Malcolm Ater Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special restriction applies.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Malcolm Ater Papers, A&M 4496, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
.3 Linear Feet 4 in. (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Malcolm Ater Papers, A&M 4496, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers of Malcolm Ater and Commercial Comics, Inc. These are photocopied facsimiles of original documents. Includes mostly business and some personal correspondence with John Patterson, Governor of Alabama (1957-1974); there is discussion of politics, and also of work by Ater for Patterson's gubernatorial campaigns. There is some duplication of this correspondence within the collection. There is also an outline for a pictorial biography of governor John Patterson (1958), a listing of Commercial Comics projects with descriptions for period ca. 1950-1970 (ca. 1970s), and a listing of Commercial Comics business records (undated). In addition, there are color copies of a few publications, including: a November 4th, 1950 issue of Vet Times; a Life magazine story on Commercial Comics with comics; and other articles regarding the involvement of comics in politics.

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
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