Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research. This item is very long and requires reference staff oversight to handle.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16740, Child's scroll of cartoons, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Type Punch Matrix by the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on January 24, 2023.

Content Description

This collection contains a scroll of cartoon characters drawn by an unknown child, likely from sometime in the 1940s to the 1950s. The manila paper scroll is 3.25 inches in width and approximately 70 feet long. The outward-facing side of the scroll has about 250 individual illustrations depicting mid-century characters like Elmer Fudd, Dick Tracey, Archie, Popeye, and Donald Duck, as well as other characters from comic books, Sunday strips, television, and movies. The reverse is blank. The majority of the drawings are completed in graphite and colored pencils

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Children
• cartoons (humorous images)