2017-09-18 Guide to the Nicole Hollander Papers, 1940s-2012 SPEC.CGA.NH Finding aid prepared by Ann Lennon Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
1858 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH, 43210
June 2017 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2018-06-12T16:47-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Nicole Hollander Papers SPEC.CGA.NH Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 54.5 Cubic feet (39 boxes) Bulk, 1970-1995 1940s-2012 These papers record Nicole Hollander's work from the 1970s to the 2000s. They contain examples of her graphic design work, sketchbooks and idea notebooks for cartoons and strips including the seminal 'Sylvia'. There are business files and correspondence including fan mail, and clippings of reviews and interviews with Hollander. It contains examples of her greeting cards work and papers related to the theatrical production 'Sylvia's real good advice'. 39 record carton boxes; 11 flat boxes English Nicole, Hollander Biographical Note

Nicole Hollander is an American cartoonist and writer from Chicago Illinois. She earned a BFA in 1960 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and graduated with an MFA from Boston University in 1966. In 1958 while studying at UIUC, she married sociology graduate student Paul Hollander but they divorced four years later in 1966.

During the 1970s she ran her own graphic design company and worked teaching and as an art director. She was the graphic artist for the feminist publication ‘The Spokeswoman’ and it was here that her character ‘Sylvia’ first appeared in 1976 in the strip ‘Feminist Funnies’. St. Martin’s Press published a collection of her cartoons in 1979 as ‘I’m training to be tall and blonde’, and the book’s success led to Field Enterprises distributing ‘Sylvia’ as a daily strip in 1981. Hollander later self syndicated the strip and by 1997 ‘Sylvia’ was running in over 80 daily and weekly newspapers across the country. The strip dealt with political, social, gender and cultural topics from a woman’s point of view.

Hollander has published over 20 book collections of her cartoons. During the 1980s and 1990s she worked on greeting cards for a number of companies and she drew for magazines such as Mother Jones. She has led cartoon workshops and classes and she wrote the script for the theatrical prodcution based on ‘Sylvia’ called ‘Sylvia’s real good advice'. Hollander continued to work on ‘Sylvia’ until she announced ‘Sylvia’s retirement from the newspaper business’ in March 2012.

 Arrangement of Materials

This collection is arranged in 13 series, some of which have subseries:

Series 1: Graphic design work

Series 2: Sketchbooks, drawings and cartoon ideas

Series 3: Sylvia

Series 4: Sylvia proofs

Series 5: Work for periodicals and organizations, feminist/women's interest groups and events

Series 6: Work for books. Illustration projects. Reviews and publicity clippings.

Series 7: Theatrical, documentary, proposed TV work

Series 8: Business files including syndication, legal and coypright files

Series 9: Correspondence

Series 10: Greeting cards work

Series 11: Speaking engagements, notes and slides for presentations and classes

Series 12: Photographs

Series 13: Merchandise

Preferred Citation

[Identfication of item], [Box number/ Folder number], Nicole Hollander Papers and Collection of Original Art, SPEC.CGA.NH, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, Ohio State University

Scope and Contents

The collection includes examples of Hollander’s graphic design work and it contains many sketchbooks, idea notebooks and files of original cartoon art and proofs. The papers include examples of her work for organizations and journals and proofs for her anthology collections of ‘Sylvia’ as well as her popular cat books. Also included are copies of reviews and interviews with Hollander about her work. There is personal correspondence, 'Sylvia' fan mail and letters from other cartoonists.

The collection contains Hollander's business correspondence and records associated with the self syndication of ‘Sylvia’ and her work for the greeting cards companies, Maine Line and Recycled Paper Products. The scripts and promotional material for the theatrical production ‘Sylvia’s Real Good Advice’ are here, including the bathrobe used in the show. There is correspondence related to the proposed animation of 'Sylvia' and the collections contains some merchandise and photographs including some of 'Sylvia look alike' events. The papers also include records of Hollander's speaking engagements and albums of 35 mm slides she used in her presentations.

 Processing Information

Ann Lennon

 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 materials in the finding aid, please contact cartoons@osu.edu or call the reading room at 614-292-0538

 Acquisitions Information

CGA.NH.1997: Nicole Hollander, 1997; CGA.NH.2012: Nicole Hollander, 2012; CGA.NH.2014: Nicole Hollander; CGA.NH.2015: Nicole Hollander; CGA.NH.2016: Nicole Hollander; CGA.NH.2016.2: Nicole Hollander

Possible future acessions likely.

 Separated Materials

Original Sylvia comic strips by Nicole Hollander have been separated and cataloged in the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Original Art Database.

 Cartoonists--United States--Biography Comic books, strips, etc. Feminism Graphic arts--United States Greeting cards Theatrical adaptaions--Comic strips Women artists--United States Graphic design work 1970s-1980s Stationery, headed notepaper, announcement cards NH 1 1 1970s-1980s National Institute Real Estate Brokers NH 1 2 1970s-1980s Client files NH 1 3 1970s-1980s Scope and Contents

Examples of work for Vienna sausage; ACLU auction; Ore-Ida Foods; Enviormentics; BPL Antonia Brico concert program; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Argus Filmstrips 'Truth and consequences'

 Client files NH 1 4 1970s-1980s Scope and Contents

Examples of work for Benefit Trust Life; Chicago Housing Resource Centre; Organic Theatre Company; Friends of the parks; The American Craftsman; Atrium view condominiums; Pant Factory; Centre for New Schools; 8 artists at the warehouse; The Greenery; Apropos clothes boutique; Berta's Kitchen; Sealy mattress company; H.D. Hudson Manufacturing Company; The Chicago Board Optons Exchange; Open Court Real Math game

 Waisted felt belt kit NH 1 5 1970s-1980s Client files NH 1 6 1970s-1980s Scope and Contents

Examples of work for Daniel J. Edelman Inc; Smorgasbord Communication Coop; Geneva Associates; The Clotheshorse Inc.

 Client Files NH 1 7 1970s-1980s Scope and Contents

Examples of work for Illinois Family Planning Council; Illinois Nurses Association; Centre for health promotion AHA; American Soc.for Health Manpower; Argo communication; National Ben Franklin LIfe Insurance; Erikson Institute for early education; Tuesday magazine; American Journal of Veterinary Research; American Hospital Association; RTSD (Resources and Technical Services Division American Library Association); ASHET (American Society for Health Manpower)

 Prime Time School Televison (PTST) promotional material NH 1 8 1970s-1980s Prime Time School Television (PTST) promotional material NH 1 9 1970s-1980s PTST Television Police & Law; PTST Television & Economics publications NH 1 10 1970s llustrations for leaflets/magazines NH 1 11 1970s-1980s Client files NH 1 12 1980s Scope and Contents

Examples of work for 'Women employed'; World Book Life Insurace - Personal security plan for women; Recommended corporate policies for working mothers/parents; Helpful hints for the new working woman; Leaflet for 'Impressions of women' exhibit by photographer Elsa Dorfman

 Transportation /car images, magazine cuttings NH 1 13 1970s-1980s Chicago listings magazine cartoons NH 1 14 1980s Sketchbooks, drawings and cartoon ideas 1950s-2010 C.V., transcripts and certificates NH 2 1 1950s-1990s Interviews, family portrait with Sylvia, photograph as a child, 2 drawings (self portraits with friends) NH 2 2 1940s-1980s Drawings, sketches, some for 'The Spokesman', includes original art NH 2 3 1960s-1980s Early cartoons, some for 'The Spokeswoman' mostly original art NH 2 4 1970s-1980s Feminist funnies. Ideas, sketches and drawings mostly original art NH 2 5 1970s-1980s What's your opinion? Panel cartoon. Shattered illusions NH 2 6 1979 Small drawings and cartoons. Includes original art NH 2 7 1970s-1990s Sketchbook NH 2 8 started May 15 1986 Sketchbook NH 2 9 July 1986 Sketchbook NH 2 10 Sept.-Oct 1986 Sketchbook NH 2 11 1980s Sketchbook NH 2 12 1986 Sketchbook NH 2 13 October 1986 Sketchbook NH 2 14 1980s Sketchbook NH 2 15 1982 Sketchbook NH 2 16 started mid June 1985 Sketchbook NH 2 17 ending May 15 1986 Sketchbook NH 2 18 1980s Sketchbook NH 2 19 1980s Sketchbook NH 2 20 1980s Sketchbook NH 2 21 1980s Sketchbook NH 2 22 1980s Sketchbook NH 2 23 1980s Sketchbooks (19 items) NH 3 1-19 1980s Cartoon ideas NH 3 20 1990s Cartoon ideas NH 3 21 1990 Cartoon ideas NH 3 22 1991 Cartoon ideas NH 3 23 1992 Cartoon ideas NH 3 24 1990s Cartoon ideas NH 3 25 1990s Cartoon ideas NH 3 26 1991 Cartoon ideas NH 3 27 1992 Journal NH 3 28 started Thursday Jan 27 Note on Donald Trump, his hair and TV show 'The apprentice' NH 3 29 2010 Barbara Dobkin cartoon commission NH 3 30 Scope and Contents

Sketch and correspondence

 Notebooks, journals, sketchbooks (50 items) NH 4 1950s-2000s Scope and Contents

Notebooks of various sizes and formats including early college sketchbooks, one labeled Nikki Garrison sketchbook from December 1955-January 1956 and a Nicole Garrison anatomy class sketchbook

 Diaries, yearbooks, calendars (20 items) NH 29 1981-2006 Sylvia 1975-2000 Early cartoon ideas NH 5 1 1975-1985 Early cartoon ideas NH 5 2 1975-1985 Scope and Contents

Includes flyer for 'I'm in training to be tall and blonde' published by St. Martin's Press

 Dialogue ideas for strips NH 5 3 1970s-1980s Dialogue ideas for strips NH 5 4 1970s-1980s Sylvia NH 5 5 1979 Images of Sylvia NH 5 6 1980s Sylvia drawings NH 5 7 undated Art for 'Planet Sylvia' - Pavlar images NH 5 8 1990 'Planet Sylvia' introduction NH 5 9 1990 Sylvia - Front and side views NH 5 10 undated Images of 'Straightest friend' NH 5 11 undated Ruby NH 5 12 undated Rita for Sylvia NH 5 13 undated Patty Murphy NH 5 14 undated Clyde the domestic scientist NH 5 15 undated Rhinos refrigerators & hell NH 5 16 undated Fashion cops, goddesses, fairy godmothers NH 5 17 undated Woman on the phone NH 5 18 undated Science girls & bad girls NH 5 19 undated Women in bed (thoughts that keep us from our rest) NH 5 20 undated Miscellaneous women (drawings) NH 5 21 undated Chicago NH 5 22 undated Cats & other beasts NH 5 23 undated The Women's Foundation fundraising campaign NH 5 24 1986 Illinois Pro-Choice alliance Sylvia award NH 5 25 1986 Illinois Public Action Council NH 5 26 undated Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Chicago Foundation For Women Award) NH 5 27 2005 Getting elected is the best revenge (Lynn Yeakel's senate campaign materials) NH 5 28 1992 Sylvia themed postcards & invitations NH 5 29 1980-2007 Family portrait - Nicole, Sylvia & cats by Steve Kagan NH 5 30 1980s Sylvia doll NH 5 31 1986-1988 Scope and Contents

Correspondence with 'Martha my dear' doll company about the creation of a Sylvia doll

 Sylvia paper doll Charles Ventura NH 5 32 undated Sylvia underwear NH 5 33 1986 Sylvia t-shirts NH 5 34 1988-1992 Scope and Contents

'Dallas Alice' and 'Yours truly' designs. Correspondence and licencing agreement

 Sylvia Valentines Day Party guest list NH 5 35 undated Scope and Contents

Mentions viewing of Sylvia on 'PM magazine' and Chris Straayer's film 'Sylvia/Sylvia'

 Sylvia rip-offs NH 5 36 1996 Sylvia lookalike contest NH 5 37 1980s Scope and Contents

Sign up sheets. Advert for bedsheets with a photo of a woman reading the funny pages (including Sylvia) in bed

 Review quotes for Sylvia NH 5 38 1979-1983 Sylvia for the Boston Globe (letters of support) NH 5 39 1986 Complaint letters to newspapers re Sylvia NH 5 40 1984-1992 Dropping Sylvia from newspapers NH 5 41 1992 Scope and Contents

Ann Arbor News; Sacremento Bee; Oregonian

 Sylvia stationery NH 5 42 undated Speaking engagements, notes and slides for presentations and classes 1982-2004 Speaking engagements NH 23 25 1982 Speaking engagements NH 23 26 1985 Speaking engagements NH 23 27 1986 Speaking engagements NH 23 28 1987 Speaking engagements NH 23 29 1988 Speaking engagements NH 23 30 1989 Speaking engagements NH 23 31 1990 Speaking engagements NH 23 32 1992 Speaking engagements NH 23 33 1993 Speaking engagements NH 23 34 1994 Speaking engagements NH 23 35 1995 Speaking engagements NH 23 36 1998 Speaking engagements NH 23 37 1999 Speaking engagements NH 23 38 2004 'Stop after cartoon: hairdresser - gynecologist' NH 23 39 undated Scope and Contents

Notes for a presentation including biographical information about how she started out in cartooning

 Self syndication presentation notes NH 23 40 undated 'Mothers don't let your daughters grow up to be cartoonists' NH 23 41 undated Scope and Contents

Presentation notes for a talk on women in cartooning

 Ideas for 'Women employed' presentation NH 23 42 undated Censorship lecture Ohio State NH 23 43 2004 Presentation resources NH 23 44 undated Scope and Contents

Notes, cartoons, clippings, fan and complaint letters to newspapers about Sylvia

 Ideas for Illustration class/Student work Columbia College Chicago NH 23 45 2012 'Theory and practice of graphic memoir/confessional comic'. NH 23 46 2007-2010 Scope and Contents

Notes for a course taught by Nicole Hollander and Michael Bonesteel at Oxbow summer 2010

 'Playing with politics' notes for a class NH 23 47 2002 Two presentations (possible articles) NH 23 48 2000s Scope and Contents

Text for two presentations or possible articles: a) Competition: The American experience; b) A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court

 35mm slide collection undated Scope and Contents

Slides are filed in albums in the order they were found in boxes and carousels

 Slides NH 24 1 undated Scope and Contents

Album of slides filed as found with given headings on gender health, women, advice, beauty, Sylvia characters, sex, travel, stress, therapy, pop culture and politics

 Slides NH 24 2 undated Scope and Contents

Album of slides filed as found on themes of work by other artists, historical cartoons, sexism, philosophy and cats

 Slides NH 24 3 undated Scope and Contents

Album of slides filed as found on themes of 'After Sept 11', other's illustration, getting in trouble/censorship

 Slides NH 25 1 Slides NH 25 2 Slides NH 25 3 Slides NH 25 4 Sylvia Proofs 1979-2010 Proofs NH 33 1979-2010 Proofs NH 34 1980s Proofs NH 35 1981-2009 Proofs NH 36 1983-1989 Proofs NH 37 1987-1991 Proofs NH 38 1986-1992 Proofs NH 39 1987-1989 Proofs. Corrected cartoons NH 40 1987-1994 Proofs NH 41 1989-1994 Proofs. Sunday color proofs NH 42 1983-1985 Proofs. Sunday color indicators NH 43 Sept.-Nov.1981 Proofs NH 44 1995-1997 Proofs NH 45 1994 Proofs NH 46 1995-1997 Proofs NH 47 1981-2010 Scope and Contents

Proofs for Cat calendar; 1991 book of days; 1992 Sylvia calendar; The bask Sylvia. Also includes tearsheets of Sylvia dating from 1981-2010

 Proofs for 'The Sylvia Chronicles' NH 48 2010 Work for periodicals and organizations, feminist/women's interest groups and events 1970-2000 Mother Jones NH 6 1 1990s Mother Jones NH 6 2 1990s Scope and Contents

Includes sheets of Mother Jones 1993 issue of 'Stamp out handgun violence' cartoon postage stamps, including one by Nicole Hollander

 Cooler by the lake (Cover for a novel by Larry Heinemann) NH 6 3 1991 Working Assets (Phone company) NH 6 4 1990-2001 Get Smart (book cover The Feminist Press CUNY) NH 6 5 1992 SVE videos & filmstrips NH 6 6 undated Thanksgiving Day Hunger Project, USA for Africa & Comic Relief NH 6 7 1986-1995 Scope and Contents

Includes letter from Garry Trudeau

 Cool Down (After exercise refresher for women) Everfresh Inc. NH 6 8 1991 Through her eyes (proposed poster) NH 6 9 1992 PC Computing Magazine NH 6 10 1994 'Bostonia' and 'Union Monthly' NH 6 11 1998 Atlanta Music Theatre Festival NH 6 12 undated 'Allerca' T-shirt ideas NH 6 13 2006 The 18 1/2 minute gap NH 6 14 undated Woman.com (proposed animated/online cartoon) NH 6 15 2000 Grassroots journal NH 6 16 1995 The Spokeswoman (copies of the journal) NH 6 17 1972-1977 The Spokeswoman (copies of the journal) NH 6 18 1978-1979 N.O.W. (National Organization for Women) WIN (War Resisters League) NH 6 19 1980s Postcards, invitations & course notes NH 6 20 1970s Scope and Contents

Womens commuinty publishing Dublin, Ireland postcard. Notes from Consciousness raising course for women. Invite from National Women's political caucus to a Garry Trudeau event. Postcard for Irish feminist, Mary Jean Collins-Robson St. Patrick's day celebration

 Seattle Women's humor festival NH 6 21 1987 Letters in response to Seattle Women's humor festival NH 6 22 1987 Feminist satire. Thesis by Carrie Floyd, for University of Oregon BA NH 6 23 1990 A feminist comic strip? a reading of Nicole Hollander's Sylvia by Margaret Shemisi for Graduate program at CUNY NH 6 24 1986 Women's Studies Program UIUC fundraising letter NH 6 25 1990 Heresies 9 & Heresies 11 NH 6 26 1980-1981 Scope and Contents

Heresies 9 on the theme of organized women divided and Heresies on 'Making rooom: women and architecture'

 Group shows/exhibitions NH 6 27 1988-2000 Scope and Contents

Fundamentally compromised; The exquisit corpse; The great American comic strip; Humor in art

 Avant garde cartoons (group show) NH 6 28 1985 The girl who was raised by cats (graphic novel ideas) NH 6 29 2010 My grandmother the goddess (ideas for illustrated story) NH 6 30 1991 Great Chicago stories NH 6 31 1992 Ideas for a one woman show on aging NH 6 32 1990s Women's publishing houses seeking submissions NH 6 33 1991 Michele Bachmann drawing NH 6 34 2012 Women's foundations NH 6 35 1986-1988 Book reviews NH 6 36 1988 Scope and Contents

Reviews for 'The women's reivew of books' of Claire Bretecher's 'Frustrations' and 'Mothers of invention' by Ethlie Ann Vare & Greg Ptacek

 'Pulling the pieces together' Oregon's women's health conference brochure NH 6 37 1994 Midwest Academy 25th anniversary celebration honoring Heather Booth NH 6 38 Work for books. Illustration projects. Publicity clippings 1993-2010 Work for books; original cartoons, proofsheets and covers 1993-2010 Book cover samples NH 7 1 1983-2010 Cat book NH 7 2 1996-1997 Scope and Contents

Photocopies of drawings for '101 Reasons why a cat is better than a man'

 Cat book original art for 101 more reasons... NH 7 3 1996-1997 Women who love their cats too much NH 7 4 1995 Women who love their cats too much. Color guides NH 7 5 1995 The cat book Everything here is mine (with Jody Reins comments) NH 7 6 1992 Cat book original art NH 7 7 1996 101 reasons why a cat is better than a man. Original art and color guides NH 7 8 1997 101 reasons why a cat is better than a man NH 7 9 1993 Cat book NH 7 10 1992 Scope and Contents

Includes photo of Nicole Hollander with her cat. Correspondence with Jody Rein and copies of Sylvia cat themed strips

 Cat book color proofs. Everything here is mine NH 7 11 1992 My cat's just not into you original art. Psycho Kitties NH 7 12 2006 Maybe your cat's just not into you NH 7 13 undated Female problems, illus original art NH 7 14 1995 Female problems proofs. Chapters 1-8 NH 7 15 1995 Female problems proofs. Chapter 9-21 NH 7 16 1995 Never tell your mother proofs 1 NH 7 17 1985 Never tell you mother proofs 2 NH 7 18 1985 Tales of ageing gracefully book tour NH 7 19 2007 Bookplate design original art NH 7 20 undated Kiddygrams NH 7 21 undated Projects NH 7 22 1995-1996 Scope and Contents

Correspondence about potential projects including a book cover for University of Penn Press

 Cartoon printed on fabric interfacing NH 7 23 1991 Scope and Contents

"You will sleep now, and when you awaken you'll imagine that you have achieved full equality and it has made you deeply unhappy"

 Illustration projects 1983-2005 Drawn together. Cover drawing NH 8 1 1983 Do I have to be a witch? (illustrations for a teen story?) NH 8 2 undated Heroina and Avivis NH 8 3 undated Scope and Contents

Illustrations for a story written by Sara Paretsky in honor of the 50th anniversary of Women and Children First

 The horse who could do almost anything NH 8 4 1976 Scope and Contents

Illustration for a 3rd grade reader 'Trouble with turnips'

 Little Brown Correspondence re childrens book series 'Just being me' 1-4 NH 8 5 2004 Illustrations and proofs for 'I'm so mad!' by Robbie Harris. 'Just being me #1' NH 8 6 2005 Illustrations and proofs for 'I'm not sleepy!' by Robbie Harris. 'Just being me #2' NH 8 7 2005 Illustrations and proofs for 'I love messes!' by Robbie Harris. 'Just being me #3 NH 8 8 2005 Illustrations and proofs for 'I'm all dressed!' by Robbie Harris. 'Just being me #4' NH 8 9 2005 Illustrations and proofs for 'Hot Henry and 'Messy Jessie' by Robbie Harris. NH 8 10 1987 Reviews of 'Just being me' series NH 8 11 2005 Clippings and publicity 1977-2000 Scrapbooks of reviews, articles and interviews 1977-1994 Bound scrapbooks (5 items) NH 9 1977-1994 Publicity, clippings, periodicals featuring Nicole Hollander cartoons 1979-2000 Publicity clippings NH 10 1 1979-1995 Publicity clippings NH 10 2 1988-2011 Publicity clippings including some on 'Sylvia's real good advice' NH 10 3 1990-1993 Publicity clippings including some on 'Sylvia's real good advice' NH 10 4 1990-1995 Publicity clippings NH 10 5 1980s Scope and Contents

Copies of articles on women cartoonists and self syndication

 Publicity file NH 10 6 1990s Scope and Contents

CV & publicity material about the Nicole Hollander syndicate. Clippings on topics including 'Funny women' and 'Sylvia's real good advice'. Article from 'Reader' Aug 13, 1993 rating the strips, including Sylvia

 Publicity. Ragdale artist in residence and printed cartoons NH 10 7 1980-2010 Scope and Contents

Feature on Nicole Hollander as Ragdale artist in residence and printed cartoons

 Rock Project NH 10 8 1993 Scope and Contents

Public art project. 100 rocks in downtown Chicago honoring important Chicago women

 11 copies of Mother Jones featuring Nicole Hollander work NH 10 9 1988 10 publications featuring Nicole Hollander work NH 10 10 1980s 11 publications featuring Nicole Hollander work NH 10 11 1990s Calendar review tearsheets NH 10 12 1993 Clippings, magazines and newspapers 1970-2011 Clippings NH 32 1 1970s Chicago Sun funny pages NH 32 2 1980s 9 magazines NH 32 1970s-1980s 5 newspapers NH 32 1973-2011 Theatrical, documentary, proposed TV work 1988-2010 Sylvia's real good advice. University of Wisconsin Madison production NH 11 1 1988 Sylvia's real good advice NH 11 2 1990-1991 Scope and Contents

Costume fabric samples and drawing. Pegasus players audition call. Glen F. Haines letter about directing the show

 Sylvia's real good advice. Flyers, prospectus, correspondence NH 11 3 1988-1992 Sylvia's real good advice. Legal, contracts & copyright NH 11 4 1988-1994 Sylvia's read good advice. Legal, contracts & copyright NH 11 5 1988 Sylvia's real good advice. Scripts & score NH 11 6 1991 Sylvia's real good advice. Script NH 11 7 undated Sylvia's real good advice. Script NH 11 8 undated Sylvia's real good advice. Script NH 11 9 undated Sylvia's real good advice. Script NH 11 10 undated Sylvia's real good advice. Reviews NH 11 11 1991 Sylvia's real good advice. Royalties NH 11 12 1991 Sylvia's real good advice. Alverno College NH 11 13 1997 Female problems (play). Marked up script NH 11 14 1998 Female problems (play). Pegasus Players. Photos, reviews, flyers NH 11 15 1999 'Funny ladies' documentary NH 11 16 1989 Scope and Contents

Includes resume and references for Pamela Beere Briggs

 Sylvia pilot TV scripts NH 11 17 1983 Scope and Contents

Episode 1 & 2. Correspondence concerning a Rank Bass Productions developent idea for Time-Life Television show

 Script and correspondence. Proposed half hour animated Sylvia comedy seires NH 11 18 1992 Scope and Contents

Licencing & merchandising correspondence. Proposed Sylvia animation NH 11 19 1992-1993 Sweet home Chicago (TV storyboard ideas?) NH 11 20 2001 Please dust the corpse (play). Drafts NH 11 21 1995 Please dust the corpse (play) early version with Jerry Cleavers comments NH 11 22 1995-1996 Please dust the corpse (play) correspondence with Danna Blesser @ Disney NH 11 23 1995 Return to lust and other lyrics from life. Monologues. Pegasus players NH 11 24 2006 Plastic surgery or a real good haircut NH 11 25 2006 Bad girl chats. Nicole Hollander website correspondence NH 11 26 2010 'Women's voices: the gender gap movie' Kartemquin Films documentary promotional leaflet NH 11 27 ca. 2012 'Child care update' Kartemquin Films/Labor Institute of Public Affairs animated video project correspondence NH 11 28 1987 'Cyberspace dream date' NH 11 29 1994 Scope and Contents

CyberHaven Productions correspondence re. proposed Nicole Hollander characters

 Sylvia's bathrobe NH 12 1991 Scope and Contents

Robe worn by the actress playing Sylvia in the play 'Sylvia's real good advice'

 'Hi...big fellow' painting and collage NH 49 undated Chicago Tribune advert for the Pegasus Players production of 'Sylvia's real good advice' at the Chicago Theatre NH 49 April 26, 1991 Handcolored photographic portrait of Nicole Hollander with typewriter in a bathtub. Photo by Jennifer Girard. Blockmounted. NH 50 August 1991 Business files and syndication 1969-2010 Business correspondence. Royalties. St. Martins Press 1969-2000 Business correspondence NH 13 1 1969 Business correspondence NH 13 2 1980-1984 Business correspondence NH 13 3 1985 Nicole Hollander financial NH 13 4 1985 Business correspondence NH 13 5 1986 Nicole Hollander financial NH 13 6 1986 Business correspondence (8 folders) NH 13 7-14 1987-1993 Phone call logs NH 13 15 1993 Business correspondence (4 folders) NH 13 16-19 1994-1998 Business correspondence NH 13 20 2000s Adams Media. Royalty statements NH 13 21 1996-1998 Avon Books. Royalty statements. Contract NH 13 22 1991-1998 St. Martin's Press. Correspondence NH 13 23 1980s St. Martin's Press. Contracts. Royalties NH 13 24 1980s St. Martin's Press. Royalty statements NH 13 25 1981-1999 St. Martin's Press. Royalty statements NH 13 26 1990s Sourcebooks (Cat books & calendars) NH 13 27 2002-2008 Broadway books. Contract for 'My hot and flashy life' NH 13 28 2006 Bo-tree productions. Royalties NH 13 29 1983 Doubleday. Correspondence NH 13 30 1977 Bloomsbury NH 13 31 1993 Scope and Contents

Publichation of 'The whole enchilada' in UK. Book promotion schedule.

 William Morrow. Royalty statement. NH 13 32 1997 Random House/Vintage books NH 13 33 1990-1992 Scope and Contents

Includes royalty statement, a remainder letter and a letter from NH to Random House complaining about the organization of a book signing tour in California

 Syndication 1980s-1990s Field Newspaper Syndicate statements NH 14 1 1982-1983 Field Newspaper Syndicate contract NH 14 2 1981 News America Syndicate NH 14 3 1984 Universal Press Syndicate NH 14 4 1984 Toronto Star Syndicate NH 14 5 1993-1996 Toronto Sun Syndicate NH 14 6 1979-1980 Scope and Contents

Promotional folder includes a biographical sheet on Nicole Hollander

 Self syndication NH 14 7 undated Scope and Contents

CV & publicity materials. List of newspapers taking Sylvia. Copies of 'How to' guide on self syndication

 Self syndication contracts. List of newspapers taking Sylvia NH 14 8 1993-1995 Billing labels and invoice samples NH 14 9 1990s Syndicate call reports NH 14 10 1992-1997 Syndicate letters of agreement with newspapers NH 14 11 1985-1991 Billing self syndciation NH 14 12 1983-1984 Self syndication billing ledger pages NH 14 13 1984-1997 Self syndication billing ledger pages and correspondence NH 14 14 1991-1997 Self syndication billling ledger pages NH 14 15 1986-1992 Self syndication billing ledger pages NH 14 16 1984-1994 Self syndication records NH 14 17 1990 Correspondence with Jacqueline Parsons (sales director Sylvia Syndicate) NH 14 18 1992-1993 Self syndication records NH 14 19 1993 Self syndication records NH 14 20 1993 Self syndication records NH 14 21 1994 Self syndication records NH 14 22 1995 Self syndication records NH 14 23 1996 Self syndication records NH 14 24 1996 Self syndication records NH 14 25 1997 Newspaper cancellations ledger page records NH 14 26 1983-1997 Sylvia termination letters NH 14 27 1987-1997 Sylvia price increase NH 14 28 undated Tribune media services. Sylvia royalty statements NH 14 29 2002-2005 Jan Eliot letter of support for the self syndication of Sylvia NH 14 30 1982 Legal and copyright files 1979-2003 Copyright & trademarks NH 15 1 1979-1985 Women's voices the gender gap movie copyright registration NH 14 2 1984 Copyright & trademarks correspondence. I. Weiner & Associates NH 14 3 1985-1996 Copyright. Robinson Curley & Clayton NH 15 4 1992 Hollander vs. Fox TV (Sylvia cartoon 'World without men') NH 15 5 1993-1995 Certificates of copyright registration NH 15 6 1992-1995 Copyright & trademarks NH 15 7 2001 Certificates of copyright registration NH 15 8 2002-2003 Copyright. General information and forms NH 15 9 1990s Licence agreement for 101 reasons with Bob Adams NH 15 10 1990 Licence agreement with Hysteria Magazine for 'Under the sign of the cat calendar' NH 15 11 1995 Licence agreement for 'Female Problems' NH 15 12 1994 Correspondence 1950-2016 Reprint and donation requests Reprint requests NH 23 1 1980s Reprint requests NH 23 2 1990 Reprint requests NH 23 3 1991 Reprint requests NH 23 4 1992 Reprint requests NH 23 5 1993 Reprint requests NH 23 6 1994 Reprint requests NH 23 7 1995 Reprint requests NH 23 8 1995-2000 Reprint requests NH 23 9 2000 Donation requests NH 23 10 1980s Donation requests NH 23 11 1991 Donation requests NH 23 12 1992 Donation requests NH 23 13 1993 Donation requests NH 23 14 1994 Donation requests NH 23 15 1995 Donation requests NH 23 16 1996 Donation requests NH 23 17 1997 Donation requests NH 23 18 1998-2010 Original Sylvias donated or sold NH 23 19 1990s-2000s Library of Congress donation. Reproduction rights correspondence NH 23 20 1995-2008 Billy Ireland donation NH 23 21 2016 Schedule of fees for artwork NH 23 22 undated Sylvia originals sold or given to family & friends NH 23 23 1999-2000 Originals sold in pre donation sale NH 23 24 2012-2014 Correspondence with other cartoonists and examples of other artist's work 1977-2000 Address details for cartoonist contacts NH 26 1 unknown Other people's work NH 26 2 1980s-1990s Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence from aspiring cartoonists with examples of their work for comment

 Claire Bretecher 26 3 undated Scope and Contents

Letter from Claire Bretecher to Nicole Hollander and examples of her work

 National Lampoon presents Claire Bretcher (proof) NH 26 4 1977 Hilary Price letter and work NH 26 5 1993 Seth Feinberg letter and work NH 26 6 1988 Kate Gawf NH 26 7 1988 Carel Moiseiwitsch gallery flyers NH 26 8 1985 Darin Maloney letter and work NH 26 9 1988 Janice Perrry aka Gal performance program and review NH 26 10 1985 Richard Merkin postcards and catalogue cover NH 26 11 1994-1998 Steve Riehm letter and work NH 26 12 1991 Angel Bocage comics page NH 26 13 1987 Don Martin letter and work NH 26 14 1991 Jerome Walker letter and work NH 26 15 undated Joan Hilty letter and work NH 26 16 1991 Gail Machlis letter and work NH 26 17 1991 Amy Bo-Bamy letter and work NH 26 18 1992 Jan Eliot letter and work NH 26 19 1990 Alison Bechdel NH 26 20 1986 Scope and Contents

Includes a letter, postcard and review mentioning Hollander's referecing of Bechdel

 Nikoline Werdelin copies of strips NH 26 21 undated Fred Rhoads letter and work NH 26 22 1988 Lonely nights comics. Copy of the Dori Seda comic book NH 26 23 1986 'Twisted sisters' proof NH 26 24 1991 Lincoln Avenue signed photocopy NH 26 25 December 1995 Che Rippinger Touche Productions NH 26 26 1993 Jonatham D. Smith letter and work NH 26 27 1989 Al Marty copies of comic book pages NH 26 28 undated Carolyn Jones & Shannon Wheeler letter and work NH 26 28 1989 Felix Kramer notecard NH 26 30 1990 Fernando DaSilva letter and work NH 26 31 1992 Mark Parisi letter and work NH 26 32 1990s Virginia Small NH 26 33 1986 Trever Barker NH 26 34 1994 Cheela R. Smith. Copy of 101 urban nights NH 26 35 1993 Ellen of Troy NH 26 36 1995 David McFadden letter and work NH 26 37 1995 Chris Baldwin letter and work. Bound copy of Bruno NH 26 38 1996 Lelsly Ruda, letter and work NH 26 39 1990 James Hoffman letter, postcard, bio NH 26 40 1990 Amy Kyes letter and work NH 26 41 1989 Cheval Noir issues 46; 47; 50 NH 26 42 1993-1994 Lynda Barry NH 26 43 1980s Scope and Contents

Illustrated letters and postcards

 Bitch magazine Vol 1 No. 1 26 44 undated Outreach to other artists NH 26 45 1996 Mini comics NH 26 46 1980s Scope and Contents

Folder includes Zabawny nos. 4-8; 'Entendu dans les restaurants d'Amerique; Bad additudes (Paul Maurides); How to draw flies; Mini comix too small to matter; Five minute romance (Carole Sobocinski); A year and more of local color (Darlene Hingle Olivo)

 Other people's writing NH 26 47 1980s Scope and Contents

Writing by Ruth Yunker, Paul Raymond Dickman, Sara Paretsky, Mary Kay Blakely

 Heather McAdams NH 26 48 1984 Scope and Contents

Letter, drawings, postcard and exhibition catalog

 Shannon Wheeler letter and work NH 26 49 1988 Della Wells letter and work NH 26 50 1990s Cartoonists seeking self syndication advice NH 26 51 Cartoonists against crime. Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith NH 26 52 Personal correspondence 1950-2010 Cards and postcards from family and friends NH 27 1 1950-2000 Family letters and letters from Nicole Hollander to family and friends NH 27 2 1957-1970 Letters from family and friends NH 27 3 1950-1970 Letters from Paul Hollander NH 27 4 1960s Letters and postcards NH 27 5 1980s Letters and postcards NH 27 6 1990s Scope and Contents

Includes a thank you note from Hilary Clinton dated August 10, 1993 in it's original envelope

 Correspondence NH 27 7 2000s Correspondence with Moira Ann Collins NH 27 8 1980s-1990s Correspondence with Moira Ann Collins NH 17 9 1980s-1990s Correspondence with Moira Ann Collins NH 27 10 1980s-1990s Scope and Contents

Includes Birth Chart Interpretation and Astro-Forecast prepared by Astrogram (Moira Collins) in 1990 for Nicole Hollander

 50th Birthday party invitations and book of 'My big, big birthday' NH 27 11 Scope and Contents

'My big, big birthday' is a 12 page artist's book with photocopied illustrations

 Fan mail Fan mail NH 51 1 1980s Fan mail NH 51 2 1980s Fan mail NH 51 3 1990s Fan mail NH 51 4 1990s Fan mail NH 51 7 1982-1992 Scope and Contents

Letters from Bill Lee, Roger Ebert, Monte Beauchamp, Mark Winchester, Woods Bowman and Carol Mosley Braun

 Fan mail NH 51 6 1980s-1990s Fan mail NH 51 7 1980s/1990s Fan mail NH 51 8 1980s-1990s Odd fan mail NH 51 9 1990s Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence from the Museum of menstruation

 Odd fan mail NH 51 10 1980s-1990s Scope and Contents

Includes letter and samples for product placement of a hair removal system

 Odd fan mail NH 51 11 1990s Fan letters Sylvia missing episodes NH 51 12 1990 Scope and Contents

Letters from fans lamenting the dropping of Sylvia from the Chicago Sun Times/Chicago Tribune

 Weird economy letters NH 51 13 1988 Scope and Contents

Letters in response to a Nicole Hollander request for tips from readers on how to economize

 Autograph requests NH 51 14 1980s-1990s Sales to fans NH 51 15 1980s-1990s Thank you letters from school children NH 51 16 1990s Scope and Contents

Includes several letters from Nicole Davis

 Greeting cards work 1980s-2000 Maine Line correspondence NH 15 13 1981-1985 Maine Line promotional materials NH 15 14 1980s Maine Line Nicole Hollander promotional material NH 15 15 1980s Maine Line legal NH 15 16 1980s Maine Line royalties NH 15 17 1980s Annotated greeting card ideas (for Maine Line?) NH 15 18 1980s Maine Line t-shirt negatives NH 15 19 undated Recycled Paper Products. Correspondence/contracts NH 15 20 1980s Marcel Schuman correspondence NH 15 21 1996 Schuman Fine Papers. Royalty statements NH 15 22 1996-1998 Royalty statements NH 15 23 1995-1999 Scope and Contents

Royalty statements from Dell Bantam; Andrews McMeel; Sourcebooks; Random House

 Bio-Tree Productions. Calendars. Correspondence NH 15 24 1980s Cards NH 16 1980-2000 Scope and Contents

Box of greetings card samples for card companies, Warm world; Grinning cat; Recycled Paper Products; Recycled Greetings; Laffs by Marcel and the University of Chicago Press

 Cards NH 17 1980s Scope and Contents

Box of Maine Line card samples. Includes general Sylvia cards and cards for birthday, Christmas, New Years, valentines and mother's Day, graduation, marriage, baby arrival, anniversary and divorce, leaving work and get well soon.

 Card ideas, sketches, mock ups includes original art for Maine Line NH 18 1980s Card ideas, sketches, mock ups includes original art for Maine Line NH 19 1980s Card ideas, sketches, mock ups, includes original art for Recycled and Laffs by Marcel NH 20 1980s-1990s Card ideas, sketches, mock ups, includes original art for Recycled NH 21 1980s-1990s Card ideas, sketches, mock ups, original art NH 22 1 1980s-1990s Card ideas, sketches, mock ups, color guides NH 22 2 1980s-1990s Card ideas, sketches, mock ups, color guides, original art NH 22 3 1980s-1990s Card ideas, sketches, mock ups, color guides NH 22 4 1980s-1990s Card ideas, sketches, mock ups, color guides NH 22 5 1980s-1990s Card ideas, sketches, mock ups, color guides NH 22 6 1980s-1990s Card ideas for Recycled, mostly original art NH 22 7 1980s-1990s Card ideas accepted by Recycled for tests, original art NH 22 8 1980s- 1990s Card ideas rejected by Recycled NH 22 9 1980s-1990s Card ideas on the theme of saints, includes original art NH 22 10 1980s-1990s Calendar illustrations, original art NH 22 11 1980s-1990s The 1983 Sylvia book of days, original art NH 22 12 1983 Sylvia calendar '86 includes original art NH 22 13 1986 Calendar NH 22 14 1987 Calendar ideas, includes original art NH 22 15 1980s-1990s Calendar ideas including original art NH 22 16 1990 Proofs for Sylvia book of days NH 22 17 1993 Ideas for notepads, 'To do lists', includes original art NH 22 18 1980s-1990s Photographs 1940-1990 Miscellaneous photographs NH 28 1 undated Family photographs NH 28 1 1940s Sylvia look-alike contests NH 28 2 1990s Tampa NH 28 3 1993 Democratic National Convention Chicago NH 28 4 1996 Merchandise Fridge magnet NH 30 7 t-shirts NH 30 Sylvia doll and wicker settee NH 31