Edwin Eugene Herron Papers
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Abstract
Edwin Eugene Herron (1907-1984) was an artist for Intercontinental Press, a journal published in New York from 1963 to 1986 on behalf of the United Secretariat of the Fourth International. This collection consists of 206 drawings by Herron and an issue of Intercontinental Press from August 1, 1977. Many of the drawings relate to politics of the 1970s and contain caricatures of prominent domestic and foreign leaders.
Historical/Biographical Note
The artist Edwin Eugene Herron was born in Chinook, Montana, in 1907, and died in Fort Bragg, California, in 1984. He was an artist for the journal Intercontinental Press which was published in New York from 1963 to 1986 on behalf of the United Secretariat of the Fourth International.
Arrangement
The order in which these materials were sent to the Tamiment Library has been maintained.
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of 206 drawings by Ed Herron and an issue of Intercontinental Press from August 1, 1977. The drawings are mostly small items taken from four albums titled Our Times, Our Times Volume II, Our Times continued, and News Briefs. Most of the drawings are related to the politics of the 1970s-early 1980s including enviromentalism, nuclear war, civil rights, President Nixon, President Reagan and several other world leaders. There is also a folder of miscellaneous undated drawings (mostly of dogs) by Ed Herron. While Ed Herron was an artist for Intercontinental Press, it is not clear whether or not these drawings were published in the journal.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archive has no information about copyright ownership for this collection and is not authorized to grant permission to publish or reproduce materials from it. Materials in this collection, which were created in 1970-1979, are expected to enter the public domain in 2099.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Edwin Eugene Herron Papers; TAM 670; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials found in collection; provenance is unknown. The accession number associated with this gift is NPA.2000.037.
Custodial History
The collection was received on 10/28/94 from Frank Lovell. He received the collection from Ada Farrell, the widow of Bill Farrell, who had a bookstore in Berkeley, CA .
Appraisal
No materials were separated from this collection.
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Processing Information
At the time of accessioning, materials were moved into archival housing and an accession record was created. In 2015, a collection number was assigned to the material and a folder level finding aid was created.
