Block, Herbert 1909-2001 creator mixed material monographic eng 70,000 204 1 Correspondence, writings, speeches, interviews, clippings, cartoon reprints, and printed material relating chiefly to Block's career as the political cartoonist "Herblock" for the Washington Post and as author of several books. Also documents his work with the Chicago Daily News and the Newspaper Enterprise Association in Cleveland, and his U.S. Army service. Subjects include cartooning, politics, social activities among Washington's political and cultural circles, and personal affairs. Includes research material for and drafts of his memoirs, Herblock: A Cartoonist's Life (1993) and transcript of an interview conducted by Katharine Graham with Block in 1990. Correspondents include Tony Auth, Alan Barth, Frederick G. Blumenthal, Benjamin C. Bradlee, Milton Arthur Caniff, Bill Clinton, Irving Dilliard, Tom Engelhardt, W. H. Ferry, John R. Fischetti, Gerald R. Ford, William E. Gold, Donald E. Graham, Katharine Graham, Philip L. Graham, Draper Hill, Irving Hoffman, Lyndon B. Johnson, Lynn Franks Johnston, Chuck Jones, Walt Kelly, Anthony Lewis, Jeff MacNelly, Wesley McCune, Agnes Elizabeth Ernst Meyer, Eugene Meyer, Robert Chesley Osborn, Walt Partymiller, Charles Peters, Joseph L. Rauh, Maurice Rosenblatt, Roger Rosenblatt, Vaughn Shoemaker, Ann Telnaes, and Harry S. Truman. Open to research. Restrictions may apply to unprocessed material. Most original drawings, prints, and photographs transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Political cartoonist, author, and journalist. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008073 Auth, Tony Correspondence Barth, Alan Correspondence Blumenthal, Frederick G Correspondence Bradlee, Benjamin C Correspondence Caniff, Milton Arthur 1907-1998 Correspondence Clinton, Bill 1946- Correspondence Dilliard, Irving 1904-2002 Correspondence Engelhardt, Tom 1944- Correspondence Ferry, W. H. (Wilbur Hugh) Correspondence Fischetti, John R Correspondence Ford, Gerald R 1913-2006 Correspondence Gold, William E Correspondence Graham, Donald E 1945- Correspondence Graham, Katharine 1917-2001 Correspondence Graham, Philip L 1915-1963 Correspondence Hill, Draper Correspondence Hoffman, Irving 1909-1968 Correspondence Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines) 1908-1973 Correspondence Johnston, Lynn Franks 1947- Correspondence Jones, Chuck 1912-2002 Correspondence Kelly, Walt Correspondence Lewis, Anthony 1927-2013 Correspondence MacNelly, Jeff Correspondence McCune, Wesley 1918- Correspondence Meyer, Agnes Elizabeth Ernst 1887-1970 Correspondence Meyer, Eugene 1875-1959 Correspondence Osborn, Robert Chesley 1904- Correspondence Partymiller, Walt 1911-1991 Correspondence Peters, Charles 1926- Correspondence Rauh, Joseph L 1911- Correspondence Rosenblatt, Maurice Correspondence Rosenblatt, Roger Correspondence Shoemaker, Vaughn 1902- Correspondence Telnaes, Ann 1960- Correspondence Truman, Harry S 1884-1972 Correspondence United States. Army. Newspaper Enterprise Association. American newspapers Illinois Chicago American newspapers Ohio Cleveland American newspapers Washington (D.C.) Authors Cartoonists Journalists Block, Herbert, 1909-2001 mm2003084974 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms008073 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms008073.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008073 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008073.3 Open to research. Restrictions may apply to unprocessed material. DLC 031024 20260227111729.0 mm2003084974