Guide to San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection
Newspaper Comic Strips
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Guide to the SFACA Collection : Newspaper Comic Strips
Series III: Individual Artists





Thomas Aloysius Dorgan (TAD), 1899-1929


The following folders contain, unless otherwise noted, tearsheets with sports cartoons; editorial cartoons; topical cartoons; spot illustrations; one-shot comic strips; classified advertisement cartoons; and illustrations, cartoons, and puzzles for the children's pages.



SFT57-1
The Bulletin (San Francisco)
July 4-19, 1899


SFT57-2
The Bulletin (San Francisco)
August 3-27, 1899


SFT57-3
The Bulletin (San Francisco)
September 3-25, 1899
Also includes work by Frederick Burr Opper.


SFT57-4
The Bulletin (San Francisco)
October 1-31, 1899


SFT57-5
The Bulletin (San Francisco)
November 5-29, 1899


SFT57-6
The Bulletin (San Francisco)
December 3-31, 1899


SFT57-7
The Bulletin (San Francisco)
April 2-27, 1900


SFT57-8
The Bulletin (San Francisco)
May 1-29, 1900


SFT57-9
The Bulletin (San Francisco)
June 3-29, 1900


SFT57-10
The Bulletin (San Francisco)
October 6-31, 1900


SFT57-11
The Bulletin (San Francisco)
November 4-28, 1900


SFT57-12
The Bulletin (San Francisco)
December 2-30, 1900


SFT57-13
The Bulletin (San Francisco)
September 22, 1901; November 10, 1901


SFT57-14
The Bulletin (San Francisco)
January 19, 1902; March 23, 1902


SFT57-15
The Bulletin (San Francisco)
May 10 - June 28, 1903


SFT57-16
The Bulletin (San Francisco)
Unknown


SFT57-17
Photographs
April 1905; 1909; May 1926
Photographs of Dorgan posing in various costumes; with other cartoonists and Jack Johnson at the signing of articles between Johnson and James Jeffries; with unidentified man (possibly a brother).


SFT57-18
various newspapers
December 9, 1925 - May 9, 1929


SFT58-1
Chicago American
July 22, 1910


SFT58-2
Los Angeles Examiner
April 1907- November 1916
Other artists include Gus Mager.


SFT58-3
Los Angeles Herald
November 1, 1927


SFT58-4
New York American
July 20-21, 1907


SFT58-5
New York Journal
December 1906; February 1, 1908; September 2, 1909


SFT58-6
New York Journal
December 11, 1911; April 17-18, 1913; October 22, 1914
Panel on October 7 includes illustrations by Dorgan, Walter Hoban, Winsor McCay, George McManus, Hal Coffman, Harry Hershfield, T.E. Powers and Milt Gross.


SFT58-7
New York Journal
July 10-December 11, 1915


SFT58-8
New York Journal
March 2, 1922


SFT58-9
New York World
May 9, 1920


SFT58-10
Oakland Tribune
March 23, 1907


SFT58-11
The Sun and New York Herald
May 9, 1920


SFT58-12
San Francisco Examiner
February 15-19, 1905; January 12-November 24, 1909
Other artists include T. E. Powers and Nell Brinkley.


SFT58-13
San Francisco Examiner
January 5 - April 10, 1910; July 4, 1911


SFT58-14
San Francisco Examiner
August 13 - December 24, 1912
Other artists include Hal Coffman.


SFT58-15
San Francisco Examiner
January 6 - May 26, 1913


SFT59-1
San Francisco Call
September 1-30, 1913


SFT59-2
San Francisco Call
October 1-31, 1913
Other artists include Harry Murphy, Hal Coffman, and A. E. Fera.


SFT59-3
San Francisco Call
November 3-28, 1913
Other artists include Harry Murphy and Hal Coffman.


SFT59-4
San Francisco Call/San Francisco Call and Post
December 1-31, 1913
Other artists include Harry Murphy. On December 9, there is an advertisement for a Daffydil scarf pin.


SFT59-5
San Francisco Call and Post
January 1-31, 1914
Other artists include Harry Murphy and Will Porter.


SFT59-6
San Francisco Call and Post
February 2-28, 1914
Other artists include Harry Murphy and Will Porter.


SFT59-7
San Francisco Call and Post
April 3-30, 1914


SFT59-8
San Francisco Call and Post
May 1-30, 1914


SFT59-9
San Francisco Call and Post
June 1-30, 1914
Other artists include Harry Murphy.


SFT59-10
San Francisco Call and Post
July 1-31, 1914
Other artists include Harry Murphy and Hal Coffman.


SFT59-11
San Francisco Call and Post
August 1-31, 1914
Other artists include Hal Coffman.


SFT60-1
San Francisco Call and Post
October 1-15, 1914


SFT60-2
San Francisco Call and Post
October 16-31, 1914


SFT60-3
San Francisco Call and Post
November 2-30, 1914
Other artists include Nell Brinkley.


SFT60-4
San Francisco Call and Post
December 1-15, 1914


SFT60-5
San Francisco Call and Post
December 16-31, 1914


SFT60-6
San Francisco Call and Post
January 1-30, 1915


SFT60-7
San Francisco Call and Post
February 1-13, 1915


SFT60-8
San Francisco Call and Post
February 15-27, 1915


SFT60-9
San Francisco Call and Post
March 1-15, 1915


SFT60-10
San Francisco Call and Post
March 16-31, 1915


SFT60-11
San Francisco Call and Post
April 1-14, 1915


SFT60-12
San Francisco Call and Post
April 16-29, 1915


SFT60-13
San Francisco Call and Post
February 5; November 17,


SFT60-14
San Francisco Call and Post
October 1, 1918; October 2, 1919
Other artists include Nell Brinkley and Robert Ripley.


SFT60-15
San Francisco Call and Post
November 29, 1920; August 1, 1921


SFT60-16
San Francisco Call and Post
April 29, 1922; October 26, 1922
Other artists include Hype Igoe.


SFT60-17
San Francisco Call and Post
November 25, 1924


SFT60-18
San Francisco Call and Post
June 6, 1925; December 1-2, 1925


SFT60-19
San Francisco Call and Post
February 11-December 25, 1926
Other artists include Jimmy Hatlo.


SFT60-20
San Francisco Call and Post
March 30, 1927; January 20, 1928; May 3, 1929


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