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Herbert Block

A Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress

Prepared by Michael Spangler with the assistance of Nicholas Newlin, Carolyn Ray, and Chanté Wilson-Flowers

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Manuscript Division, Library of Congress

Washington, D.C.

2006

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Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2008

Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008073

Table of Contents

Collection Summary

Selected Search Terms

Personal Names

Organizations

Subjects

Related Names

Occupations

Administrative Information

Provenance:

Transfers:

Copyright Status:

Electronic Format:

Preferred Citation:

Biographical Note

Scope and Content Note

Organization of the Papers

Description of Series

Container List

Correspondence File, 1930-2002

Writings File, 1928-2001

Miscellany, 1863-2001

Oversize, 1863-2000

Collection Summary

Title: Herbert Block Papers
Span Dates: 1863-2002
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1945-2001)
ID No.: MSS84974
Creator: Block, Herbert, 1909-2001
Extent: 70,000 items; 204 containers plus 1 oversize; 82 linear feet
Language: Collection material in English
Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Political cartoonist, author, and journalist. Correspondence, writings, speeches, interviews, clippings, cartoon reprints, and printed matter documenting principally Block's career at the Washington Post.

Selected Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.



Personal Names
Auth, Tony--Correspondence.
Barth, Alan--Correspondence.
Block, Herbert, 1909-2001.
Blumenthal, Frederick G.--Correspondence.
Bradlee, Benjamin C.--Correspondence.
Caniff, Milton Arthur, 1907-1998--Correspondence.
Clinton, Bill, 1946---Correspondence.
Dilliard, Irving, 1904-2002--Correspondence.
Engelhardt, Tom, 1944---Correspondence.
Ferry, W. H. (Wilbur Hugh)--Correspondence.
Fischetti, John R.--Correspondence.
Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006--Correspondence.
Gold, William E.--Correspondence.
Graham, Donald E., b. 1945--Correspondence.
Graham, Katharine, 1917-2001--Correspondence.
Graham, Philip L., 1915-1963--Correspondence.
Hill, Draper--Correspondence.
Hoffman, Irving, 1909-1968--Correspondence.
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973--Correspondence.
Johnston, Lynn Franks, 1947---Correspondence.
Jones, Chuck, 1912-2002--Correspondence.
Kelly, Walt--Correspondence.
Lewis, Anthony, 1927---Correspondence.
MacNelly, Jeff--Correspondence.
McCune, Wesley, 1918---Correspondence.
Meyer, Agnes Elizabeth Ernst, 1887-1970--Correspondence.
Meyer, Eugene, 1875-1959--Correspondence.
Osborn, Robert Chesley, 1904---Correspondence.
Partymiller, Walt, 1911-1991--Correspondence.
Peters, Charles, 1926---Correspondence.
Rauh, Joseph L., 1911---Correspondence.
Rosenblatt, Maurice--Correspondence.
Rosenblatt, Roger--Correspondence.
Shoemaker, Vaughn, 1902---Correspondence.
Telnaes, Ann, 1960---Correspondence.
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972--Correspondence.

Organizations
Newspaper Enterprise Association.
United States. Army.

Subjects
American newspapers--Illinois--Chicago.
American newspapers--Ohio--Cleveland.
American newspapers--Washington (D.C.)
Chicago daily news.
Washington post.

Related Names
Block, Herbert, 1909-2001. Herblock: A Cartoonist's Life (1993)

Occupations
Authors.
Cartoonists.
Journalists.

Administrative Information

Provenance:

The papers of Herbert Block, political cartoonist, author, and journalist, were given to the Library of Congress by the Herb Block Foundation in 2002.

Transfers:

Most original drawings, prints, and photographs have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division where they are identified as part of the Herbert Block Papers.

Copyright Status:

Copyright in the unpublished writings of Herbert Block in these papers and in other collections in the custody of the Library of Congress is reserved. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division for further information.

Electronic Format:

Digital versions of two Herbert Block exhibits are available on the Prints and Photographs Division home page of the Library of Congress Web site at http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/swann-exhibits.html.

Preferred Citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Herbert Block Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Biographical Note

Date Event
1909, Oct. 13 Born, Chicago, Ill.
1927-1929 Attended Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, Ill.
1929-1933 Political cartoonist, Chicago Daily News, Chicago, Ill.
1933-1943 Political cartoonist, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Cleveland, Ohio
1942 Awarded Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning
1943-1945 Drafted by the United States Army; stationed in Orlando, Fla., and New York, N.Y.; edited and contributed cartoons to military newspapers
1946-2001 Political cartoonist, Washington Post, Washington, D.C.
1950 Herblock Looks at Communismpamphlet published by United States Department of State in various languages and distributed internationally
1952 Published The Herblock Book. Boston: Beacon Press
1954 Awarded Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning
1957 Received Rueben Award for outstanding cartoonist of the year, National Cartoonists Society
1966 Designed United States postage stamp commemorating the 175th anniversary of the Bill of Rights
1968 Published The Herblock Gallery. New York: Simon and Schuster
1973 Shared in Pulitzer Prize for public service awarded to Washington Post for its investigation of the Watergate Affair
1974 Published Herblock Special Report. New York: Norton
1979 Awarded Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning
1984 Published Herblock through the Looking Glass. New York: Norton
1986 Received Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award for contributions to the cause of freedom of speech and the advancement of freedom of the press, Colby College, Waterville, Maine
1993 Published memoirs as Herblock: A Cartoonist's Life. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co.
1994 Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
2001, Oct. 7 Died, Washington, D.C.

Scope and Content Note

The papers of Herbert Lawrence Block (1909-2001) span the years 1863-2002, with the bulk of the material concentrated in the period 1945-2001. The papers chiefly document Block's career as the political cartoonist “Herblock” for the Washington Post and as author of several books and complement the Herblock material in the Herbert L. Block Collection in the Prints and Photographs Division. The papers are organized in the following series: Correspondence File, Writings File, Miscellany, and Oversize.

The Correspondence File represents Block's work with the Washington Post from 1946 to 2001 and contains letters exchanged with friends, cartoonists, editors, politicians, Supreme Court justices, government officials, publishers, journalists, activists, admirers, and detractors. Notable among the correspondents are cartoonists Tom Engelhardt, Chuck Jones, and Vaughan Shoemaker, who together reflect the breadth of Block's career, from his early work with the Chicago Daily News to his last days with the Washington Post. Their numerous exchanges with Block discuss various aspects of cartooning, colleagues, professional associations, politics, mutual admiration, and family and social activities. The file also includes material submitted by novice cartoonists who sought Block's advice or approbation. Other cartoonists represented in the correspondence include Tony Auth, Milton Caniff, John R. Fischetti, Draper Hill, Irving Hoffman (1909-1968), Lynn Franks Johnston, Walt Kelly, Jeff MacNelly, Robert Chesley Osborn, Walt Partymiller, and Ann Telnaes. Block's professional association with the owners and staff of the Washington Post is documented in the letters of Alan Barth, Benjamin C. Bradlee, William E. Gold, Philip L. Graham, Eugene Meyer, and Agnes Elizabeth Ernst Meyer, and notes and letters from Donald E. Graham and Katharine Graham also highlight personal relationships. His association with other journalists and editors is documented in exchanges with Frederick G. Blumenthal, Irving Dilliard, Anthony Lewis, Charles Peters (1926- ), and Roger Rosenblatt.

Block's political inclinations are evinced in correspondence with lobbyists and activists such as W. H. Ferry, Wesley McCune, Joseph L. Rauh, and Maurice Rosenblatt, and by his activities documented in letters with related organizations. Similarly, numerous Democratic Party members are represented in the file primarily thanking Block for editorial support on various issues and congratulating him on his achievements. However, politicians from across the political spectrum routinely asked for autographed reprints of his cartoons. These admirers included Presidents Harry S. Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson, Gerald R. Ford, and Bill Clinton, who awarded Block the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994. Social activities among Washington's political and cultural circles are indicated by the many invitations he received. A small grouping of special correspondence contains readers' comments on cartoons or political issues, suggestions or ideas for cartoons, and book proposals from the late 1940s.

The Writings File chiefly contains drafts, galleys, notes, cartoon reproductions, correspondence, background material, and other items related to various stages of production of Block's books. Typically, drafts were circulated among staff at the Washington Post for comments. Notable is the research material collected for his memoirs, Herblock: A Cartoonist's Life, which spans his entire career and includes reproductions of many early cartoons arranged by images depicted, subject, United States presidents, and date. The file also contains material related to abandoned book projects including “Herblock in Bush Country,” “A Herblock Reader,” and “What's Going on Here?” Material in the Writings File relating to speeches, interviews, and events contains drafts, printed copies, notes, correspondence, photographs, and related items. Notable are copies of speeches from the 1950s and an interview by Katharine Graham conducted in January 1990. Also in this file are copies of Block's essays and his letters to editors.

The Miscellany series contains an extensive clippings file ranging over Block's entire career and documenting his earliest achievements as a student. In a file of printed matter, his military service is represented by copies of the base newspaper he edited in Orlando, Florida, and copies of the Army Clip Sheet and Newsmap that he composed while stationed in New York City. A large file of cartoon reprints organized by subject and date is also in the series. Material related to Block's request for information from files kept on him by the Federal Bureau of Investigation contains correspondence, legal documents, and copies of bureau documents released to him. A small amount of printed matter relates to his work with the Newspaper Enterprise Association in Cleveland in the 1930s.

Organization of the Papers

The collection is arranged in four series:

Description of Series

Container Series
BOX 1-97

Correspondence File, 1930-2002

Primarily letters received with copies of some letters sent. Organized as general and special correspondence.
Arranged therein alphabetically by name of person, organization, or topic, and thereunder chronologically. Miscellaneous correspondence is filed at the end of each letter of the alphabet.
BOX 97-194

Writings File, 1928-2001

Draft versions of books, essays, speeches, and interviews, and ancillary material from various stages of production.
Organized alphabetically by format, title, or type of material, and thereunder chronologically. Drafts and chapters of books are arranged in the sequence established by Block.
BOX 194-204

Miscellany, 1863-2001

Printed versions of cartoons, clippings, material submitted for awards, legal documents related to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, biographical material, printed matter, and school memorabilia.
Arranged alphabetically by topic or type of material and thereunder chronologically.
BOX OV 1

Oversize, 1863-2000

Broadsides, posters, and newspapers.
Arranged and described according to the series, containers, and folders from which the items were removed.

Container List

Container Contents
BOX 1-97

Correspondence File, 1930-2002

Primarily letters received with copies of some letters sent. Organized as general and special correspondence.
Arranged therein alphabetically by name of person, organization, or topic, and thereunder chronologically. Miscellaneous correspondence is filed at the end of each letter of the alphabet.
BOX 1 General
Adams, Frances, 1953-1996, n.d.
Agronsky, Martin, and family, 1961-2000, n.d.
Alfriend, Kate, 1959-1999, n.d.
(2 folders)
All Saints' Church, Chevy Chase, Md., 1980-1994
Alsop, Joseph, 1952-1979, n.d.
American Cancer Society, 1956-1994
American Civil Liberties Union, 1953-1997
(4 folders)
American Film Institute, 1969-1979
American Friends Service Committee, 1955-1964, 1984-1985
American Heart Association, 1991-2001
BOX 2 American Jewish Congress, 1979-1996
American Lung Association, 1977-1998, n.d.
American Red Cross, 1981-2001, n.d.
American University, Washington, D.C., 1951-2001
American Whig-Cliosophic Society, Princeton, N.J., 1958-1979
Americans for Democratic Action, 1950-1996
(3 folders)
Arlington Community Residences, Arlington, Va., 1984-1992
Austin, Margaret Louise, 1983-2000, n.d.
(3 folders)
BOX 3 Auth, Tony, 1972-2001
“Aa-American A” miscellaneous, 1949-2001, n.d.
(12 folders)
BOX 4 “American B-As” miscellaneous, 1949-2001, n.d.
(13 folders)
BOX 5 “At-Az” miscellaneous, 1950-1999, n.d.
(3 folders)
Bader, Franz, 1964-1989, n.d.
Baggs, William C., 1959-1966, 1994, n.d.
Barker Foundation, 1979-1992, n.d.
Barrett, Edward W., 1953-1969, 1985, n.d.
Barth, Adrienne, 1980-1999, n.d.
Barth, Alan, 1948-1979, n.d.
(3 folders)
Bastian, Robert, 1961-1970, n.d.
Bayh, Birch and Marvella, 1969-1979, n.d.
BOX 6 Bazelon, David L. and Miriam K. (“Mickey”), 1958-1997, n.d.
(2 folders)
Bean, Merry, 1968-1995, n.d.
Benesch, Jane, 1974-1998, n.d.
(2 folders)
Bennett, Al, 1952-1993, n.d.
Benton, William (1900-1973), 1950-1971, n.d.
Bercovici, B. S. and Sylvia, 1949-1974, n.d.
Berry, Jim, 1977-1983
Billington, James H., 1981-2000, n.d.
Bingham, June, 1979-1994
Block, Bill (nephew) and Kathy, 1983, 1990-2000, n.d.
Blum, Robert, 1958-1959
Blumenthal, Dorothy and Frederick G., 1959-1997, n.d.
(2 folders)
Bogdonoff, Annabel R. and Samuel, 1950-1989, n.d.
Boggs, Hale and Lindy, 1960-1976, n.d.
Boling, Richard, 1964-1969, 1982
BOX 7 Book agents, 1979-1994, n.d.
Boorstin, Daniel J. and Ruth Frankel, 1972-1988, 1996-1999, n.d.
Boren, James H., 1985-2000, n.d.
Bowles, Chester, 1951-1967
Bradlee, Benjamin C., 1957-2001, n.d.
Brady, James S. and Sarah, 1989-2001, n.d.
Bragdon, Elizabeth, 1950-1955
Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass., 1956-1963
Brandon, Henry and Mabel H. (“Muffie”), 1959-1960, 1970-1993, n.d.
Breed, Eleanor D., 1954-1960, 1972, n.d.
Brennan, Francis, 1950-1959, 1974-1980, n.d.
Brennan, William J., 1957-1998, n.d.
(2 folders)
Brinkley, Ann F. and David, 1967-1987, n.d.
Brooks, Jack (1922- ), 1973-1994
Brophy, Philippa
1987-1988
BOX 8 1989-1990, n.d.
Brown, J. Carter, 1971-1997, n.d.
Browne, Ken, 1950-1965, 1994, n.d.
Buchwald, Art, 1956, 1965-2001, n.d.
Bulow, Edwin, 1955-1982, n.d.
(5 folders)
Burnham, R. M., 1977-1986, n.d.
Burros, Donald and Marian, 1969-2000, n.d.
(2 folders)
Burton, Austin, 1966-1976
Busch, Henry M. and Lucy
1948-1959
BOX 9 1960-1980, n.d.
(4 folders)
Butters, Patrick, 1978-1983, n.d.
“Bab-Baz ” miscellaneous, 1950-2001, n.d.
(9 folders)
BOX 10 “Be-Bi” miscellaneous, 1950-2001, n.d.
(13 folders)
BOX 11 “Bl-Bram” miscellaneous, 1946-2000, n.d.
(12 folders)
BOX 12 “Bran-Burg” miscellaneous, 1945-2001, n.d.
(12 folders)
BOX 13 “Burk-By” miscellaneous, 1949-1999, n.d.
(4 folders)
Califano, Joseph A., 1970, 1979-1995, n.d.
Canadian embassy, Washington, D.C., 1959-1972, 1983, 1990, n.d.
Caniff, Esther (“Bunny”) and Milton, 1946-1986, n.d.
Capital Children's Museum, Washington, D.C., 1988-1998
Caplan, Sarah, 1970-1972, 1981-1989, n.d.
Capp, Al, 1955-1970, n.d.
CARE Inc., 1959, 1973-1993, n.d.
Cartoonist Profiles, 1977-2001
(2 folders)
Cartoons & Cocktails, annual celebrity auction, 1991-2001
(2 folders)
BOX 14 CBS News, 1959-1994, n.d.
Channing, Carole; Channing Lowe; and Charles Lowe, 1964-1997, n.d.
(3 folders)
Childs, Lu Prentiss (“Biddy”) and Marquis William, 1956-1974, n.d.
Clark, Kenneth, 1954-1966, n.d.
Claybrook, Joan, 1978-2000
Clemow, Bice, 1948-1969, 1984, n.d.
Cleveland Club of Washington, D.C., 1982, 1993-1998, n.d.
Clifford, Clark M., 1968-1974, 1984-1987
Clinton, Bill, 1992-2000
Close Up Foundation, Washington, D.C., 1970-1994
Coe, Christine Sadler and Richard L., 1961-1984, n.d.
Coffin, Tristram (1912-1997), 1960, 1971-1989
Colby College, Waterville, Maine, 1987-1999, n.d.
Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1955-1983, n.d.
BOX 15 Computer Image Corp., Beverly Hills, Calif., 1971, n.d.
Connally, John Bowden, 1971
Conrad, Paul, 1960-1984, 1997-2000, n.d.
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1959, 1968-2000, n.d.
(2 folders)
Cosmos Club, Washington, D.C., 1955-1977, 1993, n.d.
(2 folders)
Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky., 1948-1952, 1986
Cranston, Alan MacGregor, 1961-1969, 1983, 1991, n.d.
Crawford, Bill, 1954-1957, n.d.
Creators Syndicate, Los Angeles, Calif., 1987-1998, n.d.
(5 folders)
BOX 16 Crile, George (“Barney”) and Helga Sandburg, 1963-1993, n.d.
“Ca” miscellaneous, 1946-2001, n.d.
(11 folders)
BOX 17 “Ce-Cog” miscellaneous, 1949-2001, n.d.
(13 folders)
BOX 18 “Coh-Cot” miscellaneous, 1949-2000, n.d.
(10 folders)
BOX 19 “Cou-Cz” miscellaneous, 1948-2001, n.d.
(7 folders)
Dalinsky, Harry Alexander (“Doc”), 1982, n.d.
Danziger, Jeff, 1988-2000, n.d. See also Oversize
Dar, Sudhir, 1970, n.d.
Davidson, Herbert M., and family, 1955-1987, n.d.
Davies, A. Powell, 1953-1976, n.d.
Day, Price, 1954, 1993, n.d.
Determined Productions, San Francisco, Calif., 1982
Dickenson, Mollie M., 2000-2001, n.d.
BOX 20 Dilliard, Irving, 1951-1973, n.d.
DiOrio, Eugene L., 1964-1988
District of Columbia, 1951-2001, n.d.
Dixon, Ben F. and Frances L., 1977-1993, n.d.
Donaldson, Jan Smith and Sam, 1996-1999, n.d.
Douglas, Cathleen and William O., 1968-1999, n.d.
Douglas, Paul Howard, 1956-1972, n.d.
Doyle, Jerry Aloysius, 1962-1983, n.d.
Drew University, Madison, N.J., 1979-1985
Drey, Kay and Leonard, 1972-1976
Duke University, Durham, N.C., 1956-1982
Duncan, John Allison, 1949-1968
“Da” miscellaneous, 1949-2000, n.d.
(5 folders)
BOX 21 “Dea-Dot” miscellaneous, 1949-2001, n.d.
(14 folders)
BOX 22 “Dou-Dy” miscellaneous, 1950-2000, n.d.
(5 folders)
Eaton, Cyrus Stephen, 1957-1973, n.d.
Editor & Publisher, 1958-1995, n.d.
Engelhardt, Thomas Alexander (“Tom”) and family, 1961-1995, n.d.
(6 folders)
BOX 23 Englehart, Bob, 1979-1992, n.d.
Engler, Robert, 1956-2001, n.d.
Eric, Elspeth, 1951, n.d.
Evjue, William Theodore, 1956-1967, n.d.
“Ea-Eng” miscellaneous, 1949-2001, n.d.
(12 folders)
BOX 24 “Enn-Ey” miscellaneous, 1949-1997, n.d.
(5 folders)
Fath, Adele Hay and Creekmore, 1952-2000, n.d.
Federal City Club, Washington, D.C., 1964-2000, n.d.
Feiffer, Jules, 1977-2000, n.d.
Ferguson, Thomas H., 1983-1990, n.d.
Ferris, Paul W., 1961-1996, n.d.
Ferry, W. H. (Wilbur Hugh) (“Ping”) See Container 26, Fund for the Republic
Field Newspaper Syndicate, Chicago, Ill., 1974-1984, n.d.
(3 folders)
Fischetti, John R. and Karen
1953-1983
BOX 25 1986-1990, n.d.
Fishell , John M., 1953-1967, n.d.
Fitzpatrick, Daniel Robert, 1952-1969, n.d.
Fleming, Margaret, 1954-1983, n.d.
Flood, Richard, 1968-1974
Folliard, Edward T., 1954-1972, n.d.
Foltyn, Charles M., 1990-1995
Ford, Gerald R., 1965-1986
Ford, J. Frank, 1984-1989, n.d.
Ford Hall Forum, Boston, Mass., 1955-1963
Frankel, Max and Tobia, 1955-1974, 1995
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, 1987-1997, n.d.
Freeman, Orville L. and Jane C., 1966-1975, n.d.
Freeman, Richard B., 1974
Fremd, Mary Elizabeth, 1955-1967, n.d.
(2 folders)
Friebolin, Carl David, 1957-1966
Friendly, Alfred and Jean, 1971-1983, n.d.
Friggens, Paul, 1951-1985
Fritchey, Clayton and Polly, 1953-1983, n.d.
BOX 26 Fulbright, J. William, 1951-1992, n.d.
Fund for the Republic, New York, N.Y., 1954-1988
“Fa-Fi” miscellaneous, 1949-2001, n.d.
(11 folders)
BOX 27 “Fl-Fr” miscellaneous, 1947-2001, n.d.
(14 folders)
BOX 28 “Fu” miscellaneous, 1954-1991, n.d.
Garner, Bill, 1972-1995, n.d.
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Washington, D.C., 1996-2001
Genn, Roman, 1994-1997, n.d.
George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1960-1998, n.d.
Georgetown Day School, Washington, D.C., 1980-1998
Getlein, Frank and Jean, 1961-2001, n.d.
Getler, Michael, 1996-2001, n.d.
Geyelin, Philip L., 1969-1981, n.d.
Ginsburg, David (1912- ), 1958, 1968-1982, n.d.
Gladstein, Harry, 1952-1996, n.d.
Godin, Ethel, 1982-1990, n.d.
(2 folders)
Gold, Bernice and William E. (“Bill”), 1959-1968, n.d.
Gorkin, Jess, 1955-1975, n.d.
Graham, Busy and Nancy A., 1987-1996, n.d.
Graham, Donald E.
1963-1997
BOX 29 1998-2001, n.d.
Graham, Katharine (1917-2001), 1961-2001, n.d.
(4 folders)
Graham, Philip L., 1948-1963, n.d.
Grant, Lou, 1956-1979, n.d.
Grant Elementary School, Washington, D.C., 1958-1959
Grauer, Neil A., 1969-1998, n.d.
(2 folders)
Great Britain, embassy, Washington, D.C., 1960, 1969-1982, n.d.
Greenfield, Meg, 1985-1999, n.d.
Gross, Milt, 1950-1953
BOX 30 Grossman, Richard L. (1921- ), 1959-1974, n.d.
Gruening, Ernest, 1955-1972, n.d.
Gumz, Dennis F., 1968-1970
“Ga-Gilb” miscellaneous, 1948-2000, n.d.
(11 folders)
BOX 31 “Gilf-Grai” miscellaneous, 1948-2000, n.d.
(13 folders)
BOX 32 “Gran-Gu” miscellaneous, 1946-2001, n.d.
(9 folders)
Haessler, George, 1977-1980
Halle, Kay, 1954-1985, n.d.
Harriman, Pamela Digby Churchill Hayward, W. Averell, and family, 1954-1993, n.d.
(2 folders)
BOX 33 Harris , Edward A., 1954-1975, n.d.
Harris, Helen, 1957-1964, n.d.
Hart, Philip A., 1961-1972
Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1948-1999, n.d.
(2 folders)
Hechler, Ken, 1953-1982, n.d.
Hershfield, Leo, 1956-1973, n.d.
Hiatt, Fred, 1999-2001, n.d.
Hill, Draper, 1958-1993
Hofer, Alvin W., 1950-1957, n.d.
Hoffman, Carole and David, 1974-1999, n.d.
Hoffman, Irving (1909-1968), 1954-1964, n.d.
(3 folders)
Holdridge, Herbert C., 1956-1984
Hollyman, Thomas Benton, 1952-1997, n.d.
Holton-Arms School, Bethesda, Md., 1983-2000, n.d.
Hood College, Frederick, Md., 1953-1985, n.d.
Horner, Frederick C., 1951-1960
BOX 34 Hubenthal, Karl, 1961-1998, n.d.
(2 folders)
Humphrey, Hubert H. (1911-1978), 1951-1976
Hungerford, Cy, 1948, 1965, 1994
“Haa-Harris” miscellaneous, 1946-2001, n.d.
(8 folders)
BOX 35 “Harrisb-Her” miscellaneous, 1930-2001, n.d.
(14 folders)
BOX 36 “Hes-Ho” miscellaneous, 1948-2001, n.d.
(16 folders)
BOX 37 “Hu-Hy” miscellaneous, 1950-2001, n.d.
(4 folders)
Indian embassy, Washington, D.C., 1952-1963, 1985, n.d.
International Museum of Cartoon Art, Boca Raton, Fla., 1993-2000
International Union, United Automobile Workers of America (CIO), 1954-1959
Israeli embassy, Washington, D.C., 1951-1970, n.d.
Ivey, Jim, 1953-1974
“I” miscellaneous, 1950-2000, n.d.
(5 folders)
BOX 38 Jablonsky, Harvey J. (“Jabo”), and family, 1961, 1970-1996, n.d.
(2 folders)
Jaws (movie), 1975
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C., 1971-2000, n.d.
Johnson, Edith G. and Ernest A., 1950-1973, n.d.
Johnson, Haynes Bonner, 1967-2001, n.d.
Johnson, Lyndon B., 1955-1973, n.d.
Johnston, Lemon & Co., Washington, D.C., 1963-1991
Johnston, Lynn Franks, 1992-2001, n.d.
Jones, Chuck and Marian D.
1956, 1978-2000
(4 folders)
BOX 39 Undated
Julian Bach Literary Agency, New York, N.Y., 1989
“Ja-Jone” miscellaneous, 1948-2001, n.d.
(10 folders)
BOX 40 “Jont-Ju” miscellaneous, 1950-2000, n.d.
(3 folders)
Kainen, Jacob and Ruth Cole, 1961-1999, n.d.
Kampelman, Marjorie and Max M., 1955-1996, n.d.
Kappa Sigma Fraternity, 1949-1991, n.d.
Karson, Stanley G., 1974-1999, n.d.
Katz, Harry L., 1992-2000 See also Containers 44 and 45, Library of Congress
Kefauver, Estes, 1950-1961
Keith, Helen and Robert T. , 1962-1977, n.d.
Kelly, Walt, 1956-1983, n.d.
Kendall, David E., 1995-2000
Kenen, Isaiah L., 1954-1981
Kennedy, Edward Moore, 1968-2001
Kennedy, Ethel and Robert F., 1958-2001, n.d.
(2 folders)
Kennedy, John F. (1917-1963), 1958-1963
Kennedy, Robert E., 1957-1988, n.d.
Kessler, Ronald (1943- ), 1976-1997, n.d.
BOX 41 Keyserling, Leon Hirsch and Mary Dublin, 1957-1987, n.d.
King, Robert F., 1985-1991
Kingman, Harry L. and Ruth W., 1964-1972, n.d.
Knight, Athelia, 1993-2001, n.d.
Koch, Janet V., 1974-1988
Kogan, Herman, 1960-1981, n.d.
Kornitzer, Bela, 1957-1964
Koteen, Bernard and Sherley, 1970-2000, n.d.
Kotz, Nick, 1976-1988, n.d.
Kreeger, David Lloyd, 1969-1985, n.d.
Kupcinet, Irv, 1952-1987
“Kaa-Kar” miscellaneous, 1952-2000, n.d.
(5 folders)
BOX 42 “Kas-Kni” miscellaneous, 1948-2000, n.d.
(13 folders)
BOX 43 “Kno-Kw” miscellaneous, 1949-2000, n.d.
(7 folders)
Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, Ill., 1950-2000, n.d.
(4 folders)
BOX 44 Landers, Ann, 1953-1996, n.d.
Lasch, Robert, 1958-1994, n.d.
Laurent, Lawrence B., 1961-2000
Lawyers Wives of Arlington, Inc., Arlington, Va., 1975-1985, n.d.
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, 1988-2000, n.d.
Leahy, Patrick J., 1975-2001, n.d.
Lederer, Esther Pauline (“Eppie”) and Jules See same container, Landers, Ann
Lehman, Herbert H., 1954-1965, n.d.
Le Pelley, Guernsey, 1963-1981
Lescher, Robert, 1984, n.d.
Lewis, Anthony (1927- ), 1956-2000, n.d.
Lewis, Ross A., 1950-1968
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. See also Container 40, Harry Katz
1951, 1969-2000
(5 folders)
BOX 45 2001, n.d.
Lichty, George Maurice, 1967-1972, n.d.
Lindley, Hilda, 1974-1984
(3 folders)
Linowitz, Sol M., 1968-1993
Lippmann, Walter, 1959-1975, n.d.
Long, Scott (1917- ), 1957-1980
Lorimar Productions, Burbank, Calif., 1976, n.d.
Luckovich, Mike, 1993-2000, n.d.
“Laa-Lane” miscellaneous, 1950-2000, n.d.
(3 folders)
BOX 46 “Lang-Les” miscellaneous, 1949-2001, n.d.
(11 folders)
BOX 47 “Let-Low” miscellaneous, 1949-2001, n.d.
(14 folders)
BOX 48 “Lu-Ly” miscellaneous, 1948-2000, n.d.
(4 folders)
MacNelly, Jeff, 1974-2000, n.d.
Manning, Gordon, 1956-1997, n.d.
Marlette, Doug, 1973-1997, n.d.
Mauldin, Bill, 1954-1959, 1965, 1979-1980
McCaffrey, Joseph, 1964-1986, n.d.
McCune, Wesley, 1950-1992, n.d.
McDonald, Stuart, 1952-1973
McGhee, George Crews, 1979-1997
McGovern, George S., 1958-1984
McMeel, John P., 1973-1994
McNamara, Robert S. and Margaret, 1963-1974
Media Ink, Inc., New York, N.Y., 1988
Menees, Tim, 1974-1979, n.d.
BOX 49 Mental Health Association of Prince George's County, Riverdale, Md., 1980-1992
Meyer, Agnes Elizabeth Ernst, 1950-1970, n.d.
(2 folders)
Meyer, Eugene, 1945, 1957, n.d.
Miller, Helen Hill, 1961, 1969-1996
Miller, R. Bretney, 1961-1985, n.d.
Minow, Newton N., 1961-1965
Mitchell, John N., 1969-1970, n.d.
Mondale, Walter F. and Joan, 1969-1979, n.d.
Monocle, 1961-1968, n.d.
Morgan, Edward P. (1910-1993), 1958-1962, 1973-1993, n.d.
Morse, Edna, 1957-1962, 1970, n.d.
Motley, Arthur H. (“Red”)
1962-1972
(4 folders)
BOX 50 1973-1983, n.d.
(4 folders)
Moulton, David L., 1978-1996
Moynihan, Daniel P., 1970-1990
“Ma-Manl” miscellaneous, 1950-2001, n.d.
(7 folders)
BOX 51 “Mann-McCa” miscellaneous, 1938-2001, n.d.
(15 folders)
BOX 52 “McCl-Mens” miscellaneous, 1948-2001, n.d.
(13 folders)
BOX 53 “Ment-Mini” miscellaneous, 1948-2001, n.d. See also Oversize
(13 folders)
BOX 54 “Mino-Moy” miscellaneous, 1950-2002, n.d.
(13 folders)
BOX 55 “Ms-My” miscellaneous, 1950-2001, n.d.
(5 folders)
Nat Sobel Associates, New York, N.Y. See Container 45, Lindley, Hilda
Nathan, Robert R., 1956-1959, 1969-1975
National Abortion Right Action League, 1995-2001
National Cartoonists Society
1954-1969 See also Oversize
(6 folders)
BOX 56 1970-2000
(7 folders)
National Committee for Roosevelt Day, Washington, D.C., 1950-1966
National Consumers' League, 1974-1983, n.d.
(2 folders)
National Education Association of the United States, 1950-1979, 2000
(2 folders)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1958-2000, n.d.
(2 folders)
BOX 57 National Press Club, Washington, D.C., 1949-1952, 1965-2001, n.d.
(8 folders)
National Press Foundation, Washington, D.C., 1979-2001
NBC News, 1955-1964, 1974-2001, n.d.
(2 folders)
Neuberger, Maurine Brown and Richard L., 1954-1962
New American Library, 1979-1982
(2 folders)
New York Civil Liberties Union, New York, N.Y., 1953-1960
BOX 58 New York Times, 1952, 1961-1992
Newcombe, Richard S., 1990-2001
News America Syndicate, Irvine, Calif., 1984-1986
(3 folders)
Newseum, Arlington, Va., 1996-2001, n.d.
(2 folders)
Newspaper Guild, Washington, D.C., 1951, 1983-1991, 2001, n.d.
Newsweek, Inc., 1960-1993, n.d.
Nichols, Dudley, 1956-1958, 1998, n.d.
Nielson, Geoffrey S., 1985,
Norby, Marian, 1953-1989, n.d.
(2 folders)
Northrup, Sandy
1992-1996
(2 folders)
BOX 59 1997-1998
“Naa-Nau” miscellaneous, 1946-2001, n.d.
(12 folders)
BOX 60 “Nay-Ny” miscellaneous, 1949-2001, n.d.
(15 folders)
BOX 61 Oliphant, Pat, 1976-2000, n.d.
Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1989-1990
Osborn, Robert Chesley, 1947-1964, 1981-1983, n.d.
(3 folders)
Osrin, Lee and Ray, 1963-1973, n.d.
“O-Or” miscellaneous, 1948-2000, n.d.
(8 folders)
BOX 62 “Os-Oy” miscellaneous, 1950-2001, n.d.
(3 folders)
Partymiller, Walt, 1950-1983, n.d.
(2 folders)
Pearson, Drew (1897-1969) and Luvie, 1958-1973, n.d.
Pelosi, Nancy, 1990-2001
Peschock, Roselyn K., 1982-1995, n.d.
Peters, Charles (1926- ), 1985-2001, n.d.
(2 folders)
Peterson, Esther, 1959-1996, n.d.
(2 folders)
Peterson, Lawrence A., 1981-1987, n.d.
Pett, Joel, 1981-2001, n.d.
(2 folders)
BOX 63 Planned Parenthood Federation of America, 1959, 1978-2001, n.d.
Polowski, Joseph, 1956-1980, n.d.
Population Institute, 1974, 1990-2001
Porter, Charles Orlando, 1958-1969
Poynter, Henrietta and Nelson, 1950-1955, 1964-1978, n.d.
Pratt, Newton and Virg, 1950-1985, n.d.
(3 folders)
Progressive, 1951-1954, 1969-1975, n.d.
Publishers-Hall Syndicate, 1946-1952, 1971, n.d. See also Oversize
(2 folders)
Pulitzer Prize Board, Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1959, 1979, 1991
Putnam, Carleton, 1959, 1970
BOX 64 “Pa-Pete” miscellaneous, 1950-2000, n.d.
(14 folders)
BOX 65 “Petr-Pret” miscellaneous, 1948-2001, n.d.
(14 folders)
BOX 66 “Preu-Py” miscellaneous, 1951-2001, n.d.
(6 folders)
Quinn, Larry R., 1976-1984
“Q” miscellaneous, 1956-1993
Rauh, Joseph L. (1911-1992) and Olie W., 1951-1999, n.d.
(4 folders)
Read, Dallas, 1951-1999, n.d.
BOX 67 Renault, Dennis, 1959-1996, n.d.
Reno, David J., 1966-1996, n.d.
Roberts, Chalmers McGeagh, 1970-1996, n.d.
Robinson, Jerry, 1960-1987, n.d.
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1954-1966
Roosevelt University, Chicago, Ill., 1957, n.d.
Rosenblatt, Maurice, 1955-1987, n.d.
Rosenblatt, Roger and Virginia (“Ginny”), 1979-2000, n.d.
Rubin, Arthur, 1970
Rubin, Morris H., 1953-1972, n.d.
Russell, Bruce (1903-1963), 1955-1963, n.d.
“R-Rat” miscellaneous, 1950-2001, n.d.
(5 folders)
BOX 68 “Rau-Rob” miscellaneous, 1948-2001, n.d.
(12 folders)
BOX 69 “Roc-Rubin” miscellaneous, 1946-2001, n.d.
(11 folders)
BOX 70 “Rubins-Ruz” miscellaneous, 1950-2000, n.d.
(4 folders)
Sadler, Christine See Container 14, Coe, Christine Sadler
Sandburg, Carl and Helga, 1954-1995, n.d.
Sanders, Bill, 1959-1979, n.d.
Schlesinger, Arthur Meier (1888-1965) and Arthur Meier (1917- ), 1951-2001, n.d.
(2 folders)
Schnitzer, Henry R., 1967-1972
Schulz, Charles M., 1957-1960, 1972-2001, n.d.
Schumaker, Kitty, ca. 1958-1972, n.d.
Selden, Harry Louis, 1961, 1996-1997
Senn High School, Chicago, Ill., 1958-1990, n.d.
Shanks, Bruce, 1951-1979, n.d.
BOX 71 Shannon, Elizabeth (1937- ) and William Vincent, 1954-1960, 1967-1988, n.d.
Shapiro, Sam Oliver (“Shap”) and Toni Mendez, 1965-1985, n.d.
Shoemaker, Vaughn (“Shoes”), 1957-1984, n.d.
Shor, Donna, 1970-1981, n.d.
Shor, Francis Marion Lewis (“Franc”), 1967-1990, n.d.
Shriver, Sargent, 1964-2001, n.d.
(2 folders)
Sidwell Friends School, Washington, D.C., 1958, 1969, 1983-1995, n.d.
Sigma Delta Chi, 1952-1990, n.d.
Simon and Schuster, Inc., 1959-1983, n.d.
Simons, Howard and Tod, 1956-1991, n.d.
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1969-2001, n.d.
Steinbeck, John (1902-1968), ca. 1956
BOX 72 Sterl, John A., 1956-1983, n.d.
(2 folders)
Stern, Philip M., 1952-1992, n.d.
(2 folders)
Stevens, George, Jr. (1932- ), and Elizabeth, 1964-2000, n.d.
(2 folders)
Stevenson, Adlai E. (1900-1965), 1952-1965, n.d.
Stevenson, James (1929- ), 1959, 1985
Symington, Stuart, 1954-1977, n.d.
Szep, Paul Michael, 1972-1984, n.d.
“Saa-Sanc” miscellaneous, 1952-2000, n.d.
(6 folders)
BOX 73 “Sand-Schuch” miscellaneous, 1950-2001, n.d.
(14 folders)
BOX 74 “Schuck-Shea” miscellaneous, 1947-2001, n.d.
(13 folders)
BOX 75 “Sheb-Sli” miscellaneous, 1950-2001, n.d.
(13 folders)
BOX 76 “Slo-Sow” miscellaneous, 1950-2000, n.d.
(12 folders)
BOX 77 “Spad-Stein, E” miscellaneous, 1950-1999, n.d.
(13 folders)
BOX 78 “Stein, J-Suic” miscellaneous, 1949-2000, n.d.
(13 folders)
BOX 79 “Suit-Sz” miscellaneous, 1948-2000, n.d.
(7 folders)
Tannenbaum, Albert and Eleanor, and family, 1957-1999, n.d.
(3 folders)
Target, the Political Cartooning Journal, 1983-1987, n.d.
Taxicabs, 1974, 1982-1998, n.d.
(2 folders)
BOX 80 Telebid 21, Madison, Wis., 1977-1983, n.d.
Telnaes, Ann, 1949, 1994-2001, n.d.
Thompson, Frank (1918-1989), 1956-1975
Thornton, Willis and Eugenia, 1950-1965, n.d.
Tim (1919- ) and Zuka, 1982-1991, n.d.
Time, 1955-1995, n.d.
Timm, John E., 1957-1970
Triniteam, Eau Claire, Wis., 1990-2001
Trudeau, G. B., 1974-1989, n.d.
Truman, Harry S., 1952-1984, n.d.
“Ta-Ten” miscellaneous, 1946-2001, n.d.
(6 folders)
BOX 81 “Ter-Tuk” miscellaneous, 1949-2001, n.d.
(15 folders)
BOX 82 “Tul-Ty” miscellaneous, 1950-2000
(3 folders)
Udall, Morris K., 1964-1988, n.d.
Udall, Stewart L., 1958-1994, n.d.
Uhl, Alexander, Gladys, and family, 1951-1990, n.d.
Ulmer, Jacob M. (“Yank”), 1950-1972, n.d.
(3 folders)
Underriner, Al, 1986-1987, n.d.
United States agencies and departments
Army, 1945, 1964-1965, 1971
Miscellaneous, 1949-1994
State Department, 1950-1952, 1971, 2000
BOX 83 United States Information Agency, 1956-1991
University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1958-1967, 1975-1976, n.d.
(2 folders)
University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., 1961-1990, n.d.
“U” miscellaneous, 1948-2001
(7 folders)
Valenti, Jack and Mary Margaret, 1965-2001, n.d.
(2 folders)
Voges, Elizabeth and Fred, 1973-1984, n.d.
(2 folders)
BOX 84 “V” miscellaneous, 1947-2001, n.d.
(11 folders)
W. W. Norton & Co.
1958-1960, 1974
BOX 85 1975-1993, n.d.
(3 folders)
Wagner, Pete, 1976-1983
Warren, Earl (1891-1976) and Nina, 1952-1976, n.d.
Warren, L. D., 1954-1961
Washington Performing Arts Society, Washington, D.C., 1970-2001, n.d.
Washington Post Co.
1946-1997 See also Oversize
(6 folders)
BOX 86 1998-2001, n.d.
(2 folders)
Washington Press Club Foundation, Washington, D.C., 1971-2001, n.d.
(2 folders)
Waxman, Gerald W. (“Jerry”), 1970, 1993-2001, n.d.
Wechsler, James Arthur, 1951-1983, n.d.
(3 folders)
Wentworth, John B., 1961-1977, n.d.
Werner, Charles George, 1958-1981, n.d.
Wershba, Joseph, 1955-2001, n.d.
(5 folders)
Wertheimer, Fred
1987-1997
BOX 87 1998-2001
White House Correspondents' Association, Washington, D.C., 1949-1950, 1967-2001, n.d.
(4 folders)
Who's Who in America, 1950-1977
Wiggins, James Russell, 1951-1975, 1990-1998, n.d.
William Morris Agency, 1977-1981, n.d.
Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., 1962-1970, n.d.
Wilkins, Roger W., 1974-1998, n.d.
Wilson, Hugh, 1955-1958, 1971-1981, n.d.
Winship, Thomas, 1961-1976, 1987-1992
Wirth, Timothy E., 1966, 1977-1998, n.d.
Woman's National Democratic Club, Washington, D.C., 1956-1999, n.d.
BOX 88 Wood, Art (1927- ), 1952-1994, n.d.
Wouk, Herman, 1970-2000, n.d.
“Wac-Wattl” miscellaneous, 1947-2001, n.d. See also Oversize
(11 folders)
BOX 89 “Watts-Wess” miscellaneous, 1946-2000, n.d.
(13 folders)
BOX 90 “West-Williams, D” miscellaneous, 1950-2001, n.d.
(12 folders)
BOX 91 “Williams, E-Wj” miscellaneous, 1950-2001, n.d.
(12 folders)
BOX 92 “Wm-Wy” miscellaneous, 1948-2001, n.d. See also Oversize
(13 folders)
“X” miscellaneous, 1976-1981
Yoes, Ralph, 1961-1970, 1985, n.d.
BOX 93 Yohn, Jefferson D., 1959-1966, 1977-1981
Youth Communication, Washington, D.C., 1988-1993
“Y” miscellaneous, 1953-2001, n.d.
(5 folders)
Zschiesche, Robert, 1966-1987
Zuckerman, Irving, 1969-1989
“Z” miscellaneous, 1950-1996
(4 folders)
BOX 94 Unidentified, 1950-2001, n.d.
Special
Book proposals, 1947-1950, n.d.
Cartoon suggestions submitted to Block
C-Me, 1948-1987, n.d.
(11 folders)
BOX 95 Mi-R, 1954-1989
(10 folders)
European trip, 1953
Get-well letters received, 1985-1986
F-K
BOX 96 L-Z
(2 folders)
Readers' reactions
Brezhnev, Leonid Ilích, Block's letter to, 1969
Goldwater, Barry M., cartoons, 1961-1964, n.d.
(2 folders)
Gun-control cartoons, 1963-1978, n.d.
(2 folders)
“Happy Plantation” cartoon, 1962-1965
“Joe Smith” cartoon, 1956-1959
“Junk mail” cartoon, 1967
BOX 97 McCarthy, Eugene J., cartoon, 1968
Mitchell, John N., cartoon, 1970
Nixon, Richard M.
“Barber shop” cartoon, 1968
Requests to restore the “beard,” 1969-1970
Supporters, 1968
Social Security and federal employees, 1982-1983
Reprint permissions, 1952-1995
Requests for autographed prints for celebrity auctions, 1992-2001
BOX 97-194

Writings File, 1928-2001

Draft versions of books, essays, speeches, and interviews, and ancillary material from various stages of production.
Organized alphabetically by format, title, or type of material, and thereunder chronologically. Drafts and chapters of books are arranged in the sequence established by Block.
BOX 97 Books
Bella and Me (1995)
Cartoons, reproductions and sketches, 1991-1995
(6 folders)
BOX 98 (1 folder)
Drafts, 1989-1995, n.d.
(3 folders)
Galleys, 1995
(3 folders)
BOX 99 Jacket art and design, 1995, n.d.
Publisher and publicity, 1990-1996, n.d.
Typesetting, 1995
Herblock: A Cartoonist's Life (1993)
Drafts
Copy A, 1989
(4 folders)
Copy B, n.d.
(1 folder)
BOX 100 (1 folder)
Copy C, n.d.
(2 folders)
Copy D, 1989
(2 folders)
Copy E, 1989
Copy F, 1989
BOX 101 Copy G, 1990
Copy H, 1991
(2 folders)
Copy I, 1991
(2 folders)
Copy J, 1991
(3 folders)
BOX 102 Copy K, 1991
(2 folders)
Copy L, 1992
(2 folders)
Copy M, chapters, 1992
“Kid Stuff”
“Family Album”
“The Car”
“School and the Non-Athlete”
“The Column”
“Lake Forest”
“The News”
“Cleveland”
BOX 103 “Trouble”
“The Khaki Suit”
“A View from E Street”
(2 folders)
Post People”
(2 folders)
“After Hours”
“New Item”
“American Isms”
(1 folder)
BOX 104 (1 folder)
“All Abroad”
(2 folders)
“The Ike Era”
(2 folders)
“Medic”
“New Frontiersman”
(2 folders)
BOX 105 “Lunch Break”
“LBJ”
“Capital Visitors”
(2 folders)
“Fateful Year”
“The Pits”
“Scene of the Crimes”
(2 folders)
BOX 106 “The Russians Are Coming”
“Politics and Presidents”
(2 folders)
“A Clutch of Cartoonists”
(2 folders)
“Movie Review”
(3 folders)
BOX 107 (1 folder)
“The Shore”
“Fighting Words”
(3 folders)
“Two-Way Communications”
(3 folders)
BOX 108 “Personally”
“The Draw”
“Enter Now – Win Big Prizes”
Biographical material
Copy N, 1992
(5 folders)
BOX 109 Copy O, 1992
(6 folders)
BOX 110 Copy P, 1992
(4 folders)
Copy Q, 1992
(3 folders)
BOX 111 Copy R, 1992
(3 folders)
Copy S, 1992
(3 folders)
BOX 112 Copy T, 1993
(6 folders)
BOX 113 Copy U, 1993
(4 folders)
Printer's copy, 1993
(2 folders)
BOX 114 (6 folders)
Miscellaneous corrections
1991 May-1992 Sept.
(3 folders)
BOX 115 1992, Oct.-1993 Mar.
(8 folders)
BOX 116 Undated
(2 folders)
Galleys
Copy A, 1993
(3 folders)
Copy B, 1993
(2 folders)
BOX 117 (1 folder)
Copy C, 1993
Miscellany, 1993, n.d.
Production file
Acknowledgments, 1993
Cartoon dummy sheets, 1993
Cartoon statistics, 1993
Chapter titles, 1992
Contracts, 1974-1990
(2 folders)
Correspondence, 1993
Cover art, 1960-1993
BOX 118 Jacket
Art, 1993, n.d.
(2 folders)
Copy, 1993
Miscellany, 1953-1993
Quotes, 1989-1993
Publicity file
Advertising, 1972-1994
Clippings, 1974, 1991-1994
(2 folders)
Complementary copies sent, 1993
BOX 119 MacMillan Publishing Co., 1993-1994
National Press Club, Washington, D.C., 1993
(2 folders)
Research file
Cartoons, reproductions
Alphabetical by
Image depicted, ca. 1928-1993, n.d.
A-O
(50 folders)
BOX 120 P-W
(34 folders)
President, ca. 1932-1993
(14 folders)
BOX 121 Subject, 1929-1993
(76 folders)
BOX 122 Chronological
Set I, ca. 1929-1942
(11 folders)
Set II
1929-1935
(2 folders)
BOX 123 1936-1942
(7 folders)
Set III
1929-1937
(6 folders)
BOX 124 1938-1942
(5 folders)
Set IV, 1929-1993
(5 folders)
BOX 125 Set V, ca. 1984-1993
(12 folders)
Lists and notes, ca. 1993
Chapters
“The Column,” 1952-1988
“Trouble,” 1992, n.d.
“The Khaki Suit,” 1992-1993
“A View from E Street,” 1989-1993, n.d.
Post People,” 1949, 1992, n.d.
“After Hours,” 1965-1992, n.d.
“New Item,” 1992
“American Isms,” 1948-1986
“All Abroad,” 1965-1992, n.d.
BOX 126 “The Ike Era,” 1954-1992, n.d.
“New Frontiersman,” 1963, 1992
“LBJ,” 1964-1992
“Capital Visitors,” 1970-1992
“Fateful Year,” 1968-1992
“The Pits,” 1970-1992
“Scene of the Crimes,” 1970-1992
“The Russians Are Coming,” ca. 1975-1993
“Politics and Presidents,” ca. 1975-1992
“A Clutch of Cartoonists,” 1957-1992
“Movie Review,” ca. 1980-1993
“Fighting Words,” 1965, ca. 1985-1993
(2 folders)
“Two-Way Communications,” 1992
“The Draw,” n.d.
Clippings, 1945-1982
(1 folder)
BOX 127 (1 folder)
Miscellany, 1952-1993
(3 folders)
Notes, 1990
Persian Gulf, 1991-1993
Washington Post, 1946
Herblock: A Cartoonist's Life, paperback edition (1998)
Cartoons, reproductions
Final selections, 1993-1998
Miscellany, 1993-1998
(2 folders)
BOX 128 Original dummy sheet, 1994-1998
Drafts, 1997-1998
(11 folders)
BOX 129 (1 folder)
Galleys, 1998, n.d.
(8 folders)
BOX 130 (1 folder)
Miscellany, 1996-1998, n.d.
Publicity file
Advertising, 1996-1998
(2 folders)
Mailing lists, 1998
Personal appearances, 1998
Herblock at Large (1987)
Drafts, 1987, n.d.
(5 folders)
BOX 131 (6 folders)
BOX 132 (5 folders)
Galleys, 1987, n.d.
(5 folders)
BOX 133 (3 folders)
Production file, 1987
Cartoon dummy sheets
Charts
Corrected copies
Master copies
Miscellany
Jacket art and copy
(2 folders)
Miscellany, 1985-1987, n.d.
BOX 134 Publicity file
Advertising, 1987
Mailing lists, ca. 1984-1987, n.d.
(2 folders)
The Herblock Book (1952)
Drafts, n.d.
Chapters
Table of contents
“Begin Here”
“That Congress”
“The Face Is Familiar”
“A Walk around Constitution Hall”
“Side Show”
“The Tsinummoc Line”
“Not Entirely Foreign”
“Late Returns”
“Who's Representing Who?”
“Smoking in the Lobbies”
“The Nyever-Nyever Land”
“Fear and Smear”
(1 folder)
BOX 135 (1 folder)
“The Screaming Whimwhams”
(2 folders)
“Shop Talk”
“Small World”
“Home Front”
“The Asia Game”
“Strictly Ethical”
“Something New All the Time”
“And in Conclusion”
Fragments
“Night of Nov. 2 / Election”
“Un-American Activities”
“United Nations”
Unidentified
Galleys, n.d.
Cartoons See Oversize
Text
Notes, 1950-1952
BOX 136 Publicity file
Advertising, 1951-1953
Correspondence
Beacon Press, 1951-1957, n.d.
(4 folders)
Thank-you letters received, 1951-1954
(2 folders)
Jacket design, 1952, n.d.
Mailing list, n.d.
Personal appearances, 1952-1954
Reviews, 1952-1954, n.d.
(2 folders)
BOX 137 The Herblock Gallery (1968)
Drafts, 1968
Printer's copy
(3 folders)
Miscellaneous
Galleys, 1968
(2 folders)
Notes and background material, 1960-1968
(2 folders)
Production file
Cartoons
Captions, 1968
(2 folders)
BOX 138 Dummy sheets, 1968
Not used, negatives, 1964-1968
Order, 1964-1968
(4 folders)
Correspondence, 1968-1969
(2 folders)
Jacket design, 1968
Publicity file
Advertising, 1959-1965
BOX 139 Books mailed, 1968
Personal appearances, 1968
Reviews, 1968-1969
Thank-you letters received, 1968
(3 folders)
“Herblock in Bush Country,” proposal, 1991
(3 folders)
Herblock Looks at Communism (1950)
BOX 140 Herblock on All Fronts (1980)
Drafts
Chapters, 1979-1980, n.d.
“Thanks”
“Introduction”
“View from Yesterday”
“Long Long Ago”
“New High Prices! New Low Values!”
(2 folders)
“Majesty of the Law”
(2 folders)
“The Open and Closed Society”
(1 folder)
BOX 141 (1 folder)
“Only Life and Death”
“Middle Mid-East”
(2 folders)
“Now, on These Charts over Here...”
“The Ruling Servants”
(2 folders)
BOX 142 “School for Scandals”
(2 folders)
“The Dark at the End of the Tunnel”
“I Beg Your Pardon, I Never Promised You...”
“See How They Run”
(2 folders)
“Visitor to Washington”
“The Lethargy Crisis”
(2 folders)
BOX 143 “The Rulers of Iran”
“Of Special Interest for Some”
“The World at Large”
“It Takes All Kinds”
(2 folders)
“Income and Outgo”
Final copy, 1980
(2 folders)
BOX 144 (1 folder)
Printer's copy, 1980
(2 folders)
Fragments, n.d.
Galleys, 1980
(2 folders)
Notes and background material, 1979
Production file
Chapter titles and order, 1980
BOX 145 Contracts, 1974-1979
Jacket design, 1980
Miscellany, 1980-1981, n.d.
(2 folders)
Sterling Lord Agency, New York, N.Y., 1974-1979
Publicity file
Advertising and personal appearances, 1980-1981, n.d. See also Oversize
(4 folders)
BOX 146 Excerpts, 1980, n.d.
(2 folders)
Mailing lists, 1980
(2 folders)
Reviews, 1980-1981
(2 folders)
“A Herblock Reader” (proposed)
Backgound material, 1969-1972
Correspondence, 1971
Extracts from books by Herblock, n.d.
Originals
Selected by Block
Selected by others
Sent to Simon and Schuster
BOX 147 Subjects
McCarthyism
Miscellaneous
(2 folders)
Press
Secrecy
Outline and notes, n.d.
Herblock Special Report (1974)
Drafts, 1974
Copy A
(4 folders)
BOX 148 Copy B
(3 folders)
Copy C, chapters
Front matter
Foreword
“Member of Congress”
(2 folders)
“Senator”
“Vice President”
(1 folder)
BOX 149 (2 folders)
“Out of Office”
(2 folders)
“In the White House”
“Cracks in the Dam”
“The Flood”
(2 folders)
“The Tape Plays Out”
(1 folder)
BOX 150 (1 folder)
Afterword
(2 folders)
Copy D
(2 folders)
Copy E
(2 folders)
Miscellany
Galleys, 1974
(1 folder)
BOX 151 (8 folders)
BOX 152 (1 folder)
Notes and background material, 1947-1974, n.d.
(3 folders)
Production file
Cartoon dummy sheets, 1974
(2 folders)
Cartoons not used, 1946-1974
Correspondence, 1974
Jacket design, 1974, n.d.
Miscellany, 1974
Paperback edition, 1972-1976
Publicity file
Advertising, 1974-1975
Clippings, 1975
BOX 153 Mailing lists, 1975, 1980, n.d.
Personal appearances, 1974-1975
(2 folders)
Reviews, 1974-1975 See also Oversize
(2 folders)
Herblock through the Looking Glass (1984)
Drafts, 1984, n.d.
Table of contents
Acknowledgments
Captions
Chapters
“Looking-Glass Land”
(3 folders)
BOX 154 (1 folder)
“Staying Alive”
(4 folders)
“The Money Tree”
(3 folders)
“In the Dark of the Moon”
(2 folders)
BOX 155 (2 folders)
“Island in the Sun”
(4 folders)
“Unto Everyone That Hath”
(3 folders)
“Press Conference”
(2 folders)
BOX 156 (2 folders)
“Tough Stuff”
(5 folders)
“A Cast of Characters”
(3 folders)
BOX 157 (3 folders)
“Around the World in 80 Seconds”
(4 folders)
“And Justice for All”
(3 folders)
“The People's Choice”
(1 folder)
BOX 158 (4 folders)
“Little Big Horn Logbook”
(5 folders)
“Repairs and Service”
(3 folders)
BOX 159 (2 folders)
Galleys, 1984
(7 folders)
BOX 160 (2 folders)
Production file, 1984, n.d.
Cartoon dummy sheets
Chapters
“Looking-Glass Land”
“Staying Alive”
“The Money Tree”
(2 folders)
“In the Dark of the Moon”
“Island in the Sun”
“Unto Everyone That Hath”
“Press Conference”
“Tough Stuff”
BOX 161 “A Cast of Characters”
(2 folders)
“Around the World in 80 Seconds”
(2 folders)
“And Justice for All”
“The People's Choice”
“Little Big Horn Logbook”
“Repairs and Service”
Miscellany
BOX 162 Jacket design
(2 folders)
Miscellany
Publicity file
Advertising, 1984, n.d.
Excerpts, 1984
Mailing lists, 1984, n.d.
(3 folders)
BOX 163 Personal appearances, 1984-1985
Reviews and clippings, 1984-1985, n.d.
Thank-you letters received, 1984
Research file
Cartoons, reproductions, 1984
Clippings, 1972-1984, n.d.
(2 folders)
Notes, 1984, n.d.
BOX 164 “Herblock's Cartoon History of America,” proposal, 1999-2001
(2 folders)
Herblock's Here and Now (1955)
Drafts, chapters
“Miracle Ingredient HP2x”
“The Insecurity System”
“Tell Me Not in Mournful Numbers”
“Came the Dawn”
“Those Men in the White House”
“Persona au Gratin”
“Round Trip”
(1 folder)
BOX 165 (2 folders)
“Outside That Curtain”
“The Cloud and the Summit”
“Business Letter”
“What Do You Know?”
“The Water's Edge” (not used)
Galleys, 1955, n.d.
Notes and background material, 1955, n.d.
Chapters
“Came the Dawn”
“The Insecurity System”
“Round Trip”
Miscellany
Publicity file
Advertising, 1955-1956, n.d.
Correspondence
Simon and Schuster
1950-1958
(1 folder)
BOX 166 Undated
(1 folder)
Thank-you letters received, 1955-1957, n.d.
A-Z
(5 folders)
Unidentified
Mailing lists, n.d.
Personal appearances, 1955-1956, n.d.
Reviews, 1955-1956
(3 folders)
Herblock's Special for Today (1958)
Drafts, n.d.
Copy A, chapters
“Information Please, Dammit”
“Chronological Disorder”
BOX 167 “The Time of the Sputniks”
“Globe-Trotting”
“Togetherness”
“Financial and Economic Report”
“In Pursuit of the Law”
“Words, Words, Words”
Copy B
(2 folders)
Fragments
Galleys, n.d.
(2 folders)
BOX 168 (2 folders)
Notes, n.d.
Publicity File
Advertising, 1958
Correspondence, 1959
Personal appearances, 1958
Reviews, 1958-1959
Herblock's State of the Union (1972)
Drafts
Copy A, 1970-1972, n.d.
Chapters
Foreword
“PRolotics”
“The Arms Game”
(2 folders)
“The Secret Snooperstate”
(1 folder)
BOX 169 (2 folders)
“Press Section”
(5 folders)
BOX 170 “The Goods Life”
(2 folders)
“Hail to the Office”
(3 folders)
“Welfare State”
(2 folders)
BOX 171 “The Law-and-Order Gang”
(8 folders)
BOX 172 “Foreign Policy Made Easy”
(4 folders)
“Battle of Capitol Hill”
(3 folders)
BOX 173 (4 folders)
“The War”
(2 folders)
“Campaign Flight”
Fragments
BOX 174 Copy B, 1972
(3 folders)
Galleys, 1972
Cartoons
(2 folders)
BOX 175 Text
Copy A
Copy B, chapters
“PRolotics”
“The Arms Game”
“The Secret Snooperstate”
“Press Section”
“The Goods Life”
“Hail to the Office”
“Welfare State”
“The Law-and-Order Gang”
BOX 176 “Foreign Policy Made Easy”
“Battle of Capitol Hill”
“The War”
“Campaign Flight”
Copy C
Copy D
Copy E
Miscellany
Notes and background material
Censorship cartoons, 1971
Federal budget, 1971
Foreign affairs, 1972
Law and order, 1971
Miscellany, 1969-1972
(2 folders)
BOX 177 (5 folders)
Politics, 1972
Production file
Cartoons
Dummy sheets, 1972
Lists, n.d.
BOX 178 Miscellany, 1972
Not used, 1972
(2 folders)
Correspondence, 1969-1975, n.d.
(5 folders)
Jacket, 1972
Design
Quotes
Text
BOX 179 Notes, 1972
Paperback edition, 1973-1974
Publishing agreement, 1972
Titles for book and chapters, 1972
Publicity file
Advertising, 1969-1973, n.d.
Autograph requests, 1972
Mailing lists, 1972
Personal appearances, 1972-1973, n.d.
Quotes, 1972, n.d.
Reviews and other clippings, 1973-1980, n.d.
(2 folders)
Thank-you letters
Received, 1972
A-P
BOX 180 R-W
Sent, 1972, n.d.
Straight Herblock (1964)
Drafts, 1964
Entire text
(3 folders)
Miscellaneous chapters
Galleys, 1964
(2 folders)
BOX 181 (1 folder)
Notes and background material, 1962-1964
(2 folders)
Production file, 1964, n.d.
Captions
Correspondence
Miscellany
Publicity file, 1964-1965, n.d.
Advertising
Autograph requests
Mailing lists
(2 folders)
Personal appearances
BOX 182 Reviews and other clippings
(2 folders)
Simon and Schuster
Thank-you letters received
(3 folders)
“What's Going on Here, by Herblock,” proposal, ca. 1947-1948
(2 folders)
Essays and letters to editors
1964-1971
(4 folders)
1972
(2 folders)
BOX 183 (1 folder)
1973-1987
(9 folders)
BOX 184 1988-1998, n.d.
(8 folders)
Speeches, interviews, and events
1931-1932, 1952-1957
(6 folders)
BOX 185 1958-1972 See also Oversize
(12 folders)
BOX 186 1973-1974
(9 folders)
BOX 187 1975-1977
(12 folders)
BOX 188 1979-1984
(15 folders)
BOX 189 1985
(5 folders)
1986
(3 folders)
BOX 190 (4 folders)
1987
(3 folders)
BOX 191 (3 folders)
1988-1991
(9 folders)
1992
(1 folder)
BOX 192 (2 folders)
1993-1996
(8 folders)
BOX 193 1997-2001, n.d.
(12 folders)
BOX 194 Unidentified fragments and notes, 1936-1992, n.d.
(3 folders)
BOX 194-204

Miscellany, 1863-2001

Printed versions of cartoons, clippings, material submitted for awards, legal documents related to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, biographical material, printed matter, and school memorabilia.
Arranged alphabetically by topic or type of material and thereunder chronologically.
BOX 194 Awards submissions
Heywood Broun Award, 1949
(2 folders)
Miscellany , 1998-2000, n.d.
National Headliners Award, 1949-1950
(2 folders)
Pulitzer Prize
1946
BOX 195 1948-1953
(3 folders)
Sidney Hillman Award, 1952
Biographical material, n.d.
Cartooning
Animation project
Correspondence, 1970-1971
Miscellany, 1970-1971, n.d.
Documentary proposal, ca. 1989
Cartoons, reproductions and related material
By Block
Chronological file
1920s
(3 folders)
BOX 196 1930s-1940s, n.d.
(5 folders)
Improper use, 1970-1971, 1991, n.d.
Notes for cartoon ideas, 1966, n.d.
Subject file
Birth control, 1968
Christmas, 1930, 1946-1986
Churchill, Winston, Sir (1874-1965), 1951-1954, 1965
Civil rights, 1954-1964
Cold war, 1947-1958
Goldwater, Barry M., 1960-1961
Gun control, 1963-1968
Hitler, Adolf, variant captions, 1939
BOX 197 McCarthy, Joseph (1908-1957), and
McCarthyism, 1950-1954
Eisenhower, Dwight D., 1952-1954
Middle East, 1987-1991
Nixon, Richard M., 1948-1974
Nuclear weapons, 1957-1961
Presidents, United States, 1954-1975
Reagan, Ronald, 1982-1986
Religion, 1960-1962
Un-American activities, 1947-1950
Vietnam, 1965
Washington, D.C., home rule, 1948-1962
Time magazine cover, 1968 See also Oversize
By others
Engelhardt, Tom
1985
1993
Apr.-June
(2 folders)
BOX 198 July-Sept.
(3 folders)
1995-2001
(2 folders)
Low, David (1891-1963), 1946-1966
Miscellany, 1924-1961, n.d.
Orr, Carey, 1917-1918
Parker, Isador, 1964, n.d.
Certificates, 1942, 1949, 1967
Clippings file
1915-1942
(3 folders)
BOX 199 1943-1967
(12 folders)
BOX 200 1968-1981
(11 folders)
BOX 201 1983-2001
(10 folders)
Creators Syndicate, Los Angeles, Calif.,
Advertising
1987-1990
BOX 202 1994
Subscriptions, 1985-1989, n.d.
(2 folders)
Drawing-paper supplies, 1983-1999, n.d.
Federal Bureau of Investigation, freedom of information request
Chronological file, 1979-1984
(3 folders)
Defendants' declarations, 1983
(1 folder)
BOX 203 (1 folder)
Items released, 1941-1972
(2 folders)
Plaintiff's cross-motion for summary judgment, 1983
Mailing list, n.d.
Memberships, 1962-2000, n.d.
Printed matter
Drawing outlines and instructions, n.d.
BOX 204 Miscellany, 1863-2000, n.d. See also Oversize
National Enterprise Association, Cleveland, Ohio, 1934-1943 See also Oversize
United States Army
Army Clip Sheet, 1944-1945, n.d. See Oversize
Newsmap, 1944 See Oversize
Tac newspaper, Army Air Forces Tactical Center, Orlando, Fla., 1943-1944
(2 folders)
Washington Post, 1962-2000 See Oversize
Pulitzer Prize, 1942, 1979
(2 folders)
Questions submitted to Block at an unidentified event, n.d.
Residential property, Washington, D.C., n.d.
School memorabilia, 1925-1927, n.d.
BOX OV 1

Oversize, 1863-2000

Broadsides, posters, and newspapers.
Arranged and described according to the series, containers, and folders from which the items were removed.
BOX OV 1 Correspondence
General
Danziger, Jeff, 1999 (Container 19)
“Millh-Mini” miscellaneous, 1976 (Container 53)
National Cartoonists Society, 1958 (Container 55)
Publishers-Hall Syndicate, 1971 (Container 63)
Washington Post Co., 1971 (Container 85)
“Watk-Wattl” miscellaneous, 1956 (Container 88)
“Wra-Wright, J” miscellaneous, 1958, n.d. (Container 92)
Writings
Books
Herblock Book
Galleys
Cartoons, ca. 1952 (Container 135)
Herblock on All Fronts
Advertising and personal appearances, n.d. (Container 145)
Herblock Special Report
Publicity file
Reviews, 1974 (Container 153)
Speeches, interviews, and events
1964 (Container 185)
Miscellany
Cartoons
by Block
Time magazine cover, 1968 (Container 197)
Printed matter
Miscellany, 1863-1972 (Container 204)
National Enterprise Association, Cleveland, Ohio, 1934-1943 (Container 204)
United States Army
Army Clip Sheet, 1944-1945, n.d. (Container 204)
Newsmap, 1944 (Container 204)
Washington Post, 1962-2000 (Container 204)
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