Scope and Contents
The Carl Louis Mortison Papers consists mostly of political cartoons Mortison drew for the Waterbury Republican and the Waterbury American in the years 1937-1939. They form a running commentary on the trial of Mayor T. Frank Hayes and a number of city officials for conspiracy – a trial whicih one clipping calls "the longest criminal trial in the history of the state." The Waterbury newspapers were awarded a Pulitzer prize for their part in exposing the scandal. The collection also contains related photographs and clippings.
Mortison's original cartoons are stored in four folios, listed on the following page. Two scrapbooks of the published cartoons, and one scrapbook of other clippings, have been filmed (HM Film 135) and destroyed.
The papers came to Yale from Mortison in 1944. Mortison died in 1963.
Dates
- 1937-1941
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Existence and Location of Copies
Scrapbooks are available on microfilm (291 frames on 1 reel, 35mm.) from Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library, at cost. Order no. HM135.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Carl L. Mortison, June 1944.
Extent
3 Linear Feet (4 folios)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
Drawings, photographs and newspaper clippings relating to the trial of Mayor T. Frank Hayes of Waterbury, Conn. together with a number of city officials for conspiracy. The Mortison cartoons appeared in the Waterbury Republican and the Waterbury American. The three scrapbooks contain reproductions of the Mortison cartoons and Pulitzer prize-winning stories from these newspapers on the two year trial together with annotations by Mortison. These have been filmed and discarded.
- Title
- Guide to the Carl Louis Mortison Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by John Espy
- Date
- May 1982
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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Location
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