The first acquisition on this collection consists of assorted comics publications and is made up of a selection of materials from El Vibora Comix followed by a few independent publications. These items are not complete issues and may be promotional items. These are assorted comics publications collected by Art Spiegelman and Françoise Mouly. The second acquisition consists of archival materials regarding the work of Spiegelman and Mouly. These items have been preliminarily arranged and mostly consist of books, edits, press, and promotional material for Raw, Maus, Little Lit, Raw Junior/Toon Books, In the Shadow of No Towers, The Wild Party, and The New Yorker. There are also materials about and by Spiegelman. New material may be added to the collection in the future.

This small collection containing tearsheets and scrapbooks of clippings of published cartoon by Schus. The collection includes sketches, photographs, drawings Schus made for family and friends, and notes about the material by Schus's daughter, Stephanie Schus Rusin. Original art by Adolph Schus has been separated and cataloged at the item level in the Original Art Database.

This collection contains positive and film negatives of the daily and Sunday proofs from The Lone Ranger (1938-1971) and Dick Tracy (1931-1977) comic strips.

This collection contains original cartoon art, correspondence, clippings, information related to his comics and cartooning, in addition to five bathing suits with images created by cartoonists in the 1950s. This collection is preliminarily processed; accession are ongoing.

This collection contains the tearsheets of George Kocar's original art.

The Ho Che Anderson Collection contains notes, scripts, drafts, reference pictures, articles, and emails related to the graphic novels King: A Comics Biography and Black Dogs. Original art pages from these book have given group records in the Original Art Database.

This small collection contains biographical information and proofs and other reproductions of cartoons by Jeff Keate. Original art by Jeff Keate has been separated and can be found in the Original Art Database.

Original cartoon art, correspondence, photographs, clippings.

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

The Jim Kammerud Collection documents his career in cartooning, espeically as it relates to animation. This collection is minally processed and described to allow for access. Collection includes original editorial cartoons by Kammerud created during his time at The Ohio State University student newspaper The Lantern. These cartoons have been cataloged at the item level in the original art database. The majority of the collection focuses on Kammerud's work with Character Builders, Disney, and House of Cool animation studios. Drawings, storyboards, background layouts, sequence drawings, character model sheets, roughs, sketches, concepts, notes for his work on animated features such as Rover Dangerfield, Bebe's Kids, Space Jam, Little Mermaid II, Pocahantas II, and many others can be found in the collection's contents.

This collection features audiovisual materials, workbooks, and newspaper tearsheets related to the work of American artist and illustrator, Mary Sherwood Wright Jones. Audiovisual materials include a Lexar Flash Drive and DVD PowerPoint Presentation outlining the life and work of Jones. Along with audiovisual materials, documents like an original Busy Brownies Diagnostic Pre-Primer Reading workbook are included as well as tearsheets from the children's newspaper, My Weekly Reader. These tearsheets range in date from 1935 to 1951 and feature Jones' best known character, Peek the Brownie.

This collection contains printouts of 20 interviews conducted by Paul Morton with various comics creators for a number of online platforms, with dates ranging from 2006-2023. Interview subjects Ted Rall, Tim Fish, Jason Lutes, Jules Feiffer, Steve MacIsaac, David Small, Justin Hall, Gene Luen Yang, Shaun Tan, Craig Thompson, Joe Sacco, Scott McCloud, Daniel Clowes, Adrian Tomine, Lisa Hanawalt, Ben Katchor, Ben Delisle, James Sturm, George Takei and Nick Drnaso are in conversation with Morton for online publications Econo, Bookslut, The New Gay, The Millions, and Full Stop. In an effort to preserve these exchanges and the perspectives they provide, Morton donated this material to the Billy Ireland in 2025.

Series one, Billy Jo Jive animated films, contains storyboards, handwritten production notes, memos, clearance forms, financial information, and agreements from John and Ted's company Shearer Visuals as they produced Billy Jo Jive animated cartoon films for Children's Television Workshop, which premiered on Sesame Street.

The second series, Comic strips and other works, includes scrapbooks with clippings of Shearer's other comic strips, The Hills, Next Door, and the Penny Power Club. There are also syndicate proof sheet of Quincy daily comic strips and a booklet with information about the strip to sell to newspapers.

Series three, Early work and family, is notable for a scrapbook with clippings of Shearer's High School newspaper comic strip, as well as other cartoon works he created as young man. Also included are family photographs of Shearer's friends and family, although the people are not identified.

The collection currently contains original editorial cartoon art by Derf Backderf from The Lantern, The Ohio State University student newspaper from 1981 to 1983. The collection mainly consists of printed material such as proofs, reproductions, sketches, tearsheets, clippings of Derf's work. Originals for The City (1990-2008) can be found in Series II: Printed Material along with some other originals and roughs.

The collection is preliminarily processed. More material is expected and accessions will be ongoing.

This collection is related to the work of underground cartoonist and artist, Jay Lynch. The collection has been arranged into 10 series. This includes 1) Correspondence, 2) Biographical and Artist files, 3) Photographs, 4) Personal and Business files, 5) Research files, 6) Roughs and Reproductions, 7) Oversized Documents, 8) Personal Items/Materials, 9) AV Materials, and 10) Merchandise and Memorabilia.

The Correspondence series includes personal and business correpsondence with a variety of other artists and contemporaries including Robert Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Glenn Bray, and Denis Kitchen.

The Biographical and Artist files include articles, research materials, reproductions of art, and other informational material related to assorted artists and other figures present in the comix movement.

The Photographs series includes personal and family photographs ranging in date from the 1920s to the early 2000s.

The Personal and Business files include personal documents like passports, divorce papers, and Vietnam deferment papers as well as business documents like stock information, business cards, and personal pension plans.

The Research files include assorted articles, documents, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings related to a variety of research topics ranging from early cartoons, animation, and cult groups.

The Roughs and Reproductions series includes photocopies and reproductions of original sketches, roughs, and ideas created by Jay Lynch for various ideas and creations like the Garbage Pail Kids, Wacky Packages, Nard n' Pat, and Phoebe and the Pigeon People.

The Oversized Documents series includes materials that were unable to be housed with their corresponding series like biographical and artist files, research files, and roughs and reproductions.

The Personal Items/Materials includes personal items belonging to Jay Lynch including personal art materials, glasses, small art sculptures from high school projects, and award plaques.

The AV Materials include audio cassette tapes, CDs, DVDs, VHS, Vinyl, and other assorted av materials related to cartoon and comic art.

The Merchandise and Memorabilia series includes items related to various merchandising producs in which Lynch was involved like the Garbage Pail Kids, Wacky Packages, MAD, Diamond Toymakers, and Topps Toymakers.

The collection contains primarily articles both by and about Franklyn Modell, and tear sheets, clippings, and magazine covers of Modell's work appearing in the New Yorker. Examples of Modell's early works including advertisements, publications, loose sketches, and sketchbooks by Modell are present. Also included in the collection are slides of additional work, roughs, photocopies, book notes and ideas, foreign language publications, and a letter from James Geraghty addressed to Modell.

This collection contains comic strip proposals including L'il Angel Kate and Neurodog, promotional materials for Broom Hilda, and correspondence with syndicates. In addition, the collection contains manuscripts of novels, poems, plays, correspondence relating to publication, reviews from critics, photographs and other personal material. Some notable titles include Plato and Darrell, Gard, "Meegan's Game", and "A Nickel for Picasso".

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 collection contains weekly proof sheets, reproductions, and a sales kit of Berrill's strip, Gil Thorp, as well as some material for Teen-Wise. The collection also contains correspondence, published material, exhibition material, and sketches. Original comic strips by Jack Berrill have been separated and cataloged in the original art database and can be found in boxes BER 1-78

The David Seavey Collection contains correspondence, presentations, clipping and tearsheets, in addition to artwork, proofs, and photocopies of his work for various publications such as the National Observer and USA Today. The collection is minimally arranged, most of the folder titles were written by Seavey.

The Chon Day Collection and Papers features roughs and sketches, roughs, letters and award plaques for the "Best Special Features Cartoonist" and "Best Gag Cartoonist" National Cartoonists Society Rueben Awards. Original art by Chon Day has been separated and cataloged in the original art database.

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 materials collected by Donald Erlenkotter during research pertaining to the life and work of cartoonist Gladys Parker. This includes Elenkotter's correspondence, collected biographical information, death certificate, and census records. The collection also contains clippings, newspapers, photographs, drawings, signed materials, proofs, and additional publications relating to Gladys Parker.

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 Ford Button Collection and Papers are divided into five different series. The first series contains Ford Button's original art. The subject of these cartoons varies, however the bulk pertain to school-related issues. The cartoons are mostly undated. The art contains Button's creative notes/personal selling codes. Clippings are of Button's and Bob Barnes' work are included. Within the correspondence are letters between Ford and various publishers. The majority of correspondence deals with the buying and selling of Button's work. Also within this collection are promotional items such as pamphlets and newsletters. Several books have been separated and are cataloged in The Ohio State University library catalog.

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

The Howard Siegel Collection contains comic books, journals and publications on comic and cart art along with original art, biographical information on Siegel, correspondence, and comic ephemera.

This collection contains various metal printing plates, flongs/paper molds, and color guides for cartoon pages and individual strips.

The Glencora "Glen" Ketchum Collection focuses on her career as a cartoonists. The majority of the materials are tearsheets and clippings of Ketchum's Mayme the Manicurist comics, a one panel feature about palm-reading. There is biographical information provided her family and a print out of an entry for Allan Holtz's "Stripper's Guide," in addition to photographs of the artist in the late 1920s. The collection also includes a set of artists' tools used by the Ketchum.

This small collection contains the work and photographs of American cartoonist, George Lichty. This collection features personal photographs of George Lichty and other contemporaries, artwork detailing his artistic career from an embossed notebook, and 2 advertisements featuring artwork and cartoons designed by Lichty.

This collection contains tearsheets and booklets from American cartoonist, Hugh Hutton. This collection includes tearsheets of editorial cartoons from The St. Paul Pioneer Press, his extensive work with the Philadelphia Inquirer, and other miscellaenous editorial cartoons. This collection also includes syndicates from his cartoon strips The Boomers and Suzie Sunshine from 1931 to 1933 and Small booklets related to editorial cartoons. Original art by Hugh Hutton has been separated and cataloged in the Original Art Database.

This collection contains seven volumes of Doonesbury Sunday and daily comic strips, clipped from the newspaper and pasted into a notebook. In addition there are Sunday and daily clippings of Bloom County, Calvin and Hobbes, Doonesbury, and Walt Kelly's Pogo comic strips from 1988 to 1989.