Burris Jenkins Jr. Cartoon collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 35 cartoons drawn by Burris Jenkins, Jr. between 1927 and 1947. Most feature Babe Ruth, both during and after his career with the New York Yankees. Other players featured include Lou Gehrig and Dizzy Dean.
Dates
- 1927-1947
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
Burris Jenkins Jr., 1896-1966, was the son of a prominent Kansas City minister, war correspondent and newspaper editor. Jenkins Jr. was a popular sports cartoonist, whose work appeared in the New York Journal-American from 1931. His humorous published verses were also popular. Although best known for his sports themes, Jenkins was also a skilled courtroom illustrator and editorial cartoonist. He was fired from his first job and the Kansas City Post for a series of pessimistic Christmas cartoons, a firing which prompted his father's resignation from the same newspaper. Among his best-remembered cartoons is his sentimental image of Babe Ruth's farewell to Yankee Stadium.
Extent
5 Linear Feet (In 2 flat boxes)
3.13 Cubic feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This is a collection of Burris Jenkins Jr cartoons, many of which feature Babe Ruth, created between 1927 and 1947.
Physical Location
Manuscript Archives, Aisle 24, Range b, Shelf 2
Processing Information
The cartoons were matted and placed in archival flat boxes.
- Title
- Guide to Burris Jenkins Jr. 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