Sykes, C. H., and Charles Henry ’Bill’ Sykes (1882-1942) was a well respected editorial cartoonist whose work appeared in a number of periodicals including newspapers in Philadelphia. James Branch Cabell Library Special Collections and Archives acquired this collection of original circa 1940 drawings in 1980. Sykes graduated from Philadelphia’s Drexel Institute in 1904. For a short time he did freelance art work and then was employed by the North American, Williamsport News, and Nashville Banner. In 1911, he returned to Philadelphia to work for the Public Ledger. In 1914, he became the first and only editorial cartoonist employed by the Evening Public Ledger (Philadelphia), until it ceased publication in 1942. From 1922 to 1928, he was the regular editorial cartoonist for Life magazine, producing full-page weekly editorial cartoons. Also during that time, Sykes inherited the weekly and annual cartoon roundup of news subjects upon the death of F.T. Richards. He was a consistent contributor to Collier’s magazine and his cartoons have appeared in the New York Evening Post. A digital collection of his work is at the Virginia Commonwealth University website.http://dig.library.vcu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/syk. 1942. “Philco Corporation Advertisement; ‘Dig ’Em Out!’”. Time, Inc, Digital Archival Objects at WestConn, accessed October 9, 2026, https://archives.library.wcsu.edu/omeka-s/s/digital/item/12140