National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Graphic Arts Search this
Extent:
8 Cubic feet (20 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Scrapbooks
Clippings
Reproductions
Comics
Date:
1920-1961
Scope and Contents note:
28 scrapbooks containing proofs and newspaper clippings (i.e., reproductions) of the comic strip "Winnie Winkle" from 37 complete years (1920, 1922-45, 1950-61) of daily black-and-white strips and color Sunday editions. Evidently, the clippings from 1946 1949 were lost at some point prior to the acquisition of this collection by the Smithsonian. This material is of significance as the cartoonist's own collection of his work.
Biographical/Historical note:
"Winnie Winkle, the Breadwinner" was a comic strip written and drawn by Martin M. Branner. The main character is Winnie Winkle, "a poor, but pretty working goil, [who] is struggling to support her little family." The concept was an untraditional one at the time of the strip's first appearance in 1920. The strip lasted in daily and Sunday newspapers until 1961.
Related Archival Materials:
Original pen drawings by Branner form part of same accession in Graphic Arts collections (now Division of Work and Industry).
Provenance:
This collection was donated by Martin M. Branner, October 1967.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.