Leo Hershfield Cartoon collection
Scope and Contents
This is a collection of illustrations created by Leo Hershfield between 1933 and 1949, with a reprint created in 1960. Folders 1-7 contain illustrations by Leo Hershfield from the book "Three Men on Third" written by Ira L. Smith and H. Allen Smith, published in 1951. Folders 8-11 contains illustrations by Leo Hershfield from the book "Low and Inside", also by Ira L. Smith and H. Allen Smith, published in 1949. Folders 12 and 13 contain other illustrations by Hershfield, including one reprint.
Dates
- 1933-1960
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 Hershfield, 1904-1979, was a prominent illustrator and a courtroom artist for NBC News. He was referred to as the “Dean of Courtroom Artists” since he was the first modern artist to sketch for TV news in the 1950s and covered 147 trials. In the 1930s, he worked for the Chattanooga Times and The New York Times. In the 1940s and 1950s, he illustrated for Reader’s Digest, The Saturday Evening Post, and Kiplinger’s Changing Times. In the 1950s and 1960s, he created vivid political cartoons as cover art for the Democratic Digest. His artwork was used in more than 55 books. He worked with pencil, pen and ink, watercolor, block printing, wood carving, metal sculpture and photography.
Extent
2.92 Linear Feet (in 1 flat box)
.49 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection includes originals and a reprint of cartoons by Leo Hershfield between 1933 and 1960.
Physical Location
Manuscript Archives, Aisle 20, Range a, Shelf 5
Appraisal
No materials were removed during accessioning or processing.
Processing Information
Illustrations were placed in acid-free folders and in a flat box. Illustrations in folders 1 through 7, and folders 12-13, were conserved with a grant from the Yawkey Foundation 2011 at the North East Document Conservation Center in 2012.
- Title
- Guide to the Leo Hershfield Cartoon collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Claudette Scrafford
- Date
- 2014
- 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