2017-09-22 Preliminary Guide to the Tom Gammill Collection of Cartoon Art and Realia, 1950-2016 SPEC.CGA.GAM Finding aid prepared by BICLM Staff Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
1858 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH, 43210
March 2016 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2018-06-01T13:35-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Tom Gammill Collection of Cartoon Art and Realia SPEC.CGA.GAM Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 1.52 Cubic feet 3 boxes 1950-2016 This collection contains original cartoon art by various artists, some correspondence, clippings, information related to comics and cartoons and objects collected by Tom Gammill. (1) 5" hollinger letter box; (2) 25.5 x 19 x 2 flat boxes English Gammill, Tom Arrangement of Materials

The material have been arranged by format. Paper-based materials are housed in Box GAM 1 and objects are housed inBox GAM 2-3. Original art donated by Tom Gammill is found in the original art database. As new material is added the arrangement may change

 Acquisitions Information

CGA.GAM.2016: Tom Gammill, 2016 CGA.2017.027: Tom Gammill, 2017 More acquistions are expected

 Preferred Citation

[identification of item], [Box Number/ Folder Number], Tom Gammill Collection of Cartoon Art and Realia, SPEC.CGA.GAM, 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.

 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.

 Processing Information

BICLM Staff, 2016 and 2017.

 Biographical Note

Tom Gammill is a writer known for his work on Saturday Night Live, Late Night with David Letterman, Seinfeld, and other television comedies. He has been a producer on The Simpsons since 1998. He is the creator and artist of the daily comic strip The Doozies.

 Scope and Contents

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.

 Separated Materials

Original art collected by Tom Gammill forms part of this collection. It has been separated and cataloged at the item level in the original art database

 Comic books, strips, etc. Information on Life magaiznes's story on the National Cartoonists Society bathing suit event and photographer Bernard Thompson GAM 1 1 1950 Scope and Contents

Includes clipping and CD-ROM.

 The Simpsons Production Script no. WABF19 "Grampy Can Ya Hear Me" GAM 1 2 2016 Scope and Contents

Page 16 of script includes reference to Ohio State; also included in folder is note from Tom Gammill.

 Correspondence GAM 1 3 Undated Clipping of Tom Gammill cartoon awarded "winning cartoon in a comic division" by Columbus Scholastic Press Association Annual Convention GAM 1 4 ca. 1974 Alfred Andriola "Kerry Drake" bathing suit GAM 2 1 1950 Clarence D. Russell "Pete the Tramp" bathing suit GAM 2 2 1950 Ham Fisher "Joe Palooka" bathing suit GAM 3 1 1950 Otto Soglow "Little King" bathing suit GAM 3 2 1950 Cueball Benson bathing suit GAM 3 3 1950 Swimming Cap GAM 4 1 undated Acquisitions Information

Purchased, 2017.

 Scope and Contents

Item was not collected by Tom Gammill, but swimming cap was dispalyed with bathing suits in the exhibit "40 Years, 40 Stories" at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, 2017.