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1 | ABOUT. This bibliography was created and is maintained by Carol Tilley, Associate Professor, School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois. It is a work in progress: it was last updated, April 21, 2023. For corrections, additions, or comments, please email me ctilley@illinois.edu or use the comment feature on this document. The suggested citation for this bibliography is Tilley, Carol L., Black Comics Readers & Reading in the US, 1930-1965 | Bibliography. Last updated: April 25, 2023. bit.ly/TilleyBlackComicsReaders | SCOPE. The materials included here are primary and secondary sources that speak to the question of what it meant to be a Black person, living in the United States, reading comics in the mid-20th century. Items may be textual, visual, or verbal (e.g. oral history recording). The bibliography was inspired by a chapter I wrote about young comics readers; it is included in the 2023 book, Desegregating Comics: Debating Blackness in the Golden Age of American Comics, edited by Qiana Whitted and published by Rutgers UP. | AVAILABILITY. Items may be available in other databases and/or repositories than those indicated. "Institutional library" designates the library at the college / university where the thesis or dissertation was completed. "General" indicates it may be available at a library near you. | 1 = Primary 2 = Secondary 3 = Incidental 4 = Other | C = Children T = Teen Y = Youth (mix of children and teens) A = Adult | E = Editorial M = Magazines / Comic books N = Newspaper strips O = Other | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Primary Author (Last Name, First Name) | PoC | Year | Title | Type | Complete Bibliographic Info | Availability (URI, DOI, etc) | Notes | Focus | Subjects | Format | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Miller, George Roland | N | 1943 | Adolescent Negro Education in Delaware - A Study of the Negro Secondary School and Community (exclusive of Wilmington) | EdD Thesis | Miller, George Roland. "Adolescent Negro Education in Delaware - A Study of the Negro Secondary School and Community (exclusive of Wilmington)." Ed.D. Thesis. New York University, 1943. | ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global | Broad category | 3 | T | MN | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Abraham, Willard | N | 1952 | The Reading Choices of College Students | Journal | Abraham, Willard. 1952. "The Reading Choices of College Students." Journal of Educational Research, 45:6, 459-465. | www.jstor.org/stable/27529389. | Broad category | 2 | TA | MN | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Hill, George E | N | 1940 | Children's Interests in Comic Strips | Journal | Hill, George E., and M. Estelle Trent. 1940. Children's Interests in Comic Strips. Journal of Education Research, 34:1, 30-36. | ProQuest | Specific titles; majority of subjects were Black | 1 | C | N | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Wallace, Elsie Hill | Y | 1960 | Selected Out-of-School Factors that Affect Negro Elementary School Children | Journal | Wallace, Elsie Hill. 1960. "Selected Out-of-School Factors that Affect Negro Elementary School Children." Journal of Educational Research, 54:4, 137-140 | www.jstor.org/stable/27530402 | Broad category | 2 | C | M | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Witty, Paul | N | 1945 | Interest in Reading the Comics Among Negro Children | Journal | Witty, Paul, and Dorothy Moore. 1945. "Interest in Reading the Comics Among Negro Children." Journal of Educational Psychology, 36:5, 303-308. | DOI: 10.1037/h0058512 | Specific titles | 1 | Y | MN | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Young, Consuelo C. | 1944 | A Study of Reader Attitudes toward the Negro Press | Journal | Young, Consuelo C. 1944. "A Study of Reader Attitudes toward the Negro Press." Journalism & Mass Media Quarterly, 21:2. | DOI: 10.1177/107769904402100205 | Broad category | 3 | A | N | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Terrell, Charles H. | Y | 1943 | Likes New Speed Jaxon Comic Strip | Letter | Terrell, Charles H. 1943. [Likes New Speed Jaxon Comic Strip]. Letter. Chicago Defender (National), January 9: 14. | ProQuest Historic Newspapers | Specific title | 1 | A | N | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Webb, John | Y | 1956 | Wants Negro Comics | Letter | Webb, John, and the Rest of the West Side Group. [Wants Negro Comics]. Letter. Chicago Defender, March 7: 11. | ProQuest Historic Newspapers | General | 1 | A | N | ||||||||||||||||
11 | Allen, Derotha Fields | Y | 1949 | The Leisure Time Activities of a Selected Group of Negro Girls | MA/MS Thesis | Allen, Derotha Fields. "The Leisure Time Activities of a Selected Group of Negro Girls." MS Thesis. University of Southern California, 1949. | https://digitallibrary.usc.edu/ | Broad category | 3 | T | MN | ||||||||||||||||
12 | Bivens, Sarah Lean | Y | 1954 | A Comparative Study of the Reading Interests of the Fourth and Fifth Grade Pupils of the Risley Elementary School, Brunswick, Georgia and Fourth and Fifth Grade Pupils of Sterling Consolidated School, Glynn County, Sterling, Georgia, 1953-1954 | MA/MS Thesis | Bivens, Sarah Lean. "A Comparative Study of the Reading Interests of the Fourth and Fifth Grade Pupils of the Risley Elementary School, Brunswick, Georgia and Fourth and Fifth Grade Pupils of Sterling Consolidated School, Glynn County, Sterling, Georgia, 1953-1954." MA Thesis. Clark Atlanta University, 1954. | https://radar.auctr.edu/ | Specific titles | 2 | C | MN | ||||||||||||||||
13 | Brown, Gwendolyn V. | Y | 1960 | The Communications Behavior of a Selected Number of Negro Adults Residing in Hawkinsville, Georgia | MA/MS Thesis | Brown, Gwendolyn V. "The Communications Behavior of a Selected Number of Negro Adults Residing in Hawkinsville, Georgia." MS Thesis. Clark Atlanta University, 1960. | https://radar.auctr.edu/ | Broad category | 2 | A | MN | ||||||||||||||||
14 | Bussey, Juanita Christine | Y | 1961 | A Study of the Reading Interests of a Selected Group of Elementary School Children at the John M. Tutt Elementary School, Augusta, Georgia | MA/MS Thesis | Bussey, Juanita Christine. "A Study of the Reading Interests of a Selected Group of Elementary School Children at the John M. Tutt Elementary School, Augusta, Georgia." MA Thesis. Clark Atlanta University, 1961. | https://radar.auctr.edu/ | Specific titles | 2 | C | MN | ||||||||||||||||
15 | Carpenter, Mayme O. | 1948 | Out-of-School Activities of Seventh and Eighth Grade Pupils | MA/MS Thesis | Carpenter, Mayme O. "Out-of-School Activities of Seventh and Eighth Grade Pupils." MS Thesis. University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1948. | ProQuest | Broad category | 2 | T | MN | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Cole, Glossie J. | Y | 1965 | A Study of the Reading Interests and Habits of a Selected Group of High School Students at the North Gulfport High School, Gulfport, Mississippi, 1963-1964, 1965 | MA/MS Thesis | Cole, Glossie J. "A Study of the Reading Interests and Habits of a Selected Group of High School Students at the North Gulfport High School, Gulfport, Mississippi, 1963-1964, 1965." MS Thesis. Clark Atlanta University, 1965. | https://radar.auctr.edu/ | Specific titles | 2 | T | MN | ||||||||||||||||
17 | Faulkner, Marian | Y | 1954 | A Survey of the Elementary Children's Interest in Comics at the Carver Consolidated School Forsyth County, North Carolina | MA/MS Thesis | Faulkner, Marian. A Survey of the Elementary Children's Interest in Comics at the Carver Consolidated School Forsyth County, North Carolina. MA Thesis. Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina, 1954. | Institutional library | Specific titles | 1 | C | MN | ||||||||||||||||
18 | Foote, Ethelyn M. | N | 1940 | Recreational Reading Habits of 462 Junior High Pupils in a Central Michigan City | MA/MS Thesis | Foote, Ethelyn M. "Recreational Reading Habits of 462 Junior High Pupils in a Central Michigan City." MA Thesis. Michigan State University, 1940. | https://d-legacy.lib.msu.edu/ | Offers some generalizations for "negro" students | 2 | A | MN | ||||||||||||||||
19 | Gray, Katherine W | Y | 1955 | A study of the health and recreational facilities provided through the negro schools of Laurens County, Georgia, 1952 to 1954, 1955 | MA/MS Thesis | Gray, Katherine W. A study of the health and recreational facilities provided through the negro schools of Laurens County, Georgia, 1952 to 1954, 1955. MS Thesis. Atlanta University, 1955. | https://radar.auctr.edu/ | Broad category | 3 | T | MN | ||||||||||||||||
20 | Howard, Hayes Holt Jr | Y | 1948 | A Study of the Recreational Needs and Interests of 100 Upper Grade Students in the South Atlanta Junior High School for Negroes, 1948 | MA/MS Thesis | Howards, Hayes Holt Jr. "A Study of the Recreational Needs and Interests of 100 Upper Grade Students in the South Atlanta Junior High School for Negroes, 1948." MS Thesis. Clark Atlanta University, 1948. | https://radar.auctr.edu/ | Broad category | 3 | T | MN | ||||||||||||||||
21 | Ingram, W.H. | Y | 1960 | The Interests and Preferences of Selected Seventh Grade Pupils of Macon, Georgia, 1960 | MA/MS Thesis | Ingram, W.H. "The Interests and Preferences of Selected Seventh Grade Pupils of Macon, Georgia, 1960." MA Thesis. Clark Atlanta University, 1960. | https://radar.auctr.edu/ | Specific titles | 2 | T | MN | ||||||||||||||||
22 | Jones, Sam Henry | Y | 1955 | Newspaper Reading Interest among Atlanta Negroes, 1955 | MA/MS Thesis | Jones, Sam Henry. "Newspaper Reading Interest among Atlanta Negroes, 1955." MA Thesis. Clark Atlanta University, 1955. | https://radar.auctr.edu/ | Broad category | 3 | A | N | ||||||||||||||||
23 | Madison, Vernetta Adlee | Y | 1947 | A Study of Recreational Opportunities for Negro Children in Norfolk, Virginia | MA/MS Thesis | Madison, Vernetta Adlee. "A Study of Recreational Opportunities for Negro Children in Norfolk, Virginia." MS Thesis. Clark Atlanta University, 1947. | https://radar.auctr.edu/ | Broad category | 3 | T | M | ||||||||||||||||
24 | McClellan, Margaret Lyle | N | 1947 | A Survey of the Extent of Children's Interests in the Comics | MA/MS Thesis | McClellan, Margaret Lyle. "A Survey of the Extent of Children's Interests in the Comics." MS Thesis. Wayne State University, 1947. | ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global | Includes students from one school with a high "negro" enrollment | 1 | Y | MN | ||||||||||||||||
25 | Morgan, Ollivette Jones | Y | 1945 | A Study of the Recreational Interests and Needs of Negro Children of Galveston, Texas | MA/MS Thesis | Morgan, Ollivette Jones. "A Study of the Recreational Interests and Needs of Negro Children of Galveston, Texas." MS Thesis. Clark Atlanta University, 1945. | https://radar.auctr.edu/ | Broad category | 3 | Y | M | ||||||||||||||||
26 | Mosley, Clara Beatrice | Y | 1957 | A Study of the Magazine Reading of a Selected Group of Elementary School Children | MA/MS Thesis | Mosley, Clara Beatrice. "A Study of the Magazine Reading of a Selected Group of Elementary School Children." MA Thesis. Clark Atlanta University, 1957. | https://radar.auctr.edu/ | Specific titles | 2 | C | MN | ||||||||||||||||
27 | Thompson, Hobson Jr | Y | 1958 | A Study of the Communications Behavior of the Residents of Census Tract F-39, Atlanta, Georgia | MA/MS Thesis | Thompson, Hobson Jr. "A Study of the Communications Behavior of the Residents of Census Tract F-39, Atlanta, Georgia." MS Thesis. Clark Atlanta University, 1958. | https://radar.auctr.edu/ | Broad category | 3 | A | MN | ||||||||||||||||
28 | Washington, Nettie Calhoun | Y | 1958 | Reading Abilities and Reading Interests of Fourth Grade Pupils, 1958 | MA/MS Thesis | Washington, Nettie Calhoun. "Reading Abilities and Reading Interests of Fourth Grade Pupils, 1958." MA Thesis. Clark Atlanta University, 1958. | https://radar.auctr.edu/ | Specific titles | 2 | C | MN | ||||||||||||||||
29 | Wesley, Ora Graeber | Y | 1957 | An analytical study of comic books read by children in grades four to six, Carver High School, Kannapolis, North Carolina | MA/MS Thesis | Graber, Wesley. An analytical study of comic books read by children in grades four to six, Carver High School, Kannapolis, North Carolina. MA Thesis. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College, 1957. | Institutional library | Specific titles | 1 | C | MN | ||||||||||||||||
30 | White, Vivian | 1947 | The Social Contributions of a Welfare Center for Negro Girls in the City of Los Angeles | MA/MS Thesis | White, Vivian. "The Social Contributions of a Welfare Center for Negro Girls in the City of Los Angeles." MA Thesis. University of Southern California, 1947. | https://digitallibrary.usc.edu/ | Broad category | 2 | Y | MN | |||||||||||||||||
31 | Williams, Carolyn Brydie | Y | 1941 | A Study of the Interests and Needs Of Thirty-Six Ninth Grade Pupils in the Atlanta University Laboratory High School and of the Implications of These Interests and Needs in Planning a Reading Program for the Grade and for Individual Pupils | MA/MS Thesis | Williams, Carolyn Brydie. "A Study of the Interests and Needs Of Thirty-Six Ninth Grade Pupils in the Atlanta University Laboratory High School and of the Implications of These Interests and Needs in Planning a Reading Program for the Grade and for Individual Pupils." MA Thesis. Clark Atlanta University, 1941. | https://radar.auctr.edu/ | Includes individual sections about some subjects in which comic books are specifically mentioned | 2 | T | MN | ||||||||||||||||
32 | Holton, Dorethea Louvenia | Y | 1954 | A study of voluntary reading interests of the fifth grade pupils at Jonesboro and Washington Street Schools | MA/MS Thesis. | Holton, Dorethea Louvenia. A study of voluntary reading interests of the fifth grade pupils at Jonesboro and Washington Street Schools. MS Thesis. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College, 1954. | Institutional library | Broad cateogry | 2 | C | MN | ||||||||||||||||
33 | Baraka, Amiri | Y | 1984 | The Autobiography of LeRoi Jones | Monograph | Baraka, Amiri. 1984. The Autobiography of LeRoi Jones. Freundlich. | General | Individual | 4 | Y | MN | ||||||||||||||||
34 | Burshstein, Karen | 2003 | Walter Dean Myers | Monograph | Burshstein, Karen. 2003. Walter Dean Myers. Rosen. | General | Individual | 4 | Y | M | |||||||||||||||||
35 | Hendrix, Leon | Y | 2012 | Jimi Hendrix: A Brother's Story | Monograph | Hendrix, Leon, and Adam Mitchell. 2012. Jimi Hendrix: A Brother's Story. Macmillan. | General | Individual | 4 | Y | M | ||||||||||||||||
36 | Holmes, Linda Janet | 2014 | Toni Cade Bambera: Writer and Activist | Monograph | Holmes, Linda Janet. Toni Cade Bambara: Writer and Activitist. Greenwood. | General | Individual | 4 | Y | M | |||||||||||||||||
37 | Lazar, May | N | 1937 | Reading Interests, Activities, and Opportunities of Bright, Average, and Dull Children | Monograph | Lazar, May. 1937. Reading Interests, Activities, and Opportunities of Bright, Average, and Dull Children. Teachers College, Columbia university. | HathiTrust | Broad category; while Black student are included in the sample, data is not presented by race. | 2 | C | N | ||||||||||||||||
38 | Lorde, Audre | Y | 1982 | Zami: A New Spelling of My Name | Monograph | Lorde, Audre. 1982. Zami: A New Spelling of My Name. Random House. | General | Individual | 4 | Y | M | ||||||||||||||||
39 | Sterner, Alice P. | 1947 | Radio, Motion Picture, and Reading Interests: A Study of High School Pupils | Monograph | Sterner, Alice P. 1947.Radio, Motion Picture, and Reading Interests: A Study of High School Pupils. Teachers College/Columbia University. | HathiTrust | Specific titles; while Black student are included in the sample, data is not presented by race. | 2 | TA | MN | |||||||||||||||||
40 | Writers' Program. Works Progress Administration | U | 1940 | The Negro in Virginia | Monograph | Writers' Program. Works Progress Administration. 1940. The Negro in Virginia. Hastings House. | HathiTrust | Broad category. | 3 | A | N | ||||||||||||||||
41 | Barrow, John | 1955 | Here's a Picture of Emmett Till Painted by Those Who Knew Him | News | Barrow, John. 1955. "Here's a Picture of Emmett Till Painted by Those Who Knew Him." The Defender (Chicago, National Edition), October 1. | ProQuest Historic Newspapers | Individual | 4 | T | M | |||||||||||||||||
42 | Abraham, Willard | N | 1950 | Reading Choices of College Students | PhD Dissertation | Abraham, Willard. "Reading Choiices of College Students" Ph.D. Thesis. Northwestern University, 1951. | ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global | Includes Fisk University as one site | 2 | TA | MN | ||||||||||||||||
43 | Smith, Oliver Rollin | N | 1951 | A Study of Printed Mass Media Circulation and Radio Receiver Ownership Patterns in the United States, 1950 | PhD Dissertation | Smith, Oliver Rollin. "A Study of Printed Mass Media Circulation and Radio Receiver Ownership Patterns in the United States, 1950." PhD Dissertation. University of Iowa, 1951. | ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global | Infers readership by state using designation white/non-white | 2 | TA | M | ||||||||||||||||
44 | Theman, Viola | N | 1942 | A Follow-Up Study of Negro Youth of Superior Intelligence | PhD Dissertation | Theman, Viola. "A Follow-Up Study of Negro Youth of Superior Intelligence". Ph.D. Dissertation. Northwestern University, 1942. | ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global | Broad category | 3 | T | MN | ||||||||||||||||
45 | Zeliff, Viola Tompkins | N | 1946 | A Survey of the Reading Background of Freshman Students of the Class of 1949 at the New Jersey State Teachers College at Jersey City | PhD Dissertation | Zeliff, Viola Tompkins. "A Survey of the Reading Background of Freshman Students of the Class of 1949 at the New Jersey State Teachers College at Jersey City." PhD Dissertation. New York University, 1946. | ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global | Specific titles | 2 | TA | MN | ||||||||||||||||
46 | Delano, Jack | 1940 | Negro children reading the comics on Sunday morning, Durham, North Carolina | Photograph | Delano, Jack. 1940. [Negro children reading the comics on Sunday morning, Durham, North Carolina]. Photograph. Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). | www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017747702/ | Individual | 4 | Y | N | |||||||||||||||||
47 | Grossman, Sid | 1939 | Harlem Newspaper Stand | Photograph | Grossman, Sid. 1939. Harlem Newspaper Stand. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division. | digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75ece515-a2ae-388d-e040-e00a180601f1 | Individual; comics visible in top right; dates to mid-June 1939 | 4 | O | M | |||||||||||||||||
48 | Harris, Teenie | Y | 1941 | Young Woman Holding Vogue magazine, Standing in Front of Magazine Stand with Comic Books and October 27, 1941 issue of Life Magazine | Photograph | Harris, Teenie. 1940-1946c. [Young Woman Holding Vogue magazine, Standing in Front of Magazine Stand with Comic Books and October 27, 1941 issue of Life Magazine]. Photograph. Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles “Teenie” Harris Archive. | collection.cmoa.org/objects/075a70bc-83b5-4ee7-be4a-e383eff71fb3 | Individual (although they are not reading comics); comics in background have cover dates from July and Auugust 1942. | 4 | T | M | ||||||||||||||||
49 | Harris, Teenie | Y | 1946 | Girl reading “Mickey Mouse and the Submarine Pirates” comic book with small dog lying across her lap, in George Harris’s confectionery store, 2121 Wylie Avenue, Hill District | Photograph | Harris, Teenie. 1947. [Girl reading “Mickey Mouse and the Submarine Pirates” comic book with small dog lying across her lap, in George Harris’s confectionery store, 2121 Wylie Avenue, Hill District]. Photograph. Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles “Teenie” Harris Archive | collection.cmoa.org/objects/c0c9fc36-1f44-4f08-ad24-6fdc69f61a30 | Individual; Wonder Comics has a cover date of April 1947 | 4 | C | M | ||||||||||||||||
50 | Harris, Teenie | Y | 1935-1945c | Two images: a woman with a magazine in a newsstand, and men and woman playing cards | Photograph | Harris, Teenie. 1935-1945c. [Two images: a woman with a magazine in a newsstand, and men and woman playing cards]. Photograph. Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles “Teenie” Harris Archive | collection.cmoa.org/objects/fbc231a7-592e-4452-aabe-f679e3f13cfb | Individual; Thrilling Comics in photo has a cover date of December 1948 | 4 | T | M | ||||||||||||||||
51 | Harris, Teenie | Y | 1935-1970c | Amanda Nelson standing with her daughter in front of storefront, possibly Pat’s Bookstore on Wylie Avenue, with copies of Life and Vogue magazines and comic books: Billy West, Tim Holt, Black Cat, and others | Photograph | Harris, Teenie. 1935-1970c. [Amanda Nelson standing with her daughter in front of storefront, possibly Pat’s Bookstore on Wylie Avenue, with copies of Life and Vogue magazines and comic books: Billy West, Tim Holt, Black Cat, and others]. Photograph. Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles “Teenie” Harris Archive. | collection.cmoa.org/objects/39b3dfee-18c8-44a2-9221-1f63ef793590 | Individual (although they are not reading comics); comics in background have cover dates from June and July 1950 | 4 | C | M | ||||||||||||||||
52 | Harris, Teenie | Y | 1940-1946c | Boy with Bandaged Thigh Standing on Hospital Bed with Nurse Holding Comic Book Standing Beside Him | Photograph | Harris, Teenie. 1940-1946c. [Boy with Bandaged Thigh Standing on Hospital Bed with Nurse Holding Comic Book Standing Beside Him]. Photograph. Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles “Teenie” Harris Archive. | collection.cmoa.org/objects/d4a4ae5e-bdf4-4f25-9e46-c1ded853f656 | Individual; top comic on bed appears to be a Harvey Dotty Dripple issue. | 4 | C | M | ||||||||||||||||
53 | Harris, Teenie | Y | 1940-1970c | Two frames: Blurry neon cigarette sign, and woman wearing short sleeved sweater standing in a newsstand | Photograph | Harris, Teenie. 1940-1970c. [Two frames: Blurry neon cigarette sign, and woman wearing short sleeved sweater standing in a newsstand]. Photograph. Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles “Teenie” Harris Archive | collection.cmoa.org/objects/152f3287-3ade-4867-9fd8-c5d522d776e8 | Individual (although they are not reading comics); Crack Western has a cover date of May 1952, Captain Marvel Jr., April 1952. | 4 | Y | M | ||||||||||||||||
54 | Harris, Teenie | Y | 1945-1955c | Group portrait of three young women, including young woman on left with short hair, wearing eyeglasses, and light colored striped top, holding magazine in left hand, standing in interior with sofa, door on right, and ship painting on light colored walls | Photograph | Harris, Teenie. 1945-1955c. [Group portrait of three young women, including young woman on left with short hair, wearing eyeglasses, and light colored striped top, holding magazine in left hand, standing in interior with sofa, door on right, and ship painting on light colored walls]. Photograph. Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive. | collection.cmoa.org/objects/88af39c8-d11d-4257-a4fd-f89046ee4c79 | Individual; person in center appears to be holding a comic book. | 4 | T | M | ||||||||||||||||
55 | Harris, Teenie | Y | 1945-1960 | Eight boys seated and reading comic books, with four men standing in background looking at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newspaper with headline “Allies Open New Reich Drive,” gathered in interior with “Pittsburgh Post Gazette” written near ceiling | Photograph | Harris, Teenie. 1945-1960c. [Eight boys seated and reading comic books, with four men standing in background looking at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newspaper with headline “Allies Open New Reich Drive,” gathered in interior with “Pittsburgh Post Gazette” written near ceiling]. Photograph. Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles “Teenie” Harris Archive | collection.cmoa.org/objects/fc0fab93-f989-497e-a3b7-e03547f9f3c2 | Individual | 4 | Y | M | ||||||||||||||||
56 | Harris, Teenie | Y | 1950-1965c | Two boys, one wearing light colored short sleeved sweater with triangular pattern, holding newspaper reading “Courier Magazine Section,” seated in domestic interior with covered table, chair, and cabinets in background | Photograph | Harris, Teenie. 1950-1965cc. [Two boys, one wearing light colored short sleeved sweater with triangular pattern, holding newspaper reading “Courier Magazine Section,” seated in domestic interior with covered table, chair, and cabinets in background]. Photograph. Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles “Teenie” Harris Archive | collection.cmoa.org/objects/fe860e16-afc2-488c-a4b0-58979e5f2640 | Individual; Courier Magazine Section included several pages of the newspaper's comics | 4 | Y | N | ||||||||||||||||
57 | Harris, Teenie | Y | 1950c | Portrait of a boy holding suitcase and Roy Rogers comic book in doorway of bus | Photograph | Harris, Teenie. 1950c. [Portrait of a boy holding suitcase and Roy Rogers comic book in doorway of bus]. Photograph. Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles “Teenie” Harris Archive | collection.cmoa.org/objects/7bf5c462-5ae3-437c-ad68-d3b4da96850a | Individual; Roy Rogers comic appears to be December 1949 issue | 4 | C | M | ||||||||||||||||
58 | Indianapolis Recorder | Y | 1947 | Girls at the Recorder Picnic | Photograph | Girls at the Recorder Picnic [Photograph]. Indianapolis Recorder Collection, Indiana Historical Society. 4 September 1948 | cdm16797.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p0303/id/117 | Individual | 4 | T | M | ||||||||||||||||
59 | McNeill, Robert H. | Y | 1941 | Kids on "T" Street Reading Funnies | Photograph | McNeill, Robert H. 1941. Kids on "T" Street Reading Funnies. Museum of Modern Art. | www.moma.org/collection/works/186083 | Individual; More Fun issue is dated August 1939 | 4 | Y | M | ||||||||||||||||
60 | Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission | 195-c | Farish Street Newsstand and studio | Photograph | Mississippi State Sovreignty Commission. 195-. Farish Street Newsstand and Studio. Mississippi Department of Archives and History. | da.mdah.ms.gov/sovcom/photo.php?display=item&oid=13 | Individual (although no one is reading comics); titles appear to date from 1952 or 1953. | 4 | YA | M | |||||||||||||||||
61 | Palfi, Marion | 1946-1948 | Detroit, Wayne County Juvenile Detention Home and Jail | Photograph | Palfi, Marion. 1946-1948. [Detroit, Wayne County Juvenile Detention Home and Jail]. Photograph. Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, Marion Palfi Archive | ArtStor | Individual; both individuals in the center of the photo appear to be reading comics | 4 | Y | M | |||||||||||||||||
62 | Parks, Gordon | Y | 1942 | Washington, D.C. Negro Youth Reading a Funny Paper on a Door Step in the Southwest Section, | Photograph | Parks, Gordon. [Washington, D.C. Negro Youth Reading a Funny Paper on a Door Step in the Southwest Section] Photograph. November 1942. Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). | www.loc.gov/item/2017839541/ | Individual | 4 | T | M | ||||||||||||||||
63 | Parks, Gordon | Y | 1950 | Girl Reading Comic on Bench, while Man Looks On | Photograph | Parks, Gordon. [Girl Reading Comic on Bench, while Man Looks On]. Photograph. 1950. | Part of Parks' Fort Scott, Kansas, series | Individual; found online | 4 | C | M | ||||||||||||||||
64 | Rosskam, Edwin | 1941 | Untitled photo, possibly related to: Entrance to Negro professional building, 47th Street, Chicago, Illinois | Photograph | Rosskam, Edwin. 1941. [Untitled photo, possibly related to: Entrance to Negro professional building, 47th Street, Chicago, Illinois]. Photograph. Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress) | www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fsa/item/2017729381/ | Individual; they are reading the Captain Battle story in Silver Streak #10 (May 1941) | 4 | C | M | |||||||||||||||||
65 | Bell, Bernice W. | 1933 | A Scientific Study of the Voluntary Reading of Fifth Grade Children, White and Colored, in the Public Schools of Louisville, Kentucky. | Report | Bell, Bernice W. 1932. "A Scientific Study of the Voluntary Reading of Fifth Grade Children, White and Colored, in the Public Schools of Louisville, Kentucky." Louisville Free Public Library and Bureau of Research, Louisville Public Schools. | HathiTrust | Broad category; data for Black readers is completely separate and includes some case studies. | 2 | C | N | |||||||||||||||||
66 | Hauser, Paul M. | 1952 | Rural Reading Habits. A Study of County Library Planning. Prince Georges County, Md. | Report | Hauser, Paul M., Robert E. Galloway, and Harold Hoffsommer. 1952. "Rural Reading Habits. A Study of County Library Planning. Prince Georges County, Md." Bulletin A69. Agricultural Experiment Station. University of Maryland. | HathiTrust | Broad category | 3 | A | N | |||||||||||||||||
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