Caniff, Milton Arthur, 1907-1988.

Winter, J. B.

Miss Mizzou Collection.

Scope and Content Note

Newspapers, magazines, calendars, bookmarks, comics, photographs of material focusing on Miss Mizzou, a character created by cartoonist Milton Caniff and used in his popular Steve Canyon comic strip. Also included is The Complete Steve Canyon live action DVDs, 1958/1959, Volumes 1 and 2, and the Steve Canyon Special Edition DVD original 1958 live action TV series. Also references to cartoonist and author J.B. Winter’s book Miss Mizzou: A Life Beyond Comics, published August 13, 2014. Material covers roughly the years 1951-2015.

Finding aid: Miss Mizzou Collection Finding Aid

The Miss Mizzou Collection was donated to the University of Missouri Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books by J. B. Winter on October 17, 2019.

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