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Small Society - daily and Sunday proofs, 1979

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 19

Scope and Content of the Collection

From the Collection:

This collection consists of Morrie Brickman’s The Small Society comic strip, including: 60 original daily cartoon drawings, 40 original Sunday strip drawings, proofs of daily cartoons, 1966-1985, and Sunday cartoons 1967-1983. The first strip designed for the editorial pages, The Small Society represented the views and reactions of ordinary people to politicians and current political and cultural affairs. Brickman satirized current events and American life, covering topics such as the Vietnam War, Reaganomics, inflation, grocery prices, family, and taxes.

Dates

  • Creation: 1979

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Morrie Brickman Cartoons are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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