Content Description This collection contains five newspaper editorial cartoons focusing on subjects in Texas and U. S. politics, formerly belonging to Maury Forman, a cartoon scholar and co-author of "Cartooning Texas: One Hundred Years of Cartoon Art in the Lone Star State." Three of the cartoons are by Ferman Martin, former Houston Chronicle cartoonist; one by Jack Patton, former cartoonist with the Dallas Journal, Dallas Dispatch, and Dallas Morning News; and one by Dan Foote, former Dallas Times...

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Cartoon by Ferman Martin referencing scandals involving the Insurance Company of Texas and former Texas State Representative James Edward Cox, who resigned from office on March 3, 1957, following accusations of bribery.

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The Ferman Martin Political Cartoons consist of 7 boxes of undated hand drawn political cartoons from across Martin's career. Subjects of the cartoons include World War II, the Cold War, state and local issues, and more.

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Cartoon by Ferman Martin featuring a stack of hats named after Price Daniel, J. J. Holmes, J. Evetts Haley, Reuben Senterfitt, and W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel, all of whom campaigned for the Democratic nomination during the 1956 Texas gubernatorial election, with Daniel ultimately winning.

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Cartoon by Ferman Martin featuring two elephants named "Texas Ike Forces" and "Texas Taft Forces," referencing Texas supporters of Dwight Eisenhower and U. S. Senator Robert A. Taft, both of whom ran for the Republican nomination during the 1952 U. S. presidential election, with Eisenhower ultimately winning.