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Creator:
Berryman family  Search this
Subject:
Rogers, Will  Search this
Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel)  Search this
Lodge, Henry Cabot  Search this
Taft, William H. (William Howard)  Search this
Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar)  Search this
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano)  Search this
Reynolds, Joseph G.  Search this
Putnam, Brenda  Search this
Mechlin, Leila  Search this
McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney)  Search this
Garner, John Nance  Search this
Grosvenor, Gilbert Hovey  Search this
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison)  Search this
Hoover, Herbert  Search this
Berryman, Kate  Search this
Bryan, William Jennings  Search this
Byrd, Harry Flood  Search this
Clay, Henry  Search this
Coolidge, Calvin  Search this
Daniels, Josephus  Search this
Wilson, Woodrow  Search this
Darling, Jay N. (Jay Norwood)  Search this
Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor)  Search this
Roosevelt, Theodore  Search this
Baruch, Bernard M. (Bernard Mannes)  Search this
Berryman, Clifford Kennedy  Search this
Berryman, James Thomas  Search this
Berryman, Florence Seville  Search this
Truman, Harry S.  Search this
Society of Washington Artists (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Gridiron Club (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
American Federation of Arts  Search this
Type:
Drawings
Illustrated letters
Diaries
Sketchbooks
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
11.4 Linear feet
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into three series according to individual family members; each series is arranged into subseries and material within each subseries is arranged chronologically. Series 1: Clifford and Kate Berryman papers, 1829-1963, undated (boxes 1-7, 11-12, OVs 14-15, 7.9 linear ft.) Series 2: Florence Berryman Papers, 1902-1984, undated (boxes 8-10, 13, 2.3 linear ft.) Series 3: Jim Berryman Papers, 1919-1964, undated (boxes 10, 13, 1.1 linear ft.)
Access Note / Rights:
The collection is open for research. Patrons must use microfilm copy.
Summary:
The Berryman family papers measure 11.4 linear feet and date from 1829 to 1984, with the bulk of the material dating from 1882 to 1961. The collection presents a good overview of the careers of Washington Star cartoonist Clifford Berryman, his daughter, Star art critic, Florence, and to a lesser extent, son Jim Berryman.
Citation:
Berryman family papers, 1829-1984, bulk 1882-1961. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Portions of the collection and material lent for microfilming are available on 35mm microfilm reels 1418 and D111, and 4767-4776 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
Use Note:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Related Materials:
The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming (reel D111) including a scrapbook of memorabilia, 1905-1945, collected by Kate Berryman regarding her husband. The scrap book includes letters from Bernard Baruch, William Jennings Bryan, Harry Flood Byrd, Jay Darling, John Nance Garner, Herbert Hoover, Henry Cabot Lodge, Harry Truman, and Woodrow Wilson; clippings; cartoons; printed material; and photographs of Clifford, family members, William Jennings Bryan, John Nance Garner, Brenda Putnam, and William Howard Taft. Though some items in the scrapbook were subsequently donated, lent materials were returned to the lender and are not described in the collection container inventory.
Biography Note:
The patriarch of the Berryman family, Clifford Kennedy Berryman, was born in Versailles, Kentucky, in 1869. His first job was in the U.S. Patent Office in Washington, D.C. He became a cartoonist for the Washington Post in 1891. From 1907, until his death in 1949, Clifford Berryman was political cartoonist for the Washington Star , earning a reputation as the "Dean of American Cartoonist," and winning a Pulitzer Prize in 1944. His cartoon of Theodore Roosevelt, "Drawing the Line in Mississippi," 1902, began the American Teddy Bear craze, and created Berryman's cartoon trademark. He was also the first cartoonist to become president of the Gridiron Club. His wife, Kate, was an avid member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Portions of the Berryman family papers were donated in 1965 by Florence Berryman, and in 1992 by her estate. The latter donation included portions of a scrapbook of memorabilia which had previously been lent for filming (reel D111) by Florence Berryman in 1962. The whearabouts of the other items in the scrapbook which were donated is unknown.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Politicians -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this
Women art critics  Search this
Politicians -- Caricatures and cartoons  Search this
Political cartoons -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this
Caricatures and cartoons  Search this
Theme:
Diaries  Search this
Sketches & Sketchbooks  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)10184
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213235
AAA_collcode_berrfami
Theme:
Diaries
Sketches & Sketchbooks
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_213235