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Organized into three series: 1. Original art by Miller and other cartoonists. 2. Correspondence, clippings, tear sheets and other documents. 3. Documents related to the National Cartoonists Society
Series 1: Original Art Series 2: Business and Personal Papers Series 3: National Cartoonists Society material
Donated by: John K. Ball, 2002.
[identification of item], McGowan Miller Collection, SPEC.CGA.MGM, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, Ohio State University
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Processed by: Lucy Shelton Caswell, Susan Liberator, 2009; Finding aid written by: Lucy Shelton Caswell, Susan Liberator, 2009.
McGowan Miller was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, on September 13, 1908. He first worked as a staff artist for the
Original cartoon art, correspondence, photographs, clippings.
Original art works in this collection may be found by searching the library's
Original art has been separated and cataloged in the museum’s
Original art works in this collection may be found by searching the library's
16 items, mostly ink on paper
Art and a letter related to proposed comic strip
Art and a letter related to proposed comic strip
Dummy of proposed book
7 items
12 sample drawings for proposed comic strip.
6 sample drawings for proposed comic strip
Charcoal portrait of McGowan Miller by unknown artist
6 items
2 items
22 ink drawings
a. Dear Tim and Joe: Peter Wells. Ink and watercolor on paper. b. Historical Hot-Spots. Peter Wells. Ink and watercolor on board. Includes cover note to Mac and Faith from Phu(?) and Pete.
11 items
15 items
Series Two is correspondence, clippings, tear sheets and other documents related to McGowan Miller.
Correspondence, clippings, tear sheets, photographs, window cards, proofs
Disbound leaves of clippings and tear sheets mounted on black paper
a. "Ho Hum. It's Blue Monday at Audubon Zoo," McGowan Miller, August 1935. Color proof. b. [What 60 years can do!] Sketches by McGowan Miller. The Times-Picayune New Orleans States-Magazine, 1936. Tear sheet.
1 folder of proofs and tear sheets
Clippings
Proofs and tear sheets
Proofs
2 copies of book proposing cartoon feature
1 folder of materials related to three-dimensional comic strip
Photographs, sketches, photocopies, King Features promotion release about McGowan Miller, copy of birth certificate
Correspondence
Letters from E. Simms Campbell to Mac and Faith Miller, 1958-1962, some illustrated
Correspondence, clippings, telegrams
National Cartoonists Society materials including original cartoons and photographs from Miller's NCS/USO trips.
Primarily photographs
4 items. Charcoal drawings on NCS/USO letterhead.
Clippings, photocopies, photographs, correspondence, miscellaneous original program cartoons, original cartoonists' self-caricatures by Bob Barnes, Martha Blanchard, Orlando Busino, Joe Certa, Eugene Craig, Giv Crockett, Bill de la Torre, Don Figlozzi, Jim Ivey, Tom Little, John Osenenko, David Pascal, Howie Schneider, Fred Thomas, Peter Wells, Al Wiseman, Elmer Woggon, Bill Yates, Lyman Young
Photographs
a Annual dinner of the National Cartoonists Society, April 20, 1954 [oversize poster of member's self-caricatures designed by McGowan Miller] b. [paper bib program for National Cartoonists Society's tenth award dinner] c. "Tenth Annual Dinner National Cartoonists Society Hotel Biltmore April 24, 1956" photograph d. 1970 NCS Service Award
Drawings by Martha Blanchard, Harry Devlin, Bill Holman Jim Logan, Bil Keane, Kaz [Larry Katzman], Hank Ketchum, Otto Soglow, and others.