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Jack Sears papers, 1897-1977

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Sears, Jack (John Septimus) (1875-1969)
Title
Jack Sears papers
Dates
1897-1977 (inclusive)
2002
Quantity
36 linear feet
Collection Number
ACCN 1245
Summary
The Jack Sears papers (1897-1977, 2002) consist mainly of drawings and printing blocks by John Septimus "Jack" Sears (1875-1969). Sears was well-known as a "joke-drawing" artist and took newspaper jobs with Utah's Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News, as well as other papers. He wrote and illustrated several books and was an art instructor at the University of Utah for many years.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this Collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

John Septimus "Jack" Sears (1875-1969) was well-known as a "joke-drawing" artist and took newspaper jobs with Utah's Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News, as well as other papers. He wrote and illustrated several books and was an art instructor at the University of Utah for many years.

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Content Description

The Jack Sears papers (1897-1977, 2002) consist mainly of drawings and printing blocks by John Septimus "Jack" Sears (1875-1969), an artist, author, and educator. Included are a colored pencil drawing entitled "Silver Moon," a presumably self-portrait of the artist, and several series of cartoon drawings meant to be flipped through to create an illusion of motion. Correspondence from Sears and others, a scrapbook, some clay busts, large-scale drawings, and Grandma Betty's Kiddie Rhymes and Stories, are also included.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donated by Rhoda and Charles Thomas, "Silver Moon", 1991.

Donated by Bob and Peggy Sears, cartoon, 2002.

Donated by Laurence Bond, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.

Donated by Max T. Sabour, 2005.

Donated by Ralph Bailey, 2005.

Donated by Douglas Neilson, 2006, 2007.

Donated by Lyndon W. Cook, 2005, 2006, 2007.

Donated by Jack W. Sears, Mary Jane Blaylock, and Sally Sears, 2005.

Donated by Grant S. Bailey, 2006.

Donated by Stan Larson, 2007.

Donated by Matt Lovelady and John Bonette, 2007.

Donated by Larry Bond, 2008.

Box 37 donated by Ron Fox in 2016.

Box 38, folder 1 was purchased from The Fox Group, Inc. in 2017. Box 38, folders 2-4 were purchased from The Fox Group, Inc. in 2017. Oversize box 39 was purchased from Goreham Collectibles in 2017.

Processing Note

Processed by Lisa DeMille in 2002.

Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2009.

Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2018.

Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2020. Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2024.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Drawings and Personal Materials

  • Oversize Materials

  • "Thunder Cave" Materials

    • Description: Grandma Betty's Kiddie Rhymes and Stories , Giant Wigwah Series

      These contain sketches by Sears.

      Dates: 1924-1925
      Container: Box 27, Folder 1
      Location: "Thunder Cave" Materials
    • Description: Fan Letter Reproduction
      Container: Box 27, Folder 2
      Location: "Thunder Cave" Materials
    • Description: Illustration Reproductions

      Folder 3 contains some reproductions that may or may not pertain to the "Thunder Cave" stories.

      Container: Box 27, Folder 3-5
      Location: "Thunder Cave" Materials
    • Description: Story Drafts
      Container: Box 27, Folder 6
      Location: "Thunder Cave" Materials
    • Description: Thunder Cave Corporation, Stock Certificates
      Dates: 1931-1935
      Container: Box 27, Folder 7
      Location: "Thunder Cave" Materials

  • Drawings

    • Description: Drawings
      Container: Box 28
      Location: Drawings
    • Description: Dogs Lying Down

      Two large (14 in. x 15 1/2 in.) mounted drawings of dogs lying down.

      Container: Box 29, Folder 1
      Location: Drawings
    • Description: "Our Front Porch"

      Large water color painting, 10 in. x 14 in.

      Container: Box 29, Folder 2
      Location: Drawings
    • Description: Nude Male Model (front)
      Container: Box 29, Folder 3
      Location: Drawings
    • Description: Nude Male Model (back)
      Container: Box 29, Folder 4
      Location: Drawings
    • Description: Nude Male Model (back)
      Container: Box 29, Folder 5
      Location: Drawings
    • Description: Nude Male Model (front)
      Container: Box 29, Folder 6
      Location: Drawings
    • Description: Nude Male Model (front)
      Container: Box 29, Folder 7
      Location: Drawings
    • Description: Colored Crayon Drawing of Jackawee
      Container: Box 30, Folder 1
      Location: Drawings
    • Description: Man Walking
      Dates: 1909
      Container: Box 30, Folder 2
      Location: Drawings
    • Description: Boats, Sea, and Birds
      Dates: 1921
      Container: Box 30, Folder 3
      Location: Drawings
    • Description: Cats, 2 Drawings
      Container: Box 30, Folder 4
      Location: Drawings
    • Description: Miss Cleece
      Container: Box 30, Folder 5
      Location: Drawings
    • Description: Mrs. Royle, Historian
      Container: Box 30, Folder 6
      Location: Drawings
    • Description: Ray Brown
      Dates: 1911
      Container: Box 30, Folder 7
      Location: Drawings
    • Description: Dogs, 8 Drawings, one drawn on an envelope postmarked 11 September 1930
      Dates: circa 1930
      Container: Box 30, Folder 8
      Location: Drawings

  • Stories and Certificate

    • Description: Grandma Betty's Kiddie Rhymes and Stories , Giant Wigwah Series
      Dates: 1924-1925
      Container: Box 31, Box 31, Folder 1-2
      Location: Stories and Certificate
    • Description: Thunder Cave Corp., Stock Certificate
      Dates: 1932
      Container: Box 31, Box 31, Folder 3
      Location: Stories and Certificate

  • General Materials

    • Description: Drawings
      Container: Box 32
      Location: General Materials
    • Description: Drawings
      Container: Box 33
      Location: General Materials
    • Description: Drawings
      Container: Box 34
      Location: General Materials
    • Description: Copyright Correspondence and Documents

      Mostly regarding the Thunder Cave Corporation and drawings.

      Dates: 1924-1933
      Container: Box 35, Folder 1-2
      Location: General Materials
    • Description: Judge Magazine

      One full magazine and excerpts from others.

      Dates: 1908-1911
      Container: Box 35, Folder 3
      Location: General Materials
    • Description: Thunder Cave Souvenir Illustrations
      Container: Box 35, Folder 4
      Location: General Materials
    • Description: Cartoon Drawings
      Container: Box 36
      Location: General Materials
    • Description: Wood Cut Printing Blocks by Sears and Thunder Cave
      Container: Box 37
      Location: General Materials
    • Description: Sketch book
      Container: Box 38, Folder 1
      Location: General Materials
    • Description: Correspondence
      Dates: 1933-1950
      Container: Box 38, Folder 2
      Location: General Materials
    • Description: Ink drawing of woman
      Container: Box 38, Folder 3
      Location: General Materials
    • Description: News clippings
      Dates: 1950; 2002
      Container: Box 38, Folder 4
      Location: General Materials
    • Description: Framed ink illustration

      This illustration was created for a promotional advertisement for Ben Day Knife and includes two characters from Thunder Cave.

      Container: Oversize box 39
      Location: General Materials

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Subject Terms

  • Artists--Utah

Form or Genre Terms

  • Correspondence
  • Drawings
  • Scrapbooks

Finding aid prepared by Lisa DeMille.
2002 (last modified: 2018, 2019 and 2024)

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