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Abril Lamarque papers, 1883-2013, bulk 1904-1999

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Series 1: Biographical Material, 1889-2001
0.6 Linear feet
Box 1, OV 12, Box 20

This series contains information about Lamarque and his family, including personal documents, biographical sketches, and a 1985 transcribed interview with Abril Lamarque's wife, Milagros, detailing the couple's first years together in New York. Humorous business cards collected by Lamarque are included in this series. Also found in is substantial material on professional organizations to which Lamarque belonged from 1937 until his death in 1999. These include the Art Director's Club, Dutch Treat Club, The International Brotherhood of Magicians, National Press Club, New York University Club, the New York University Faculty Club, the Society of American Magicians, and the Society of Illustrators. Material types include membership cards, yearbooks, event information, and posters.
2023 addition consists of family histories, naturalization and death certificates, obituaries, and designs for a house that was never built.
This series is arranged by material type.
This series has been partially scanned. In some cases, printed materials have had their covers, title pages and relevant pages scanned.
2023 addition has not been scanned.
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Family History, 1889-1998
20
1
Milagros Lamarque Family History, 1997
20
6
Personal documents, 1917-1945
1
1
Information on Abril Lamarque and family, circa 1940-2001
Oversized material separated to OV 12.
1
2
Certificates of Official Character, 1930
20
2
Naturalization and Death Certificates, 1945, 1996, 1999
20
3
Obituaries and Memorials for Abril and Milagros Lamarque, 1996-1999
20
5
Eulogies and obituaries for Abril Lamarque, circa 1999
1
3
Abril Lamarque Associates blank share certificates, circa 1930s-circa 1940s
1
4
Humorous business and calling cards, circa 1945-circa 1980
1
5
Membership cards- Art Directors Club, 1943-1976
1
6
Membership cards- The International Brotherhood of Magicians, 1937-1940
1
7
Membership cards- National Press Club, 1947-1980
1
8
Membership cards- New York University Clubs and Associations, 1959-1989
1
9
Membership cards- Society of American Magicians, 1932-1992
1
10
Membership cards- Society of Illustrators, 1943-1969
1
11
National Society of Art Directors, 1943-1976
1
12
Dutch Treat Club, 1973-1988
Oversized material separated to OV 12.
1
13
Dutch Treat Club Yearbooks, 1946, 1972-1975
1
14
Dutch Treat Club Yearbooks, 1977-1981
1
15
Dutch Treat Club Yearbooks, 1982-1986
1
16
Dutch Treat Club Yearbooks, 1987-1990
1
17
Society of American Magicians, 1937-2000
Oversized material separated to OV 12.
1
18
Society of American Magicians Memos, circa 1945
1
19
Society of Illustrators, 1942-1975
1
20
Society of Illustrators posters, 1945-circa 1975
Oversized material separated to OV 12.
1
21
Oversized material scanned with Box 1, Folders 2, 13,18, and 21.
OV 12
Douglaston Manor Property Drawings, 1954-1955
20
4
Miscellaneous, undated
20
8
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Series 2: Correspondence, 1922-2003
0.5 Linear feet
Box 1, OV 12, Box 20

This series contains scattered personal and business correspondence. Some of the letters are in Spanish; a few are illustrated. Found are several letters and telegrams from the Dell Publishing Company and its owner, George T. Delacorte, Jr., regarding payments and other office matters. Illustrated letters from Lamarque's brother, Juan Abril Lamarque, a painter and graphic designer who came to New York in the 1930s and worked as art director of El Norte and other Spanish language magazines, are also part of this series. Illustrated cards and letters from artist Paul R. Hoffmaster are also found. Additional letters are from artists and friends, including Ernesto García Cabral and Conrado Massaguer.
Correspondence from Ohio State University is with Harry Heath, associate professor in the Department of Technical Journalism and concerns design workshops and seminars taught by Lamarque. Later correspondence with Heath while he was director of the School of Journalism and Broadcasting at Oklahoma State University concerns a gift of Lamarque's personal papers on the subject of design.
This series is arranged by correspondent.
This series has been scanned in its entirety.
2023 addition has not been scanned.
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Cabral, Ernesto Garcia, circa 1930-circa 1940
1
22
Dell Publishing Company, circa 1928-1940
1
23
Hoffmaster, Paul R., circa 1947-1974
1
24
Iowa State University, 1961-1976
1
25
Juhass, Joseph, 1939
1
26
Lamarque, Juan Abril, circa 1940-circa 1985
1
27
Massaguer, Conrado, 1922-1949
1
28
Miscellaneous business correspondence, 1950-1985
Oversized material separated to OV 12.
1
29
Miscellaneous correspondence, A-B, circa 1950-1976
1
30
Miscellaneous correspondence, C-D, 1924-1980
1
31
Miscellaneous correspondence, R-S, 1926-circa 1970
1
32
Miscellaneous correspondence, unidentified, 1969
1
33
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1926-2003
20
9-10
Miscellaneous illustrated letters, 1923-1924
Oversized material separated to OV 12.
1
34
New York Times, 1942-1964
Oversized material separated to OV 12.
1
35
Official Detective Group, R.G.H. Publishing, 1989
1
36
Oklahoma State University, circa 1962-1975
1
37
Oklahoma State University, 1976-1986
1
38
Oklahoma State University, 1987-1989
1
39
Oklahoma State University, 1990
1
40
Workshops, 1944-1968
1
41
Oversized material scanned with Box 1, Folders 28, 34, and 35.
OV 12
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Series 3: Writings, 1925-1981
0.4 Linear feet
Box 2, OV 13, Box 20

This series houses copies of Primer Curso de Caricatura, a primer on how to draw the Monguito character's poses and facial expressions, published in Havana in 1925 and other published and unpublished writings by and about Lamarque, including book reviews and design articles written by Lamarque, and an unpublished draft of a book on publication design. The series also contains scripts for Lamarque's magic shows and a journal which primarily documents business matters. Also found are writings by others, including an autobiographical essay by Milagros Abril Lamarque, and limericks written about Lamarque by friends. Researchers may also find writings by Lamarque in Series 10: Scrapbooks. 2023 addition consists of Milagros' autobiography and some notes and a preface on Abril by Otto Storch for an unpublished work.
This series is arranged by author and material type.
This series has been partially scanned. Duplicates and blank pages have not been scanned. In some cases, printed materials have had their covers, title pages, and relevant pages scanned.
2023 addition has not been scanned.
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Articles by Abril Lamarque, 1946
2
1
Articles by Abril Lamarque, circa 1955 to circa 1970
Oversized material separated to OV 13.
2
2
Editor's Notebook articles by Abril Lamarque, circa 1952-1953
2
3
Unpublished draft on publication design, chapters 1-4, circa 1940-circa 1950
2
4
Unpublished draft on publication design, chapters 5-10, circa 1940-circa 1950
2
5
Unpublished draft on publication design, chapters 11-14, circa 1940-circa 1950
2
6
Unpublished draft notes, circa 1942
2
7
NACS Manuals by Abril Lamarque, 1966-1977
2
8
Limericks about Lamarque by others, circa 1950-1981
2
14
Book Primer Curso de Caricatura, by Abril Lamarque, 1925
2
9
Book reviews by Abril Lamarque, circa 1959
Oversized material separated to OV 13.
2
10
Business journal and notes, 1948-1969
2
11
Scripts and notes for magic shows, circa 1954-circa 1972
2
12
Autobiography by Milagros Abril Lamarque, circa 1940s
2
13
Autobiography by Milagros Lamarque, undated
20
11
Notes by Milagros Lamarque, undated
20
12
Writings by others, 1946-1982
2
15
Preface on Abril Lemarque by Otto Storch, undated
20
13
Oversized material scanned with Box 2, folder 10.
OV 13
Miscellaneous, undated
20
14
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Series 4: Workshops, circa 1940-circa 1985
0.4 Linear feet
Box 2, OV 13, Box 20

This series contains files about Lamarque's publication design seminars and workshops for New York University's School of Continuing Education and the Society of National Associated Publications. The Workshop series contains articles, design examples, promotional materials, slides, handbooks written by Lamarque, and testimonials and reviews of the workshops.
This series is arranged by material type.
This series has been scanned in its entirety, with the exception of blank pages and duplicates. 2023 addition has not been scanned.
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Advertisements, 1961-1982
Oversized material separated to OV 13.
2
16
Agendas, 1944-1970
2
17
Announcements and press releases, 1946-1978
2
18
Handbook The Abril Lamarque Editorial Layout Workshop, 1946-1969
(3 folders)
2
19
Handbook for design based on American Weekly Magazine, circa 1955-circa 1985
2
20
Handbook drafts and fragments, 1969
2
21
Background of Editorial Layout Workshops, 1970
20
15
Layout examples for handbooks, circa 1950-circa 1970
2
22
New York University design workshops, 1958-1965
Oversized material separated to OV 13.
2
23
Miscellaneous notes about Abril Lamarque workshops, circa 1945-circa 1980
2
24
Reviews, 1953-1978
2
25
Workshop testimonials, circa 1950-circa 1980
2
26
Red Book Magazine layout examples, circa 1940-circa 1950
2
27
Slides of layouts, circa 1961-circa 1964
2
28
Slides of layouts, circa 1945-1970
2
29
Negatives of layouts, circa 1945-circa 1980
2
30
Oversized materials scanned with Box 2, Folders 16 and 23.
OV 13
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Series 5: Financial Records, 1924-1989
5 Folders
Box 2, Box 20

Financial material includes invoices, receipts, and financial correspondence related to Lamarque's time at Dell Publishing Company and ledger books of Lamarque's accounts. Also included are box inventories and shipping invoices for Lamarque's gifts to Oklahoma State University in the late 1980s.
This series has been scanned in its entirety. 2023 addition has not been scanned.
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Invoices, receipts, and financial correspondence, 1924-1956
2
31
Invoice and Receipt, 1931, 1940
20
16
Ledgers, 1924-1962
2
32
Box inventories for gifts to Oklahoma State University, 1987-1989
2
33
Shipping invoices for gifts to Oklahoma State University, 1987-1989
2
34
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Series 6: Abril Lamarque Creations, circa 1940-circa 1945
6 Folders
Box 2, OV 13

This series consists of files on Lamarque's design firm, Abril Lamarque Creations. The series contains drawings and sketches of product designs, published advertisements from magazines and newspapers, letters from Vogue magazine and others concerning sale of items, and two memos regarding shipment orders to artist Enrique Riverón and his wife Noella. Also found are photographs and slides of products.
2023 addition consists of material related to Sempaur, object labels, sketches, and photographs.
This series is arranged by material type.
This series has been scanned in its entirety, with the exception of duplicates. 2023 addition has not been scanned.
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Advertisements, 1940-1945
Oversized material separated to OV 13.
2
35
Advertisement clippings, 1945-1950
2
36
Correspondence and memos, 1940-1945
2
37
Sempaur, circa 1940
20
17
Object Labels, undated
20
18
Drawings and sketches, circa 1940
Oversized material separated to OV 13.
2
38
Drawings and Sketches, undated
20
19
Photographs, circa 1945
Negatives of photographs of Abril Lamarque Creations were disposed of due to poor condition.
2
39
Photographs, undated
20
20
Slides, circa 1945
2
40
Oversized material scanned with Box 2, Folders 35 and 38.
OV 13
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Series 7: Subject Files, 1904-1996
0.5 Linear feet
Box 3, OV 14, Box 20

This series contains files Lamarque collected on various interests and current events, including a Bacardi family dispute in the 1990s surrounding their rum company and several humorous photographs of the company's C.E.O., José M. Bosch (Abril Lamarque's cousin). Also found is material on the Cuban caricaturist and publisher, Conrado Massaguer. Files on Massaguer include a rare 1933 edition of the New York weekly magazine, Knickerbocker Jr.; several covers of his celebrated magazine Social, published in Havana between the years 1916 and 1938; and pages from the "Ellos" section of Social, which featured caricatures of prominent members of Cuban high society. Included is a large color poster of one of Massaguer's most famous caricatures, "Doble Nueve," with a handwritten dedication inscribed on the right.
The subject files also include material on the Dell Publishing Company and its owner, George T. Delacorte, Jr. Also found is material on Polish self-taught painter Karol Kozlowski, which include an exhibition catalog written by Lamarque's daughter, Martha Lamarque Sarno.
Three small scrapbooks with newspaper clippings of caricatures by Mexican caricaturist Ernesto García Cabral, as well as printed material about illustrators and caricaturists Arias Bernal, Paolo Garretto, Norman Rockwell and Sirio are also found. Photographs of Abril Lamarque with Cuba's former president, Fulgencio Batista are also arranged in this series.
This series is arranged alphabetically by subject.
This series has been partially scanned. Duplicates and blank pages have not been scanned. In some cases, printed materials have had their covers, title pages, and relevant pages scanned. 2023 addition has not been scanned.
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Bacardi Company printed material, circa 1956-1996
Oversized Materials housed in OV 14.
3
1
Bacardi Company photographs, 1953-circa 1960
3
2
Batista, Fulgencio, circa 1955
3
3
Bernal, Arias, circa 1930-circa 1960
Oversized Materials housed in OV 14.
3
4
Cabral, Ernesto García, circa 1921
3
5
Cabral, Ernesto García, circa 1921
3
6
Dell Publishing Company, 1927-1939
3
7
Dell Publishing Company- photographs of Delacorte family, circa 1927-circa 1939
3
8
Garretto, Paolo, 1931-circa 1935
3
9
Kozlowski, Karol, 1984-1985
Oversized Materials housed in OV 14.
3
10
Massaguer, Conrado W. articles and clippings, 1918-circa 1952
3
11
Massaguer, Conrado W. caricatures, circa 1913-circa 1957
Oversized Materials housed in OV 14.
3
12
Massaguer, Conrado W. magazine Knickerbocker Jr., 1933
Oversized Materials housed in OV 14.
3
13
Massaguer, Conrado W. front covers of Cuban magazine Social, circa 1922-circa 1933
3
14
Massaguer, Conrado W. caricatures from the "Ellos" section of Social, circa 1927-circa 1939
3
15
Massaguer, Conrado W. posters, 1941-1946
Oversized Materials housed in OV 14.
3
16
Rockwell, Norman, 1904, 1930-1932
Oversized Materials housed in OV 14.
3
17
Sirio, 1918-circa 1920
3
18
"Coney Island of the Mind: Images of Coney Island in Art and Popular Culture 1890-1960" Exhibition, 1989
20
21
Oversized material scanned with Box 3, Folders 1, 4, 10, 12, 13, 16, and 17.
OV 14
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Series 8: Printed Material, 1883-2013
1.6 Linear feet
Box 3-4, OV 15-17, Box 20

This series includes a wide variety of printed material collected by Lamarque, which features examples of his work in publication design, illustrations, comics, and caricatures; as well as examples of graphic design and illustration design from his contemporaries and historical publications. Also found are articles and clippings regarding Lamarque's career. 2023 addition consists of clippings, newsletters, "The Graphic Arts" publication featuring articles by Lamarque, and sketches appearing in newspapers and magazines.
This series is arranged as 5 subseries.
  • 8.1: Clippings about Abril Lamarque, 1926-1988
  • 8.2: Illustrations by Abril Lamarque, circa 1920-1941
  • 8.3: Designs by Abril Lamarque, circa 1925-1989
  • 8.4: Posters by Abril Lamarque, circa 1930-1975
  • 8.5: Graphic Design and Illustration Clippings, 1883-circa 1960

8.1

Clippings About Abril Lamarque, 1926-2013
This subseries includes magazine and newspaper articles about Lamarque's career as in illustration and publication design. Also found are programs for Lamarque's performances as a magician.
Description Container
About Abril Lamarque, 1926-1958
Oversize materials separated to OV 15.
3
19
About Abril Lamarque, 1958-1988
3
20
Programs for magic show performances, 1947-1948
3
21
Clippings, 1932-1999
20
22
Newsletters, 1964-1999
20
23
"The Graphic Arts", 1966
20
24
Oversized materials scanned with Box 3, Folder 19
OV 15
Miscellaneous, 1949-2013
20
25

8.2

Illustrations by Abril Lamarque, circa 1920-1941
This subseries includes clippings collected by Lamarque which document his illustration work for the magazine Film Fun, as well as illustration, advertisement, and caricature clippings from various newspapers and magazines. Also included is an extensive collection of Lamarque's Spanish-language comic strip, Monguito, political cartoons and caricatures by Lamarque, and Lamarque's radiocatures.
Description Container
Ads illustrated by Abril Lamarque, circa 1920-circa 1930
3
22
American caricatures and illustrations, circa 1920-1934
3
23
Ballyhoo "Ballyhoo's Who Cross Word Puzzle", circa 1920s
3
24
Cuban caricatures and illustrations, circa 1922-circa 1940
3
25
Film Fun caricatures, 1928-1932
3
26
Film Fun "Fun at the Films" comics, circa 1928-circa 1932
3
27
Film Fun "Fun at the Films" blueprints, circa 1928-circa 1932
3
28
Film Fun "Fun at the Films" negative prints, circa 1928-circa 1932
3
29
Film Fun illustrations, circa 1928-circa 1932
3
30
Monguito, comic strips by Abril Lamarque, circa 1926-circa 1933
3
31
Monguito, comic strips by Abril Lamarque, circa 1926-circa 1933
3
32
Monguito, comic strips by Abril Lamarque, circa 1926-circa 1933
3
33
Monguito, comic strips by Abril Lamarque, 1927
3
34
Monguito, comic strips by Abril Lamarque, 1928
3
35
Monguito, comic strips by Abril Lamarque, 1932
3
36
Monguito, comic strips by Abril Lamarque, 1933
3
37
Political cartoons, circa 1921-1941
Oversized material housed in OV 15.
3
38
Radiocatures, circa 1920s
3
39
Sketches in Newspapers and Magazines, undated
20
26
Oversized material scanned with Box 3, Folder 38
OV 15

8.3

Designs by Abril Lamarque, circa 1925-1989
Included in this subseries are clippings and materials which document Lamarque's career in graphic and publication design. Materials include advertisements, airmail labels designed and sold at Woolworth's in the 1940s, as well as examples of Lamarque's publication design for books, marketing publications, newspapers, and magazines. Also included are designs for Lamarque's personal use, including Christmas cards and his personal and business letterhead.
Description Container
Advertisements, circa 1950-circa 1985
3
40
Air mail labels, circa 1940
3
41
Book The Icie File by William Cadigan and designed by Abril Lamarque, 1961
4
1
Book Man the Maker by Ellen J. Garrett and designed by Abril Lamarque, 1946
(two copies)
4
2
Book Man the Maker by Ellen J. Garrett and designed by Abril Lamarque, 1946
4
3
Christmas cards, circa 1940-circa 1960
Oversize materials housed in OV 15.
4
4
Designs for Bacardi, 1962
Oversized material housed in Box 6.
4
5
Personal and business letterheads, circa 1925-circa 1980
4
6
Magazines and magazine covers, 1923-1930
Oversized materials housed in OV 16.
4
7
Magazines and magazine covers, 1930-1933
4
8
Magazines and magazine covers, 1941
4
9
Magazines and magazine covers, 1946-1989
4
10
Marketing publications, circa 1960-circa 1970
Oversized material housed in Box 6.
4
11
Newspapers, 1925-1988
Oversized materials housed in OV 16 and Box 6.
4
12
Chalk Talk, undated
20
27
Oversized material scanned with Box 4, Folder 7-10, 12.
OV 16
Oversized material scanned with Box 4, Folder 5, 11-12.
6

8.4

Posters by Abril Lamarque, circa 1930-1975
This subseries includes posters designed by Abril Lamarque. Posters included are Lamarque's designs for "Aluminum for Britain," an advertisement for U.S. War Bonds, and an advertisement for Monguito, among others.
Description Container
"Aluminum for Britain", 1941
Oversized material housed in OV 17.
4
13
"The Mad Monster of Coyete Flat,", circa 1930-circa 1940
4
14
Posters by Abril Lamarque, 1939-1975
Oversized material housed in OV 17.
4
15
Oversized material scanned with Box 4, Folder 13 and 15.
OV 17

8.5

Graphic Design and Illustration Clippings, 1883-circa 1960
This subseries consists of examples collected by Lamarque of graphic design and illustration, including bound volumes of Confetti, a Cuban humor magazine.
Description Container
Confetti, Cuban humor magazine (bound volumes), 1916-1917
4
16
Publications and illustrations by John de Pol, 1956-1958
4
17
John Held Jr. illustrations, circa 1920-circa 1950
Oversized material housed in OV 16.
4
18
Examples of four-color printing, 1883-circa 1960
Oversize materials housed in OV 16.
4
19
Miscellaneous caricatures and illustrations, 1931-circa 1945
Oversized material housed in OV 16.
4
20
Oversized material scanned with Box 4, Folder 16.
11
Oversized material scanned with Box 4, Folders 18-20.
OV 16
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Series 9: Scrapbooks, 1920-1959
1.2 Linear feet
Box 7-9, OV 10

This series contains seven scrapbooks with newspaper clippings, magazine articles, caricatures, illustrations, scattered letters, photographs, event invitations, and original artwork extensively documenting Lamarque's personal and professional life.
Four scrapbooks include covers for magazines Lamarque designed as well as his published caricatures and illustrations for such magazines as Bally-hoo, Film Fun, Inside Detective, Modern Screen, Screen Romances, and others. Scrapbook 1 includes a copy of Lamarque's first cartoon published in 1921 and correspondence from Lamarque's lawyer regarding his application for a patent for his "radiocatures," a radio broadcast that verbally transmitted his pictures and caricatures while the audience followed a diagram printed in the Telegram-Mail. Of special interest in Scrapbook 3 are two letters addressed to Cuban caricaturist and publisher Conrado Massaguer from Vanity Fair magazine expressing an interest in Abril Lamarque's artwork. Examples of Lamarque's business stationary are also found in this scrapbook. Scrapbook 4 is devoted to artwork Lamarque created for the Dell Publishing Company, including advertisements designed by Lamarque for Ballantine Ale, a beer company owned by George T. Delacorte, owner of the Dell Publishing Company. Scrapbooks 5 and 7 document Lamarque's interest in magic and his numerous performances as an amateur magician in connection with the Society of American Magicians and the International Brotherhood of Magicians. Scrapbook 6 contains clippings of book reviews for Brooklyn U.S.A., written by John Richmond and Abril Lamarque.
The scrapbooks are disassembled, but the materials are arranged in original order.
This series has been scanned in its entirety.
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Scrapbook 1, 1920-1951
7
1
Scrapbook 2, 1920-1939
7
2
Scrapbook 3, 1924-1951
7
3
Scrapbook 4, Dell Publishing Company, 1927-1930
8
1
Scrapbook 5, 1936-1958
8
2
Scrapbook 6, 1940-1959
9
1
Scrapbook 7, 1942-1958
9
2
Original artwork removed from Scrapbook 1, circa 1920-circa 1939
OV 10
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Series 10: Original Artwork, circa 1914-1988
0.5 Linear feet
Box 4, OV 18, Box 20

Original artwork by Abril Lamarque, Paul Hoffmaster, Enrique Riverón, H. Portell Vilá, and other artists is found in this series.This series includes two childhood sketchbooks belonging to Lamarque and his sister. Other artwork by Lamarque includes sketches and drawings, silkscreens of dictators, examples of original Monguito comics and printing plates, and hand-drawn page banners for Film Fun magazine. Also included are photocopies of drawings Lamarque created for his granddaughter, Cristina. Pen and ink illustrations and caricatures by Abril Lamarque's brother, Juan Abril Lamarque, are also found. 2023 addition material consists of sketches of Abril Lamarque by Milagros Lamarque, and a sketch done by Juan Carlos Barberis.
This series is arranged by creator and material type.
This series has been scanned in its entirety. 2023 addition has not been scanned.
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Childhood sketchbooks, circa 1914-1917
4
21
Drawings, 1920-1988
Oversized material housed in OV 18.
4
22
Dictator silkscreens used for magic act, circa 1935-circa 1945
4
23
Self-caricatures, circa 1925-circa 1945
4
24
Monguito comic strip paper printing plates, circa 1920s
4
25
Monguito comic strip paper printing plates, circa 1920s
4
26
Metal printing plate of Monguito character, circa 1920s
4
27
Hand-drawn Monguito comic strips, circa 1920s
Oversized material housed in OV 18.
4
28
Page Banners from Film Fun magazine and others, circa 1929
Oversized material housed in OV 18.
4
29
Printing paste-ups, circa 1950-1969
4
30
Printing paste-up negatives, circa 1970
4
31
Artwork by Paul Hoffmaster, circa 1950-circa 1970
4
32
Slides of artwork by Paul Hoffmaster, circa 1950-circa 1970
4
33
Original artwork by Juan Lamarque, circa 1950-circa 1985
Oversized material housed in OV 18.
4
34
Caricatures and drawings of Abril Lamarque, 1925-circa 1983
Oversized material housed in OV 18.
4
35
Artwork by others, circa 1940-circa 1980
4
36
Sketches of Abril Lamarque by Milagros Lamarque, 1981
20
28
Sketch by Juan Carlos Barberis, circa 1948
20
29
Oversize material scanned with Box 4, Folders 21, 28, 29, 34, and 35.
OV 18
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Series 11: Photographic Material, circa 1920-circa 1985
0.5 Linear feet
Box 4, OV 19, Box 20

This series includes photographs of Abril Lamarque with his friends, colleagues, and fellow club members. Included are photos of Lamarque with members of the Dutch Treat Club; with members of the Society of American magicians and other magicians; with members of the Society of Illustrators; with colleagues Ernesto García Cabral and Conrado Massaguer; and with celebrities Jorge Mañach and Xavier Xugat; among others. Also found are photographs of Lamarque at work teaching seminars and workshops; and Lamarque's magic show performances at the Society of Illustrators annual Christmas show and the Society of American Magicians. Also included in this series are photographs and slides of advertisements, cards, slogans, and logos designed by Lamarque. 2023 addition consists of additional photographs of Abril Lamarque.
This series is arranged by subject.
This series has been scanned in its entirety, with the exception of duplicates and fragile materials. Two rolled photographs of Lamarque with classmates have not been scanned due to fragility. Contextual notes associated with these items have been scanned. 2023 addition has not been scanned.
Description Container Select
Abril Lamarque, circa 1920-circa 1980
Oversize material housed in OV 19. Two rolled photographs, unscanned, housed in sol 9.
4
37
Abril Lamarque, circa 1960-1984
20
30
Negatives of Abril Lamarque, circa 1920-circa 1970
4
38
Slides of Abril Lamarque, circa 1955-circa 1970
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Abril Lamarque's guardians and teacher, 1924
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Abril Lamarque and caricaturists, 1934-circa 1939
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Abril Lamarque and crew of the U.S.S. Coral Sea (U.S. Navy), 1948
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Abril Lamarque and Dutch Treat Club, circa 1985
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Abril Lamarque and magicians, 1939-circa 1970
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Abril Lamarque and members of the Society of Illustrators, circa 1945-circa 1955
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Abril Lamarque with friends and colleagues, 1934-circa 1970
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Abril Lamarque's performances as an amateur magician, 1940-1986
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Abril Lamarque's performances as an amateur magician, circa 1966
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Negatives of performances as an amateur magician, circa 1940-circa 1966
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Lamarque at publication workshops and seminars, 1958-circa 1974
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Advertisements, circa 1960-circa 1970
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Advertising campaigns, circa 1950-1967
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Christmas card designs, circa 1940-circa 1960
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Dell Publishing Company offices and other organizations, circa 1927-circa 1941
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Western Union Messengers magic act, circa 1940s
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Oversized material scanned with Box 4, Folder 37
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