2020-01-03 Guide to the Jack Berrill Collection, 1958-1986 SPEC.CGA.BER Finding aid prepared by BICLM Staff Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
1858 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH, 43210
May 2019 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2020-01-03T10:33-0500 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Jack Berrill Collection SPEC.CGA.BER Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 3.2 Cubic feet (5 boxes) 1958-2012 Jack Berrill created the comic strip, Gil Thorp, in 1958. Berril also wrote and drew for the strip, Teen-Wise between 1966 and 1976. The collection contains material from both of Berrill's strips, including weekly proof sheets, reproductions, sales kits, correspondence, published material, exhibition material, and sketches. 4 flat boxes and 1 record storage box English Berrill, Jack Processing Information

BICLM Staff, 2019

 Preferred Citation

[identification of item], [Box number/ Folder number], Jack Berrill Collection, SPEC.CGA.BER, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, Ohio State University

 Access to Materials

Materials in this collection are available for use, but may be used in the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum reading room only. To request material in this finding aid, please contact the reading room, 614-292-0538 or cartoons@osu.edu

 Use of Materials

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright, and are made available for research and educational purposes. In general, the OSU Libraries do not own the copyright for materials from our collections and cannot grant copyright permissions for these materials. The user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status. If copyright protection applies, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exceptions to the law. Works in the public domain are not protected by copyright and do not require permission to use.

 Biographical Note

Jack Berrill was born in New York in 1923. He created the comic strip, Gil Thorp, in 1958. Berril also wrote and drew for the strip, Teen-Wise between 1966 and 1976. Berrill passed away in 1996.

 Scope and Contents

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.

 Separated Materials

Original art items have been separated and appear in the BICLM original art database.

 Arrangement of Materials

The collection is preliminarily arranged by type.

 Related Materials

Link to library catalog and materials, Berrill bio file

 Acquisitions Information

CGA.BER.2012: Berrill Family, 2012

 American wit and humor, Pictorial Comic books, strips, etc. Gil Thorpe (comic strip) Gil Thorp Weekly Proof Sheets BER 1 1958-1965 288 pages total; break down by year: 1965- 42 1964-37 1963-48 1962-55 1961-2 1960-20 1959-52 1958-32 Gil Thorp Weekly Proof Sheets BER 2 1966-1970 195 pages of proofs total; break down by year 1970-34 1969-42 1968-47 1967-34 1966-68 Gil Thorp Weekly Proof Sheets BER 3 1971-1986 213 pages total; breakdown by year: 1986-2 1985-2 1984-0 1983-0 1982-1 1981-36 1979-29 1978-11 1977-8 1976-8 1975-11 1974-38 1973-18 1972-7 1971-33 Reproductions of Gil Thorp Strips BER 3 1959; 1967-1969 Five strip reproductions on foam core board, dates: Febraury 3, 1959; September 14, 1967; November 14, 1968; January 24, 1959; December 2, 1969 The Brooklyn Technical High School Mathematics Student vol.12 no.2 BER 4 1 1943 December Gil Thorp sales kit BER 4 2 1958 News Pix vol.36 no.9 BER 4 3 1958 September Sparky BER 4 4 1961 The Sunday Republican Magazine cover BER 4 5 1964 January 5 The Sign National Catholic Magazine vol.44 no.12 BER 4 6 1965 July Biographical material BER 4 7 1966-1996 Teen-Wise prints BER 4 8 1969-1975 Envelope BER 4 9 1974 February 8 Envelope BER 4 10 1974 February 11 Exhibit correspondence BER 4 11 1975-2012 Norwalk Bears program cover BER 4 12 1978 October 28 Letter BER 4 13 1981 July 28 Envelope BER 4 14 1981 October Letter and envelopes BER 4 15 1981 October 20 Letter BER 4 16 1981 October 26 Letter and envelope BER 4 17 1981 November 10 Letter BER 4 18 1981 November 11 Letter BER 4 19 1981 November 13 Letter and envelope BER 4 20 1981 November 30 Envelope BER 4 21 1981 December Letter BER 4 22 1981 December 7 Letter and envelope BER 4 23 1981 December 8 Letter BER 4 24 1981 December 29 Letter and envelope BER 4 25 1982 Letter BER 4 26 1982 January 4 Letter and envelope BER 4 27 1982 January 10 Letter BER 4 28 1982 January 25 Letter and envelope BER 4 29 1982 January 27 Letter BER 4 30 1982 February 2 Envelope BER 4 31 1982 February 3 Envelope BER 4 32 1982 February 3 Letter and envelope BER 4 33 1982 February 14 Envelope BER 4 34 1982 March 4 Letter BER 4 35 1982 March 4 Envelope BER 4 36 1982 March 24 Letter BER 4 37 1982 March 24 Letter BER 4 38 1982 May 14 Letter BER 4 39 1982 August 23 Letter and envelope BER 4 40 1982 August 24 Envelope BER 4 41 1982 August 27 Envelope BER 4 42 1982 August 27 Letter BER 4 43 1982 August 27 Letter BER 4 44 1982 August 27 Letter and envelope BER 4 45 1982 September 7 Letter, envelope, and photograph BER 4 46 1982 September 11 Letter BER 4 47 1982 September 15 Letter BER 4 48 1982 November 12 Letter and business card BER 4 49 1983 January 12 Letter BER 4 50 1983 January 13 Letter BER 4 51 1983 January 15 Letter and envelope BER 4 52 1983 March 1 Letter and envelope BER 4 53 1983 March 4 Letter and envelopes BER 4 54 1983 March 24 Letter and envelope BER 4 55 1983 May 31 Letter BER 4 56 1983 June 20 Envelope BER 4 57 1983 July 31 Los Angeles Times obituary for Larry Burrell BER 4 58 1983 September 15 Letter and envelope BER 4 59 1983 October 3 Envelope BER 4 60 1983 November 2 Letter and envelope BER 4 61 1983 November 2 Envelope BER 4 62 1983 November 7 Letter BER 4 63 1983 November 7 Envelope BER 4 64 1983 November 22 Envelope BER 4 65 1983 November 25 Letter BER 4 66 1983 November 25 Letter and envelope BER 4 67 1983 December 13 Letter and envelope BER 4 68 1984 January 12 Letter and envelope BER 4 69 1984 March 8 Letter and envelope BER 4 70 1984 March 12 Sports Illustrated article BER 4 71 1984 March 12 Letter and envelope BER 4 72 1984 March 26 Letter and envelope BER 4 73 1984 March 29 Letter and envelope BER 4 74 1984 April 3 Envelope BER 4 75 1984 April 9 Letters and envelope BER 4 76 1984 April 16 Letter and envelope BER 4 77 1984 August 21 Envelope BER 4 78 1984 August 22 Letter and envelope BER 4 79 1984 August 30 Letter and envelopes BER 4 80 1984 September 7 Letter and envelope BER 4 81 1984 September 13 Letter and envelope BER 4 82 1984 October 29 Letter BER 4 83 1984 November 11 Letter, envelope, and Gil Thorp clipping BER 4 84 1984 November 11 Envelope BER 4 85 1984 November 12 Letter and envelope BER 4 86 1984 November 23 Letter BER 4 87 1984 November 28 Letter and envelope BER 4 88 1984 November 30 Letter and envelope BER 4 89 1984 December 31 Sports Illustrated vol.63 no.2 BER 4 90 1985 July 8 Northeast Magazine BER 4 91 1986 May 18 Exhibit materials BER 4 92 1993 June Sports Illustrated vol.84 no.14 BER 4 93 1996 April 8 Sports Illustrated vol.84 no.18 BER 4 94 1996 May 6 Sports Illustrated article BER 4 95 1998 August 3 Around the Clock sketches BER 4 96 undated Drawing of man sitting in chair BER 4 97 undated Envelope BER 4 98 undated Envelope BER 4 99 undated Envelope BER 4 100 undated Exhibit labels and descriptions by decade BER 4 101 undated Gil Thorp by Jack Berrill article BER 4 102 undated Letter BER 4 103 undated Letter BER 4 104 undated Letter BER 4 105 undated Letter BER 4 106 undated Letter BER 4 107 undated Letter BER 4 108 undated Letter and envelope BER 4 109 undated The Process of Writing BER 4 110 undated Storyboard drafts BER 4 111-112 undated 2 folders Plastic character standee BER 5 1 Plastic character standee BER 5 2 'Thorp's' Team on Home Court by Bruce Gill BER 5 3 1983 Photographs and comic strip negatives BER 5 4 undated Juvenilia BER 5 5 undated Color separations for Teen-Wise BER 5 6 undated Comics Buyer's Guide articles about Gil Thorp BER 5 7 1984 November 16