West, Richard Samuel

Author, editor, publisher and cartoon historian. Founder and editor of The Puck papers (1978-81); founder and editor of Target, the political cartoon quarterly (1981-87).

From the description of Collection of papers concerning The Puck papers and Target, the political cartoon quarterly, 1973-1990. (Ohio State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 24884438

Richard Samuel West is an author, editor, publisher, and cartoon historian. He was the founder and editor of The Puck Papers (1978-1981) and Target (1981-1987)periodicals. He is an avid collector and scholar of cartoon history. He currently owns and manages, Periodyssey, a rare book and print bookseller.

From the guide to the Richard Samuel West Collection, 1896-2004, 1978-1993, (The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum)

Civil War patriotic envelopes features symbolic imagery of the causes motivating the war. They acted as artistic promotions of patriotic sentiments. These envelopes were non-government printing, created by print shops. The envelopes were an element of popular culture during the Civil War and were collected and saved as souvenirs.

For further information on the history of Civil War patriotic envelopes, please see the book review of Patriotic Envelopes of the Civil War: The Iconography of Union and Confederate Covers by Steven R. Boyd.

Hubert, Matthew C. Rev. of Patriotic Envelopes of the Civil War: The Iconography of Union and Confederate Covers by Steven R. Boyd. "Civil War History" 58 (March 2012): 125-127. Accessed on September 24, 2012: http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/civil_war_history/v058/58.1.hulbert.html

From the guide to the Civil War Patriotic Envelopes Collection, ca. 1861, (The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum)