Series Information

Title

Cartoons

Dates

Circa 1969-1989

Conditions Governing Access

The papers are open for research.

Ownership & Copyright

Copyright is retained by Henry A. Kissinger for works he has authored and provided during his lifetime to the Yale University Library. After the lifetime of Dr. Kissinger, all intellectual property rights, including without limitation all copyrights, in and to the works authored by Dr. Kissinger pass to Yale University, with the exception of all intellectual property rights, including without limitation all copyrights, motion picture and/or audio rights in and to his books, interviews and any films that will be retained by Dr. Kissinger’s heirs and assigns. Copyright status for collection materials other than those authored by Dr. Kissinger is unknown.

Except for the limited purposes allowed by the Yale University Library Guide to Using Special Collections, exploitation, including without limitation the reproduction, distribution, adaption, or display of Dr. Kissinger’s works protected by the U.S. Copyright Act (Title 17 U.S.C. §101 et seq.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain shall not be commercially exploited without permission of Dr. Kissinger, the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Scope and Contents

The cartoons are a collection of political cartoons and caricatures of Kissinger, primarily concerning his time in government from 1969 to 1977 and his emergence as an international celebrity. There is only one 1989 cartoon from later years. Many of the cartoons are ink drawings while others are prints. Frequently, the cartoons are signed by the artist and include a short note to Kissinger. Most of the cartoons appeared in American newspapers and magazines, but a few of the cartoons come from publications abroad. A larger collection of similar cartoons can be found in Part II of the Henry A. Kissinger papers.

Arrangement

Series VI is arranged into two subseries: General and Oversized.