Scott Brown Papers, 1930s-1950s SPEC.CGA.SBR Finding aid prepared by Joshua Fischer Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections

1858 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH, 43210

April 2017 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2018-06-01T14:50-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Scott Brown Papers SPEC.CGA.SBR Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 18.0 Cubic feet (17 boxes) 1930s-1950s Scott Brown was a cartoon artist and snowfall forecaster from Mansfield, Ohio. Scott Brown's art work has been featured in The News Journal, which published his cartoon series "Over 65" for several years, The Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, and Cosmopolitan, often in annual collections of the best cartoons of the year. The types of materials in the collection are all physical pieces of original cartoon art, rough drafts, correspondence, newspaper clippings, acrylic and watercolor paintings, figurines, and photographs. 13 record carton boxes; 4 flat boxes English Arrangement of Materials

The materials are arranged into groups of relevent content organized by Scott Brown.

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], [Box number/ Folder number],Scott Brown Papers, SPEC.CGA.SBR, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, Ohio State University

Acquisitions Information

CGA.SBR.: Scott Brown,

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Processing Information

Joshua Fischer, April 2017

Biographical Note

Scott Brown was a cartoon artist and snowfall forecaster from Mansfield, Ohio. He was born in 1909 and graduated from Mansfield Senior High in 1927. After, he attended the Art Institute of Chicago and subsequently lived in New York City before returning to Mansfield in the 1930s. He married his wife Ann in 1934 and they had two daughters together, Barbara and Linda, and five grandchildren among them. He owned and operated his father's, Harold M. Brown's, pharmacy and soda shop until he sold it in 1970.

Scott Brown's art work has been featured in The News Journal, which published his cartoon series "Over 65" for several years, The Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, and Cosmopolitan, often in annual collections of the best cartoons of the year. In addition to cartoon art, he also painted in watercolor and acrylic and had interests in woodworking and reading.

Scope and Contents

The types of materials in the collection are all physical pieces of original cartoon art, rough drafts, correspondence, newspaper clippings, acrylic and watercolor paintings, figurines, and photographs.

Caricatures and cartoons Comic books, strips, etc. 4 figurines of Native Americans with stands: Old Nosey; Chief Fire Water; Filter Tip; The Clumsy Indian SBR 1 Undated 4 figurines of Native Americans with stands: Half Indian; Tax Collector; Old Grumbler; First Space Indian; Scott Brown Stamper: Scott Brown 555 West 4th Mansfield, Ohio SBR 2 Undated 4 figurines of Native Americans with stands: Ivy League; Stone Age; Sitting Bull; Sport SBR 3 Undated Collection of Mail; Articles; Original Art; Sketches; Comics in Single Panel Form; Folders Labeled: 7-II; Re-Drawns; CSM; True; LHJ; 18; Misc; N.Enquirer; 8; Reruns SBR 4 1948; 1950; 1958; 1975; 1976 Collection of Mail; Correspondence; Original Art; Sketches; Comics in Single Panel Form SBR 5 1943-1945; 1947; 1950 Letters; Correspondence; Scrapbooks; Photos; Posters; A Copy of Book "Living in Our America: A Record of Our Country, History for Young Citizens" by I. James Quillen and Edward Krug (Featured Comic); A Copy of Obituary for Scott Brown SBR 6 1923-1924; 1940s; 1950s; 1974; 1982 Letters; Correspondence; Photos; Articles; Original Comic Art SBR 7 1940; 1942; 1957; 1965; 1974-1978 Comics; Articles; Newspapers; Notepads; Scrap Pages; Sketches; Cards; Letters; Scripts SBR 8 1929; 1944-1946; 1967; 1970-1972; 1976 Newspapers; Articles; Sketches; Original Art; Comic; Scrapbooks; Weather Forecast Book 1955-1961 SBR 9 1943; 1944; 1955-1961; 1965; 1969 Original Comic Art and Sketches Arranged in Folders According to Various Topics; Scripts; Newspapers; Correspondence SBR 10 1944; 1958; 1977-1978 Original Comic Art and Sketches Arranged in Folders According to Various Topics SBR 11 Undated Comic Book "Old Fossil"; Scrapbooks; Newspapers; Comics; Watercolor Art; Sketches; Anthropomorphic Animal Sketches; Poetry; Old Weathermen Comic SBR 12 1927; 1929 Large Single Panel Original Comic Sheets; Cartoon Drafts; Sketches; Wooden Native American Figure Patterns; Drawings; Old Cartoon Layouts SBR 13 1945; 1948; 1952; 1958; 1974 Large Single Panel Original Comic Sheets; Newspaper Clippings; Delta Queen Originals; Comic Poster Boards SBR 14 1942-1944; 1972; 1974 Large Single Panel Original Comic Sheets; Comic Poster Boards; Newspaper Clippings; Paintings; Drawings SBR 15 1943-1945 Large Single Panel Original Comic Art; Paintings; Sketches; Drawings; Drawing Sheets SBR 16 1944-1947; 1949 Single Panel Original Comic Art; Correspondence; Paintings; Newspaper Clippings; Poster Boards; Sketches; Art Institute Artwork SBR 17 1927; 1928; 1965; 1975