2017-09-22 Guide to the Richard C. Thompson Papers, 1982-2012 SPEC.CGA.RCT Finding aid prepared by BICLM Staff Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
1858 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH, 43210
February 2016 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2018-06-28T14:37-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Richard C. Thompson Papers SPEC.CGA.RCT Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 1.96 Cubic feet 3 Boxes 1982-2012 This collection contains clippings and tearsheets assembled by Richard C. Thompson used for reference in creating his cartoon art. The collection also includes 2 items of realia: a flag with a caricature of Richard C. Thompson and the daily strip size template for the Cul-de-Sac comic strip. 2 Record Storage Boxes and 1 flat box Thompson, Richard C., 1957- Biographical Note

Richard C. Thompson is an American cartoonist from Alexandria, Viriginia. He is most known for the comic strip Cul-de-Sac. His series Richard's Poor Almanac appeared weekly in the Washington Post. In addition, his illustrations appeared in national magazines. He passed away on July 27, 2016 of complications from Parkinson's Disease.

 Scope and Contents

Contains clippings from news and popular magazines from the 1980s to the late 2000s. The collection is organized into two series; the first series contains reference clippings; the second series contains objects such as a template used to mark the deminisions of daily Cul-de-Sac strips and a flag with a caricature of Richard C. Thompson printed on it.

 Separated Materials

Original art by Richard C. Thompson is available in the

Processing Information

Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum staff in 2009 and 2014.

 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.

 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], [Box Number/ Folder Number], Richard C. Thompson Papers, SPEC.CGA.RCT, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, Ohio State University

 Acquisitions Information

CGA.RCT.2009: Richard C. Thompson, 2009 CGA.RCT.2014: Richard C. Thompson, 2014

 Arrangment of Materials

This collection is arranged in 2 series: Series 1: Reference Clippings Series 2: Realia

 Comic books, strips, etc. Series I: Reference Clippings 1980s-2000s George W. Bush RCT 1 1 1994-2005 Cabinet and Staff RCT 1 2 1986-2003 Congress Persons RCT 1 3 1989-2001 Small Heads RCT 1 4 1994-2001 [Untitled] RCT 1 5 1996-2001 Musicians RCT 1 6 1991-1994 Expressions RCT 1 7 1988-1999 Babies RCT 1 8 1989-1998 Art and Artists RCT 1 9 1985-1997 World Leaders RCT 1 10 1993-2004 Monica Lewinsky RCT 1 11 1997-1998 Animals RCT 1 12 1982-2006 Bill Clinton RCT 1 13 1992-1998 Inspirational RCT 1 14 1988-2001 Buildings RCT 1 15 1985-1997 Al and Tipper [Gore] RCT 1 16 1993-2000 Military RCT 1 17 1991-2001 Hillary, Chelsea, Virginia Kelly, Roger Clinton RCT 1 18 1992-1999 Clothing RCT 1 19 1983-1998 Kerry and Edwards RCT 1 20 2003-2004 The Royals RCT 1 21 1992-2002 Objects RCT 1 22 1998-2005 Newt Gingrich RCT 1 23 1984-2004 Historical RCT 1 24 1997-2001 People- A RCT 1 25 1985-2003 People- B RCT 1 26 1988-2005 People- C RCT 1 27 1983-2003 People- D RCT 1 28 1985-2003 People- E; F RCT 1 29 1984-1998 People- G RCT 1 30 1995-1998 People- H RCT 1 31 1988-2003 People- I;J RCT 1 32 1988-1998 People- K RCT 1 33 1984-2000 People- L RCT 2 1 1985-2003 People- M RCT 2 2 1984-2004 People- N RCT 2 3 1982-2000 People- O RCT 2 4 1983-2000 People- P RCT 2 5 1987-2002 People- Colin Powell RCT 2 6 1991-1997 People- Q RCT 2 7 1991-1997 People- R RCT 2 8 1985-2005 People- S RCT 2 9 1987-2005 People- T RCT 2 10 1984-1997 People- U; V RCT 2 11 1982-2000 People- W; X; Y; Z RCT 2 12 1984-2004 Realia 2007-2012; Undated Flag with Caricature of Richard C. Thompson RCT 3 1 Undated Cul-de-Sac Daily Strip Size Template RCT 3 2 2007-2012