Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- ca. 1900-2002 (predominant 1920-1980) (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
2 archival albums (37 pcs. and 42 pcs)
46 pcs. matted artworks, unmatted artworks and other items
5 oversized flat works
1 Framed artwork
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Dr. Eric Schloss has practiced Dermatology and Dermatopathology in Edmonton, Alberta since 1978. He is involved in numerous humanitarian and philanthropic organizations focused on human rights and helping students, the homeless, immigrants and Indigenous Canadians. He received the Order of Canada in 2018.
Dr. Schloss is an avid book collector and founded the University of Alberta's Canadian Literature Centre, donating thousands of monographs to the University of Alberta. He is married with two children.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated in 2022 by Eric Schloss
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Collection consists of autographs, drawings, prints, paintings and magazines of cartoonists, caricaturists and movie stars. Many of the items were drawn by cartoonists from the 1930s-1980s.