Vernon Grant Graphic Novels, 1977-1982
Collection
Identifier: 024
Collection Overview
The collection contains copies of four installments of The Love Rangers and Betsy Grant's biography of Vernon Grant, Adventures of Point-Man Palmer in Vietnam.
Dates
- 1977-1982
Language of Materials
English
Access to Collection
The collection is open to research.
Conditions Governing Use
The materials in this collection are believed to be in the public domain. However, it is the responsibility of the researcher to understand and observe copyright law and to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyright. Questions concerning copyright and permission to publish should be directed to the Cambridge Room, Cambridge Public Library Archives and Special Collections.
Biography
Vernon Grant was born in Cambridge on February 14, 1935. His family lived for many years at 131 Putnam Avenue in Cambridgeport. He graduated from Rindge Technical School in 1952. He studied art at the Vesper George School of Art in Boston for one year before joining the U.S. Army. He served in the Army from 1958 to 1968, including two tours in Vietnam.
Grant did a great deal of illustration work for newspapers and the military publication Stars and Stripes, in addition to self-published work. Stationed in Japan for part of his military career, it was there that he was exposed to and developed a great appreciation for Japanese comics. After he was discharged from the Army he returned to Japan and studied at Sophia University in Tokyo, where he met his wife, Betsy. He and Betsy moved back to Cambridge in 1973, where he authored and illustrated a number of graphic novels. Grant died in Cambridge in 2006.
Grant did a great deal of illustration work for newspapers and the military publication Stars and Stripes, in addition to self-published work. Stationed in Japan for part of his military career, it was there that he was exposed to and developed a great appreciation for Japanese comics. After he was discharged from the Army he returned to Japan and studied at Sophia University in Tokyo, where he met his wife, Betsy. He and Betsy moved back to Cambridge in 1973, where he authored and illustrated a number of graphic novels. Grant died in Cambridge in 2006.
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet
0.17 Linear Feet
Organization of Collection
Arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
Transferred to the Cambridge Room from the general collection of the Central Square Branch of the Cambridge Public Library in 2012.
Processing Information
Processed by Christine Di Bella in November, 2014. Finding Aid edited by Gabrielle Womack in April 2017.
- Title
- Vernon Grant Graphic Novels, 1977-1982
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Christine Di Bella
- Date
- November 10, 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge Room, Cambridge Public Library Archives and Special Collections Repository
Contact:
Cambridge Public Library
449 Broadway
Cambridge MA 02138 USA
617-349-7757
apacy@cambridgema.gov
Cambridge Public Library
449 Broadway
Cambridge MA 02138 USA
617-349-7757
apacy@cambridgema.gov