![]() ![]() Nat Schmulowitz, a nationally known attorney and bibliophile, was born in New York City on March 29, 1889, moving to San Francisco with his parents when he was nine years old. Access to this non-circulating collection is through the online catalog as well as a book catalog (1962) and a catalog supplement (1972) both of which are available to readers in the Center. Local speakers and humorists consult the collection for material, and it draws queries, researchers and visitors from all corners of the world. SCOWAH serves all levels of interest, from the curious reader to serious scholar. SCOWAH is one of the most extensive collections of its kind numbering over 23,000 volumes, 295 periodical titles, 115 VHS/DVDs, and ephemera. The works of the The New Yorker and Punch writers and artists are well represented including a full run of Punch (1841-2002.) Humorous ephemera and the correspondence and scrapbooks of Nat Schmulowitz may also be found here. The collection comprises a wide range of wit and humor spanning more than 450 years and in thirty-nine languages: joke books, international fairy tales and folklore, proverbs, national and ethnic humor, anecdotes, cartoons and comic books, political satire, biography, humorous essays, monologues, plays and novels, popular entertainments, movable books, and literary, historical and popular culture studies. The Schmulowitz Collection of Wit & Humor (SCOWAH) was founded in 1947 by library commissioner, lawyer, author, civic leader, and book collector Nat Schmulowitz (1889-1966). ![]()
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