Mort Gerberg collection, 9999

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#1775
Bib ID:
11542165 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Gerberg, Mort
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
72 linear feet ( )
Language(s):
English .
Access:
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

This collection has no restrictions.

This collection is located on-site.

Description

Summary

His archives contain tens of thousands of original sketches (indexed), original comic strip art, daily records, idea notebooks, early childhood artwork, and much more.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

This collection has no restrictions.

This collection is located on-site.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

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.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Mort Gerberg Collection; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

2015.2016.M041: Source of acquisition--Mort Gerberg. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--8//2015.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Collection-level record describing unprocessed material made public in summer 2018 as part of the Hidden Collections initiative.

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Biographical / Historical

Mort Gerberg is a prolific cartoonist and native New Yorker. He has published extensively in The New Yorker, Playboy, and Publishers Weekly, as well as drawing syndicated comic strips. He has written and illustrated books, done advertising illustration, drawn for network news shows, and more.

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Genre/Form
Cartoons (humorous images) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Political cartoons CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Gerberg, Mort CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Caricatures and cartoons CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Cartoonists CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID