Papers, 1912-1954.

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Papers, 1912-1954.

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Collection contains 16 folio volumes of proof sheets of McManus' comic strip Bringing up father (1918-39), one folio volume of proof sheets of his comic strip Rosie's beau (1917-18). Includes an original drawing of the March 22, 1925 issue of Bringing up father and 2 framed proof sheets (1948). Also includes cartoon books and 15 numbers of the periodical titled, Circulation, as well as scrapbooks, photographs, and ephemera relating to McManus' life and travels.

3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)12 oversize boxes.

University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 7409501

University of California, Los Angeles

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McManus, George, 1884-1954

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McManus was born in St. Louis, MO, on Jan. 23, 1884; at the age of 15 he became a cartoonist first for the St. Louis republic, and then for the Post-dispatch; moved to the New York world in 1904, and the New York american in 1912, where he created the comic strips Rosie's beau and his most famous strip, Bringing up father, which began in 1913; it became internationally known, appearing in 750 newspapers throughout the world; a play based on Bringing up father toured the country in the 1920s, and...