Leo White Cartoon collection
Scope and Contents
This collection features 17 cartoons created by Leo White between the years of 1955 and 1966. The cartoons feature several baseball hall of famers, including Frank Robinson, Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, and Yogi Berra. There is also a cartoon featuring John F. Kennedy.
Dates
- circa 1960
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions but viewing materials does require an appointment. Please contact the Giamatti Research Center, research@baseballhall.org, 607-547-0330.
Conditions Governing Use
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum provides use copies of materials to facilitate private study, scholarship, and research. The Museum welcomes you to use materials in our collections that are in the public domain and to make fair use of copyrighted materials as defined by copyright law and with proper citation. Permission to publish materials must be obtained from: Giamatti Research Center, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, 25 Main St., Cooperstown, NY 13326 Phone: 607.547.0330 E-mail: research@baseballhall.org
Biographical / Historical
Leo White, who was born in 1919 and died in 2003, was a retired newspaper cartoonist. During World War II, Mr. White served in the Army. He worked as a cartoonist for the Boston Record American, Patriot Ledger, Lynn Evening Item, Enterprise Newspapers and Lowell Sun. Leo White was a member of the Baseball Writers Association of America, Boston chapter, for more than 50 years.
Extent
2.08 Linear Feet (In 1 flat box)
.91 Cubic feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This is a collection of cartoons created by Leo White between 1955 and 1966.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by size.
Physical Location
Manuscript Archives, Aisle 20, Range a, Shelf 4
Custodial History
The collection was donated by the creator, Leo White in 1967.
Appraisal
No materials were removed during accessioning or processing.
Processing Information
The cartoons were matted and placed in a flat archival box.
- Title
- Guide to the Leo White Cartoon collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Claudette Scrafford
- Date
- 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Archives Repository