Charles Saxon papers, 1940-1989

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#1112
Bib ID:
4079735 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Saxon, Charles, 1920-1988
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
19 linear feet (30 mapcase drawers, 10 boxes)
Language(s):
English .
Other Finding Aids

Scanned finding aid with additional subject headings found here: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/ldpd_rbml_4079735.pdf

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.

This collection is located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

Description

Summary

Sketches, sketchbooks, scrapbooks, tearsheets, photographs and printed material. The collection includes more than 900 drawings and watercolors. The material covers much of Charles Saxon's professional career

Arrangement

The bulk of the collection is arranged alphabetically by the title of the magazine in which the cartoon or cover illustration appeared or was proposed for, and within titles chronologically.

Using the Collection

Other Finding Aids

Scanned finding aid with additional subject headings found here: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/ldpd_rbml_4079735.pdf

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.

This collection is located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Single photocopies 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); Charles Saxon papers; 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.

Ownership and Custodial History

Bequest of Charles Saxon, 1989.

Gift of Nancy Saxon, 1993.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Saxon, Charles. Method of acquisition--Bequest; Date of acquisition--1989. Accession number--M-1989.

Cartoons & drawings: Source of acquisition--Saxon, Nancy. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1993. Accession number--M-1993.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Entered in AMC MJT 02/06/91.

Cartoons & drawings Processed RE 02/10/94.

Revision Description

2009-06-26 File created.

2019-04-18 Container list derived from PDF added.

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

Biographical / Historical

Noted illustrator and cartoonist. Charles David Saxon (1920-1988) graduated with a B.A. from Columbia in 1940. While still in his teens, Saxon joined the staff of Dell Publishing Company as an editor before becoming a pilot in the Army Air Corps. He continued his work at Dell after the war until he joined the staff of "The New Yorker." His drawings were used in advertisements for a number of corporations. His cartoons and illustrations appeared in such magazines as "Architectural Record" "McCall's Magazine" "Sports Illustrated" "Newsweek" "Town and Country" "Woman's Day" and "Gourmet Magazine." His work was collected in three volumes, OH, HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY! (1960), ONE MAN'S FANCY (1970), AND HONESTY IS ONE OF THE BEST POLICIES (1984).

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
Artists' proofs CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Caricatures CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Cartoons (humorous images) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Cartoons (working drawings) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Charcoal drawings CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Drawings (visual works) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Lithographs CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Periodical illustrations CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Political cartoons CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Sketchbooks CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Sketches CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
watercolors (painting) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Artists CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Caricatures and cartoons CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Cartoonists CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Catalogs CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Commercial art CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Illustrated books CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Illustrators CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Magazine covers CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Magazine illustration CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID