Title: Frank King Cartoons
Inclusive Dates: 1922-1955 (bulk 1933-1955)

Creator:

• King, Frank, 1883-1969

Call Number: PH 1052; M2009-020

Quantity: 2000 items (26 flat boxes); plus additions of 0.2 cubic feet (2 oversize folders)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Original pen drawings by Frank King, an American cartoonist from Wisconsin, for his popular comic strip Gasoline Alley, published by the Chicago Tribune. The bulk of the collection dates from 1933-1955; there are only 6 items total from 1922, 1930, and undated.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ph01052

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Gasoline Alley Comic Strips by Frank King, 1922-1951. Rollins College, Olin Library, Archives and Special Collections.

This collection was received in multiple parts from the donor(s) and is organized into 2 major parts. These materials have not been physically interfiled and researchers might need to consult more than one part to locate similar materials.

• Part 1 (PH 1052): Original Collection, 1922-1955 (bulk 1933-1955)
• Part 2 (M2009-020): Additions, 1934-1954

PH 1052	Part 1 (PH 1052): Original Collection, 1922-1955 (bulk 1933-1955) Physical Description: 2000 items (26 flat boxes)
Box   1	undated
Box   1	1922 October 16
Box   1	1930
Box   1	1933-1935
Box   2	1936 March-September
Box   2	1937 January-December
Box   3	1938 January-December
Box   3	1939 January-October
Box   7	1940 January-December
Box   7	1941 June
Box   8	1942 April-December
Box   8	1943 February-August
Box   8	1944 June-July
Box   9	1944 August-December
Box   4	1945 January-July
Box   5	1945 August-September
Box   6	1945 October-December
Box   10	1946 January-April
Box   11	1946 May-December
Box   12	1947 January-June
Box   13	1947 July October
Box   14	1947 November-December
Box   14	1948 January-July
Box   15	1948 August-December
Box   15	1949 June-August
Box   15	1950 February-April
Box   16	1951 January-May
Box   17	1951 June-September
Box   18	1951 October-December
Box   18	1952 January-February
Box   19	1952 March-August
Box   20	1952 September-December
Box   20	1953 January
Box   21	1953 February-August
Box   22	1953 September-December
Box   22	1954 January-April
Box   23	1954 May-August
Box   24	1954 September-December
Box   25	1955 January-June
Box   26	1955 July-December
M2009-020	Part 2 (M2009-020): Additions, 1934-1954 Physical Description: 0.2 cubic feet (2 oversize folders)  Scope and Content Note: Additions, 1934-1954, consisting of cartoons and photographs. Included are “All Aboard for Flora Dell” photo album and 16 personal photographs of Frank King, his family and his friends. Also included are 20 Frank King cartoons, "Gasoline Alley" comic strips, stamps, Christmas cards and original artwork, and articles about King family genealogy.	⇧
Oversize folder   1	“All Aboard for Flora Dell” photo album
Oversize folder   1	Frank King, his family and his friends photographs
Oversize folder   2	Frank King cartoons and artwork
Oversize folder   2	King family genealogy