A Guide to the Bob Englehart Collection

Archives & Special Collections, University of Connecticut Libraries

Summary Information

Repository:
Archives & Special Collections, University of Connecticut Libraries
Creator:
Schorr, William M. [collector].
Creator:
Wright, Dick [collector].
Title:
A Guide to the Bob Englehart Collection
ID:
2004.0026
Date [inclusive]:
1987, 1991, 1995-1996, 2005-2009, 2012
Physical Description:
1.0 Linear feet
Language of the Material:
English
Abstract:
The collection contains original editorial cartoons drawn by Bob Englehart. The cartoons are generally 8.5 inches by 11.5 inches in size. An additional signed copy of a cartoon is also included.

Preferred Citation

[Item description, #:#], Bob Englehart Collection. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries

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Biography

A native of Indiana, Bob Englehart studied at the American Academy of Art in Chicago before joining the staff of Chicago Today in 1966 as cartoonist and illustrator. In 1972, Englehart returned to Fort Wayne, Indiana as a free-lance artist for The Journal-Gazette. He became a full-time cartoonist in 1975 when he joined the staff of The Journal Herald ( Dayton, Ohio). In 1980, Englehart was hired as the first full-time editorial cartoonist for The Hartford Courant ( Hartford, Connecticut). Englehart's cartoons are now syndicated and he has published several collections of his editorial cartoons in addition to illustrating a children's book and providing television cartoon commentary.

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Scope and Content

The collection contains the original artwork for editorial cartoons published in The Hartford Courant in 1995-1996, 2005-2009. A signed copy of a 1987 cartoon is also included.

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Arrangement

The collection is chronologically arranged in one series.

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Administrative Information

Publication Statement

Archives & Special Collections, University of Connecticut Libraries February 2004

University of Connecticut Libraries405 Babbidge Road Unit 1205Storrs, Connecticut, 06269-1205860.486.2524archives@uconn.edu

Revision Description

December 2012

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.

Acquisition Information

The collection of original cartoons (1995) was donated by Dick Wright in 2004. The signed photocopy was donated by Norman Stevens in 2003. The more recent cartoons (2005-2009) were donated by William M. Schorr. Two framed cartoons were donated in 2012.

Access

The collection is open and available for research.

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Controlled Access Headings

  • Englehart, Bob
  • Cartoonists
  • Editorial cartoons
  • Illustrations (layout features).
  • Works of Art

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Collection Inventory

Series I: Editorial Cartoons,, 1987, 1991, 1995-1996, 2005-2009

General note

[Note: General topical descriptions for the cartoons have been supplied by the processor for access purposes only.]

Title/DescriptionInstances
Sports Center/Library funding,, 1987 June
Box 2 Folder 21
Mobile scud missile launcher,, 1991
Box 3 Folder 113
Y'Know...You're really starting to get on my nerves (Middle East),, 1991
Box 3 Folder 114
University of Connecticut Athletics,, 1995 January 31
Box 1 Folder 1
State Economy,, 1995 February 3
Box 1 Folder 2
John Rowland,, 1995 February 22
Box 1 Folder 3
Weather,, 1995 March 21
Box 1 Folder 4
University of Connecticut Athletics,, 1995 March 28
Box 1 Folder 5
Politics,, 1995 April 19
Box 1 Folder 6
John Rowland,, 1995 June 1
Box 1 Folder 7
State Legislature,, 1995 June 9
Box 1 Folder 8
Affirmative Action,, 1995 June 13
Box 1 Folder 9
Hartford Boys Academy,, 1995 July 7
Box 1 Folder 10
Nancy Johnson,, 1995 July 19
Box 1 Folder 11
EAI,, 1995 September 6
Box 1 Folder 12
Betty Crocker,, 1995 September 13
Box 1 Folder 13
World Conference on Women,, 1995 Setpember 19
Box 1 Folder 14
Million Man March,, 1995 September 27
Box 1 Folder 15
Middle East Peace Negotiations,, 1995 October 1
Box 1 Folder 16
Lowell Weicker,, 1995 November 9
Box 1 Folder 17
Nancy Johnson,, 1995 November 28
Box 1 Folder 18
Department of Children and Families,, 1995 December 15
Box 1 Folder 19
Nancy Johnson,, 1995 December 19
Box 1 Folder 20
Yale Unviersity labor,, 1996 February 23
Box 2 Folder 22
Connecticut Science Center,, 1996 February 25
Box 2 Folder 23
Hartford Democratic Town Committee Ballot,, 1996 March 5
Box 2 Folder 24
Assisted Suicide/Bankruptcy,, 1996 April 19
Box 2 Folder 25
Ethics ( Nancy Johnson),, 1996 May 2
Box 2 Folder 26
Benjamin Netanyahu,, 1996 June 2
Box 2 Folder 27
Ethics Report ( Nancy Johnson),, 1996 September 6
Box 2 Folder 28
State Health Department,, 1996 October 1
Box 2 Folder 29
African Crisis,, 1996 November 3
Box 2 Folder 30
University of Connecticut budget,, 1996 November 21
Box 2 Folder 31
George W. Bush Administration,, 2005 November 3
Box 1 Folder 32
Walmart employment practices,, 2005 November 4
Box 1 Folder 33
Gas Prices,, 2005 November 6
Box 1 Folder 34
Jacques Chirac and French riots,, 2005 November 9
Box 1 Folder 35
Kansas Board of Education (science),, 2005 November 11
Box 1 Folder 36
Al-Qaida and Jordan bombings,, 2005 November 13
Box 1 Folder 37
House of Representatives education funding cuts,, 2005 November 15
Box 1 Folder 38
Iraq (Bush/Blair exit),, 2005 November 16
Box 1 Folder 39
Samuel A. Alito nomination,, 2005 November 17
Box 1 Folder 40
Medicare Prescription plan,, 2005 November 18
Box 2 Folder 41
Bird Flu,, 2005 November 24
Box 2 Folder 42
Gay Ban (Church),, 2005 December 1
Box 2 Folder 43
Samuel A. Alito nomination,, 2005 December 4
Box 2 Folder 44
Ann Coulter,, 2005 December 6
Box 2 Folder 45
Saddam Hussein,, 2005 December 9
Box 2 Folder 46
George W. Bush Foregin policy,, 2005 December 14
Box 2 Folder 47
Iraq war spending,, 2005 December 15
Box 2 Folder 48
Ban on torture,, 2005 December
Box 2 Folder 49
George W. Bush polls,, 2005 December 20
Box 2 Folder 50
Spending Bills (ANWAR drilling/Defense),, 2005 December 21
Box 2 Folder 51
"Presidential Fever" (Lieberman/Dodd),, 2006 May 24
Box 2 Folder 52
Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Power Plant,, 2006 July 28
Box 2 Folder 53
Governor's election (DeStefano, Rell, Malloy),, 2006 July 30
Box 2 Folder 54
Hartford Housing Authority,, 2006 September 14
Box 2 Folder 55
Governor's election (DeStefano, Rell),, 2006 October 17
Box 2 Folder 56
Connecticut Courts,, 2006 October 22
Box 2 Folder 57
Congressional election (Johnson, Murphy),, 2006 October 27
Box 2 Folder 58
Hartford Housing Authority,, 2006 November 12
Box 2 Folder 59
Congressional election (Courtney),, 2006 November 16
Box 2 Folder 60
Magnet schools,, 2006 December 5
Box 2 Folder 61
Connecticut State Police,, 2006 December 6
Box 2 Folder 62
Iraq War,, 2006 December 17
Box 2 Folder 63
Electric rates,, 2006 December 19
Box 2 Folder 64
Nancy Pelosi amd Dick Cheney,, 2007 January 7
Box 3 Folder 65
Holywood Writers strike,, 2007 January 9
Box 3 Folder 66
State Senator Louis DeLuca resignation,, 2007 November 15
Box 3 Folder 67
Barry Bonds,, 2007 November 20
Box 3 Folder 68
Connecticut high school requirements,, 2001 November 30
Box 3 Folder 69
Senator Christopher Dodd Presidential campaign,, 2001 December 4
Box 3 Folder 70
Mitt Romney,, 2007 December 11
Box 3 Folder 71
Right Wing,, 2007 December 18
Box 3 Folder 72
Senator Joe Lieberman,, 2007 December 19
Box 3 Folder 73
Ethics,, 2007 December 13
Box 3 Folder 74
XL (Civic) Center,, 2007 December 20
Box 3 Folder 75
Hartford Schools,, 2007 December 21
Box 3 Folder 76
North Korea,, 2009 July 31
Box 3 Folder 77
Connectcut state budget,, 2009 September 27
Box 3 Folder 78
Michael Moore and Christopher Dodd,, 2009 October 4
Box 3 Folder 79
Afghanistan and President Barack Obama,, 2009 October 6
Box 3 Folder 80
Roman Polanski,, 2009 October 7
Box 3 Folder 81
Church sex abuse coverup,, 2009 October 8
Box 3 Folder 82
Health care reform,, 2009 October 9
Box 3 Folder 83
Governor M. Jodi Rell,, 2009 October 15
Box 3 Folder 84
President Barack Obama and Nobel Prize,, 2009 October 11
Box 3 Folder 85
Rush Limbaugh,, 2009 October 14
Box 3 Folder 86
Wall Street--Main Street,, 2009 October 16
Box 3 Folder 87
Hartford gang problem,, 2009 October 20
Box 3 Folder 88
Ron Paul, 2012 January 11
Box 3 Folder 89
Online gambling in Connecticut, 2012 January 13
Box 3 Folder 90
African American Legacy (MLK Day), 2012 January 15
Box 3 Folder 91
State pensions, 2012 January 25
Box 3 Folder 92
Leap Year, 2012 January 31
Box 3 Folder 93
Grote & Weigel, 2012 February 1
Box 3 Folder 94
Malloy School Plan, 2012 February 8
Box 3 Folder 95
Traffic light cameras, 2012 February 22
Box 3 Folder 101
Education Reform, 2012 February 23
Box 3 Folder 96
Bridgeport Schools, 2012 March 6
Box 3 Folder 97
Traffic Control, 2012 March 13
Box 3 Folder 98
Trinity College Security, 2012 March 16
Box 3 Folder 99
Bears, 2012 March 22
Box 3 Folder 102
The Hartford, 2012 March 23
Box 3 Folder 103
Education and Poverty, 2012 March 29
Box 3 Folder 104
Gas Prices, 2012 March 30
Box 3 Folder 100
Connecticut State Police, 2012 April 4
Box 3 Folder 105
Lee Whitnum, 2012 April 15
Box 3 Folder 106
Hartford Property taxes, 2012 April 18
Box 3 Folder 107
UConnCPTV split, 2012 May 11
Box 3 Folder 108
Bushnell Park, 2012 September 20
Box 3 Folder 109
Shoreline housing construction, 2012 November 15
Box 3 Folder 110
UConn Women's basketball, 2012 November 25
Box 3 Folder 111
UConnACC rejection, 2012 December 4
Box 3 Folder 112

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