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During the later years of his life, Len Norris oversaw the dispersal of his invaluable collection of original drawings. Recognizing their national, provincial, and local relevance, several different archives were approached. In the end, Library and Archives Canada, the British Columbia Archives, the City of Vancouver Archives, Simon Fraser University and West Vancouver Archives all acquired Norris originals. The 268.WVA.NOR--West Vancouver Archives. Len Norris Fonds. "...and cartoons held by West Vancouver began as a group of tomorrow your daddies and mommies will come and choose someone they can blame for all the naughty things that happen and that is called 100, purchased by the district The Will of The People..." October 21, 1967. cartoon by Len Norris. in 1989. A few years later, Norris donated over 200 more. published on the Sun's front page. Norris went on to draw an estimated 8,000 cartoons for the Sun from 1950 to 1988, typically creating three cartoon roughs every day. During his career Norris collected numerous awards for his wit, humour and artistic style. He received the Bruce Hutchinson Award for lifetime achievement in journalism, a National Newspaper Award for best cartoons in Canada, was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1974 and to the News Hall of Fame in 1978. He was also awarded honorary doctorates by both the University of Windsor and Simon Fraser University. Pierre Berton credited Norris with Many of these original cartoons were showcased in a two part exhibition held at the West Vancouver Museum in 2003. The collection is now housed at the West Vancouver Archives. Earlier this year the West Vancouver Archives was pleased, once again, to be awarded a Cottages to Community Grant by the West Vancouver Historical Society The funds allowed the staff to re-house the entire collection of Len Norris cartoons in archival quality folders and boxes, to describe each at the item level, and to scan the entire collection. This collection, containing over 300 cartoons, can be perused at the Archives' online database "single-handedly changing newspaper cartooning archives.westvancouver.ca in Canada." -- just click on the "Len Norris Fonds" tab. The In 1979 Norris became semi-retired and reduced his output to two cartoons a week. He retired again at age 75 with his last original cartoon appearing in the December 24, 1988 issue of The Vancouver Sun. Len Norris died on August 12, 1997 in Langley Memorial Hospital from complications arising from heart surgery at the age of 83. page 4 project complements similar work done at Simon Fraser University and helps to bring together as a digital whole, works which are widely scattered. West Vancouver Archives is thrilled to be able to provide wider access to the drawings of one of Canada's most important and influential cartoonists.