Morris, W. C. (William C.), 1874-1940.

William C. Morris, born in Salt Lake City in 1874, was a cartoonist for national magazines and newspapers in the early- to mid-1900s. His career as a cartoonist began with his job at the Spokane (Washington) Spokesman Review and later included a move to New York where his cartoons were published in newspapers and magazines such as the Literary Digest, Harper's Weekly Independent, the New York Evening Mail, the New York Tribune, andThe Republican National Committee's publication The Trumpeter. Morris, a member of the publicity staff of the Republican National Committee, was hired by this organization to do all the drawings for the latter publication during the presidential campaign of Alfred M. Landon in 1936. His cartoons were syndicated by the George Matthew Adams Service, and, as such, they appeared in daily newspapers throughout the United States and Canada. Morris also did freelance work for Puck, Life, Colliers, Judge, The Spectator and The Great Northern. His publications include three books: Spokesman Review Cartoons, The Spokane Book, and One Hundred Men of Rockland County. In addition to producing still cartoons, W.C. Morris was an early exponent in animated cartoon work, drawing the first animated cartoons for Bray Studios. W.C. Morris is best known for his political cartoons. Both Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt sent him personal letters complimenting Morris on cartoons in which they appeared.

From the guide to the W. C. Morris Papers, 1904-1948, (University of New Mexico. Center for Southwest Research.)

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