National Air and Space Museum Archives

Paul S. Snyder Cartoon Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.2009.0006
Creators:
Snyder, Paul S.
Dates:
bulk 1942
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.1 Cubic feet
(2 folders)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of scans of cartoons drawn by Paul S. Snyder during his service in the Army Air Corps, stationed at Keesler Field, Mississippi. Most of the cartoons feature "Hubert," and are from newspapers. The collection also contains scans of newspaper articles, discussing Paul Snyder and his cartooning as well as eleven color cartoon postcards.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Paul S. Snyder graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in 1932, before attending the Art Institute of Chicago, the Art Center School and the Chouinard Art Institute, all located in Los Angeles, California. Snyder worked in New York city until he joined the United States Army in 1942. Stationed at Keesler Field, Snyder was training to be an aerial photographer when his drawing skills were noted and he was assigned to the Public Relations Office as an artist, producing cartoons relating to life in the Army Air Corps. His most well-known cartoon character was "Hubert." Snyder also contributed cartoons and posters for syndication for the flying safety program of the War Department.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
William Snyder, Gift, 2008

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Paul S. Snyder Cartoon Collection, Accession 2009-0006, Smithsonian Institution.
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
World War, 1939-1945 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Caricatures and cartoons Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Newspaper clippings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cartoons (humorous images) Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States. Army. Air Corps Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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