University of Richmond
Book Arts, Archives, & Rare Books, Boatwright Memorial Library261 Richmond Way
University of Richmond, VA 23173
archives@richmond.edu
URL: https://library.richmond.edu/collections/rare/index.html
David L. Davenport, Lynda Kachurek
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Custodial History
The creator of this collection is unknown; however, brief notes left by the creator in the collection indicate that they knew Seibel personally. Each volume was originally cataloged separately in Boatwright Memorial Library's catalog.
Preferred Citation
[Box Number, Folder Number], MS-7, Fred O. Seibel Collection, Book Arts, Archives, & Rare Books, Boatwright Memorial Library, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia.
Processing Information
Seibel's cartoons were clipped from newspapers and pasted onto paper sheets in a binder by the collection's creator. Each page has since been removed from the original binders (numbering seven volumes) and placed in a separate archival sleeve. The collection is stored in four letter-sized archival binder-boxes. Box 1, File 1 contains a set of cartoons that were not pasted into one of the volumes. These have been filed chronologically with the rest of the collection.
Processed by David L. Davenport.
Biographical / Historical
Fred O. Seibel (Frederick Otto Seibel) was a cartoonist for the Richmond Times Dispatch around the time of World War II. The Richmond Times Dispatch is a daily newspaper published in Richmond, the capital of Virginia, and it serves as one of the primary newspapers in the state. More information about Fred O. Seibel can be found in Virginia Commonwealth University's James Branch Cabell Library's finding aid for the Frederick Otto Seibel Papers .
Scope and Contents
Fred O. Seibel published his cartoons daily, with the exception of vacation and sick days. His cartoons in this collection, clipped from newspapers, date from July 26, 1938, to February 28, 1941. Dealing with the current events of his time, Seibel's cartoons contain numerous themes, including but not limited to: presidential politics; national policy debates over isolationism, wages, and employment; U.S. international relations; the politics and events marking the beginning of World War II; Virginia politics; and Richmond-area relief for the poor.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into one series. Seibel's cartoons are arranged chronologically. File folders maintain the divisions made between volumes by the collection's creator and as documented in the catalog record.
Related Material
Virginia Commonwealth University's James Branch Cabell Library Special Collections & Archives houses an extensive collection of Fred O. Seibel's personal papers. The finding aid for this collection can be found on their website.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Cartoonists
- Editorial cartoon -- United States
- Newspapers -- Sections, columns, etc. -- Comics
- Richmond (Va.) -- History
- Seibel, Fred O. (Fred Otto), 1886-1969
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945 -- Caricatures and cartoons
Other Finding Aids
Catalog record for the volumes in this collection can be found on the University of Richmond Boatwright Memorial Library's website by searching "Fred O. Seibel Cartoons".
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Seibel, Fred O. (Fred Otto), 1886-1969
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Richmond (Va.) -- History
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945 -- Caricatures and cartoons