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A small collection of 75-100 letters from well-known cartoonists, covering a roughly 35-year period, some typed, some handwritten.
Arranged by writer's name.
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Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); R. Robert Pollak Correspondence; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
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2015.2016.M010: Source of acquisition--R. Robert Pollak. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--7/2/2015.
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Collection-level record describing unprocessed material made public in summer 2018 as part of the Hidden Collections initiative.
Papers [processed, etc.] [initials here] mm/dd/yyyy.
A graduate of Pratt Institute, drawing illustrations with a cartoon flair since the mid-1970's. Many pen and ink illustrations have appeared in an assortment of publications over the years. Starting with The Soho Weekly News and Saks Fifth Avenue, to more recently The Shawangunk Journal, The Ellenville Public Library/Museum, and Historic Green-Wood Cemetery. With assistance from John Sterling Lucas, Pollak started the Katy Keene Fan Club page on FB, that he administered and created art for from 2009-2011. The club was a homage to Bill Woggon's 1945 creation. More recently Pollak's Mermaids, Vixens, and Wenches, A Pin-Up Gallery, features new postcard collections. In 2012 a comic book of pin-ups for Mermaids, Vixens, and Wenches will be announced.
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