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 The Cartoon Research Library's primary mission is to develop a comprehensive research collection documenting American printed cartoon art, to organize the materials, and to provide access to these resources. The scope of the collection includes: . editorial cartoons . comic strips . comic books . graphic novels . sports cartoons . magazine cartoons Materials about animation are collected only as they relate to the library's printed cartoon holdings.  The Cartoon Research Library was established in 1977 in two converted classrooms in the Journalism Building with the founding gift of the Milton Caniff Collection. Its collections of original art and manuscripts have been built primarily through gifts-in-kind. The largest single donation to date is the Robert Roy Metz Collection of 83,034 original cartoons by 113 cartoonists, appraised at $9.1 million and donated by United Media in 1992. The Cartoon Research Library is now the largest and most comprehensive academic research facility documenting printed cartoon art. Administratively it is part of Ohio State University Libraries.  Current holdings include more than: . 250,000 original cartoons . 34,500 books . 51,000 serial titles . 2,800 linear feet of manuscript materials . 2.5 million comic strip clippings and tear sheets  . Unique collections of original art and manuscript materials including among others, the Nick Anderson Collection, the Jim Borgman Collection, the Eldon Dedini Collection, the Edwina Dumm Collection, the Will Eisner Collection, the Woody Gelman Collection of Winsor McCay cartoons, the Walt Kelly Collection, the Toni Mendez Collection, and the Bill Watterson Deposit Collection . Archival professional records including the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, National Cartoonists Society, Newspaper Features Council, and Cartoonists Guild . Biographical registry of cartoonists containing files for more than 5,000 cartoonists and clipping files organized by cartoon-related subjects . San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection, acquired from its director, Bill Black beard, in 1998. This gives the library the largest collection of newspaper comic strip tear sheets and clippings in the world. Search the on-line finding aid at Guide to the San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection . Extensive collection of Japanese comics known as manga searchable at The Ohio State University Manga Website  Our library sponsors programs related to cartoon art by mounting exhibits on campus, lending for exhibits elsewhere, and hosting speakers, seminars, workshops and conferences. The Festival of Cartoon Art, held triennially since 1983, attracts participants from around the world. Check the website for current information.  Search the Ohio State University Libraries on-line catalog of published works and manuscript collections at The Ohio State University Library. The location code CGA indicates the Cartoon Research Library. A searchable database of portions of the Cartoon Research Library's collection of original art is available at Cartoon Research Library Searchable Database. Because this is an archival facility, items from its collections are available only on site. None may be borrowed for personal use outside the reading room, and the library's stacks are closed to browsers. Tours of the stacks are available by appointment. Educational resources relating to the history of printed cartoons and digital albums of the library's treasures are accessible on our website.  Support the Cartoon Research Library's mission by: . donating original art or cartoon-related books . volunteering . making a financial contribution . joining The Ohio State University Friends of the Libraries. Contact The Ohio State University Libraries Development Office at 614-297-6828 |