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Stuart McDonald Papers, 1923-2021
Collection Overview
Title: Stuart McDonald Papers, 1923-2021
Predominant Dates:1961-1968
ID: OGLMC390
Primary Creator: McDonald, Stuart (1931-2021)
Extent: 9.75 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 12/07/1976. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Grand Forks - Newspapers, Politics and Government - Cartoons
Languages: English
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Stuart McDonald Papers have been divided into three series as follows:
Series 1: Cartoons by Stuart McDonald, 1961-1968
Series 2: Cartoons by Other Cartoonists, 1923-2003
Series 3: Cartooning Correspondence Courses
All of Stuart McDonald's cartoons have been digitized, and can be viewed at the UND Scholarly Commons.
Collection Historical Note
"Stuart J. McDonald, 90 of Loveland died October 2, 2021. Born in Grand Forks, ND, March 15, 1931.
Stuart attended St. Mary’s grade school, Central High School and the University of North Dakota. He was Vice-President of McDonald’s Clothing in Grand Forks and was active in civic and church affairs.
Stuart married his high school sweetheart, Marceda Wright, in 1951. The couple had three children.
In the early sixty’s McDonald began a series of editorial cartoons which were published every Sunday in the Grand Forks Herald and subsequently reprinted in a number of other North Dakota daily and weekly newspapers. He won three Honor Medals from the Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge for his cartoons.
McDonald was elected as a Republican to the North Dakota House of Representatives in 1966 and 1968.
He was Chairman of the North Dakota Republican Campaign Committee in 1968. In 1973 McDonald left McDonald’s Clothing to join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Region VIII, Denver, as a Business and Industry Specialist in the Office of Public Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations. He returned to the private sector in 1981. From 1981 to 1986 he was Principal of Stuart McDonald and Associates, an Intergovernmental relations consulting firm in Denver. During this period, he did radio and television commercial work in the Denver market.
McDonald returned to North Dakota in 1986 as Chairman of the Jamestown/Stutsman County Business and Industrial Development effort. In 1990 he returned to Federal Service as a Public Affairs Specialist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Western Region, Denver. He retired from Federal Service in 2001. Marceda, his wife of fifty years, died that same year. In 2003 Stuart married Ann Pedrett in a private ceremony in Estes Park, Colorado. The couple moved to Newburgh, Indiana, in 2004, where he continued his political cartooning. The couple then moved to Loveland, CO in 2015, where Stuart began sculpting at the age of 85.
Stuart was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, John; sisters Dona, Marge and Ruth; and his wife, Marceda. He is survived by his wife Ann, three children: Terri Ames (Luke Boll), Newburgh, IN, Greg, Anchorage, AK, and Andrea (Shaun) Shahmardian, Ft. Collins, CO; three step-sons: Troy Pedrett (Tiffany), Dacono, CO, Anthony Pedrett (Jeab), Cairo, Egypt and Ben Pendrett (Gina), Longmont, CO and nine grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.
Services were held at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Loveland, CO on Thursday, October 9, 2021 at 10:30 a.m.
Inurnment will be at Calvary Cemetery in Grand Forks, ND at a future date."
Source: Grand Forks Herald: https://www.grandforksherald.com/obituaries/obits/7227252-Stuart-McDonald
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Additional material was donated by Stuart McDonald, Newburgh, Indiana: in May 2004 (Acc.2006-2811), on July 5, 2005 (Acc.2006-2810), on January 19, 2006 (Acc.2006-2812) and on July 7, 2006 (Acc.2006-2846).
Additional material was also donated by Robert McConn, Grand Forks, North Dakota, on June 29, 2006. At that same time, one cartoon was transferred from the Bryce Streibel Papers, OGLMC 1339 (Acc.2006-2822).
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Source: First Federal Savings and Loan Association, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Acquisition Method: Donation
Related Publications: The McDonald Book: A Collection of Editorial Cartoons by the Grand Forks Herald's Award Winning Cartoonist. By Stuart J. McDonald, 1963.
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Stuart McDonald Papers. OGLMC 370, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.
Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid migrated to Archon in September 2015.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Cartoons by Stuart McDonald, 1961-1968],
[Series 2: Cartoons by Other Cartoonists, 1923-2003],
[Series 3: Cartooning Correspondence Courses],
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- Series 3: Cartooning Correspondence Courses
The final series includes lessons from two correspondence cartooning programs. McDonald participated in the Famous Artists Cartoon Course from 1960 to 1962; included are lesson books, McDonald's coursework, and feedback from the instructors. The second correspondence cartooning program is the Art Instruction Schools Courses in Advertising Art, Illustrating, Painting, and Cartooning. There is no indication that McDonald participated in this program.
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- Box 6
- Item 1: Famous Artists Cartoon Course, Lessons 1-10 (Orange Binder)
- Lesson 1: The Comic Head; Lesson 2: The Comic Figure; Lesson 3: Inking the Head and Figure; Lesson 4: The Head in Detail; Lesson 5: The Figure in Detail; Lesson 6: Anatomy; Lesson 7: Pretty Girls; Lesson 8: Action and the Figure; Lesson 9: Clothes and Folds; Lesson 10: Special Types
- Item 2: Famous Artists Cartoon Course, Lessons 11 - 19 (Yellow Binder)
- Lesson 11: Drawing in the Panel; Lesson 12: Form; Lesson 13: Perspective; Lesson 14: Light and Shade; Lesson 15: Props and Backgrounds; Lesson 16: Animals; Lesson 17: Kids; Lesson 18: Lettering; Lesson 19: Rube Goldberg
- Item 3: Famous Artists Cartoon Course, Lessons 20 - 24 (Green Binder)
- Lesson 20: Milton Caniff; Lesson 21: Al Capp; Lesson 22: Harry Haenigsen; Lesson 23: Willard Mullin; Lesson 24: Gurney Williams; Index for all lessons; Letter from instructor Bernard Thompson regarding final assignments, progress throughout program, and completion of program: June 6, 1962
- Box 7
- Item 1: Art Instruction Schools Courses in: Advertising Art, Illustrating, Painting, and Cartooning, 1964
- Intro; Pencil Drawing; Colored Pencil; Ink Drawing; Transparent Wash; Opaque Wash; Basic Color; Charcoal; Form; Figure Drawing
- Item 2: Art Instruction Schools Courses in: Advertising Art, Illustrating, Painting, and Cartooning, 1964
- Drawing from Nature; Drawing Objects; Perspective; Animal Drawing; Drapery and Clothing
- Item 3: Art Instruction Schools
- Anatomy of Cartooning: 1969; Creating Your Cartoon: 1970; Cartoon Techniques: 1971; Developing Your Cartoon: 1970; Specialized Cartooning: 1970; Cartoons in Advertising: 1970
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