The Raymond Danowski/John Martin Collection of R. Crumb consists of material relating to underground comic icon, Robert Crumb. Collected by Raymond Danowski and John Martin, publisher of Black Sparrow Press, over several decades, the archive include correspondence, printed material, memorabilia/objects, and audiovisual material, including compact discs, LP records and video recordings. The correspondence contains postcards and letters, dated from the 1970s through 1985, from Crumb to Martin, and several letters from Crumb and his wife Aline Kominsky-Crumb. Other correspondence refers to comics by Crumb or artistic projects in which he was engaged.

Printed material primarily consists of a near-complete run of comics and articles by Crumb, dating from 1958’s impossibly rare FOO to magazine covers and even candy bars. Articles about Crumb include interviews and letters to the editor, some of which also contain reprints of his original work. Other printed material by Crumb includes comics; exhibit catalogs; sales catalogs; and two unpublished versions of his graphic novel, Big Yum Yum Book: Oggie and the Beanstalk (1963). Included in printed material are also works by Crumb’s younger brother, Maxon, and Crumb’s wife, Aline, as well as periodicals collected by John Martin that do not have an obvious relation to Crumb.

Audiovisual material consists primarily of compact discs and LP records featuring cover art by Crumb and music by and inspired by him. Also included are two VHS versions of Terry Zwigoff’s documentary film Crumb (1994). The photographs are comprised of a sheet of contact prints and negatives of Crumb and Aline.

Memorabilia includes trading cards, key chains, calendars, Devil Girl chocolates, a bottle of “snake oil,” a bicycle wheel patch kit, rubber stamps, and t-shirts depicting Crumb’s characters and artwork. There are also three statuettes, including one of Mr. Natural.