Papers, 1944-1973.

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Papers, 1944-1973.

The collection contains a scattering of material related to BeRoth's career as a cartoonist and painter. There are galley proofs and a comic book of "Don Winslow of the Navy" and comic strips and galley proofs of "Kitten Kaye," along with related newspaper clippings and letters. There are drawings, paintings and sketches by BeRoth and illustrations of BeRoth's paintings and articles from "Ford Times" magazine. Also included are a photograph of Frank Martinek and a 1973 phonograph record of an original radio broadcast of "Don Winslow of the Navy."

4 cubic ft.

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BeRoth, Leon A.

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BeRoth, a cartoonist and painter from Montana, was originally from Illinois and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1940 he co-produced the comic strip "Don Winslow of the Navy" with its creator, Frank V. Martinek. The "Don Winslow" strip was adapted for television in the late 1950s. In 1957 BeRoth created the comic strip "Kitten Kaye" about forest service personnel, which promoted the national forests in the West. BeRoth was also a watercolor and oil landscape p...

Martinek, Frank Victor, 1895-

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