Tom Mahoney Papers Relating to Jay "Ding" Darling, 1906-1981 | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

Collection Overview

Title: Tom Mahoney Papers Relating to Jay "Ding" Darling, 1906-1981

Extent: -1.0 Cubic Feet

Arrangement: Housed in three boxes, this collection is arranged in five series: Correspondence, Cartoons, Manuscripts, Articles and Photographs, and Subject Files.

Date Acquired: 07/08/1981

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection consists of correspondence, photographs, cartoons, printed matter, and other materials related to Jay "Ding" Darling and to Tom Mahoney's writings on him.

Collection Historical Note

Jay Norwood "Ding" Darling (1876-1962) was a political cartoonist and conservation advocate. He became a friend and political ally of Theodore Roosevelt, with whom he wrote two books. In 1934 Franklin D. Roosevelt recruited him, along with noted conservationists Aldo Leopold and Thomas Beck, to serve on the President's Committee for Wild Life Restoration. From 1935 to 1936 he directed the Bureau of Biological Survey. During this period he helped to develop the Duck Stamp Act of 1934 and designed the first stamp. After his government service he helped to organize the National Wildlife Federation and continued to draw and publish cartoons. Tom Mahoney was a journalist and friend of Jay Darling.

Administrative Information

Repository: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

Access Restrictions: This collection is available for use by the general public.

Use Restrictions: This material is subject to copyright restrictions under Title 17 of the U.S. Code.

Acquisition Source: Mrs. Tom (Caroline Bird) Mahoney

Acquisition Method: Gift

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Correspondence],
[Series 2: Cartoons],
[Series 3: Manuscripts],
[Series 4: Articles and Photographs],
[Series 5: Subject Files],
[All]

Series 1: Correspondence

Box 1: correspondence between Jay Darling and assorted correspondents, 1935-1960 (one folder); correspondence between Tom Mahoney and Jay Darling and between Mahoney and others mainly regarding Jay Darling, 1938-1980 (one folder).

Box 1

Mahoney, Tom - Correspondence, 1938-1981
Darling, Jay Norwood - Correspondence, 1935-1960

Series 2: Cartoons

Box 1: a collection entitled "76 Cartoons by Ding Darling" (two folders) and additional assorted cartoons (2 folders).

Box 1

"76 Cartoons by Ding Darling" (1)
"76 Cartoons by Ding Darling" (2)
Darling, Jay Norwood Cartoons (1)
Darling, Jay Norwood Cartoons (2)

Series 3: Manuscripts

Box 2: notes for and manuscripts of articles by Tom Mahoney about Jay Darling (one folder).

Box 2

Mahoney, Tom - Manuscripts

Series 4: Articles and Photographs

Box 2: articles about and photographs of Jay Darling (2 folders).

Box 2

Darlin, Jay Norwood - Articles
Darling, Jay Norwood - Photographs

Series 5: Subject Files

Box 2: materials pertaining to Jay Darling's Duck Stamp, the Fish and Wildlife Service and conservation, Tom Mahoney's publications with the Greater Buffalo Press, Inc., Herbert Hoover, and David L. Lendt (five folders).

Box 3: obituaries of Jay Darling, materials pertaining to Sanibel Island, Florida, and miscellaneous materials (three folders).

Box 2

Des Moines, Iowa
Cartoonists - Other
Duck Stamps
Fish and WIldlife Service and Conservation
Greater Buffalo Press, Inc.
Hoover, Herbert
Lendt, David L.

Box 3

Darling, Jay Norwood - Obituaries
Sanibel Island, Florida
Darling, Jay Norwood - Miscellaneous

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[Series 1: Correspondence],
[Series 2: Cartoons],
[Series 3: Manuscripts],
[Series 4: Articles and Photographs],
[Series 5: Subject Files],
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