[Letter from Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr.] (open access)

[Letter from Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr.]

Letter from cartoonist Mr. Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr., returning caricatures of small comic scenes Crane sent to him, with his criticisms handwritten on and around the drawings.
Date: [1915,1916]
Creator: Landon, Charles N. & Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
NEA Yearbook, 1925 (open access)

NEA Yearbook, 1925

Small booklet with the portraits and names of employees of the Newspaper Enterprise Association in 1925, as well as a brief history and description of the association. On the front, there is a colored art print of a train engine going past a lake, with a mountain in the background, above which a small propeller plane flies.
Date: 1925
Creator: Newspaper Enterprise Association
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clippings about Cartoon Artist Roy Crane] (open access)

[Clippings about Cartoon Artist Roy Crane]

Two clippings of articles about cartoon artist Roy Crane, Jr., his background, career, and a story about a sea storm he experienced. Both articles include a photograph of Crane and the clipping on the left has small cartoon drawings by Crane.
Date: April 11, 1924
Creator: Newspaper Enterprise Association
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr.] (open access)

[Letter from Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr.]

Letter from cartoonist Mr. Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr., returning close-up drawings of facial expressions and profiles Crane sent to him, with his criticisms handwritten on and around the drawings.
Date: [1915,1916]
Creator: Landon, Charles N. & Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Washington Tubbs (Wash Tubbs) Cartoon Promotional Notices

A collection of promotional notices advertising the Washington Tubbs (Wash Tubbs) comic strip, drawn by noted cartoonist Roy Crane.
Date: unknown
Creator: Roy, Crane, Jr.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles Landon to Roy Crane, Jr.] (open access)

[Letter from Charles Landon to Roy Crane, Jr.]

Letter from cartoonist Mr. Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr., returning comics Crane sent to him, with Landon's criticisms handwritten around and on the drawings.
Date: [1915,1916]
Creator: Landon, Charles N. & Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Landon School of Illustrating and Cartooning - Lesson on Lettering (open access)

Landon School of Illustrating and Cartooning - Lesson on Lettering

A copy of the Landon School of Illustrating and Cartooning lesson on lettering. The course was taught by Charles Landon, who was an editor and illustrator at both Cosmopolitan Magazine and The Newspaper Enterprise Association (now a part of E. W. Scripps Company), and was taken by noted cartoonist Roy Crane at the age of 14.
Date: unknown
Creator: Roy, Crane, Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Royston Crane Signature] (open access)

[Royston Crane Signature]

Signature of Royston Crane, dated May 1920.
Date: May 1920
Creator: Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Anatomy and Architectural Sketches]

A collection of human anatomy and architectural sketches, each dated and signed by the artist.
Date: {1920-07-29,1920-08-06,1920-08-11,1920-08-13,1920-10-18,1920-10-20,1920-10-21,1920-10-24,1920-11-05,1920-11-08,1920-11-10,1920-11-17,1920-11-22,1920-12-06}
Creator: Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr.] (open access)

[Letter from Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr.]

Letter from cartoonist Mr. Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr., returning caricatures of several people Crane sent to him, with Landon's criticisms handwritten on and around the drawings.
Date: [1915,1916]
Creator: Landon, Charles N. & Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Leader Tablet with Drawings] (open access)

[The Leader Tablet with Drawings]

A Leader writing tablet with a maroon cardboard cover, containing drawings and writings by Roy Crane, including illustrations of buildings, houses, battles, ships, trains, and automobiles. There are a few school exercises among the illustrations.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Comic Anatomy with Criticisms]

Ink drawings of male figures, mostly naked or wearing loincloths, depicting action in the human form. There are handwritten notes in pencil around the drawings, with arrows pointing to different parts of each drawing.
Date: [1915,1916]
Creator: Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane Jr.] (open access)

[Letter from Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane Jr.]

Letter from cartoonist Mr. Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr., returning caricatures of people in active poses, including a German military man and a dancing skeleton, that Crane sent to him, with Landon's criticisms handwritten around the drawings.
Date: [1915,1916]
Creator: Landon, Charles N. & Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles Landon to Roy Crane] (open access)

[Letter from Charles Landon to Roy Crane]

Letter from cartoonist Mr. Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr., returning caricatures Crane sent to him, along with his criticisms.
Date: [1915,1916]
Creator: Landon, Charles N. & Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kingfisher Theme Tablet Cover with Illustrations]

The cardboard cover of a Kingfisher Theme Tablet, with small drawings of a small man, a kingfisher bird, and other small birds.
Date: [1911..1919]
Creator: Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr.] (open access)

[Letter from Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr.]

Letter from cartoonist Mr. Charles N. Landon to Roy Crane, Jr., returning caricatures of children Crane sent to him, with his criticisms handwritten around the drawings.
Date: [1915,1916]
Creator: Landon, Charles N. & Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
At the Athletic Club (open access)

At the Athletic Club

Newspaper clipping of a political cartoon by Herbert Johnson depicting two men in the dressing room of an athletic club, getting dressed in clothes held together by safety pins and nails. The man on the left asks the other man, "Your Wife Doing Any Knitting For Soldiers?" The other man answers, "Yep!"
Date: [1900..]
Creator: Johnson, Herbert
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Political and Relationships Comics]

A collection of political and social comics drawn in ink, with extra marks in pencil, including a drawing on the back of one of the illustrations
Date: [1901..1977]
Creator: Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

Drawings_by_Youthful_Royston_Crane

A collection of drawings, most likely originally appearing in a single tablet, done by a young Roy Crane.
Date: 1904/1915
Creator: Roy, Crane, Jr.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Prize Beauties Writing Tablet with Drawings] (open access)

[Prize Beauties Writing Tablet with Drawings]

A colorful Prize Beauties Tablet, with pansy flowers on the cover, containing drawings and writings by Roy Crane, including illustrations of buildings, trolleys, ships, trains, and automobiles.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The Road to Adventure with Roy Crane] (open access)

[Clipping: The Road to Adventure with Roy Crane]

A newspaper clipping advertising the "Wash Tubbs" cartoon by Roy Crane. The advertisement includes an image of Roy Crane working at his desk and a small sample of the comic.
Date: [1920..1940]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Miscellaneous Advertising and Political Comics]

Compilation of political and advertising cartoons, depicting caricatures of angels, African-Americans, and Nazis. The compilation also includes non-caricature sketches of men, women, automobiles, and a small, one-story house.
Date: [1901..1977]
Creator: Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Comics with Criticisms]

Cartoons drawn by Roy Crane, Jr., depicting a farm scene, a street scene, and a scene inside a small house, with notes and criticisms handwritten around the drawings.
Date: [1915,1916]
Creator: Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sports Comics with Criticisms]

Sports-themed comics drawn by Roy Crane, Jr., with criticisms handwritten on and around the drawings.
Date: [1915,1916]
Creator: Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History