The Walt Kelly papers include correspondence with newspaper editors, his publisher, Simon and Schuster, and the Hall Syndicate, which syndicated the Pogo strip. Included are his papers from his tenure as president of the National Cartoonists Society (1954-1955) and correspondence with other professional organizations. The papers include extensive files from the _I Go Pogo _Presidential campaigns and fan correspondence. Included are articles authored by Kelly, manuscripts from his many Pogo books, and some promotional materials.

The Pogo Collection includes correspondence with newspaper editors, publisher Simon and Schuster, and the Hall Syndicate, which syndicated the Pogo strip. Included is correspondence relating to the National Cartoonists Society, and with other cartoonists. The papers include extensive files from fan correspondence, requests to reprint Pogo artwork, requests from charities for special drawings, military insignia designed by Kelly,and proposals to commercialize Pogo characters. Included are articles authored by Kelly, manuscripts from his many Pogo books, some promotional materials, photographs of Kelly taken for publicity purposes, and photographs of Kelly with well known persons. Also included are newspaper and periodical articles about Kelly, and his extensive public appearances. Kelly's business and personal financial records are also included.

This collection contains sketches, roughs, proofs, prints, copies, and reproductions of Mike Peters' comic strip, Mother Goose and Grimm, as well as his editorial work. There are some photographs, negatives, color separations, and a printing plate also included in the collection.

Collection of original comic strips and cartoons, clippings of political cartoons, illustrated sheet music and miscellany.--Political cartoons and illustrations (1916-1917), Columbus Daily Monitor--Cap Stubbs and Tippie (daily comic strip) (1959-1961)--Tippie (Sunday strip) (1/18/48)--Alec the Great (dates unknown), with verses written by Robert Dennis Dumm--Sinbad (1923?)--sheet music: Shelter lullaby (1943); Tippie and the circus (1944); Tippie and the hurdy-gurdy (1947); Tippie's Hallowe'en serenade (1947); and the Christmas tree (1950)--photo, misc. papers, tape and transcript of oral history interview (2/15/85)

Original art works in this collection may be found by searching the library's original art database.

The David Folkman Collection contains copies of materials from David Folkman's personal collection related to Milton Caniff and the history of the American comic strip.

The Calvin ahd Hobbes Sunday Comics Tearsheet Collection features full comic sections from the Sunday edition of the Athen Daily News and Athens Banner Herald (Ohio). The tearsheets date, from January 1 to December 31, 1995, document the comic strip's final year Sunday strips. The newspaper pages are in full color and feature other comic strips that ran at that time such as Peanuts, Garfield, Blondie, and others. The collection may have accessions of new materials in the future.