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Fred O. Seibel Editorial Cartoonist's Research Collection, ca. 1920 - 1968

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Location of collection:: University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

University of Virginia

P.O. Box 400110

160 McCormick Rd

Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110

Contact for questions and access:: POC: Brenda Gunn

Email: bg9ba@virginia.edu

Phone: (434) 924-1037

Phone: (434) 243-1776

Fax: (434) 924-4968

Web: library.virginia.edu/special-collections

Web: library.virginia.edu/special-collections/services/reference-request

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Terms of access:: See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred citation:: Fred O. Seibel Editorial Cartoonist's Research Collection, Accession # 2531 through 2531-f, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Summary

Language:: English
Preferred citation:: Fred O. Seibel Editorial Cartoonist's Research Collection, Accession # 2531 through 2531-f, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of original cartoons and research files of the political cartoonist Fred O. Seibel. Mr. Seibel was often complimented on his drawings of trees and other subjects from nature. Naturally this reflects his artistic ability, but Mr. Seibel maintained extremely large reference files which ensured that he would have pictures and drawings to consult before beginning his own cartoon. If he needed an elm in the drawing, he had photographs and drawings of elm trees on file. Every conceivable subject for use in a political cartoon was carefully filed in one of the number of source files of subject material that Mr. Seibel maintained.

More important than these general referencce files to the general researcher are the chronological files of Mr. Seibel's cartoons which are fairly complete from 1937 through his retirement in January 1968. Other reference files of importance include those which Mr. Seibel kept on the work of other cartoonists organized under the name of the cartoonists, or under the subjects treated. The latter files provide quick reference to editorial cartoons on every subject from the pens of almost every cartoonist working during Mr. Seibel's active career.

There are sixteen separate "Sources, Subjects" series of files. They have been boxed here exactly as they were found in Mr. Seibel's own files. The researcher will quickly note that many of the individual series overlap each other in what is filed. Several series may need to be searched to find all of the cartoons pertinent to one's interest.

Since 1946, Mr. Seibel has given a number of groups of his original cartoon drawings to the University. Probably 3,000 were in the collection at the time that the final group was brought to Charlottesville together with the research files in 1968. The entire collection of originals now numbers about 6,000 items. The cartoons have all been arranged chronologically except for several groups arranged by subject apparently when they were used for one of the several exhibitions of Mr. Seibel's work that have been given at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, and elsewhere.

Since Mr. Seibel drew well over 14,000 cartoons for the Times-Dispatchduring his career, the University has over forty percent of the drawings. The chances are very good, then, that the University's collection may include the original drawing which a researcher may wish to have copied to illustrate an article or book.

Finally, Mr. Seibel also left his office with all of its equipent and decorations for the Library to clear out after he had removed the few items which he wished to take to his home. Therefore, we have included in the collections such items as would be useful for exhibitions of the drawings, and a list of this "Miscellany" (including his drawing board, framed pictures and cartoons from his office, globe, pen knives, etc.) is appended to the list.

The major portion of this inventory consists of a checklist of the contents of each series of the research files and other miscellaneous series.

The University owns about six thousand original cartoon drawings by Mr. Seibel, including about 3,000 which came with the main reference file under our accession number 2531-f.

MSS 9700, item 408

MSS 9700, item 493.

MSS 9700, item 5.

MSS 9700, item 2

MSS 9700, item 6.

MSS 9700, item 7.

MSS 11836

MSS 9700, item 249.

MSS 9700, item 495.

MSS 9700, item 490.

MSS 9700, item 37a.

MSS 9700, item 13.

MSS 9700, item 14.

MSS 9700, item 494.

MSS 9700, item 350.

MSS 9700, item 66.

MSS 9700, item 491.

MSS 9700, item 15.

MSS 9700, item 351.

MSS 9700, item 96.

MSS 9700, item 12.

MSS 9700, item 55.

MSS 9700, item 101a.

MSS 9700, item 22.

MSS 9700, item 56.

MSS 9700, item 52.

MSS 9700, item 26.

MSS 9700, 27.

MSS 9700, item 25.

MSS 9700, item 249

MSS 9700, item 51

MSS 9700, item 54

MSS 9700, item 69

MSS 9700, item 70A

MSS 9700, item 248

MSS 9700, item 95

MSS 9700, item 99

MSS 9700, item 247

MSS 9700, item 94

MSS 9700, item

MSS 9700, item 109

MSS 9700, item 170

MSS 9700, item 245

MSS 9700, item 104

MSS 9700, item 198

MSS 9700, item 80

MSS 9700, item 110

MSS 9700, item 105

MSS 9700, item

MSS 9700, item 85

MSS 9700, item 107

MSS 9700, item 212

MSS 9700, item 92

MSS 9700, item 238

MSS 10371, interfiled with Seibel collection.

MSS 9700, item 90

MSS 10371, interfiled with Seibel collection.

MSS 9700, item 213

MSS 10371, interfiled with Seibel collection.

MSS 9700, item

MSS 10371, interfiled with Seibel collection.

MSS 9700, item 112

MSS 9700, item 215

MSS 9700, item 241

MSS 9700, item 116a

MSS 9700, item 119

MSS 9700, item 214

MSS 9700, item 115

MSS 9700, item 117

MSS 9700, item

MSS 10371, interfiled with Seibel collection.

MSS 9700, item 144

MSS 10371, interfiled with Seibel collection.

MSS 9700, item 243

MSS 9700, item 136

MSS 9700

MSS 9700, item 141

MSS 9700, item

MSS 9700, item 134

MSS 9700, item 140

MSS 9700, item

MSS 9700, item 180

MSS 9700, item 179

MSS 9700, item 178

MSS 9700, item 187

MSS 9700, item 176

MSS 9700, item

MSS 9700, item 289

MSS 9700, item 288

MSS 9700, item 253

MSS 9700, item 291

MSS 9700, item 292

MSS 9700, item 188

MSS 9700, item 218

MSS 9700, item 186

MSS 9700, item 293

MSS 9700, item 206

MSS 9700, item 221

MSS 9700, item 281

MSS 9700, item 211

MSS 9700, item 282

MSS 9700, item 219

MSS 10205, interfiled with Seibel collection.

MSS 9700, item 283

MSS 9700, item 228

MSS 9700, item 223

MSS 9700, item

MSS 9700, item 227

MSS 9700, item 229

MSS 9700, item

MSS 9700, item 224

MSS 9700, item 261

MSS 9700, item 226

MSS 9700, item 275

MSS 9700, item 257

MSS 9700, item 296

MSS 9700, item 391

MSS 9700, item 300

MSS 9700, item 295

MSS 9700, item 297

MSS 9700, item 336

MSS 9700, item 299

MSS 9700, item 340

MSS 9700, item 298

MSS 9700, item 393

MSS 9700, item 401

MSS 9700, item 400

MSS 9700, item 399

MSS 9700, item 309

MSS 9700, item 346

MSS 9700, item 342

MSS 9700, item 394

MSS 9700, item 317

MSS 9700, item 345

MSS 9700, item

MSS 9700, item 396

MSS 9700, item 397

MSS 9700, item 406

MSS 9700, item 446

MSS 9700, item 421

MSS 9700, item

MSS 9700, item 448

MSS 9700, item 419

MSS 9700, item 447

MSS 9700, item 445

MSS 9700, item 425

MSS 9700, item 430

MSS 9700, item 427

MSS 9700, item 444

MSS 9700, item 432

MSS 9700, item 440

MSS 9700, item 443

MSS 9700, item 438

MSS 9700, item 441

MSS 9700, item 450

MSS 9700, item 455

MSS 9700, item 452

MSS 9700, item

MSS 9700, item 5.

MSS 9700, item 64.

This series contains newspaper clippings of Seibel cartoons.

(Football game, mentions Coolidge)

(Madison County, VA - The Boy who presented a possum to President Hoover)

Clipping is not present. AN dated 3/27/1939 in Seibel's hand gives title.

Included is a clipping of a subsequent editorial inspired by this cartoon, written by Thomas Lomax Hunter.

On the bottom of one of the clippings is an autograph note, "John Bull: 'Come on over! We'll make it hot for you!'"

This clipping is of a January 18, 1953 editorial by Ross Valentine, including a copy of the cartoon.

Cartoon of Truman on solid south wall is included in a Timesreprint from October 11, 1948.

Included is a cartoon from an unidentified newspaper with nearly identical image, titled "Seven-League Boots" and signed, "Baldy."

Cartoon is printed on page 10 of the January 12, 1950 Richmond Times-Dispatch,with an editorial including several other Seibel cartoons.

"This cartoon by Seibel was published during the campaign of 1916, when Wilson and Hughes were the presidential candidates on the Democratic and Republican tickets."

Included with the cartoon is an undated editorial entitled, "She Would Vote Democratic If Devil Were the Nominee."

Included with this cartoon is an editorial by Ross Valentine, dated October 22, 1952, entitled "Truman Revives Latent Anti-Semitism."

Included with this cartoon is an undated editorial by Ross Valentine entitled "A 'Cartoon' to Think About."

Included with this cartoon is an editorial by Ross Valentine, entitled "Exit Narcissus."

Appended to this and the following cartoon is an undated editorial by Ross Valentine, entitled "The Dying Embers of the Year."

Appended to this and the previous cartoon is an undated editorial by Ross Valentine, entitled "The Dying Embers of the Year."

Attached with this cartoon is an undated, anonymous editorial, titled "How're You Feeling Today?"

On the bottom of the page with the second copy is a picture article titled "Times-Dispatch Cartoonist Fred O. Seibel Provides a Crow's Eye View of the Eventful Year 1953"

This binder contains cartoons by Fred Seibel assmebled for nomination for a Pulitzer Prize in Journalism. Included are the nomination form, a brief resume, a picture of the artist, and cartoons from the following dates: February 23, 1954; December 3, 1954; April 9, 1954; May 10, 1954; May 19, 1954; July 11, 1954; July 23, 1954; August 11, 1954; November 19, 1954; November 24, 1954.

Included in second copy is an editorial by Ross Valentine, titled, "The High Cost of Politics."

Included with the cartoon is an editorial titled "Mr. Fred O. Seibel's Highway Billboard."

Included is an article from the Richmond Times-Dispatchof the same date, titled "Fred Seibel's First 30 Years."

Includes an editorial dated July 19, by Ross Valentine, titled "The Collapse of the Big Top."

With the second copy of the cartoon, on the bottom of the page, is a picture article titled, "Cartoonist Fred O. Seibel Gives a Crow's Eye View of The Year 1957."

Includes an undated letter to the editor from the Richmond Times-Dispatchby Fred F. Guthrie, Jr., titled "Good Friday and the Message of the Cross."

The second copy of the cartoon contains the entire page of the Richmond Times-Dispatchon which it appeared, including a cartoon article titled "1958--As Seen by Cartoonist Fred Seibel and His Ubiquitous Crow."

Included with this cartoon is a letter to the editor from (Mrs.) Anne B. Baylor, dated May 28, 1959, titled, "Cartoon on Dulles Called 'Masterpiece'."

With this cartoon is a TLS from Fred Windmueller to Mr. Fred O. Seibel, dated December 26, 1959, complimenting him on the cartoon.

Two copies are included with the full sheet of the Richmond Times-Dispatchon which they appeared, including the cartoon articled titled "1959--As Seen by Cartoonist Fred Seibel and His Ubiquitous Crow."

Included is an article printed alongside this cartoon in the Richmond Times-Dispatchtitled "The Imperturbable DeGaulle."

Cartoon is included with entire page of Richmond Times-Dispatchon which it appeared, including cartoon article, "How Cartoonist Seibel and His Ever-Present Crow Saw Some of the Highlights."

TLS, 1961 April 17, Mira F. Luy to Seibel, laid in with clipping

Undated newsclipping from letters to the editors, laid in.

Newsclipping from editorial page, dated Tuesday September 19, 1961, laid in.

Incorrectly dated April 11, 1962

Undated newsclipping from letters to the editors, laid in.

Editorial by Ross Valentine, entitled A cartoon to think about, attached. Undated newsclipping from letters to the editors, laid in.

Newsclipping, with title "How Cartoonist Seibel and His Ever-Present Crow Saw Some of the Highlights of 1962," laid in.

Undated newsclipping, laid in.

Newsclipping, with title "How Cartoonist Seibel and His Crow Saw Some of the News Highlights of 1963," laid in.

Undated clipping of Ross Valentine editorial with title "The coming of Christmas," laid in.

Newsclipping, with title "How Cartoonist Fred Seibel and His Crow Saw Some of the News Highlights of 1964," laid in.

TLS, 1965 April 3, Mrs. W.K. Morton to Seibel, laid in with clipping

1965 April 8, newsclippings with title Reports, Appomattox 100 years later, and 'Conquered banner' poem protested, laid in.

Two newsclippings of letters to the editor, commenting on Seibel's cartoon, laid in.

ALS, 1965 August 16, Homer M. Phillips to Seibel, laid in with clipping

Newsclipping, with title "How Cartoonist Fred Seibel and His Crow Saw Some of the News Highlights of 1965," laid in.

Undated newsclipping from letters to the editor laid in.

News clipping of "Sportview" column by Chauncey Durden laid in.

Newsclipping from letters to the editor laid in.

Undated newsclipping from letters to the editor laid in.

Newsclipping, with title "It's Good for Baseball," dated 10-11-66 in Seibel's hand, laid in.

Newsclipping, with title "Navy Day at Historic Harbor" by James J. Kilpatrick, dated 10-27-66 in Seibel's hand, laid in.

Newsclipping, with title "How Cartoonist Fred Seibel and His Ubiquitous Crow Saw Some of the News Events of '66," laid in.

"This cartoon, reprinted from the Times-Dispatch of May 22, 1927, was drawn on the day Lindbergh landed in Paris 40 years ago."

Newsclipping, with title "How Cartoonist Fred Seibel and His Ubiquitous Crow Saw Some of the News Events of '67," laid in.

Incorrectly dated January 10, 1967

Photographic reproduction; original clipping not present.

This series is a research file kept by Seibel of the typical or memorable work of other cartoonists.

Bairnsfather; Batchelor; Barrow; Behrent; Berryman and Crockett; Booth; Franklin Bradley; Briggs-Kids; Briggs; Carter, Robert; Conrad; Corky; Crosby, P.L.;Davenport; Daniel; Darcy, Debeck; "Ding" No. 1; "Ding" No.2.

"Ding" No. 3; "Ding" No. 3-a; "Ding" No. 4; "Ding" No. 4-a.

"Ding" No. 4-b; "Ding" No. 5; Disney, Walt; Duffy; Fitzpatrick-1; Fitzpatrick-2; Frueh; Gale.

Haynie; Herblock; Hesse.

Hungerford; Hutton; Illingworth; Leslie-Zec; Ireland; Jensen; Johnson; Justus-Long.

Kirby No. 1; Kirby No. 2; Little, Tom; Low; Mauldin, Bill; McCay, Winsor.

McCutcheon, [John T.] No. 1; McCutcheon, [John T.] No. 2; McCutcheon, [John T.] No. 3; McCutcheon, [John T.] No. 3-a; McCutcheon, [John T.] No. 3-b; McCutcheon, [John T.] No. 4; McCutcheon, [John T.] No. 5; McCutcheon, [John T.] The Cartoons That Made Prince Henry Famous; Nast, [Thomas]; Oliphant; Orr.

Orr-2; Orr-3; Parker; Parrish; Poinier; Ray, S.J.; Russell; Seuss, Dr.; Shanks, Bruce; Shoemaker (folders 1-9).

Shoemaker (folders 10-28); Smith, Dorman H.; Skyes; Talburt; Washington Star.

Warren; Webster; Werner, Williams, Garr - 1, Airplanes; Williams, Garr - 2, "Among the Folks in History"; Williams, Garr - 3, Automobiles; Williams, Garr - 4, Buildings, etc; Williams, Garr - 5, Exteriors; Williams, Garr - 6, Interiors.

Williams, Garr - 7, Miscellaneous; Williams, Garr - 8, Offices, Stores, Inc.; Williams, Garr - 9, Old Stuff; Williams, Garr - 10, Railroads; Williams, Garr - 11, "Zipper"; Williams, Garr - 12, Vacation Stuff, Boats, etc.; Yardley.

A Research file into which Seibel placed photographs and drawings clipped from newspapers, magazines, etc., of living and mythological people.

A; Aviators, Personalities; B; Byrd, Harry F.; C; Cartoonists-1; Cartoonists-2 [All Seibel Photographs, etc.]; Cartoonists-3, Cartoons; Cartoonists-4, New Wave Stuff; News, etc; Cartoonists-4a, News, etc.

Cartoonists Society-5; Coolidge, Calvin; Churchill, Winston S.; D [2 folders]; E-Eisenhower, Dwight David; Edward VIII; F [2 folders]; G [2 folders]; Groups H [2 folders].

Hitler, Adolf; Hoover, Herbert; I; J - Johnson, Lyndon; K - Kennedy; Krushchev; L - Lee; Lindbergh; Lincoln; M - Mussolini; N - Napoleon.

O; P; Q; R - Roosevelt, Eleanor; Roosevelt, Theodore; Roosevelt, F. D. - No. 1; Roosevelt, F.D. - No. 2; S - Supreme Court; Shakespeare; St. George and the Dragon; Stanley Livingston; Smith, Captain John and Pocahontas; Smith, Al; Truman; Twain, Mark; U; V; W - Washington, George; Wilson, Woodrow; Y.

A research file of drawings, photographs, etc., clipped from newspapers, magazines, etc., of subjects which Seibel might some day have to draw in a cartoon.

A: Action; Anatomical Drawing; Athletes; Actors; Acrobats; Amos and Andy; Aviators, Spaceman; B: Bands, Barbers; Bathers; Swimmers; Acroplaners; Blacksmiths; Swords into plowshares; Bullfighters; Confederates - U. C. V.; Boys and girls; children.

C: Chairs; Sedan chairs; Colonial costumes; District of Columbia; Colonial tavern signs; Children; Babies and Tots; D.

E: Egypt mummies; England - Beatles - etc.; Englishmen; Expressions (Human: Bronx cheers; Sneeze); F: French Liberty Phyrgian; Firing squad; Fiddler; Fencers; Fairies - see also Russia File 75; Farmers; Amis; Sunbonnets;

Japs; Japanese lanters; J: Jonas - See Whales; Jack and Jill; Jack the Giant Killer; Jack and the Beanstalk; etc.; K: Kiss, See Mistletoe - 18-b; K: Knights (See Crusader and Ancient Armor); Labor; L: Lorelei; Ulysses and the Sirens - See Scylla and Charibdis - 60-a; etc.; M: Magician, rabbit in hat; mail carrier; etc.; M: Mexicans; mermaids; moulder; mountainers; moonshiners, etc.; Men: Heads, Beards, Smith Brothers, Southern goatees, Fake whiskers; Miscellaneous, Man of distinction - see Prohibition, Man of the Year; Overscoats, Shaving, Bathrobes; Underwear, Pajamas; Old; Fat; Backs; N[egroes]; Uncle Tom; Simon Legree see file U Little Eva; N: Nurses; Neptune; Newsboys; Norsemen; Nitwits; Nudists; O: Orchestra; Old Guard G.O.P.: Banjo, Hillbilly Band; Cowboy and guitar; O: Old Clothes man; Oakies, etc.

P: Photographers; Prodigal Sons, etc.; Peace; Liberty; Psyche; P: Psychiatrists; Politican, Political boss, etc.; Prize fighters: Battle of the Mikes, FDR vs. Dewey, 10-3-44; Shadow boxing, punching bag; Police (Also English and French); Q; R: Roofer; Robinhood; Red Riding Hood; Romeo and Juliet; Running the Gauntlet; Miscellaneous - 60-a; Robinson Cruesoe; R: Russians; Reddy Kilowatt; Rowing crews; Ring master, See circus; S: Skiers; Snowshoes; Ski life - See Scenes - Cable Cars; Skaters; Miscellaneous; Trying the Ice; Hole in the Ice, etc.; S: Strong men, weight lifters; Sinbad the Sailor; Snowmen, etc.; S: Shriners; Sidney Carton; Sherlock Holmes; Scotchmen, etc.

Time-History; T: Tennis, Badminton; Tailors; Turks, Hukkah pipe; Telephone operator; Three Musketeers, etc.; U: Ulysses; Uncle Tom's Cabin Characters, etc.; V: Ventriloguist; Violinist, see also Fiddlers; Vikings, see Norsemen; W: Weathermen; Witches, etc.; Women: Young, Lipstick; Raincoats; Furcoats; Nudes; Spanking; Fat; Corsets; Skirt Lengths; The Sack, 1958: Women's Styles; Rolling Pen; Kitchen; Scrub Women; World: World with Fence Around; Man of Top of Topsy Turvy World, 11-8-42; World Holding a Bomb in Hand 9-26-45; Winter: Old Man Winter; Scenes, etc.; Photo Scenes, hoseplows, autos, sleet storm, 1943; people in blizzard; We the People; General Burnside; War.

A research file similar to Series IV in content and organization.

A; Applecart, see Pushcart; Air drill; Acid test; Acts; Burying the Hatchet; Almanac; Augene stables; Air ships, Balloons, Weather balloons over Russia, 1956; Airplanes, mergers; hi-jacked planes; jet age (super sonic booms); flying men, see 4-6-56; Hammerskold; Wright plane; Kitty Hawk, December 17, 1903; crash and wrecks; rubber rafts, see War Files Airplanes; Art school stuff (this folder contains a small notebook of Mr. Seibel's apparently used in a class in an art school of New Arts Students League of New York in a class, 1907, and some yearbooks of that organization); Automoblies: trucks; buses; animated, see auto file 4-a; miscellaneous: backseat driver, Thomas Flyer New York to Paris 1908; racers, details; falling apart on the road; spark plugs, mechanics, batteries; license plates; wrecks, towing cars; Automobiles: types; trailers; 1930, 1940, 1950, 1958, see auto file 4, tail fins, 1920s, ancient, trailers; Automobiles: walking home from joy rides; hitchhikers; middle of the road; streets; road; congestion; parking; pedestrians; night drivers; road hogs; Richmond-Petersburg turnpike; express ways; road blocks; sign at fork in road, see S file; winding road; precipices; uphill and downhill; detours; traffic lights; service stations; garages; B Miscellaneous: Bags; brooms; boomerang; bottleneck; bull dozers, see tractors; battledoor and shuttlecock, see Tennis players; bronze tablets; battering ram; government bureaus, 40-a; bellows; blow torch, see tools; bubble blowers; bridges; covered bridge; Golden Gate, see San Francisco.

B; Boats; Boats 1-a; Boats 2; Boats 3; Boats 4.

C; Circuses; D; Dinner tables, cakes, food, etc.; E; F; Furniture.

Feet; Fire department; fireman, asbestos suit; hydrant; Flowers; Fruit; G; G: grindstone; gristmill with horse; H: hangman's noose; heaters; oil burners; hearse, see funeral; Hands; Hurricanes, storm signals.

I: Ice; iceman; J: Jukebox; jack-in-the-box; K: keystones, see corner stones; caldron, see witches; L; Ledgering; M; Maps; Maps - U.S.; Noah's arc; News; Nutcracker; Night; Old; Ocean; Oasis, see Egypt; P; Question marks.

Paintings; R; R; rain; roof (leaks); rockets; rocking horse; Railroads: locomotives; trains; Railroads - 2; S; S.

Statues, monuments, pedestals; Sculpture, see statues, etc.; Scenes; Smoke; smoke nuisance; Television; T: tar and feathers, see allegorical (Subject file no. 1); Treasure chests, see strong box; T; tornado; tobaggan; threshing machine; telephone; Tools; Trees; U; Universe.

V; Vegetables; W; Water; Whirlpool; Woodpile; X; Y.

A research file organized alphabetically by nationality with occasional categories such as "Types" or "Marines" included in the same alphabet. Includes clippings as Series 4 and 5.

Action; Armor, ancient, see also crusaders; British; Chines; French; German; Italian; Japanese; Miscellaneous; Roman; Russian; Head; faces, types; Marching; Marines - 4; Miscellaneous - 5; Sailors - 6 (all nationalities); In training - 7; Uniform - 8.

A research file similar in organization to Series VI, but the categories are usually intruments of war such as "Tanks" or subjects such as "Atrocities."

Airplanes, etc.; Ancient; Army vehicles; Atrocities (German, Japanese, Korean); B; C; Flags, seals, code flags, etc.; Guns, shells; H; Maps, 1918, 1945; Miscellaneous; Modern.

Posters, etc.; Ships - airplane carriers; Ships - battle ships; Ships - destroyers, cruisers; Ships - details; Ships - guns; Ships - launching, dry-dock; Ships - miscellaneous, Pearl Harbor; Ships - submarine; Tanks; Tanks; Trenches.

An extremely important research file of the work of many cartoonists on many subjects and covering many years.

See auto file 4.

This reference file contains chiefly cartoons but also some newspaper and magazine photographs on the subjects.

A reference file of clippings of subjects that apparently did not fit any other file.

A reference file of cartoons and clippings of important issues, chiefly of 1940 and later.

This reference file, organized around prominent persons, contains both cartoons and clippings of photographs of the prominent personalities of the mid-twentieth century.

This file contains cartoons, clippings, maps, and brochures on several events, including the Civil War Centennial, the 350th Jamestown Anniversary, and the Mayflower.

In this series are a number of interesting items contributing to the knowledge of Mr. Seibel including his drawing lessons (by mail), some correspondence, clippings and articles about Seibel and his work, and miscellaneous items.

This file contains cartoons and occasional clippings, 1920-1964.

This is a reference file of cartoonists' work from the period.

A reference file of clippings of drawings and photographs of animals to provide Seibel with material for cartoons when needed.

A general reference file of various topics, but including some files of material on cartoonists' groups to which Seibel belonged.

A reference file of national and Virginia topics during the Johnson administration, including cartoons, clippings, etc.

This series includes some clipped cartoons, printing plates of a few of his cartoons, printed communications from cartoonists' societies, and articles from magazines.

This group includes cartoons and pictures from the walls of Mr. Seibel's office, and miscellany.

Inscribed "Hello, Fred O. Seibel."

Inscribed "To my friend Fred O. Seibel - Best Wishes from Dick Poythress."

Roosevelt expresses interest in Seibel's "Retreat from Moscow."

Biographical / historical:

Fred O. Seibel was the editorial page cartoonist for the Richmond Times-Dispatchfor forty-two years, from 1926 to 1968. A native of Durhambille, New York, he turned to art early, studying cartooning by mail, and eventually attending the Art Students League in New York City. But it was some years before he could find employment in the art field, and he worked at a number of other jobs before obtaining a position as a commercial artist.

While working as a commercial artist, Seibel began to submit cartoons to the Utica Herald-Dispatch,and some were used. Later, he obtained, on the strength of his Utica cartoons, a position as cartoonist with the Albany Knickerbocker-Presswhere he remained for ten years. In 1926, he answered an advertisement for a cartoonist with the Times-Dispatch,was hired, and settled down quite comfortably in Richmond, becoming perhaps more "Southern" in his attitudes and his work than many natives.

For the salient facts of his life, one may consult Who's Whoand other standard reference works. A very affectionate view of Mr. Seibel was presented by Charles McDowell in the Times-Dispatch,28 July 1968, to mark his retirement. There is also an article on Seibel in the Spring 1977 issue of the Virginia Cavalcade.Boxes 85 and 86 of the collection contain a good deal of personal material including clippings about Seibel and his work, and very early drawings and art school lessons.

Acquisition information:

This collection was given to the library by Fred O. Seibel in several installments; accession number 2531-a was a gift from Mrs. F. V. Tyndall. Accession 2531: Gift, October 24, 1946. Accession 2531- a: Gift, September 14, 1948. Accession 2531-b: Gift, July 1947. Accession 2531-c: Gift, February 8, 1951. Accession 2531-d: Gift, September 23, 1954. Accession 2531-e: Gift 1959-1961. Accession 2531-f: Gift, October 16, 1968.

Arrangement:

Series I: Chronological Files, 1937-1968--Originals.
Series II: Chronological Files, 1937-1968--Newspaper Clippings. Boxes 1 - 9
Series III: Work by Other Cartoonists. Boxes 10 - 19
Series IV: Sources - People. Boxes 20 - 23
Series V: Sources, Subjects No. 1 - Allegorical. Boxes 24 - 29
Series VI: Sources, Subjects No. 2 - Inanimate. Boxes 30 - 27 (part)
Series VII: Sources, Subject No. 3 - Soldiers. Boxes 37 (part) - 38 (part)
Series VIII: Sources, Subjects No. 4 - War. Boxes 38 - 39
Series IX: Sources, Subjects No. 5 - Cartoons Organized by Subject. Boxes 40 - 67
Series X: Sources, Subjects No. 6 - World War II & Aftermath. Boxes 68 - 75
Series XI: Sources, Subjects No. 7 - Miscellaneous. Boxes 76 - 80
Series XII: Sources, Subjects No. 8 - Important Issues. Boxes 81-82
Series XIII: Sources, Subjects No. 9 - Caricatures. Boxes 83 - 84 (part)
Series XIV: Sources, Subjects No. 10 - History. Box 84 (part)
Series XV: Personal Archive No. 11. Boxes 85 - 86
Series XVI: Sources, Subjects No. 12 - Campaigns. Boxes 87 - 89
Series XVII: Sources, Subjects No. 13 - [The Nineteen] Sixties. Boxes 90 - 93
Series XVIII: Sources, Subjects No. 14 - Animals. Boxes 94 - 98
Series XIX: Sources, Subjects No. 15 - Miscellaneous. Boxes 99 - 102
Series XX: Sources, Subjects No. 16 - Lyndon Johnson Era. Boxes 103 - 105
Series XXI: Miscellany. Boxes 106 - 107
Series XXII: Framed Cartoons and Miscellany. Box 108

All of the drawings have been interfiled by date in so far as possible. There are a few small groups which were arranged by subject, apparently for exhibitions, and these groups have been kept.

These clippings are arranged chronologically.

Organized alphabetically by the name of the cartoonist.

Organized alphabetically by the name of the subject.

Organized alphabetically by the name of the subject, as "Barbers."

Organized by the subjects treated.

It is chiefly alphabetical by country, but includes some subjects such as "U.S. National Defense" in the same alphabet. There are other subjects at the end which are not in the alphabetical arrangement.

There are a number of folders, probably those used most often, in the front in no particular order except for the number assigned by Seibel to the folder. Then an alphabetical sequence picks up and continues to the end, also following Seibel's numberical system.

Organized chronologically by presidential campaign.

Organized alphabetically by subject.

Oranized alphabetically by name of animal.

Physical description:

This collection contains ca. 6,000 original cartoons and over 100 boxes of research material.

Collection