Ripley, Robert L. (Robert LeRoy), 1890-1949

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Robert LeRoy Ripley (b. Dec. 25, 1890–d. May 27, 1949), American cartoonist, entrepreneur and amateur anthropologist, who created the world famous Ripley's Believe It or Not! newspaper panel series, radio show, and television show which feature odd facts from around the world.

From the description of Ripley, Robert L. (Robert LeRoy), 1890-1949 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10582310

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creatorOf	Albert Duveen collection of artists' letters and ephemera	Archives of American Art
creatorOf	Benny, Jack, 1894-1974. Letters and clippings : to Frank Remley, 1946-1966.	Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square
referencedIn	Doug and Hazel Anderson Storer collection, 1920s-2003.	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn	Elizabeth Thompson Papers MC156., 1939-1948	Albert and Ethel Herzstein Library,
referencedIn	Houghton Mifflin Company correspondence and records, 1832-1944.	Houghton Library
referencedIn	Ohio State University. Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. Robert Ripley 1893-1949 biographical file.	Ohio State University Libraries
referencedIn	Pacific Geographic Society. Pacific Geographic Society records, 1927-1940.	Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf	Records of the Office of War Information. 1926 - 1951. Original Artwork for World War II Posters	National Archives at College Park
referencedIn	Robert H. Davis Papers, 1905-1935	Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn	Rogers, Burton Ray. Papers, 1908-1941, Crerar Ms 105	Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library,

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associatedWith	Benny, Jack, 1894-1974.
associatedWith	Davis, Robert H. (Robert Hobart), 1869-1942
associatedWith	Duveen, Albert,
correspondedWith	Houghton Mifflin Company.
associatedWith	Pacific Geographic Society.
associatedWith	Rogers, Burton
associatedWith	Rogers, Burton.
associatedWith	Thompson, Elizabeth Hall, b. 1873
associatedWith	Wallgren, Abian A. (Abian Anders), 1891?-1948.