Walt Lardner Collection of Jimmy Carter Editorial Cartoons, 1976-1980
4 boxes, 6.5 linear feet

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

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User Restrictions: Library acts as “fair use” reproduction agent.

Processing Notes:

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Preferred Citation: Walt Lardner Collection of Jimmy Carter Editorial Cartoons, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, The University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia.

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BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL NOTE:

Walt Lardner was born in Queens Village, New York, in 1931. After a tour of duty with the U.S. Army, he attended the School of Visual Arts in New York, 1953 to 1955. He sold his first cartoon in 1954 and for the next decade his free-lance cartoons appeared in such magazines as Argosy, Collier's, Look, The Saturday Evening Post, and True. He also illustrated the Archie comic book series. In 1967, Lardner moved to South Carolina, where he began a long association with South Carolina Educational Television, eventually becoming the network's chief animator. During this period, he was also a regular free-lance contributor to The State a newspaper that was first published on February 18, 1891 by N.G. Gonzales and his two brothers Ambrose E. and William E. They started the newspaper as a voice in opposition to the political “bosses” whom they perceived as dishonest and incompetent. The name – The State – embodied the brothers' desire to create a record of events not only in the capital of Columbia, but across all of South Carolina. Lardner drew for The State during the 1970s and 1980s, commenting on the politics of that time both locally and nationally.

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SCOPE AND CONTENT:

The Walt Lardner Collection of Jimmy Carter Editorial Cartoons are forty-two drawings by cartoonist Walt Lardner for The State, a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina. These drawings are the actual pen and ink sketches by the artist, which cover four basic subject areas: domestic issues, international issues, political activities, and individual subjects. The cartoons cover a variety of topics, with the majority of the cartoons falling under the domestic issues heading and within that subject heading the energy crisis is predominately covered.

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ORGANIZATION AND ARRANGEMENT:

The drawings are organized in four series: I. Domestic Issues, II. International Issues, III. Political Activities, and IV. Individual Subjects, and are arranged alphabetically by subject within each series. Researchers should consider material in all series when searching the collection.

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RELATED COLLECTIONS IN THIS REPOSITORY:

Clifford "Baldy" H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons, 1948-1982
Gene Basset Editorial Cartoons, 1984-1992

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RELATED COLLECTIONS IN OTHER REPOSITORIES:

Walt Lardner Cartoons, Modern Political Collections, University of South Carolina
Jimmy Carter papers, Jimmy Carter Library

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SERIES DESCRIPTIONS

I. Domestic Issues, 1976-1980
15 items
This series covers major domestic issues during Jimmy Carter's presidency. It includes cartoons on gas taxes, balancing the budget, unemployment, welfare, big government, and nuclear energy. There are six cartoons on the topic of the energy crisis in this series.

II. International Issues, 1976-1980
12 items
This series, like domestic issues, has been arranged according to the event receiving coverage during Carter's presidency. It includes cartoons on Korea, Cuba, Russia, U.S. Arms Proposal, Middle East Peace Process, foreign policy, and the Panama Canal.

III. Political Activities, 1976-1980
9 items
This series covers Carter's run for the presidency in 1976 and the attitude and stereotypes that followed him when he won the election. It also covers his relationships with special interest groups like the NAACP and labor organizations.

IV. Individual Subjects, 1976-1980
6 items
This series includes cartoons that cover two individuals associated with Carter. First is Jimmy Carter's brother Billy Carter. Second is Carter's association with Bert Lance, the Budget Director during Carter's administration, who was forced to resign in the wake of accusations of mismanagement of public monies.

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ACCESS POINTS

Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002.
Lance, Bert, 1931-
Begin, Menachem, 1913-1992.
Cartoonists --South Carolina.
Petroleum conservation --United States.
Public welfare --United States.
Presidents --United States.
Politicians --United States.
United States --Politics and government --Caricatures and cartoons --1974-1977.
United States --Politics and government --Caricatures and cartoons --1977-1980.
Editorial cartoons.
Political cartoons.

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