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British Cartoon Archive

http://library.ukc.ac.uk/cartoons/

The British Cartoon Archive was established in 1973 as a research centre and picture library which is based upon an archive of over 85,000 pieces of cartoon artwork. The collections date from 1904 onwards. The web site provides details of the work of the Archive. The site has an online database which provides details and Images of all the main cartoon collections held at the Archive. It is necessary to register in order to use the catalogue. The catalogue can be searched by record ID, date, artist, periodical, caption, names and keywords. A thesaurus of keywords is available to assist in keyword searching. The site has help on how to search the database. The web site also provides details of the location of the Archive, using the collections, publications and charges.

 


Historical Theme: Political history | Economic history | Social history
Geographical Area: Britain & Ireland
Period: 20th Century
Resource type: Primary sources | Archives & libraries