The Museum’s Archives and Special Collections encompass the collected works of various individuals and organizations associated with Charles M. Schulz and the world of Peanuts. The collections contain correspondence, pamphlets, programs, posters, storyboards and other ephemera. The multi-media portion of the collection consists of Peanuts animated specials and films, documentaries and interviews with Charles M. Schulz, video and computer games, and television and radio segments focusing on aspects of the Museum.
Below is a break-down of the categories of the Charles M. Schulz Museum’s Archives and Special Collections. To see selected images from the Archives and Special Collections. Some items in this collection are restricted.
Peanuts Licensing Archives
The collection includes documentation of Peanuts licensed promotions and use of Peanuts for non-profit and governmental agency informational campaigns. Also included are materials that provide evidence of the process of creating Peanuts – from printing plates to the comics sections of newspapers. The collection dates from 1952-ongoing.
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NOTE: This collection does not include licensed products such as toys, dolls and games which are included in the Peanuts Product Collection here.
Sub-divisions within this collection:
- Licensed Promotions and Products – use of Peanuts in posters, booklets, patches and more including use by corporate licensees such as Interstate Bakeries, Ford and Hallmark.
- Government Agencies and Not-for-Profit – use of Peanuts for organizations and associations such as the American Lung Association and governmental agencies such as NASA, Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
- Newspaper and Clipping Collection – tear sheets, clippings and full newspaper sections featuring Peanuts and It’s Only a Game.
- Peanuts Musicals and Productions – playbills, tickets, posters, brochures and more about the Peanuts musicals “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown”, “Snoopy!! The Musical”, and the various animated specials and movies.
Special Collections
These collections include groups of materials collected by individuals and businesses. The types of materials in these collections include manuscripts (letters, writings, fan mail and fan art, essays, speeches), awards and documentation, and Schulz’s collection of books, magazines and music albums. Finding aids for each collection will be posted to this page as they are completed. The collection dates from 1920s-ongoing.
Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center Institutional Archives
This collection contains documentation about the institution of the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center. The collection dates from 1998-ongoing.
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Building History – construction and planning documents, permanent exhibition prototypes
Exhibitions – objects lists, photographs, press releases
Educational Programs – marketing, hand-outs
Membership – invitations, member gifts, newsletters
Museum Store – products created and sold for the museum’s store
Volunteer Program – newsletters, educational materials
Redwood Empire Ice Arena
The documentation of Charles Schulz’s Redwood Empire Ice Arena, or Snoopy’s Home Ice, includes evidence of the building and construction in 1968-1969 and the many events and performances held there in the years that have followed.
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Events have included summer and Christmas ice shows, Santa Rosa Figure Skating Club ice shows and competitions, Snoopy’s Senior Hockey Tournaments, concerts. Some of the documentation includes posters, video, ephemera, press clippings and memorabilia. The collection dates from 1968-ongoing.
Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates
This collection includes business papers, licensing approvals and licensee oral histories from the studio of Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates, founded at One Snoopy Place in Santa Rosa in 1973. The collection dates from 1972-ongoing.
