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Mark A. Bolton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-494

Scope and Contents

Included are sketches and cartoons from his college days at the University of South Carolina, and unpublished sketches and correspondence with publishers (1982-1983). The collection bulks with cartoons drawn by Bolton for the Clarion-Ledger, but also includes cartoons drawn for the Council Bluffs, Iowa, Nonpareil, the Columbia, South Carolina, State, the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Sun News, the Moultrie, South Carolina, Moultrie News, and the Bellevue, Nebraska, Leader. Topics include Mississippi, local and national politics, education, gambling, public welfare, human and civil rights, and Mississippi and South Carolina events and personalities.

Dates

  • 1976 - 2008

Biographical Note

Mark Bolton (1953-2009), was the editorial cartoonist for the Jackson, Mississippi, Clarion Ledger from 1986-1996.

Extent

9.3 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Title
Mark A. Bolton Papers
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Manuscripts Repository

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