World War I Cartoon Sketch (1917)

Item Information

Title:
World War I Cartoon Sketch (1917)
Description:
This is a cartoon that shows different characters relate to World War I. The characters include soldiers and officers from different countries. In the middle of the bottom part of the sketch, there is a triangular YMCA symbol, below which is the caption "Some random impressions from an alumnus in the firing line." The cartoon was created by Springfield College (then International YMCA College) alumnus Montagu Modder in 1917 in India. Montagu Frank Modder (1891-1958) was a Visiting Professor of English at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania for the 1957-1958 academic year, was born on November 24, 1891 in Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) where his father served as a Chief Justice for the British Government. Modder received his undergraduate education from the Royal College in Ceylon and Springfield College in Massachusetts. In the midst of his studies also served with the British armed forces in the First World War. Modder went on to receive advanced degrees from Clark University (M.A.) and the University of Michigan (Ph.D.), and pursued additional graduate studies at Yale University and at Cambridge and Oxford in England. He was known for his many political cartoons, which were prominently featured in The Christian Science Monitor, The Milwaukee Journal, The Capital Times (Madison, WI), The Daily News (Beloit, WI), and The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA), among other newspapers and magazines.
Creator:
Modder, Montagu F.
Date:
1917
Format:
Documents
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Leslie James Tompkins Papers
Subjects:
Springfield College
Springfield College--Alumni and alumnae
International Young Men's Christian Association College
World War, 1914-1918
International Young Men's Christian Association
Modder, Montagu F.
YMCA
Cartoons (Commentary)
Sketches
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/22721
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Identifier:
tompkins-col-modder-sketch-wwi-1