Berryman family papers
name: label: Creator
content: Berryman family (Washington, D. C.)
label: Names
content: American Federation of Arts
label: Names
content: Gridiron Club (Washington, D.C.)
label: Names
content: Society of Washington Artists (Washington, D.C.)
label: Names
content: Baruch, Bernard M. (Bernard Mannes), 1870-1965
label: Names
content: Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949
label: Names
content: Berryman, Florence Seville, 1900-1992
label: Names
content: Berryman, James Thomas, 1902-1971
label: Names
content: Berryman, Kate
label: Names
content: Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925
label: Names
content: Byrd, Harry Flood, 1887-1966
label: Names
content: Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
label: Names
content: Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933
label: Names
content: Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948
label: Names
content: Darling, Jay N. (Jay Norwood), 1876-1962
label: Names
content: Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926
label: Names
content: Garner, John Nance, 1868-1967
label: Names
content: Grosvenor, Gilbert Hovey, 1875-1966
label: Names
content: Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923
label: Names
content: Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954
label: Names
content: Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
label: Names
content: Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972
label: Names
content: Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924
label: Names
content: McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney), 1870-1949
label: Names
content: Mechlin, Leila, 1874-1949
label: Names
content: Putnam, Brenda, 1890-1975
label: Names
content: Reynolds, Joseph G., 1886-1972
label: Names
content: Rogers, Will, 1879-1935
label: Names
content: Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
label: Names
content: Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
label: Names
content: Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
label: Names
content: Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
label: Names
content: Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
topic: label: Occupation
content: Cartoonists -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Occupation
content: Art critics -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Topic
content: Politicians -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Topic
content: Women art critics
label: Topic
content: Politicians -- Caricatures and cartoons
label: Topic
content: Political cartoons -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Topic
content: Caricatures and cartoons
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Portions of the Berryman family papers were donated in 1965 by Florence Berryman, and in 1992 by her estate. The latter donation included portions of a scrapbook of memorabilia which had previously been lent for filming (reel D111) by Florence Berryman in 1962. The whearabouts of the other items in the scrapbook which were donated is unknown.
creator: label: Creator
content: Berryman family (Washington, D. C.)
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content: Berryman family papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Berryman family papers measure 11.4 linear feet and date from 1829 to 1984, with the bulk of the material dating from 1882 to 1961. The collection presents a good overview of the careers of Washington Star cartoonist Clifford Berryman, his daughter, Star art critic, Florence, and to a lesser extent, son Jim Berryman.
bioghist: label: Biographical Note
content: The patriarch of the Berryman family, Clifford Kennedy Berryman, was born in Versailles, Kentucky, in 1869. His first job was in the U.S. Patent Office in Washington, D.C. He became a cartoonist for the Washington Post in 1891. From 1907, until his death in 1949, Clifford Berryman was political cartoonist for the Washington Star, earning a reputation as the "Dean of American Cartoonist," and winning a Pulitzer Prize in 1944. His cartoon of Theodore Roosevelt, "Drawing the Line in Mississippi," 1902, began the American Teddy Bear craze, and created Berryman's cartoon trademark. He was also the first cartoonist to become president of the Gridiron Club. His wife, Kate, was an avid member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Their daughter, Florence Berryman, 1900-1992, abandoned her study of music because of a loss of hearing and turned her attention to art. In the 1920s, she became a free-lance local art critic, writing articles for newspapers. She later assisted Leila Mechlin, as an art critic for the Washington Star. In 1946, Florence Berryman succeeded Mechlin and worked for the Star until her retirement in 1961. She also served as editor for the American Federation of Arts until 1944.

Clifford and Kate Berryman's son, James Thomas Berryman, 1902-1976, attended George Washington University and the Corcoran School of Art. He worked as a reporter for the New Mexico State Tribune, until his return, in 1923, to Washington, D.C. because of his mother's illness. He worked at the Washington Star, as an editorial artist and illustrator, until 1933, when he became a sports cartoonist. When his father suffered a storke in 1935, Jim intermittently drew political cartoons for the STAR. Jim Berryman also won a Pulitzer Prize for his political cartoons.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 11.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1829-1984
label: Date
content: bulk 1882-1961
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.berrfami
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Illustrated letters
label: Type
content: Diaries
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into three series according to individual family members; each series is arranged into subseries and material within each subseries is arranged chronologically.

Series 1: Clifford and Kate Berryman papers, 1829-1963, undated (boxes 1-7, 11-12, OVs 14-15, 7.9 linear ft.)

Series 2: Florence Berryman Papers, 1902-1984, undated (boxes 8-10, 13, 2.3 linear ft.)

Series 3: Jim Berryman Papers, 1919-1964, undated (boxes 10, 13, 1.1 linear ft.)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed in 1993 by Jean Fitzgerald.
altformavail: label: Alternative Forms Available
content: Portions of the collection and material lent for microfilming are available on 35mm microfilm reels 1418 and D111, and 4767-4776 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Illustrated letters
label: Genre/Form
content: Diaries
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Content Note
content: The Berryman family papers measure 11.4 linear feet and date from 1829 to 1984, with the bulk of the material dating from 1882 to 1961. The collection presents a good overview of the careers of Washington Star cartoonist Clifford Berryman, his daughter, Star art critic, Florence, and his son, Jim Berryman, though the latter's career is not as well represented. The papers also contain material relating to Kate Berryman, including a scrapbook and diaries.

The collection contains biographical material, correspondence, business records, notes and writings, scrapbooks, printed material, photographs, and artwork by Clifford and Jim Berryman and others.
separatedmaterial: label: Separated Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming (reel D111) including a scrapbook of memorabilia, 1905-1945, collected by Kate Berryman regarding her husband. The scrap book includes letters from Bernard Baruch, William Jennings Bryan, Harry Flood Byrd, Jay Darling, John Nance Garner, Herbert Hoover, Henry Cabot Lodge, Harry Truman, and Woodrow Wilson; clippings; cartoons; printed material; and photographs of Clifford, family members, William Jennings Bryan, John Nance Garner, Brenda Putnam, and William Howard Taft. Though some items in the scrapbook were subsequently donated, lent materials were returned to the lender and are not described in the collection container inventory.