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George White Political Cartoons collection, 1938-1969, bulk 1940-1960

 

Summary

Creator:
White, Geo. (George), 1901-1964
Tampa Tribune (1895-2016) (Tampa, Fla.)
Extent:
4.00 Linear Feet
2 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

George White Political Cartoons Collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Background

Scope and content:

Editorial cartoons from the Tampa Morning Tribune, which became the Tampa Tribune, ranging from the 1940s to the 1960s.  Topics covered World War Two, national politics, Florida politics, and Tampa culture.

Biographical / historical:

George Robert White was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on January 7, 1901. In 1915 White and his family relocated to Tampa, Florida.  After completing a correspondence course in drawing, White studied art under Tampa artist Walter Collins.  In 1928 White began working for the Tampa Morning Tribune as a commercial artist; a year later White was hired as a regular member of the staff. On May 6, 1934, White became a regular cartoonist at the Tribune, where his cartoons were featured on the front page.  These cartoons became a staple of the paper until his death on March 7, 1964. Through the course of his career White provided a witty, comical and analytical perspective to such topics as: World War Two, national politics, Florida politics, Tampa culture and politics. In 1943 a compilation of his World War Two cartoons were compiled and edited by Byron S. Stephens in a book entitled, The War in Black With White, a follow up was released in 1944.

Acquisition information:
Purchased
Arrangement:

Unarranged

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Terms of access:

None.  The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright.  Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Preferred citation:

George White Political Cartoons Collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Location of this collection:
The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus
4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122
Tampa
FL
33620-5400
USA