Howdy Doody show (Television program)

2018-07-17 Preliminary Inventory of the Dan Tremblay Caricature Sketches of Ralph MacPhail, Howdy Doody, and Gilbert and Sullivan, 2000-2021 SPEC.TRI.0037 Finding aid prepared by Courtney Bishop; Allison McPherson Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections

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This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2026-03-02T10:34-0500 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Dan Tremblay Caricature Sketches of Ralph MacPhail, Howdy Doody, and Gilbert and Sullivan SPEC.TRI.0037 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 1.25 Cubic feet 2000-2021 Dan Tremblay drew caricature sketches for Ralph MacPhail to use for greeting cards, stationary, and for The Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Austin programs. The Dan Tremblay Caricatures and Sketches of Ralph MacPhail, Howdy Doody, and Gilbert and Sullivan contains about (48) caricatures that Dan Tremblay drew for MacPhail. The caricatures are of MacPhail and Howdy Doody and Gilbert and Sullivan characters. Materials are dated 2000-2021. (1) oversize folder; (1) 2.5" letter document box; (1) flat box; (1) oversize flat box English Tremblay, Dan Arrangement of Materials

This collection is unprocessed. Materials are arranged in the order received.

Acquisitions Information

Accession No. TRI.2018.0062: Ralph MacPhail, 2018 April; Accession No. TRI.2026.0003: Ralph MacPhail, 2022 December

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Dan Tremblay Caricature Sketches of Ralph MacPhail, Howdy Doody, and Gilbert and Sullivan, SPEC.TRI.0037, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, Ohio State University

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This collection is unprocessed; finding aid written by: Courtney Bishop, 2018 June; Allison McPherson, 2026 February

Biographical Note

Dan Tremblay drew caricature sketches for Ralph MacPhail to use for greeting cards, stationary, and for The Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Austin programs.

Scope and Contents

The Dan Tremblay Caricature Sketches of Ralph MacPhail, Howdy Doody, and Gilbert and Sullivan contains about (48) caricatures that Dan Tremblay drew for Ralph MacPhail used for greeting cards, stationary, and The Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Austin programs. Caricatures are of MacPhail and Howdy Doody and Gilbert and Sullivan characters. Materials are dated 2000-2021.

Related Materials SPEC.TRI.HDC Ralph MacPhail, Jr. Howdy Doody Collection SPEC.TRI.MGS Ralph MacPhail, Jr. Gilbert and Sullivan Collection MacPhail, Ralph, Jr. The Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Austin Tremblay, Dan Caricatures Cartoonists Greeting cards Howdy Doody show (Television program) Sketches Accession No. TRI.2018.0062 0.77 Cubic feet 2000-2015 Caricature of Ralph MacPhail, Howdy Doody, and Gilbert and Sullivan ice skating; correspondence Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.001 2006 November 25 “The Yeomen of the Guard” The Gilbert and Sullivan Society program design with Ralph MacPhail Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.001 2010 February-March Caricature of Ralph MacPhail, Howdy Doody, Gilbert and Sullivan, and a rabbit singing Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.001 circa 2010s Caricature of Ralph MacPhail, Howdy Doody, Gilbert and Sullivan, and a rabbit holding candles Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.001 circa 2010s Greeting card caricature with Ralph MacPhail and Howdy Doody Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.001 2001 December 11 Caricature of Clarabell the Clown performing magic Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.001 circa 2010s “H. M. S. Pinafore” The Gilbert and Sullivan Society program design with Ralph MacPhail and Gilbert and Sullivan; correspondence Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.001 2006 March 3 Greeting card caricature with Ralph MacPhail, Howdy Doody, and Gilbert and Sullivan in the snow; correspondence Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.002 circa 2005 November Caricature of Ralph MacPhail, Howdy Doody, Gilbert and Sullivan, and a rabbit holding candles Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.002 circa 2010s Correspondence from Dan Tremblay to Ralph MacPhail Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.001 2008 November 3 “The Sorcerer” The Gilbert and Sullivan Society program design with Ralph MacPhail as the sorcerer and Gilbert and Sullivan Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.002 circa 2014 Caricature of Ralph MacPhail, Howdy Doody, and Gilbert and Sullivan in the snow Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.002 circa 2011 Caricature of Ralph MacPhail, Gilbert and Sullivan, woman in a kimono, and globe Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.002 circa 2007 Caricature of Clarabell the Clown, two Native Americans, and a man caroling Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.002 2000 August 11 “Patience” The Gilbert and Sullivan Society program design with Ralph MacPhail and Gilbert and Sullivan reading on a hill Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.002 2011 December 2 “Iolanthe” The Gilbert and Sullivan Society program design with Ralph MacPhail in uniform; correspondence Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.002 circa 2008 “Penznce” caricature with Ralph MacPhail and Gilbert and Sullivan with a pirate ship Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.001 circa 2008 Caricature of Ralph MacPhail skiing Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.001 circa 2009 Greeting card caricature with Ralph MacPhail, Howdy Doody, and Gilbert and Sullivan in a train Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.002 2007 “Ruddigore” The Gilbert and Sullivan Society program design with ralph MacPhail and Gilbert and Sullivan Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.002 2006 October 28 Various caricatures of Howdy Doody, Buffalo Bob, Chief Thunderthud, Clarabell the Clown, and Princess Summer Fall Winter Spring; correspondence Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.002 2008 August 1 Caricature of Ralph MacPhail skiing and Howdy Doody and Gilbert and Sullivan as judges Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.002 circa 2010s “Mikado” The Gilbert and Sullivan Society program design with Ralph MacPhail and Gilbert and Sullivan Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.002 2010 October 10 Caricatures of various characters Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.002 circa 2010s “Penzance” caricature with Ralph MacPhail and Gilbert and Sullivan with a pirate ship Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.002 2003 April 2 Greeting card caricature with Ralph MacPhail, Howdy Doody, and Gilbert and Sullivan in a sleigh Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.002 2004 Stationary caricature design to Ohio State University with Ralph MacPhail, Howdy Doody, and Gilbert and Sullivan Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.002 circa 2015 “Magical Holiday Concert” caricature design with Ralph MacPhail, Howdy Doody, and Gilbert and Sullivan Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.002 circa 2010s “Princess Ida” The Gilbert and Sullivan Society program design with Ralph MacPhail and Gilbert and Sullivan in a barber shop Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.002 2012 September 28 Caricature of Ralph MacPhail pulling a sled with Howdy Doody and Gilbert and Sullivan on it Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.002 circa 2013 “H. M. S. Pinafore” The Gilbert and Sullivan Society program design with Ralph MacPhail and Gilbert and Sullivan Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.002 circa 2014 Greeting card caricature with Ralph MacPhail, Howdy Doody, and Gilbert and Sullivan Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.002 2002 October 22 Greeting card caricature with Ralph MacPhail, Howdy Doody, and Gilbert and Sullivan in the snow Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.002 2003 November 28 Caricature of Ralph MacPhail, a woman, and two men Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.002 circa 2012 Caricature of Ralph MacPhail, Howdy Doody, and Gilbert and Sullivan wrapping packages Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.002 circa 2014 Caricatures of Ralph MacPhail and various The Gilbert and Sullivan Society programs and various characters Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.002 circa 2015 “Mikado” The Gilbert and Sullivan Society program design with Ralph MacPhail and Gilbert and Sullivan Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.002 circa 2010 Caricature of Ralph MacPhail and Gilbert and Sullivan with a brick building Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.002 circa 2000s Caricatures of Ralph MacPhail, Howdy Doody, Dilly Dally, Princess Summer Fall Winter Spring, Bluster brothers, Clarabell the Clown, and Flub-a-dub; correspondence Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.001 Accession No. TRI.2018.0062.002 circa 2010s Accession No. TRI.2026.0003 0.48 Cubic feet 2002 May 28-2021 (1) oversize flat box Scope and Contents

Accession No. TRI.2026.0003, dated 2002 May 28-2021, contains caricatures and drafts that Dan Tremblay drew for Ralph MacPhail and were used for holiday greeting cards. Caricatures are of Ralph MacPhail, Howdy Doody, and Gilbert and Sullivan characters.

Holiday greeting card caricature with Ralph MacPhail, Howdy Doody, Gilbert and Sullivan, and a rabbit holding a candy cane Accession No. TRI.2026.0003.001 2021 Holiday greeting card caricatures with Ralph MacPhail, Howdy Doody, Gilbert and Sullivan Accession No. TRI.2026.0003.001 2007 Caricatures with Ralph MacPhail and Gilbert and Sullivan in Austin, Texas Accession No. TRI.2026.0003.001 2006-2018 Correspondence from Dan Tremblay to Ralph MacPhail Accession No. TRI.2026.0003.001 2019 November 14 Correspondence from Dan Tremblay to Ralph MacPhail Accession No. TRI.2026.0003.001 2002 May 28 Caricatures of Flub-A-Dub, Howdy Doody, and Clarabell Accession No. TRI.2026.0003.001 2021 October 19 Caricature of Ralph MacPhail, Howdy Doody, and Gilbert and Sullivan singing The Twelve Days of Christmas Accession No. TRI.2026.0003.001 2020 Caricature sketchbook with holiday greeting card and storyboard Accession No. TRI.2026.0003.001 circa 2010s Holiday greeting card caricatures with Ralph MacPhail, Howdy Doody, and Gilbert and Sullivan Accession No. TRI.2026.0003.001 2018 Holiday greeting card caricature of Ralph MacPhail, Howdy Doody, and Gilbert and Sullivan singing The Twelve Days of Christmas Accession No. TRI.2026.0003.001 2020 Holiday greeting card caricature with Ralph MacPhail, Howdy Doody, Gilbert and Sullivan, and a rabbit holding an ornament Accession No. TRI.2026.0003.001 2019 November 14-15