Charles Barsotti Accessions
Scope and Contents
Multiple accessions documenting the career of Texas State University alumnus and internationally recognized cartoonist, Charles Barsotti. Materials include original drawings, correspondence, files relating to marketing campaigns, and magazines featuring his work.
Dates
- 1915 - 2018
- Majority of material found within 1960 - 2010
Creator
- Barsotti, C. (Charles), 1933-2014 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Materials from the Wittliff Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user assumes responsibility for determining copyright status, obtaining permission to publish, and abiding by U.S. copyright laws. https://www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu/research/visit/policies/publication.html
Biographical Note
Charles Barsotti was born in San Marcos, Texas in 1933 and grew up in San Antonio. He graduated from Texas State University in 1955 before serviing in the Army. He later worked at the Brown School in San Marcos, a residential treatment center for people with special needs while studying with the aim of obtaining a master's degree in education.
Barsotti was the cartoon editor of The Saturday Evening Post and a staff cartoonist at The New Yorker beginning in 1970. His work also appeared in Playboy, Punch and Fast Company, among other publications. In 1992, his dog character was adopted as a logo by the office supplies company Niceday Ltd, which was taken over the French company Guilbert, leading to the nickname "Niceday pup" in the United Kingdom
Barsotti died of brain cancer on June 16, 2014, at his home in Kansas City, Missouri, aged 80.
Extent
15 Linear Feet
15.5 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
- The descriptive data created for this finding aid is licensed under the CC0 Creative Commons license and is free for use without restriction.
Abstract
Multiple accessions documenting the career of Texas State University alumnus and internationally recognized cartoonist, Charles Barsotti. Materials include original drawings, correspondence, files relating to marketing campaigns, and magazines featuring his work.
Physical Location
Materials may be stored off-site. Advance notice is required for use: https://www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu/research/makearesearchappointment.html.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gifts of Ramoth Barsotti, 2010-2018
- Title
- Guide to the Charles Barsotti Accessions
- Author
- Mary Garcia (2010), Tabitha Henderson (2018), Sherri Turner-Hermann (2019)
- Date
- 2010, 2018, 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2021: Revised for ArchivesSpace by Katie Salzmann
Repository Details
Part of the The Wittliff Collections Repository
