This collection contains the papers and original art of American cartoonist, Mel Casson. The collection includes sketches, tearsheets, proofs, newspaper and magazine articles, correspondence, and family cards.Visual materials contained within the collection include photographs of Mel Casson and other cartoonists and slides from original cartoons. Cartoon memorabilia items are also included and range from cartoon booklets to original Angel dolls.

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.

This collection represents a lifetime of work by B. N. Duncan spanning the 1970s until the artist’s death in 2009. It contains copies of his publications as well as photocopies and originals of his art work and writing for the The Tele Times, The Telegraph Avenue Calendar and various S/M publications.

It is worth noting that a high percentage of the collection is in photocopy form. Duncan was an avid collector and he systematically copied everything he drew or wrote. He filed everything in large manila envelopes which he labeled in felt tip marker. Labels on folders listed here have been transcribed as they appeared on the envelopes.

The collection contains biographical notes, sketchbooks, notes and diaries in addition to drawings and examples of his sculpture and although it does not contain a full run of the Tele Times it has a near complete run. He corresponded widely with other underground cartoonists and the collection contains both letters he received from others working at the start of the underground comics scene and copies of his letters to them.

The collection is of interest not just for its underground comics/ zine contents but also because it offers a snapshot of life on the street for the homeless and marginalized in and around Berkeley at the end of the 20th century. There is Berkeley memorabilia, examples of street publications and eighteen boxes of Duncan’s photographs of street people, some of which featured in the ‘Telegraph Street Calendar’. There are many examples of work by Berkeley homeless artists who Duncan helped and encouraged including ‘Sparky’, ‘Cliff Mason’ and ‘Narayana’. The blown up photocopies he used for an exhibition of work by artist’s living on the margins of society called ‘Artists on the fringe’ are here. The collection also contains Duncan’s audio recordings which offer additional documentation of life on the sidelines of society in Berkeley at this time.

Duncan’s S/M cartoons were numerous and the collection contains many examples and workings and reworkings of S/M themes for publication. He had a long standing relationship with the Society of Janus and all of his cartoons for them are here.

Duncan’s publications reside in this archive but records for his publications also appear in the Ohio State Universities Library Catalog. Larger original art items have been separated and appear in the BICLM art database.

The primary holdings are extensive collections of original drawings, proofs, and tear sheets of Milton Caniff's comic strips and illustrations, audio/visual materials, correspondence files, business accounts, research files, awards, scrapbooks, and realia. The collection has significant holdings of original art and reproductions of Mister Gilfeather, The Gay Thirties, Dickie Dare, Terry and the Pirates, Male Call, Steve Canyon, and illustrations done for the Columbus Dispatch and the Associated Press.

The Correspondence series includes letters to and from Milton Caniff from fans, cartoonists, business associates, family members, and friends. Also included are correspondence and materials regarding organizations and clubs with which Milton Caniff was associated, publicity materials, and articles by and about Milton Caniff.

The Research Material series includes clipping files from magazines and newspapers, film stills and programs, model airplanes, informational publications, and military items used as reference by Caniff for his comic strips and other projects he undertook such as United States armed forces insignia designs.

The Business Records series contains bank statements, syndicate statements, income tax information, cancelled checks, check stubs, ledgers, bills, expense lists, drafts of wills, subscription notices, and household inventories.

The Photographs series includes photographs of Milton Caniff at chalk talks, in his studio, at personal appearances, at his home, and with organizations, family members, and cartoonists.

The Awards series includes awards, citations, proclamations, and certificates given to Milton Caniff from various organizations.

The Memorabilia and Merchandise series contains personal effects of Milton Caniff, Esther Parsons Caniff, and John Caniff, Milton Caniff's father; merchandise for comic strips Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon, and art and office supplies.

The Audio/Visual Material series includes promotion and personal film reels, Steve Canyon television show reels, Terry and the Pirates radio broadcasts, slides, and audio casette tapes.

The Scrapbook series contains scrapbooks with material and artwork for Milton Caniff's 75th birthday, newspaper clippings and publicity, awards and citations, personal photographs, and original artwork by Milton Caniff and Noel Sickles.

This small collection includes proofs of "Sherlocko," "Captain and the Kids," "Hawkshaw the Detective," and "Main Street." In addition to sketch and composition books by Mager, photographs, and copies of the magazine "Outdoor Life" in which Mager wrote and illustrated the column "Game Gimmicks."

Original art by Gus Mager has been separated and cataloged in the Original Art Database.

The Shel Dorf Collection includes tearsheets and clippings of daily and Sunday comic strips, interviews and correspondence with cartoonists and about San Diego Comic-Con and other conventions, articles on comics, cartoonists, and popular culture, photographs, promotional material, merchandise, and memorabilia. This collection is minimally processed and is largely in the order in which it was received from the donor. There are gaps in the box numbering due to materials that were removed by the donor.

This collecton contains original newspaper clippings of the comic strip Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller ranging from January 1992 to December 2017. The collection also contains some personal correspondence, newspaper articles, and selected original sketches and artwork by Wiley Miller.

This collection contains the work of cartoonist, freelance illustrator, and graphic designer, Steve Spencer. Spencer's work in this collection includes clippings, newspaper articles, story illustrations, and comic strip clippings from his work feature in the Ohio State University newspaper publication, The Lantern. Along with these material, outlines and newspaper articles are contained in the collection relating to his controversial comic strip, "I Phelta Thi."