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Series I: General, 1972-1978, undated
Series III: Alec the Great, 1933-1940, 1942-1943, 1945, 1958
Series IV: Books, 1928-1936
Series V: Helen Thomas collaborations, 1944-1950

Edwina Dumm papers, 1924-1978

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Series II: Cap Stubbs and Tippie, 1930s-1966

Series consists of Edwina's comic strip, Cap Stubbs and Tippie's original art, photocopies of Sunday Pages, daily comic clippings, and reprints, dating from the 1930s to 1966. The strip debuted in 1918 in the Ohio newspaper, The Columbus Monitor. Edwina left Columbus in the fall of 1917 and moved to New York. Cap Stubbs and Tippie was syndicated by the George Matthew Adams Service until it went out of business in 1965, the strip continued in The Washington Star Syndicate until 1966, when Edwina decided to retire. The entire run of the strip lasted 48 years from August 21, 1918, to September 3, 1966. The strip tells the many adventures of Joseph "Cap" Stubbs and his dog, Tippie, along with their relation to Cap's friends and family, especially with Cap's Gran'ma Sara Bailey.

Subseries II.1: Original Art includes the original art of Cap Stubbs and Tippie, dating from the 1930s to 1966. The medium of the original art is mostly ink, pencil, blue pencil on comic strip sized bristol paper and in some cases, with watercolor. Some of which Tippie was cut out and pasted back on the strips.

Subseries II.2: Tippie Sunday Pages include nearly 100 pieces of photocopies and duplicates of the Tippie Sunday Pages, dating from 1930s to 1966, with some pages missing. The Adams service partnered with King Features Syndicate to produce a Tippie Sunday page on November 25, 1934.

Subseries II.3: Daily Clippings and Reprints consists of daily clippings and reprints of Cap Stubbs and Tippie, bulk date from 1924 to 1959. The daily clippings and comic strips run from Monday to Saturday, with some undated or gaps.

Subseries II.1: Original Art, 1930s-1966

Subseries includes the original art of Cap Stubbs and Tippie, dating from the 1930s to 1966. The medium of the original art is mostly ink, pencil, blue pencil on comic strip sized bristol paper and in some cases, with watercolor. Some of which Tippie was cut out and pasted back on the strips.


Box 2 Folder 26 Tippie: "Gee! It seems a fella spends most of his life just bein' hitched to a post", undated

Ink and watercolor on post card size bristol paper. Glue residue on the back, most likely part of a card.


Flatbox 3 Folder 1 Untitled ("Gran'ma never wants anybody to bother her..."), 1930s-12-05

Purchased by Karen L. Green on September 18, 2016. Accessioned in October 2016. Tippie Pasted on strip.

Syndicate: George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.

Medium: Ink over graphite and blue pencil with painted white highlights on Bristol board.

Type: Daily comic strip. Dimension: 16.75" x 5"

Flatbox 3 Folder 1 Untitled ("Jane! Jane! You're snoring!"), 1930s-12-08

Purchased by Karen L. Green on September 18, 2016. Accessioned in October 2016.

Syndicate: George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.

Medium: Ink over graphite and blue pencil with painted white highlights on Bristol board.

Dimension: 16.75" x 5"

Flatbox 3 Folder 1 That's What They'd Do, 1930s-07-14

Purchased by Karen L. Green on September 18, 2016. Accessioned in October 2016.

Syndicate: George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.

Medium: Ink over graphite and blue pencil with painted white highlights on Bristol board

Dimension: 16.5" x 5"

Flatbox 3 Folder 1 Explorin'!, 1944-07-15

Purchased by Karen L. Green on August 21, 2016. Accessioned in September 2016.

Syndicate: George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.

Medium: Ink over graphite on Bristol board

Type: Daily comic strip. Dimension: 16.75" x 5"

Flatbox 3 Folder 1 Oh, Uncle Ben!, 1944-07-17

Purchased by Karen L. Green on August 21, 2016. Accessioned in September 2016.

Syndicate: George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.

Medium: Ink over graphite on Bristol board

Type: Daily comic strip

Dimension: 16.75" x 5"

Flatbox 3 Folder 1 Details Are Lacking, 1944-07-18

Purchased by Karen L. Green on August 21, 2016. Accessioned in September 2016.

Syndicate: George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.

Medium: Ink over graphite on Bristol board

Type: Daily comic strip. Dimension: 16.75" x 5"

Flatbox 3 Folder 1 Yeh!??, 1959-05-23

Purchased by Karen L. Green on October 09, 2016. Accessioned in November 2016.

Syndicate: George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.

Medium: Ink over graphite on Bristol board

Type: Daily comic strip. Dimension: 16" x 5"

Flatbox 3 Folder 2 Yessir, 1956-11-02

Purchased by Karen L. Green on October 23, 2016. Accessioned in November 2016.

Syndicate: George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.

Medium: Ink over graphite on Bristol board with blade-scratched white highlights and Zipatone

Dimension: 16" x 5"

Flatbox 3 Folder 2 "My Land', 1956-11-05

Purchased by Karen L. Green on October 23, 2016. Accessioned in November 2016.

Syndicate: George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.

Medium: Ink over graphite on Bristol board with blade-scratched white highlights and Zipatone

Dimension: 16" x 5"

Flatbox 3 Folder 2 "All Quiet", 1956-12-07

Purchased by Karen L. Green on October 23, 2016. Accessioned in November 2016.

Syndicate: George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.

Medium: Ink over graphite on Bristol board with blade-scratched white highlights and Zipatone

Dimension: 16" x 5"

Flatbox 3 Folder 2 Of All Things!, 1956-11-10

Purchased by Karen L. Green on October 30, 2016. Accessioned in November 2016.

Syndicate: George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.

Medium: Ink over graphite on Bristol board

Type: Daily comic strip

Dimension: 16.5" x 5"

Flatbox 3 Folder 2 Headache and a Dollar, mid-1950s-12-11 to 12-12, 2 items

Purchased by Karen L. Green on October 30, 2016. Accessioned in November 2016.

Syndicate: King Features

Medium: Ink over graphite on Bristol board

Type: Daily comic strip. Dimension: 16.5" x 5"

Flatbox 3 Folder 3 Christmas Card with Comic strip, "I must be a great thinker!", undated

Tippie Pasted on strip.

Medium: Ink and watercolor over graphite and blue pencil with painted white highlights on Bristol board

Type: Daily comic strip. Dimension: 16.75" x 5"

Flatbox 3 Folder 3 Untitled ("Whose dog are you??"), 12-04, no year

Syndicate: George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.

Flatbox 3 Folder 3 And All is Forgiven, 05-21, no year

Syndicate: George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.

Flatbox 3 Folder 3 ... Very Idea!!, circa 1961 or 1962-01-14, or 1961-12-12

Syndicate: George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.

Flatbox 3 Folder 3 Untitled ("What're you laughin' at?"), 02-15, no year

Flatbox 3 Folder 3 Untitled ("I'm diggin' a lake, 'cuz..."), 07-07, no year

Syndicate: George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.

Flatbox 3 Folder 3 A Minor Detail, 1954-05-17

Syndicate: George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.

Flatbox 3 Folder 3 Preview, 1957-04-04

Syndicate: George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.

Flatbox 3 Folder 3 Not..., 1962-12-15

Syndicate: George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.

Flatbox 3 Folder 3 Untitled ("Pop, tell Tippie an' Jaspurr what you read 'bout 'em in a book!"), 1964-02-12

Flatbox 3 Folder 3 Yessir--That's What She Thinks!, circa 1965-04-15

Syndicate: George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.

Flatbox 3 Folder 3 Untitled ("How can you make a million dollars, young man??..."), 07-08, no year

Syndicate: George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.

Flatbox 3 Folder 3 Untitled ("We really should entertain th' Joneses..."), 01-25, no year

Flatbox 3 Folder 3 Untitled ("Our T. V. won't work..."), circa 1965 or 1966-05-12

Syndicate: Washington Star Syndicate, Inc.

Flatbox 3 Folder 3 Untitled ("Now don't you go far..."), circa 1965 or 1966-01-01

Syndicate: Washington Star Syndicate, Inc.

Flatbox 3 Folder 3 Untitled ("Now where did I put my apron..."), circa 1965 or 1966-02-22

Syndicate: Washington Star Syndicate, Inc.

Flatbox 3 Folder 3 Happy Valentines Day, 1966-02-14

Syndicate: Washington Star Syndicate, Inc.

Subseries II.2: Tippie Sunday Pages, Photocopies, 1943 December-1946 July

Subseries include nearly 100 pieces of photocopies and duplicates of the Tippie Sunday Pages, dating from 1930s to 1966, with some pages missing. The Adams service partnered with King Features Syndicate to produce a Tippie Sunday page on November 25, 1934.

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1943-12-04, 2 pages

Date is on a Saturday, not Sunday

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1943-12-11

Date is on a Saturday, not Sunday

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1943-12-18

Date is on a Saturday, not Sunday

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1943-12-25, 2 pages

Date is on a Saturday, not Sunday

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1944-01-01, 2 pages

Date is on a Saturday, not Sunday

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1944-01-15, 2 pages

Date is on a Saturday, not Sunday

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1944-01-29, 2 pages

Date is on a Saturday, not Sunday

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1944-02-05, 2 pages

Date is on a Saturday, not Sunday

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1944-02-12

Date is on a Saturday, not Sunday

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1944-02-19

Date is on a Saturday, not Sunday

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1944-02-26

Date is on a Saturday, not Sunday

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1944-03-05, 2 pages

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1944-03-12

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1944-03-19, 3 pages

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1944-03-26, 2 pages

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1944-04-02, 2 pages

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1944-04-09, 2 pages

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1944-04-16, 2 pages

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1944-04-30, 2 pages

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1944-05-07, 2 pages

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1944-05-14, 2 pages

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1944-05-21, 2 pages

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1944-05-28, 2 pages

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1944-06-04, 3 pages

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1944-06-11, 2 pages

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1944-06-25, 3 pages

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1944-07-02, 2 pages

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1944-07-09, 2 pages

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1944-07-16, 2 pages

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1944-07-23, 2 pages

Flatbox 3 Folder 4 1944-07-30, 2 pages

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1945-07-22

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1945-08-05

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1945-08-12

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1945-08-19

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1945-08-26

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1945-09-02

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1945-11-25

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1945-12-02

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1945-12-09

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1945-12-16

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1945-12-23

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1945-12-30

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1946-01-06

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1946-01-13

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1946-01-20

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1946-01-27

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1946-02-03

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1946-02-10

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1946-02-17

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1946-02-24

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1946-03-03

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1946-03-10

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1946-03-17

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1946-03-24

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1946-03-31

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1946-04-07

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1946-04-14

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1946-04-21

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1946-04-28

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1946-05-05

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1946-05-12

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1946-05-19

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1946-05-26

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1946-06-02

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1946-06-09

Flatbox 3 Folder 5 1946-06-16

Subseries II.3: Daily Clippings and Reprints, 1924-1928, 1942-1944, 1956-1959, undated

Subseries consists of daily clippings and reprints of Cap Stubbs and Tippie, bulk date from 1924 to 1959. The daily clippings and comic strips run from Monday to Saturday, with some undated or gaps.

Daily Clippings, 1924-1928, 1940s


Box 5 1924, 2 folders


Box 6 1925, 2 folders


Box 7 1926, 3 folders


Box 8 1927, 2 folders


Box 9 1928, 3 folders


Box 10 Folder 1-2 undated (circa 1940s?)

Reprints, 1943, 1956-1959

Box 10 Folder 3 1942-1944 (1942-12-29 thru 1943-02-27, 1943-12-27 thru 1944-01-01), 2 folders

Box 10 Folder 4 1943-1944 (1943-01-01 thru 1943-02-12, 1943-12-27 thru 1944-01-01)

Duplicates


Box 4 Folder 1 1943-03-01 thru 1943-12-25

Box 4 Folder 2 Duplicates, 1943-03-08 thru 1943-12-25

Some issues are missing.

Box 4 Folder 3 1956-1957

Selective dates only, not complete.

Box 4 Folder 4 1959

Selective dates only, not complete.