User:Kmweber/In Progress/Karl Kae Knecht notes
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From Evansville Courier:
- Hired by then-editor Percy Carroll in September 1906.
- Cartoonist from 1906 to retirement 1960
- Was featured on the front page until the 1950s when moved to editorial page
- 54 years with the same paper is widely believed to be a record
- Chairman of local Civil Defense Transportation Committee in WWII
- Raised $2000 to buy baby elephant (named Kay) for MPZ
From Willard Library:
- Sister: Fay Knecht
- Married Jennie E. Moore (daughter of Elwood Moore) 22 August 1918
- Born 4 December 1883
- Drew 18,000+ cartoons for Courier
From Browning:
- Died 28 July 1972 at St. Mary's
- Says wife's name is actually "Jannie"
- Lived Jannie/Jennie's parents old home until 1965
[edit] Informative links
- The Evansville Courier's 150th Anniversary Page - History of KKK with the Courier
- Karl Kae Knecht Papers
- Willard Library photograph collection (still need to find out who owns the copyright and get permission)
- Google Search for KKK
- The Evansville Courier's 150th Anniversary Page - KKK's wartime service on the homefront
- Willard Library Searchable databases
- Browning Genealogy Database Obituaries for the Evansville area
[edit] Structure
I. Intro paragraph - standard stuff
II. Personal life
- A. Birth
- 1. Place
- 2. Parents
- B. Childhood
- 1. Siblings
- C. Marriage
- 1. SHORT SHORT SHORT bio of Jannie--just her parents and hometown, probably
- D. Civic leadership
- 1. Civil Defense work
- 2. Zoo
- a. Raising money
- b. Elephants
III. Professional life
- A. Hiring
- B. Course of career
- C. Critical response to his work
- D. Legacy
