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Collection consists of original illustrations some of which appeared in the Observer between 1948 and 1964. The illustrations are predominately simple line drawings and cartoons in indian ink. Also includes artwork and illustrations for other publications including the Daily Mail, Time & Tide and Tatler, as well as books and other printed material. Clippings, transparencies, facsimiles, sketch books and cuttings are also included and some personal papers.

Administrative/Biographical history: Haro Hodson was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on 9 February 1923. He studied at Stroud School of Art in 1939. He was posted as an official war artist attached to GHQ New Delhi during the Second World War. His first published drawing appeared in 1941 in Lilliput. He studied English at Wadham College, Oxford and Bath Academy of Art, Corsham after the war. Some of his poems were published in the Observer and Adelphi during this time. He joined the Observer as an illustrator in 1948 and left in 1964. He has made contributions to the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, Punch, Tatler, Time & Tide, Harpers & Queen, New York Herald-Tribune and Daily Telegraph.
Creator: Hodson; Haro (1923-); cartoonist and illustrator

Original artwork by Krauze for the Guardian Comment pages.

Administrative/Biographical history: Polish born illustrator, poster maker, cartoonist and painter who has contributed regularly to the Guardian since 1989.

A collection of cartoons which appeared in the Saturday and Tuesday Guardian.

Administrative/Biographical history: Biff are artist Chris Garratt and writer Mick Kidd, who met at school in the 1950s. They have produced Biff since the mid 1970s, with Chris creating the artwork, and Mick devising the characters and text. Biff cartoons originated with the self published Interplanetary News in 1976 (print run 200), Biff Quarterly nos 1 and 2 (1979 and 1980) and as postcards and badges, sold from a stall in Camden Lock market (1980-1992) and various bookshops. Biff strips appeared in International Times (1976-1980), City Limits (1983-1988) and appeared in the Guardian from 1985 to 2005.

Clare in the Community original artwork and accompanying items by Harry Venning for the Guardian.

Administrative/Biographical history: Harry Venning is a British cartoonist, illustrator and comedy writer. He has contributed regularly to the Guardian since 1996 in the form of the Clare in the Community cartoon strip which appears in the Society pages and which since 2004 has also been made into a programme for BBC Radio 4. Venning's other work has appeared in the Mail On Sunday, the Sunday Telegraph, the Independent, the Sunday Times, The Stage and the Radio Times, as well as publications in Canada, Switzerland, South Africa and New Zealand and in numerous books. Venning currently lives and works in Brighton.
Creator: Venning; Harry: illustrator

Contains original artwork and copies of Posy Simmond's drawings for the Guardian, 1977-2004, including 'The Silent Three' comic strip which ran from 1977 to 1987. Also includes a number of drawings which appeared in the Observer and Harper's New York.

Administrative/Biographical history: Rosemary Elizabeth (Posy) Simmonds was born in Berkshire in 1945. She was educated at Queen Anne's School, Caversham and went on to study art at L'Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris and Central School of Art and Design, London. From 1969 she worked for The Sun on a daily cartoon entitled 'Bear'. She first began work for the Guardian in 1972, initially producing illustrations for a range of articles. In 1977 she began her weekly comic strip 'The Silent Three' for the Guardian's Women's page which ran for 10 years. From 1987 Posy Simmonds concentrated on writing and illustrating children's books although she still contributed some illustrations to the paper, and returned in 1992 with a weekly comic strip featuring J D Crouch which ran for a year. In the late 1990s she drew the 'Gemma Bovery' series for the paper which was published as a graphic novel in 1999. From November 2002 to December 2004 she worked on the 'Literary Life' series which appeared in the Saturday Review section of the Guardian, and from September 2005 - December 2006 on 'Tamara Drewe'. In 2002 she was awarded an MBE for services to the newspaper industry.

Original cartoons and caricatures by David Low for the Manchester Guardian.

Administrative/Biographical history: Low was born in Dunedin, New Zealand on 7 April 1891. In 1902 he was appointed as political cartoonist at the Spectator in Christchurch, New Zealand. In 1911 he moved to the Bulletin in Sydney, Australia.

He travelled to London to join the Star in 1919 and later worked for the Evening Standard (1927-50) and the Daily Herald (1950-53). He Joined the Manchester Guardian in 1953 and continued to work for the paper until shortly before his death in 1963.

Original artwork of Guardian political cartoons.

Administrative/Biographical history: A self taught artist and a political cartoonist, Rowson's career started when he contributed cartoons whilst at Cambridge (1978-82) to 'Broadsheet'. He has drawn cartoons for the New Statesman (1982-3), Financial Weekly, Sunday Today, Today, Sunday Correspondant, Independent on Sunday, Independent Magazine , The Guardian, Time Out, Dublin Sunday Tribune, Daily Mirror, the Observer, Tribune, Daily Express, Scotsman, and the Times Educational Supplement.

Publications include: Scenes from the Lives of the Great Socialists, 1983 (with Kevin Killane); Lower than Vermin: an anatomy of Thatcher’s Britain, 1986; The Waste Land, 1990; (with Anna Clarke) The Nodland Express, 1994; (with Chris Scarre) Imperial Exits, 1995; (with Will Self) Sweet Smell of Psychosis, 1996; The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, 1996; (with John Sweeney) Purple Homicide, 1997; Mugshots, 2005; Snatches, 2006.

Cartoons and strips by Steve Bell that have appeared in the Guardian between 1982 and 2004

Administrative/Biographical history: Editorial cartoonist for the Guardian since 1990, Bell has also produced cartoons for Private Eye, New Statesman and many other popular publications. Graduated in Fine Art from Leeds University in 1974 and taught art before becoming a freelance cartoonist in 1997. Bell has also made short animations (with Bob Godfrey) for the BBC and Channel 4 Television. Recipient of various awards, including CAT Political Cartoonist of the Year (1995, 1997) and CAT Strip Cartoonist of the Year (1996 - 8).