Capp, Al, 1909-1979

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Cartoonist, illustrator; New York, N.Y.

Creator of the comic strip "Lil' Abner". Full name is Alfred Gerald Caplin.

From the description of Al Capp cartoon drawings, 1950-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122515753

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn White mss., 1932-1969 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn Buchwald, Art. Art Buchwald papers, 1952-1990. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Milton Caniff Collection, 1805-2007, 1910-1988 The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
creatorOf Capp, Al, 1909-1979. [Li'l Abner proofs], 1966-1970 Ohio State University Libraries
referencedIn Harvard Law School Forums Records Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Hugh Morton Photographs and Films, late 1920s-2006, (bulk 1940s-1990s) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection.
creatorOf Williams, Gaar, 1880-1935. [Comic strip publicity scrapbooks], 1923-1969 Ohio State University Libraries
creatorOf Great Issues (Dartmouth College). Records, 1946-1974. Dartmouth College Library
creatorOf Capp, Al, 1909-1979. [Correspondence] Ohio State University Libraries
referencedIn Carolina Symposium. Records of the Carolina Symposium, 1927- 1986. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn National Cartoonists Society Interviews, 1959-1962 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Garrett Orr Papers, bulk, circa 1873-1994, 1890s-1914, 1935-1965 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
creatorOf Gyorgy Kepes papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Capp, Al, 1909-1979. Li'l Abner / by Al Capp. Michigan State University Libraries, Main Library
creatorOf Boys, Richard Charles, 1912-. Correspondence, 1949-1954. University of Michigan
referencedIn Flagg, Mildred Buchanan, 1886-1980. Papers, 1876-1955 (inclusive), 1900-1955 (bulk). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn John Mason Brown papers, 1922-1967. Houghton Library
creatorOf Capp, Al, 1909-1979. Artist file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
referencedIn Hugh Morton Photographs and Films, late 1920s-2006, (bulk 1940s-1990s) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection.
referencedIn Ohio State University. Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. Al Capp 1909-1979 biographical file. Ohio State University Libraries
creatorOf Russel B. Nye Popular Culture Collection. Li'l Abner : clipping file. Michigan State University Libraries, Main Library
referencedIn Lawrence Graham Brooks papers, 1897-1981 Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Baker, George, 1915-1975. Bernard Meeks Cartoon Collection [manuscript] 1860-1945. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn San Francisco Academy of Comic Art collection : Newspaper Comic Strips, 1893-1996 The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
referencedIn Minow, Newton N., 1926-. Papers, 1954-1965. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Al Capp cartoon drawings Archives of American Art
creatorOf Shelley, Philip Allison, 1907-. Philip Allison Shelley correspondence related to the Simmons Series, 1947-1959. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Capp, Al, 1909-1979. L'il Abner. The Thousand year old fiance : pilot script / by Al Capp. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
referencedIn Frank Farrell Papers, 1897-1988, (bulk 1945-1975) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Dean Burch Papers, 1964-1973 Arizona State University Libraries Arizona Collection
referencedIn Alvah Posen Papers, 1919-1959 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
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associatedWith Boucher, Anthony, 1911-1968 person
associatedWith Boys, Richard Charles, 1912- person
associatedWith Brooks, Lawrence Graham, 1881-1981 person
correspondedWith Brown, John Mason, 1900-1969 person
associatedWith Buchwald, Art. person
associatedWith Burch, Dean, 1927- person
associatedWith Carolina Symposium. corporateBody
correspondedWith Farrell, Frank, 1912-1983. person
associatedWith Flagg, Mildred Buchanan, 1886-1980. person
associatedWith Great Issues (Dartmouth College) corporateBody
correspondedWith Harvard Law School Forum corporateBody
associatedWith Kepes, Gyorgy, 1906-2001. person
associatedWith Milton Caniff person
associatedWith Minow, Newton N., 1926-. person
associatedWith Morton, Hugh M. person
associatedWith Morton, Hugh M. person
associatedWith National Cartoonists Society. corporateBody
associatedWith New Syndicate corporateBody
associatedWith Orr, Garrett person
correspondedWith Posen, Alvah person
associatedWith San Francisco Academy of Comic Art. Bill Blackbeard, Director corporateBody
associatedWith Shelley, Philip Allison, 1907- person
Place Name Admin Code Country
New York (State)--New York
Subject
Caricatures and cartoons
Cartooning
Cartoonists
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Birth 1909-09-28

Death 1979-11-05

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