Russell Smith visual materials collection, circa 1922

Summary

Creator:

Smith, Russell.

Extent:

1 folder

Language:

English

Call Number:

07158 UAm

Authors:

Finding aid created by Emily Mathay, March 2020.

Background

Scope and Content:

This collection consists of pen-and-ink cartoon drawings prepared for use in the Ann Arbor High School student yearbook, Omega.

Biographical / Historical:

Ann Arbor Pioneer High School (previously known as Ann Arbor High School) was founded in 1856 as The Union School. In 1884, the first edition of the Omega yearbook was published.

Russell Smith was a 1922 graduate of Ann Arbor High School. Smith's work on the Senior cartoons in the Omega yearbook, as well as his cartoon for Jokes, won him a third place prize in Drawings from the Omega yearbook.

Rules or Conventions:

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Related

Additional Descriptive Data:

Related Materials

Bentley Historical Library holds issues of the Omega yearbook for the years 1884-2010, with gaps; as well as other Ann Arbor High School publications. Also, a small collection of Ann Arbor High School records, 1909-1919 that contains minutes of the Athletic Board of Control and abstract of the title to the land of the original high school.

Subjects

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Subjects:

Students -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor.

Formats:

Cartoons (humorous images)
Drawings.

Names:

Ann Arbor High School (Mich.) -- Students.