Ray Osrin Editorial Cartoon Collection

Finding aid for the Ray Osrin Editorial Cartoon Collection



Title:	Ray Osrin Editorial Cartoon Collection
Repository:	Cleveland State University Phone: 216-687-2449 http://library.csuohio.edu/speccoll
Creator:	Ray Osrin
Dates:	1964-1986
Quantity:	21 linear feet
Abstract:	The political and social line drawings of Ray Osrin, editorial cartoonist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Identification:	VA1988.001ROS
Language:	The records are in English

Biography of Ray Osrin

Ray Osrin was born in Brooklyn, New York on October 5, 1928. He majored in cartooning at the New York High School for Industrial Arts, studied painting at the Art Students League from 1945-1947. Osrin also worked as a freelance comic book illustrator, television animator and ghost artist for several comic strips from 1945-1957.

He was a staff artist for the Pittsburgh Press for three years before coming to the Plain Dealer in 1963. He became their editorial cartoonist in 1966 and retired in 1986. He died in 2001.

Osrin was inducted into the Cleveland Press Club's Hall of Fame. He was also a recipient of a distinguished service award from the Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi. He won the National Headliner award for one of his editorial cartoons in 1970 and placed third at the International Cartoon de Salon in Montreal.

Scope and Content

This collection contains over 1500 editorial cartoons from the Cleveland Plain Dealer from 1964-1986, covering topics in local, national, and international news.

Statement of Arrangement

This collection retains its original order. Special Collections maintains a drawing level inventory. Contact Special Collections for specific topical questions.

Container 1: Drawings 1-100 (11/30/1964-11/20/1975)

Container 2: Drawings 101-200 (11/21/1975-4/8/1979)

Container 3: Drawings 201-300 (4/10/79-11/17/1979)

Container 4: Drawings 301-400 (11/18/1979-5/25/1980)

Container 5: Drawings 401-500 ( 5/26/1980-1/6/1981)

Container 6: Drawings 501-600 (1/9/1981-7/18/1981)

Container 7: Drawings 601-750 (7/19/1981-5/26/1982)

Container 8: Drawings 751-1000 (5/27/1982-12/9/1983)

Container 9: Drawings 1000-1099 (12/10/1983- 5/12/1984)

Container 10: Drawings 1100-1250 (5/13/1984-4/18/1985)

Container 11: Drawings 1251-1409 (4/19/1985-3/7/1986)

Container 12: Drawings 1410-1500 (3/10/1986-9/28/1986)

Container 13: Drawings 1501-1577 (10/7/1986-12/31/1986)

Restrictions on Use

Please refer to our acknowledgement and statement on copyright below:

http://clevelandmemory.org/copyright/

Restrictions on Access

Access to this collection is unrestricted.

Related Material: Related Material

Political cartooning / Raymond H. Osrin ; interviewed by Dan O'Brian.

http://www.maag.ysu.edu/oralhistory/cd1/OH1490.pdf

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.

Subjects:

Cartoonists -- United States

Editorial cartoons -- United States -- 20th century

Political cartoons -- United States -- 20th century

Persons:

Osrin, Ray, 1928-2001

Preferred Citation

[Cartoon Number], Ray Osrin Political Cartoon Collection, Special Collections, Michael Schwartz Library.

Acquisition Information

Other Finding Aid

Special Collections maintains a local inventory and description of the drawings in this collection. Contact Special Collections with questions concering specific topics of coverage.