, public dismay over price hikes for services and stamps, images about slow delivery service and the public's perception of the postal service's ineptitude.
Box 3, Folder 18

Supreme Court ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to the U.S. Supreme Court, the California state supreme court, the appointment of Sandra Day O'Connor by Ronald Reagan, justices Abe Fortas, Warren Burger, and Earl Warren, Nixon nominee Clement E. Haynsworth, and images reflecting supreme court decisions.
Box 3, Folder 19

United States Congress ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to Congress, congressional representatives, references to scandals, corruption, and perks, the influence of lobbyists, and interactions with various presidential administrations over policies and pieces of proposed legislation.
Box 3, Folder 20

United States Senate ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to the Senate with several images devoted to Senator Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa and his support for English-only measures as well as other policies, images of senatorial misconduct, and other issues.
 

Nixon, Richard M. ca. 1968-1981

Box 5, Folder 1

Cabinet 1968 - 1973

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to the Nixon administration's cabinet including Labor Secretary Peter J. Brennan, Secretary of State Elliot Richardson, the cabinet's reorganization in 1972, and an image implying that Nixon's cabinet lacked diversity.
Box 5, Folder 2

Domestic Policies ca. 1969 - 1974

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to Nixon's domestic policies including poverty, welfare, civil rights, wages, school busing and desegregation, healthcare, and the ITT anti-trust suit.
Box 5, Folder 3

Economy ca. 1968 - 1974

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to the Nixon administration's economic policies and challenges. Folder contains numerous images depicting inflationary conditions.
Box 5, Folder 4

Energy Policies ca. 1973 - 1974

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons reflecting Nixon's energy policies.
Box 5, Folder 5

Foreign Policy ca. 1968 - 1974

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons reflecting Nixon's diplomatic negotiations with Vietnam, his famous trip to China, détente with Russia, A.B.M. treaties, activities in Cambodia, relationship with Charles de Gaulle of France, Henry Kissinger's role as national security advisor and Secretary of State, and other foreign policy matters.
Box 5, Folder 6

Miscellaneous ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Miscellaneous cartoons pertaining to Richard Nixon and his administration including images of his inauguration, the honeymoon period of his first term, his administration's challenges, the public's loss of faith in Nixon's word, public discord over his policies, an image of Nixon's portrait in the White House, Nixon's re-election, and his lame- duck term.
Box 5, Folder 7

Post-Resignation ca. 1974 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Miscellaneous cartoons pertaining to Richard Nixon's public image and work after his resignation including images about Nixon's pardon, his interview with David Frost, his 1978 Grammy nomination for best spoken word recording for the Frost interview, his desire to offer advice in foreign policy matters, his continued denials of wrong-doing, his pardon, and his role as elder statesman. File also contains a few editorial articles about Jimmy Carter's invitation to Richard Nixon to attend a White House dinner in honor of Chinese Vice Premier Teng Hsiao-ping including one article authored by Nixon's former speechwriter, Patrick Buchanan.
Box 5, Folder 8

Relationship with Press ca. 1968 - 1976

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons reflecting Nixon's often acrimonious and hostile relationship with the press.
Box 5, Folder 9

San Clemente Home ca. 1969 - 1976

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Nixon's home in San Clemente, California, a refuge for him on the West Coast during his presidency and after his resignation. Nixon's San Clemente compound became associated with tax breaks and privilege in the public's perception.
Box 5, Folder 10

Tax Returns/IRS 1973 - 1975

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Nixon's tax-returns and allegations that political enemies were targeted by the IRS.
 

Reagan, Ronald ca. 1968-1984

Box 11, Folder 9

Arms Sales 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about arms sales, specifically the American sale of Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) surveillance planes to Saudi Arabia during Reagan's administration.
Box 11, Folder 10

Assassination Attempt 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley, Jr. and images about Reagan's tentative interaction with the public following the attempt.
Box 11, Folder 11

Cabinet ca. 1980 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Ronald Reagan's cabinet and staff with some images implying that the cabinet lacked diversity, experience, and competency. File includes images of Secretary of State Alexander Haig, Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger, Director of the Office of Management and Budget David Stockman, Interior Secretary James Watt, and others.
Box 11, Folder 12

Domestic Policies ca. 1981 - 1982

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Reagan's domestic policies, specifically, his prioritizing of military expenditures over social programs such as social security for the elderly, poverty and children's lunch programs, welfare, education, healthcare, and other issues.
Box 11, Folder 13

Economy ca. 1980 - 1982

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Reagan's efforts to produce a balanced budget, trade, "Reaganomics," budget cuts, and other issues.
Box 11, Folder 14

Environment ca. 1980 - 1982

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Reagan's environmental policies with numerous images of Secretary of Interior James G. Watt and the negative impact of Watt's policies upon the environment.
Box 11, Folder 15

Foreign Policy ca. 1980 - 1982

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Reagan's foreign policies, especially his administration's dealings with the U.S.S.R., China, and Latin America. The file includes several images of Secretary of State Alexander Haig.
Box 11, Folder 16

Gubernatorial (1967-1975) ca. 1968 - 1975

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Reagan's years as the governor of California with numerous images about Reagan's role in quashing student protests on university campuses.
Box 11, Folder 17

Inauguration/Transition ca. 1980 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons depicting the transition from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan and the early period of Reagan's administration.
Box 11, Folder 18

Interim (1976-1979) ca. 1976 - 1979

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about the interim period of Reagan's political career, specifically, the years between his governorship and his election as president.
Box 11, Folder 19

Military ca. 1981 - 1982

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Ronald Reagan's generosity with military expenditures and its impact on social programs.
Box 11, Folder 20

Miscellaneous ca. 1980 - 1984

Scope and Content Note

Miscellaneous images of Ronald Reagan including references to his presidential administration, policies, efforts to curtail federal government, to typical Americans during his presidency, jelly beans, his past as an actor, and his role in Bedtime for Bonzo.
Box 11, Folder 21

Presidential Campaign (1976) ca. 1975 - 1976

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Ronald Reagan's unsuccessful presidential bid in 1976. There are images referencing Ronald Reagan challenging incumbent Gerald Ford as the Republican Party's nominee and its damage to the success of the party in that election.
Box 11, Folder 22

Presidential Campaign (1980) ca. 1978 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Ronald Reagan's presidential run in 1980 with numerous images depicting Ronald Reagan as a cowboy and as old.
Box 11, Folder 23

Reagan, Nancy ca. 1980 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons about Nancy Reagan.
 

Cartoonists ca. 1913-1982

Box 2, Folder 8

Alabama Journal ca. 1979 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Political cartoons from the Alabama Journal.
Box 2, Folder 9

Borgman, Jim ca. 1980 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons of Jim Borgman from the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Box 2, Folder 10

Comic Strips ca. 1966 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Miscellaneous popular cartoons and comic strips including Dennis the Menace, Broom Hilda, B.C., Donald Duck, and Hagar the Horrible.
Box 2, Folder 11

Conrad, Paul ca. 1970 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons by Paul Conrad of the Los Angeles Times. File also includes a few newspaper articles on Conrad.
Box 2, Folder 12

Fischetti, John ca. 1978 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons by John Fischetti of Chicago Sun-Times. File also includes a newspaper article on Fischetti.
Box 2, Folder 13

Hubenthal, Karl ca. 1968 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons from Karl Hubenthal of the Los Angeles Herald Examiner.
Box 2, Folder 14

Interlandi, Frank ca. 1966 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons by Frank and possibly Phil Interlandi of the Los Angeles Times including the series "Little Old Ladies in Tennis Shoes (L.O.L.I.T.S.)."
Box 2, Folder 15

LePelley, Guernsey ca. 1977 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons by Guernsey LePelley of the Christian Science Monitor.
Box 2, Folder 16

MacNelly, Jeff ca. 1978

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons by Jeff MacNelly of the Richmond News-Leader and the Chicago Tribune.
Box 2, Folder 17

Maudlin, William "Bill" H. ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons by Maudlin of the Chicago Sun-Times.
Box 2, Folder 18

Miscellaneous ca. 1968 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Political cartoons by various artists including Rothco, the "Herman" cartoon by Unger, "Cartoon of the Week" from 1968-1969, "Portfolio" showing a selection of editorial cartoons (1981-1982), compilation of cartoons from The Atlanta Journal (1981 June 22), and others.
Box 2, Folder 19

Oliphant, Patrick B. ca. 1978 - 1982

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons by Pat Oliphant of Universal Press Syndicate.
Box 2, Folder 20

Sack, Steve undated

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons by Steve Sack of the Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Box 2, Folder 21

Schorr, Bill ca. 1978 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons by Bill Schorr of the Los Angeles Herald Examiner.
Box 2, Folder 22

Sneyd, Doug ca. 1978 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoon strip "Scoop" by Doug Sneyd of the Los Angeles Herald Examiner.
Box 2, Folder 23

Stayskal, Wayne ca. 1978 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons by Wayne Stayskal of Tribune Media Press.
Box 2, Folder 24

Stevenson ca. 1979 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons by Stevenson of the Los Angeles Herald Examiner.
Box 2, Folder 25

Wellington, Charles H. ca. 1913 November 3 - 1916 December 11

Scope and Content Note

"And the Worst is Yet to Come" series by C. H. Wellington. Cartoon ran in the Los Angeles Times from November 3, 1913-December 11, 1916.
 

Carter, James "Jimmy" ca. 1976-1981

Box 1, Folder 1

Afghanistan Crisis ca. 1978 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to Carter's negotiations with the Soviet Union following its invasion of Afghanistan.
Box 1, Folder 2

Arms Sales ca. 1978 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to arms negotiations undertaken by the Carter administration with Saudi Arabia, Israel, Turkey, Egypt, and Jordan. File includes a cartoon depicting France's arms sales to Iran, to Carter's dismay.
Box 1, Folder 3

Cabinet ca. 1977 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to Carter's Cabinet, staff, and aids including Vice President Walter Mondale, White House Chief of Staff Hamilton Jordan, Secretaries of State Cyrus Vance and Edmund Muskie, Secretary of Energy James R. Schlesinger, Treasury Secretaries W. Michael Blumenthal and G. William Miller, Health and Human Services Secretary Patricia R. Harris, Griffin Bell of the Justice Department, Transportation Secretary Brock Adams, National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski, Director of Office Management and Budget Bert Lance, Interior Secretary Cecil D. Andrus, Health, Education, and Welfare Secretary Joseph Califano, Jr., Communications advisor Gerald Rafshoon, Inflation advisor Alfred E. Kahn, Defense Secretary Harold Brown, and a cartoon pertaining to Carter's nomination of Theodore Sorensen to head the C.I.A. File contains a number of cartoons on Hamilton Jordan who was rumored to have a drug problem.
Box 1, Folder 4

Camp David ca. 1978 - 1979

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to peace negotiations between Egyptian president Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, mediated by Carter at Camp David, Maryland, that led to the signing of the Camp David Accords and a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt.
Box 1, Folder 5

Carter, William "Billy" ca. 1977 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to President Carter's brother, Billy Carter, his persona as a beer-drinking southerner, and a scandal over allegations of an improper loan made to Billy from the Libyan government leading to "Billygate."
Box 1, Folder 6

Domestic Programs ca. 1977 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to domestic issues and programs during the Carter administration including welfare, tax, and labor law reforms, farm policies, social security and the raising of the retirement age to 70, urban policies, and other matters.
Box 1, Folder 7

Economy ca. 1976 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to the budget deficit crisis and economic-related matters during the Cater administration such as home loans, wages, defense spending, interest rates, and recession.
Box 1, Folder 8

Energy Crisis ca. 1977 - 1979

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to the Carter Administration's energy policies such as conservation proposals, gas rationing, his battle with Congress over an energy bill, and the public's resistance to Carter's ideas.
Box 1, Folder 9

Ethnic Purity Remark 1976

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to an ethnic purity remark made by presidential candidate Carter during the 1976 Presidential Election.
Box 1, Folder 10

Family ca. 1976 - 1980

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons depicting Carter's daughter Amy, wife Rosalyn, and mother Lillian.
Box 1, Folder 11

Foreign Policy ca. 1977 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to foreign policy issues under Carter's administration including images of Secretaries of State Cyrus Vance and Edmund Muskie, national security advisor Zbiginiew Brzezinski, and the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, Israel, Egypt, and other nation-states.
Box 1, Folder 12

Geneva Peace Summit ca. 1977

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to peace negotiations between Egypt, Israel, and mediated by Carter in Geneva, Switzerland.
Box 1, Folder 13

Inauguration and Early Term Articles ca. 1976 October 13 - 1977 July 31

Scope and Content Note

Newspaper articles relating to Carter's inauguration and the earliest days of his term. File also includes one article from the month preceding the election.
Box 1, Folder 14

Inauguration and Transition ca. 1976 - 1977

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to the election of Jimmy Carter, his inauguration, and the transition from the Ford administration.
Box 1, Folder 15

Inflation ca. 1977 - 1981

Scope and Content Note

Cartoons relating to high inflation rates on housing and food items, including higher costs on meat and coffee.
Box 1, Folder 16

Iran Hostage Crisis Articles ca. 1981

Scope and Content Note

Los Angeles Herald Examiner special publication on the Iran Hostage Crisis providing biographies of the hostages following their release.
Box 1, Folder 17

Iran Hostage Crisis Cartoons ca. 1979 - 1981

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Cartoons relating to the Iran Hostage Crisis and Carter's negotiations with Iran, rescue efforts, and sanctions.
Box 1, Folder 18

Marston, David W. ca. 1978

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Cartoons relating to a controversy involving Carter's removal of David Marston, an attorney and Ford appointee in the Justice Department.
Box 2, Folder 1

Miscellaneous Cartoons ca. 1976 - 1981

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Various cartoons depicting Carter and his administration's challenges.
Box 2, Folder 2

Miscellaneous News Article 1978 December 27

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Los Angeles Times article by Edward Walsh entitled "As a President and a Jogger, Carter Churns Up a Cheerless Efficiency."
Box 2, Folder 3

Playboy Interview ca. 1976 - 1979

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Cartoons relating to an interview given by Presidential candidate Carter to Playboy magazine where he admitted to having "lusted in his heart" for other women, though he denied ever acting upon his impulses.
Box 2, Folder 4

Polls and Popularity ca. 1977 - 1980

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Cartoons depicting Carter's popularity or lack thereof among the American public.
Box 2, Folder 5

Presidential Campaigns ca. 1976 - 1980

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Cartoons relating to Carter's presidential campaigns of 1976 and 1980.
Box 2, Folder 6

Taxes ca. 1978 - 1979

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Cartoons relating to American attitudes towards taxes under the Carter administration, as well as images depicting Carter's tax policies and efforts to stimulate the economy.
Box 2, Folder 7

Trade ca. 1977 - 1980

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Cartoons relating to American trade, the declining value of the American dollar, anxiety over the price of gold, and fears over foreign competition, particularly from Japan.
 

Ford, Gerald ca. 1973-1980

Box 3, Folder 1

Cabinet and Advisors ca. 1974 - 1976

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Cartoons relating to the Ford administration's cabinet and advisors.
Box 3, Folder 2

Domestic Policies ca. 1975 - 1976

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Cartoons relating to Ford's domestic policies including school busing, national parks, and labor disputes.
Box 3, Folder 3

Economy ca. 1974 - 1977

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Cartoons relating to the declining economic situation during the Ford administration including images about high interest rates, the declining value of the dollar, inflation, and unemployment.
Box 3, Folder 4

Energy Policies ca. 1975 - 1976

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Cartoons relating to the Ford administration's energy policies.
Box 3, Folder 5

Foreign Policy ca. 1974 - 1976

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Cartoons relating to the Ford administration's foreign policies including images implying that Henry Kissinger was the mastermind behind Ford's foreign policies and that Ford was an uninformed president, images about détente, and other matters.
Box 3, Folder 6

Miscellaneous ca. 1973 - 1978

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Miscellaneous cartoons relating to Gerald Ford, his administration, and legacy. The file includes cartoons images poking fun at Gerald Ford's "Win" button that was used to boost morale, images of a retired Gerald Ford witnessing his successor Jimmy Carter experiencing a popularity decline similar to Ford's experience in the White House, of the assassination attempt on Ford, of his earlier selection as Nixon's vice-president, and Ford's famous tumble down Air Force One's ramp.
Box 3, Folder 7

Newspaper Articles ca. 1977 January 20

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Newspaper articles regarding the exit of Gerald Ford from the White House and the inauguration of Jimmy Carter.
Box 3, Folder 8

Nixon Pardon and Watergate ca. 1974 - 1976

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Cartoons relating to Gerald Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon, an issue that resurfaced during the 1976 presidential campaign and was considered a political liability.
Box 3, Folder 9

Presidential Campaign ca.1974 - 1980

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Cartoons relating to the 1976 presidential campaign, Ford's difficulties as an incumbent candidate, Ronald Reagan's challenge to Ford's nomination in 1976, and the 1980 presidential campaign and rumors of Ford's return to politics. Ford was considered momentarily as Ronald Reagan's vice-presidential pick but Ford's insistence on Henry Kissinger as Secretary of State resulted in Ford not being selected.
 

Watergate ca. 1972-1980

Box 5, Folder 11

Impeachment Hearings ca. 1973 - 1974

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Cartoons about the public's support for impeachment proceedings, media coverage of the impeachment hearings, and leaks about congressional proceedings.
Box 5, Folder 12

Implicated Players ca. 1973 - 1980

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Cartoons about persons implicated or tainted by the Watergate cover-up including John Dean, Harry R. Haldeman, E. Howard Hunt, Richard Kleindienst, G. Gordon Liddy, John Mitchell, Maurice Stans, and Ronald L. Ziegler.
Box 5, Folder 13

Jaworski, Leon ca. 1973 - 1974

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Cartoon of Leon Jaworski, Watergate special prosecutor and chief investigator appointed by the House Ethics Committee to investigate Watergate and Richard Nixon's role.
Box 5, Folder 14

Memoirs ca. 1975 - 1980

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Cartoons about the slew of memoirs penned by Nixon and key players involved in Watergate including Gordon Liddy, Harry R. Haldeman, John Erlichman, and Maurice Stans.
Box 5, Folder 15

Miscellaneous ca. 1972 - 1980

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Miscellaneous cartoons depicting Nixon, the public's suspicion of his administration, the resiliency of Watergate as a political issue, and its impact in American confidence in the political system.
Box 5, Folder 16

Resignation ca. 1973 - 1976

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Cartoons about the public's support for Nixon's resignation and his eventual departure.
Box 5, Folder 17

Senate Committee Investigation 1973 - 1974

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Cartoons about the Senate Committee investigation into Watergate including images of Senator Sam Ervin who was the steward of the committee.
Box 5, Folder 18

Tapes ca. 1972 - 1978

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Cartoons about the secret bugging system that existed in the White House and the taping of Nixon's conversations with his inner circle of aides and cabinet members. Nixon had declared Executive Privilege over the tapes which were subject to a legal battle and constitutional debate. The tapes were transcribed by Nixon's secretaries and included the famous eighteen-minute gap which was famously blamed on Nixon's secretary Rose Mary Woods's accidental erasure. The tapes also revealed Nixon's coarse language which was a shock to the American public when transcripts were later published. The file also contains an image of John Dean who was the first to reveal the existence of the tapes, an image of bugging methods employed by Nixon against his enemies, and an image of Judge Sirica who was involved in some of the major decisions pertaining to the requirement for Nixon to produce the tapes.