CLRC-1282 Virgil Franklin Partch Collection Virgil Franklin Partch CollectionLarry Peterson, November 2004 University of Minnesota Libraries11/15/2004
University of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455
EAD 2002 Validated Finding Aid generated with the aid of a custom FileMaker Pro database developed by the staff of the Children's Literature Research Collections, University of Minnesota Libraries. Many thanks to all the staff and volunteers.11/15/2004Description is in English Summary Information University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc] Partch, Virgil Franklin Virgil Franklin Partch Collection 1969-1975 CLRC-1282 The collection consists of production material for The Christmas Cookie Sprinkle Snitcher and miscellaneous material related to VIP's Mistake Book and VIP Quips. See Detailed Descriptions for Each Title Item for Box Locations English Important Information for Users of the Collections Access and Use:

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Biographical Sketch

Virgil Franklin Partch was born October 17, 1916, on St. Paul Island, Alaska. He died in an automobile accident, August 10, 1984, near Valencia, California. He is best known for his syndicated comic strip, "Big George," which he wrote under the pseudonym, Vip. He created Big George in 1960 after years of work as a free-lance cartoonist contributing to periodicals such as New Yorker and Look.

 Scope and Content

The collection contains production material for a book published in 1969. Also included are reviews and correspondence, plus other material, related to that book and two others.

Indexing Terms

The collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Partch, Virgil Franklin Accession Information:

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Gift of: Partch, Virgil Franklin

Arrangement

Christmas Cookie Sprinkle Snitcher, 1969

VIP's Mistake Book, 1970

VIP's Quips, 1975

Collection Contents Christmas Cookie Sprinkle Snitcher 1969

New York: Windmill/Simon and Schuster, 1969

 M. F. 1257 Financial information 3 p. M. F. 1257 Typescript 3 p. M. F. 1257 Corrected typespript 12 p. M. F. 1257 Photocopied typescript 12 p. M. F. 1257 Galleys 8 p. M. F. 1257 Sketches 3 p. M. F. 1257 Reviews, correspondence 105 p. M. F. 1257 Photocopied book VIP's Mistake Book 1970

New York: Windmill Books, 1970

 M. F. 1311 Correspondence 6 p. VIP's Quips 1975

New York: Windmill/Dutton, 1975

 M. F. 1267 Correspondence 1 p. M. F. 1267 Reviews 11 p. M. F. 1267 Photocopied dummy 100 p. M. F. 1267 Holograph 1 p.