Guide to the Skip Morrow Collection, 1980s-2000s SPEC.CGA.SMW Finding aid prepared by BICLM Staff Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
1858 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH, 43210
July 2023 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2023-07-12T13:32-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Skip Morrow Collection SPEC.CGA.SMW Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 0.41 Cubic feet (1 box) Bulk, 1980-1986 1980-2000s Skip Morrow (1952-2019) was a cartoonist, illustrator, artist, and musician. In 1980 he published the international best seller, The Official I Hate Cats book. Morrow was an accomplished cartoonist and illustrator who pubished many humorous book, calendars, and greeting cards. The collection contains sketches and notes from The Official I Hate Love book. English (1) flat box (13"x 18"x 3") Morrow, Skip 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. Audio/visual materials and/or computer media may need a use copy produced before access is allowed. Contact the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum reading room at cartoons@osu.edu or 614-292-6369 for more information.

 Biographical Note

Acquisitions Information

CGA.2022.079: Laraine Morrow, 2022

Arrangement of Materials

The Skip Morrow Collection is arranged by format.

 Preferred Citation

[identification of item], [Box number/ folder number], Skip Morrow Collection SPEC.CGA.SMW, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, Ohio State University

 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.

 Scope and Contents

The Skip Morrow Collection contains materials related to the 1982 best seller, The I Official I Hate Love book. Pencil and ink sketches, proofs, and handwritten notes used to create the book is included in the collection. In addition, there is a VHS cassette of animated video shorts by Morrow and pamphlet for his gallery, The Art of Humor in Wilmington, Vermont. Of particular interest, there is tear sheet for the advertisement for the Kurta company. Morrow was an early adopter of computer graphic systems and worked with Kurta to develop a computer tablet for artist.

 Processing Information

BICLM Staff, July 2023

 Animated cartoons Cartoonists Cartoons (humorous images) I Hate Love pencil and ink sketches SMW 1 1 1980s I Hate Love completed blues copies SMW 1 2 1982 I Hate Love, Second Color Shooting copies SMW 1 3 1982 I Hate Love Ink Sketches SMW 1 4 1980s I Hate Love handwritten notes SMW 1 5 1980s I Hate Love Rough Drafts SMW 1 6 1980s I Hate Love Photocopies SMW 1 7 1980s I Hate Love book pages SMW 1 8 1982 Kurta Advertisements with Skip Morrow SMW 1 9 1988 Skip Morrow Video Shorts, VHS Cassette SMW 1 10 1986 The Art of Humor Gallery brochure SMW 1 11 1990s-2000s