Menlo School Library: Political cartoons: Topical resources

Websites

1896: Chronology of the Campaign
Political cartoons from the election of 1896, from Vassar College.
Art of the Poison Pens
A collection of political cartoons from the University of Southern Florida.
Aunt Ethel's Recollections
A large collection of political cartoons from the World War II years, meticulously collected and digitized.
Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum
Large searchable cartoon database from Ohio State University.
British Cartoon Archive
200 years of British political cartoons.
Cartoon Bank
Searchable database of political cartoons from the New Yorker magazine.
Cartoon Carousel
Political cartoons from the POLITICO staff.
Cartoon Drawings
A large collection of historical political cartoons, from the Library of Congress.
Cartooning Capitalism
A collection of the political cartoons of Art Young from 1877-1929.
CartoonStock
Extensive database of news and political cartoons.
Clifford K. Berryman Political Cartoon Collection
Political cartoons from a US Senate collection.
Daryl Cagle's Political Cartoonists Index
Searchable database of political cartoons.
Dr. Seuss Went to War
Political cartoons drawn by Dr. Seuss during World War II.
Editorial Cartoons of J.N. "Ding" Darling
Cartoons from the Pulitzer Prize-winning environmental journalist.
Edmund Valtman: the Cartoonist Who Came in From the Cold
This Pulitzer-prize-winning cartoonist depicted events in Russia, Cuba and elsewhere during the Cold War.
GoComics
Large searchable collection of comics, including political cartoons.
Herblock's History
From the Library of Congress, a collection of cartoons from political commentator Herb Block.
JCB Political Cartoons
A collection of historical political cartoons during 1657-1846, from Brown University.
New York Public Library Digital Cartoons Collection
Political cartoons from the US and Europe.
Ohio Memory Collection: Political Cartoons
Political cartoons about US presidents from Ohio: Taft, Hayes, Grant, McKinley.
Politically Correct
Cartoons with a conservative viewpoint by Jim Huber.
Presidential Elections 1860-1884
Political cartoons from presidential elections, including President Lincoln's two campaigns.
Tom Toles: Political Cartoons
Recent political cartoons published in the Washington Post.
The Ungentlemanly Art: Political Illustrations
A collection of historical political cartoons from acclaimed cartoonists.
A Visual History: 1940–1963 : Political Cartoons by Clifford Berryman and Jim Berryman
Cartoons illustrating issues during WWII and the early Cold War.

Books

There are not a lot of books with political cartoons in our collection, but there are a few. Try searching the library catalog and using the term "cartoon."

Subscription databases

Our databases are not the easiest choice for looking for political cartoons. If the web links aren't helping you find what you need, try using Google images. Be sure your cartoon is from an authoritative source though and not from a random blog. Useful editorial cartoons will have been published in newspapers or magazines. If you do find a relevant cartoon on a blog with an author who is not a journalist, be prepared to answer a question about why that particular resource is authoritative and useful.