Original Drawing Portfolios
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of ten portfolios of original drawings by Samuel Zagat. The drawings were grouped into portfolios concerning specific subjects, including economics, World War II, anti-Semitism, Cold War diplomacy, daily Jewish life, Israel and the Middle East, and American domestic and foreign policy. Reference photocopies of the drawings from portfolios 1-7 and 9-10 are available, and may aid researchers in browsing the collection.
Arrangement
This series is arranged into ten portfolios based on the cartoons' thematic subjects.
Portfolio 1: Capital and Labor, 1933-1946, undated, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 1-9 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
Portfolio 1: Labor, Illustrations for book published by Hatters Union, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 18-19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Portfolio 2: United States Political Cartoons, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 10-17 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
Portfolio 3: International Politics, 1955-1959, undated, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 1-7 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
Portfolio 4: Israel, Near East, Anti-Semitism, 1955-1959, undated, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 8-11 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
Portfolio 5: Jewish Humor, 1955, undated, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 1-14 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
Box: 4, Folder: 1-15 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
Portfolio 6: USSR, 1955-1971, undated, inclusive
Box: Shared Tamiment MSXOS001, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
Box: 5, Folder: 1-9 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
Portfolio 7: Nazis, undated
Box: 6, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
Box: Shared Tamiment MSXOS001, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
Portfolio 8: The Hat Worker, 1920-1961
Box: 7, Folder: 1-24 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
Portfolio 9: USA Miscellaneous, undated
Box: 6, Folder: 2-3 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
Box: Shared Tamiment MSXOS001, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
Portfolio 10: Works Exhibited March 7, 1974, undated
Box: Shared Tamiment MSXOS001, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
Box: 6, Folder: 4-6 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
Reference Photocopies: Portfolios 1-4 and Index, 1933-1959, inclusive
Box: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Reference Photocopies: Portfolios 5-7, 9-10, 1920-1971, inclusive
Box: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
