Willard Mullin Cartoon collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 41 cartoons created by Willard Mullin between 1936 and 1966. Most of them are about the New York Yankees, including ones featuring Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio. Several feature Yankees General Manager George Weiss and his dealings with player contracts.
Dates
- 1936-1969
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
Willard Mullin, September 14, 1902 – December 20, 1978, was an American sports cartoonist. He is most famous for his creation of the "Brooklyn Bum", the personification of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team. For decades he cartooned daily for Scripps-Howard's New York World-Telegram and Sun and was often published in Scripps-Howard's twenty papers, as well as in the Sporting News.
Extent
5 Linear Feet (in 2 flat boxes)
3.13 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This is a collection of 41 cartoons with the New York Yankees and George Weiss as favorite subjects.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by accession number.
Physical Location
Manuscript Archives, top of oversize cabinet
Appraisal
No materials were removed during accessioning or processing.
Accruals
Four cartoons were added in September 2023.
Processing Information
The cartoons were placed in 2 archival flat boxes.
Source
- Weiss, George Martin, 1894-1972 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Willard Mullin Cartoon collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Claudette Scrafford
- Date
- 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- September 26, 2023: Claudette Scrafford added four additional donated cartoons.
Repository Details
Part of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Archives Repository