Edward H. Gamble Collection
Content Description
The collection contains original political cartoons, personal letters, and ephemera. The majority of the cartoon collection relates to Florida and Jacksonville and were published in the Florida Times-Union Newspaper.
Dates
- 1980 - 2010
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research by appointment only. Please contact lib-special@unf.edu to schedule an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use
Materials in the collection may be subject to copyright and are to be used for private study, scholarship, or research in accordance with the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Use of reproductions of copyrighted works in excess of " fair use," may result in the user’s liability for copyright infringement and be subject to the civil and criminal penalties of federal law. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for further information.
Biographical / Historical
Ed Gamble is a nationally syndicated political cartoonist whose work has appeared in numerous national and international publications, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, LeMonde (France), Der Spiegel (Germany), and the Independent (England). Born on May 12, 1943, in Morristown, Tennessee, his father, James Vernon Gamble, had a political career, while his mother, Anna Hill, was a newspaper columnist. Gamble was married to Saundra Lancaster on June 28, 1964.
Gamble was awarded a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of South Florida in 1970 and did graduate work at the University of Tennessee between 1971 and 1972. His professional career includes work as a reporter, sports editor, sports cartoonist, and political cartoonist. He was editorial cartoonist for the Nashville Banner in Nashville, Tennessee, from 1972 to 1980 and for the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville, Florida, from 1980 to 2010.
In addition to appearing in magazines and newspapers, Gamble's cartoons are permanently displayed at the Texas Depository in Dallas, Texas, and at the Ford, Carter, Nixon, Reagan, and Bush Presidential Museums. His work has also been featured in several books: A Peek at the Great Society, 1965; A Cartoon History of the Reagan Years, 1988; and You Get Two for the Price of One, 1995. The Gambles currently reside in the Mandarin area of Jacksonville, Florida.
Extent
9 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was dontated to the University of North Florida Thomas G. Carpenter Library Special Collections by Edward H. Gamble in February 2014.
- Cartoonists -- Tennessee -- Morristown -- Archives Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Newspapers -- Caricatures and Cartoons Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Political Cartoons Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Political Satire, American -- History -- 20th century -- Caricatures and Cartoons Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Political Satire, American -- History -- 21st century -- Caricatures and Cartoons Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Politicians -- United States -- Caricatures and Cartoons Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States -- Politics and Government -- 20th century -- Caricatures and Cartoons Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States -- Politics and Government -- 21st Century -- Caricatures and Cartoons Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States -- Social Life and Customs -- Caricatures and Cartoons Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Wit and Humor, Pictorial Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Source
- Florida Times-Union. (Publisher, Organization)
- Title
- Edward H. Gamble Collection
- Date
- 08/03/2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the UNF Library Special Collections and University Archives Repository