Cartoonists

Scope and Contents The John T. McCutcheon Cartoons and Drawings (1903-1945; forty-two oversized boxes) consist of drawings and sketches created by John McCutcheon throughout his career at the Chicago Tribune, as well as some print versions of his cartoons. The cartoons cover a wide variety of subjects relating to United States history, documenting daily life and political matters from the early 1900s through the 1940s. Some of the many subjects include: railroads, Woodrow Wilson, Uncle Sam, John Purdue, Purdue...

Abstract Sketches, Purdue-related documents, and information files about McCutcheon's cartoons. Box 11: McCutcheon's handwritten account of the origins of Injun Summer and The Hunter's Moon (original pencil notes in JTM's hand); McCutcheon's handwritten account of the origins of Bird Center cartoons (original pencil notes in JTM's hand); Prints (reproductions) and newspaper clippings of some of McCutcheon's popular cartoons, circa 1930s; Sketches, original pen and ink drawings for Ade's Pink Marsh,...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of four matted and framed front pages of the Chicago Sunday Tribune publications that featured John T. McCutcheon cartoons during 1929 and 1939. More specifically, the McCutcheon cartoons included in this collection are: "Jack Frost" (1922), "Some of the Permanent Exhibits Chicago will be able to show the World's Fair Visitors" (1933), "Injun Summer" (1912), and "The Colors" (1917). The collection was donated by Joe McCutcheon (no relation to John T. McCutcheon). The...