For a long time, we’ve been asked for a list of the contents of all of the Reference Packs we’ve shared with our members over the years. It’s a mind-blowing amount of wonderful stuff covering centuries of cartooning history. There’s so much here, it took days just to assemble the list!
This list would be more accurately titled "What You Missed". If you had joined Animation Resources in January of 2011, you would have all of these rare films, e-books and podcasts in your digital library. The good news is that our older Reference Packs re-run in rotation every other month, so if you are an Annual Member, you will eventually be able to download everything on this list.
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NOTE: The first few RefPacks didn’t have teaser pages. If we can find a volunteer interested in creating pages for those RefPacks, we’ll add links at a later date.
- RefPack001: Sample Reference Pack
- Jack Cole’s “Plastic Man” Numbers 1, 2 & 3, 1943 (e-book)
- Private Snafu in “Gas” Army/Navy Screen Magazine 1944 Warner Bros.
- Aesops Fables: “Circus Capers” 1930 Van Beuren Studio
- RefPack002: January-February 2015
- Zim’s Correspondence School Of Cartooning, Comic Art & Caricature Volume 1 1914/1920 (e-book)
- “Charm B.G.” 1948 Paul Fennell Studio
- Piels Beer Reel 1950s UPA
- RefPack003: March-April 2015
- H. M. Bateman: Suburbia 1922 & Burlesques 1916/1922 (e-book)
- Cereal Commercial Reel early 1950s Paul Fennell Studio
- “Tuberculosis: You Can Help” ca. 1943 Paul Fennell Studio
- RefPack004: May-June 2015
- Zim’s Correspondence School of Cartooning Comic Art & Caricature Volume 2 1914/1920 (e-book)
- Theatrical Commercial Reel 1938-1939 Paul Fennell Studio
- Army/Navy Screen Magazine: “The Navy After The War” ca. 1949 First Motion Picture Unit
- RefPack005: July-August 2015
- Billy DeBeck’s Barney Google Daily Strips May 7th to October 5th 1923 (e-book)
- Schmidt’s Beer Commercial Reel Paul ca. 1956 Fennell Studio
- Penn Mutual: “100 Years Of Security” ca. 1948 Paul Fennell Studio
- RefPack006: September-October 2016
- Zim’s Correspondence School Of Cartooning Comic Art & Caricature Volume 3 1914/1920 (e-book)
- Assorted Commercial Reel ca. 1950s Paul Fennell Studio
- “Broken Treaties” & “This Changing World” 1941 Columbia Studios
- RefPack007: November-December 2016
- Hans Holbein’s Dances Of Death & Complete Bible Cuts 1520s/1858 (e-book)
- Campbells Soup Commercial Reel ca mid-1950s Paul Fennell Studio
- Gran’ Pop Monkey: “A Busy Day”, “Beauty Shop” & “Baby Checkers” 1940 Cartoon Films Ltd.
- RefPack008: January-February 2016
- Zim’s Correspondence School Of Cartooning, Comic Arts & Caricature Volume 4 1914/1920 (e-book)
- “Night Battle” ca. 1944 First Motion Picture Unit
- Beer And Automotive Commercial Reels ca. mid-1950s Paul Fennel Studio
- RefPack009: March-April 2016
- 101 Beautiful Images By Gustave Dore 1870 (e-book)
- Keds Commercial Reel ca. mid-1950s Paul Fennell Studio
- “Presenting Rear Admiral” & “Okinawa” ca. 1949 First Motion Picture Unit
- RefPack010: June-July 2016
- The Land And Water Version of Raemaekers Cartoons Volume 1 1916 (e-book)
- Chiquita Banana Reel 1947 John Sutherland Productions
- “The Peanut Vendor” & “Down By The Old Mill Stream” 1933 Fleischer Studio
- RefPack011: September-October 2016
- “The Life And Works Of James Gillray, The Caricaturist” 1874 (two e-books)
- Snip And Snap In “Top Dog” 1960, “Foo Foo The Stowaway” 1960 & “The Cultured Ape” 1959 Halas & Batchelor
- RefPack012: September October 2016
- Illustrations From Jugend Magazine January-June 1918 (e-book)
- “The Kangaroo Kid” 1938, “Midnight Frolics” 1938, & “Pickled Puss” 1948 Columbia Studio
- RefPack013: November-December 2016
- “L’Illustration” Magazine: Noel Issues 1935 & 1938 (e-book)
- Scrappy In “Puttin’ Out The Kitten” 1937 & “Let’s Ring Doorbells” 1935 Columbia Studios
- RefPack014: January-February 2017
- Cartoons And Caricatures, Or Making The World Laugh By Zim 1910 (e-book)
- “Man On The Land” 1951 UPA
- “Cubby’s Stratosphere Flight” 1934, “Jolly Good Felons 1934 & “Wild Goose Chase” 1932 Van Beuren Studio
- RefPack015: March-April 2017
- “Die Muskete” Volume 10, Numbers 236-252 April-July 1910 (e-book)
- Hollywood: Comedy- A Serious Business 1980 Thames Television
- “Felix Wines And Dines” 1927 & “Feline Follies” 1917 Pat Sullivan Studio
- RefPack016: May-June 2017
- “Esquire” Magazine Cartoon Annual Volume 1 1937 (e-book)
- “The Mascot” 1933 Ladislas Starevich
- Screen Songs: “Rise Up And Sing & “Let’s All Sing Like The Birdies Sing” 1934 Fleischer Studio
- RefPack017 July-August 2017
- Willard Mullin: Spaulding Sports Show 1947-1952 (e-book)
- Cinemascope Terry-Toons: “Topsy TV” & “It’s A Living” 1957
- Lotte Reiniger: “Helen La Belle” 1957 & “Night In A Harem 1958 Fantasia Prod.
- RefPack018 September-October 2017
- “200 Sketches Humorous And Grotesque By Gustave Dore” 1867 (e-book)
- “We’re On Our Way To Rio” 1944 Famous Studio
- Charlie Bowers: “It’s A Bird” 1930 & “Wild Oysters” 1940
- RefPack019 November-December 2017
- “Rip Van Winkle” 1905 & “Grimm’s Fairy Tales” 1909 Illustrated By Arthur Rackham (e-book)
- Betty Boop: “Dizzy Dishes” 1930, “Barnacle Bill” 1930 & “The Bum Bandit” 1931
- Norman McLaren: “Mail Early” 1941, “Hen Hop” 1942, “Fiddle De Dee” 1947, “Begone Dull Care” 1948 & “Blinkity Blank” 1959
- RefPack020 January-February 2018
- “All The Funny Folks” 1925 (e-book)
- Charlie Bowers: “He Done His Best” & “A Wild Roomer” 1926
- “Puppet Love” 1944 Famous Studios
- RefPack021: April-May 2018
- “Esquire” Magazine Cartoon Annual Volume 2 1937 (e-book)
- Lotte Reiniger: “Papageno” 1935 & “Ten Minutes Of Mozart” 1930
- Terry-Toons: “String Bean Jack” 1933 Kiko The Kangaroo In “Red Hot Music” 1937 & Mighty Mouse In “Hansel And Gretel” 1952
- RefPack022: June-July 2018
- “Havoc In Heaven” 1964
- The Wan Brothers The Wan Brothers Documentary 2005
- RefPack023: August-September 2018
- “Simplicissimus” Volume 1 December 30 1903-March 2 1904 (e-book)
- “Astro Boy” Pilot Episode 1963 Tezuka
- Heckle & Jeckle In “Sno Fun” 1951 Terry-Toons
- RefPack024 October-November 2018
- “As I See” Boris Artzybasheff 1954 (e-book)
- “Cheburashka” 1971 Soyuzmultfilm
- “Dental Hygiene Dilemma” From “200 Motels” 1971 Chuck Swenson
- RefPack025 December 2018-January 2019
- “Trump” Harvey Kurtzman, Editor 1957
- “Little Match Girl” 1937 Columbia Studios
- “The Tale Of The Fisherman And The Fish” 1950 Soyuzmultfim
- RefPack026: February-March 2019
- Best Of E-Books 1 To 25 Volume 1 (e-book)
- Best Of E-Books 1 To 25 Volume 2 (e-book)
- Best Of Videos 1 To 25 Volume 1
- Best Of Videos 1 To 25 Volume 2 (Note: These were revised and updated in RefPack050.)
- RefPack027: April-May 2019
- “Momotaro’s Sacred Sailors” 1945 Shochiku Doga Kenkyusho
- “Rhapsody Of Steel” 1959 John Sutherland
- RefPack028: June-July 2019
- “Esquire” Annual Volume 3 1937 (e-book)
- “Tune In Tomorrow” UPA 1954
- “Kumo To Tulip” 1943 Shochiku Doga Kenkyusho
- Cheburashka In “Gena The Crocodile” Soyuzmultfilm 1969
- SLAPSTICK: “The Saw Mill” Larry Semon 1922
- RefPack029: August-September 2019
- Toby Bluth Storyboard Collection: Fantasia & Pinocchio 1940 (e-book)
- Two MGM Cartoons: “Milky Way” 1940 & “The Hungry Wolf” 1942
- Five Films By Len Lye: “Tuslava” 1929, “Kaleisoscoper” 1935, “Rainbow Dance” 1936, “Doing The Lambeth Walk” 1939 & “Musical Poster Number 1” 1940
- RefPack030: October-November 2019
- “Die Muskete” Vol. X Nos. 253-260 August-September 1910 (e-book)
- Jimmy Cricket In “I’m No Fool” 1955-1956 Disney Studios
- “Dead Tsarevna & The Seven Bogatyrs” 1951 Soyuzmultfilm
- RefPack031: December 2019- January 2020
- “Eulenspiegel” Volume 1 July 1 to November 2 1963 (e-book)
- “The Tale Of The White Serpent” 1956 Toei
- RefPack032 February-March 2020
- Chuck Jones Bar Sheets: “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” 1966 (e-book)
- “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” Timing Video
- Plaza (Beach) 1964 SE-MA-FOR
- RefPack033: April-May 2020
- “Blaeksprutten” (Cuttlefish) Christmas Annuals 1912-1913 (e-book)
- Polish Animation: “Dumpling” 1959, “Beyond The Wood Beyond The Forest” 1961, “The Little Quartet” 1965 & “A Little Western” 1960
- Columbia Cartoons: “Scrappy’s Expedition” 1934, Krazy Kat in “Railroad Rhythm” 1937 & “Happy Tots Expedition” 1940
- RefPack034: June-July 2020
- “Gesindel: Album Von Rudolf Wilke” 1908 (e-book)
- “The Little Prince And The Eight Headed Dragon” Toei 1963
- Avery Influence: “Clown Of The Jungle” 1947 Disney & “Mouse Cleaning” 1948 MGM
- RefPack035: August-September 2020
- “Fragments From France” Volume 1 1915 (e-book)
- More Films By Len Lye: “A Colour Box” 1935, “The Birth Of The Robot” 1936, “Trade Tattoo” 1937, “Colour Flight” 1938 & “Colour Cry” 1952
- Cheburashka In “Shapoklyak” 1974 & “Cheburashka GoesTo School” 1983 Soyuzmultfilm
- RefPack036: October-November 2020
- “Honore Daumier: Lithografien” 1828-1851 (e-book)
- “Brotherhood Of Man” 1945 UPA
- Jiminy Cricket In “You Are A Human Animal” 1955-1977 Disney
- RefPack037: December 2020-January 2021
- “Animal Farm” 1954 Halas & Batchelor
- “Cinematography: Visions Of Light” 1992 American Film Institute
- RefPack038: February-March 2021
- “The Mystery Of Picasso” 1956 Henri-Georges Clouzot
- “Rooty Toot Toot” 1951 UPA
- RefPack039: April-May 2021
- FEATURED: “Borley Rectory” 2017 Ashley Thorpe
- INTERNATIONAL: Russian Animation: “Interplanetary Revolution” 1924, “Kino Circus” 1942, “The Millionaire” 1953, “The Shareholder” 1963, & “Shooting Range” 1979 Soyuzmultfilm
- RefPack040: June-July 2021
- FEATURED: “Magic Boy” 1959 Toei / Lantz Oswalds: “Oswald In Alaska” 1930& “The Candy House” 1934
- INTERNATIONAL: “The Adventures Of Mowgli” Episode 1 1967 Soyuzmultfilm / “Well, Just You Wait!” Episode 1 1969 Soyuzmultfilm / “Koziolek Matolek” Episode 1 1969 Studio Miniature Filmowych / &”Dog, Cat And…” Episode 1 1972 Studio Miniature Filmowych
- SLAPSTICK: “Buster Keaton- A Hard Act To Follow” Episode 2 1967 Thames TV
- BREAKDOWNS: Assorted
- RefPack041: August-September 2021
- FEATURED: “The Humpbacked Horse” 1947 Soyuzmultfilm / Van Beuren’s Tom & Jerry: “Barnyard Bunk” & “Jolly Fish” 1932
- INTERNATIONAL: “The Adventures Of Mowgli” Episode 3 1967 Soyuzmultfilm / “Well, Just You Wait!” Episode 2 1870 Soyuzmultfilm / & “Dog, Cat And…” Episode 2 1972 Studio Miniature Filmowych
- EARLY ANIME: “Sabu And Ichi’s Detective Stories” Episode 35 1968 / “Fight! Da Pyuta” Episode 11 1968, “Space Ace” Episode 39 1965
- SLAPSTICK: “Buster Keaton- A Hard Act To Follow” Episode 3 1987 Thames TV
- BREAKDOWNS: Kanada Style Effects
- RefPack042: October-November 2022
- FEATURED: “Hokusai Manga” Volume 1 1814 (e-book) / “Linus The Lionhearted” Season 2 Episode 13 1964 Ed Graham Productions
- INTERNATIONAL: “The Adventures Of Mowgli” Episode 3 1971 Soyuzmultfilm / “The Champion” 1948 Soyuzmultfilm / “How To Get Big” 1967 Soyuzmultfilm / “Koziolek Matolek” Episode 2 1969 Studio Miniature Filmowych
- EARLY ANIME: “Space Boy Soran” Episode 65 & 04 1967
- SLAPSTICK: “The Unknown Chaplin” Episode 1 1983 Thames TV
- BREAKDOWNS: Morphs
- RefPack043: December 2021-January 2022
- FEATURED: Osamu Tezuka: “Tale Of A Street Corner” 1962, “Mermaid” 1964, “The Drop” 1965 & “Pictures At An Exhibition” 1966 / Terry-Toons: Gandy Goose In “Magic Slipper” 1948 & Dinky Duck In “Wise Quacks” 1953
- INTERNATIONAL: “The Adventures Of Mowgli” Episode 4 1971 Soyuzmultfilm / “The Wise Little Gudgeon” 1979 Soyuzmultfilm / “Well, Just You Wait!” Episode 3 1969 Soyuzmultfilm / “Dog, Cat And…” Episode 3 1972 Studio Miniature Filmowych
- EARLY ANIME: “Cyborg 009” Episode 13 & 14 1968
- SLAPSTICK: “The Unknown Chaplin” Episode 2 1983 Thames TV
- BREAKDOWNS: Weight
- RefPack044 February-March 2022
- FEATURED: Leo O’Mealia “Sport Cartoons” 1950 N.Y. Daily News (e-book) / Two UPA Cartoons: Mr. Magoo In “Pink And Blue Blues” 1952 & “Trees And Jamaica Daddy” 1957
- INTERNATIONAL: “The Adventures Of Mowgli” Episode 5 1971 Soyuzmultfilm / “Mr. Wolf” 1949 Soyuzmultfilm / “Peter And Little Red Riding Hood” 1958 Soyuzmultfilm, “Goal! Goal!” 1964 Soyuzmultfilm & / “Koziolek Matolek” Episode 3 1969 Studio Miniature Filmowych
- EARLY ANIME: “Kaibutsu-Kun” Episode 30 1968 / “Gutsy Frog” Episode 98 1973
- SLAPSTICK: “The Unknown Chaplin” Episode 3 1983 ThamesTV
- BREAKDOWNS: Perspective Turns
- RefPack045: April-May 2022
- FEATURED: “Famous Pictures Of The Daimyo Procession” 1918 Toko’en Publishing (e-book) / Famous Studios Screen Songs: “She’ll Be Comin’ Round The Mountain” 1949 & “Base Brawl” 1948 / “Linus The Lionhearted” Season 2 Episode 2 1964 Ed Graham Productions
- INTERNATIONAL: “Winnie The Pooh” Episode 1 1969 Soyuzmultfilm / “A Match Revenge” 1968 Soyuzmultfilm / “Well, Just You Wait!” Episode 4 1969 Soyuzmultfilm / “Dog, Cat And…” Episode 4 1972 Studio Miniature Filmowych
- EARLY ANIME: “Shonen Ninja Kaze” Episode 9 1964 / “Space Patrol Hopper” Episode 3 1965
- SLAPSTICK: “Never Weaken” 1921 Harold Lloyd
- BREAKDOWNS: Slow Motion
- RefPack046 June-July 2022
- FEATURED: The Tattooed Man: “Puck” Magazine March-April 1884 (e-book) / Ladislas Starevich: “The Town Rat And The Country Rat” 1927 & “The Old Lion” 1932
- INTERNATIONAL: “Winnie The Pooh” Episode 2 1969 Soyuzmultfilm / “An Unusual Match” 1955 Soyuzmultfilm / “A Brave Hare” 1955 Soyuzmultfilm / “The Horse” 1967 Withold Giersz / “Koziolek Matolek” Episode 4 1969 Studio Miniature Filmowych
- EARLY ANIME: “Wonder 3” Episode 1 & Episode 43 1966
- SLAPSTICK: "YoYo" 1965 Pierre Etaix
- BREAKDOWNS: The Wave Principle
- RefPack047: August-September 2022
- FEATURED: “Fragments From France” Volume 2 1917 (e-book) / Commercial Reels: Storyboard Studio & Miscellaneous New York Commercials mid-1950s
- INTERNATIONAL: “Winnie The Pooh” Episode 3 1972 Soyuzmultfilm / “The Enchanted Boy” 1955 Soyuzmultfilm, “Cow On The Moon” 1959 Zagreb Films / The Four Poster Animated Sequences 1952 UPA / “Surogat” 1961 Zagreb Films, “Circus” 1954 Film Polski / “Tango” 1980 SE-MA-FOR
- EARLY ANIME: “Pirate Prince” Episode 1 & 14 1966
- SIDETRACKS: “Dementia” 1955 John Parker
- BREAKDOWNS: Motion Frames
- RefPack048 October-November 2022
- FEATURED: Irv Spector’s “Coogy” 1951-1952 (e-book) / Cinemascope: “Grand Canyonscope” 1954 & “No Hunting” 1955 Disney Studio
- Hans Fischerkoesen: “Weathered Melody” 1943 & “The Snowman” 1944 UFA Film
- INTERNATIONAL: “Cipolino The Onion Boy” 1961 Soyuzmultfilm / “Well, Just You Wait!” Episode 5 1969 Soyuzmultfilm / Maxi Cat: “Hat, Lunch, Broom, Tennis, Rope, & Door” 1971 / “Cat And Mouse” 1958 Bielsko Biala Studio
- EARLY ANIME: “Hajime Ningen Gyatorz” Episode 36 & 44 1975
- SLAPSTICK: Billy Bevan In She Sighs By The Seaside” 1921 & “Lizzies Of The Field” 1924
- BREAKDOWNS: Resistance
- RefPack049 December 2022-January 2023
- FEATURED: “Willy Pogany’s Mother Goose” 1928 (e-book) / Van Beuren: “Summer Time” 1929 & “The Office Boy” 1930
- INTERNATIONAL: “Twelve Months” 1956 Soyuzmultfilm / “Snowy Roads” 1963 Soyuzmultfilm / Czech Commercials: “Johnnie Loves It Clean” 1932 & “The Unforgettable Poster” 1937 /”Professor Balthazar” Episode 1 1967 Zagreb Films
- EARLY ANIME: “Golden Bat” Episode 16 & 39 1967
- SIDETRIPS: “Decasia” 2002 Bill Morrison
- BREAKDOWNS: More Morphs
- RefPack050 February-March 2023
- Best of RefPacks 1-25 (e-book)
- Best of RefPacks 26-50 (e-book)
- RefPack051 April-May 2023
- FEATURED: Hiroshige: “53 Stations Of The Tokaido Road” (e-book) / “It’s Everybody’s Business” 1954 John Sutherland
- INTERNATIONAL: “Stompy” 1964 Soyuzmultfilm / “Mystery Of The MK204 Turning Point” 1934 Karel Dodal / “The Breakdown” 1988 DEFA Studios / Professor Balthazar in “The Rise And Fall of Horatio” 1967 Zagreb Films
- EARLY ANIME: “Big X” Episodes 41 & 50 1964 TMS Studios
- SIDETRIPS: Four Films By Hans Richter: “Rhythmus 21” (1921), “Ghosts For Breakfast” (1927), “Inflation” (1928), “Race Symphony” (1928)
- BREAKDOWNS: Trucks & Pans
- RefPack052 June-July 2023
- FEATURED: Willard Mullin Dailies 1941-1946 (e-book) / Two Views Of Prehistoric Times: “Rite Of Spring” 1940 Disney Studios / “Bolero” 1976 Bruno Bozetto
- INTERNATIONAL: “A Quiet Glade” 1946 Soyuzmultfilm / “Silhouetten Opernhaus: Carment” 1933 Lotte Reiniger / “Revolt Of The Toys” 1947 Hermina Tyrlova / Dog, Cat And… Ep. 05 1972 Studio Miniatur Filmowych
- EARLY ANIME: “Hustle Punch” Episodes 1 & 3 1965 Toei Studios
- SLAPSTICK: “For Heaven’s Sake” 1926 Harold Lloyd
- BREAKDOWNS: Impacts
- RefPack053 August-September 2023
- FEATURED: Hokusai Manga Volume 2(e-book) / Two Shorts By Ladislas Starevich: “Les Yeux Du Dragon” 1932 / “Amour Blanc Et Noir” 1932
- INTERNATIONAL: “Poor Hans!” 1943 DZF / “Little Masha’s Concert” 1948 Soyuzmultfilm / “An Adventure In Stripes” 1973 Studio Miniatur Filmowych / Well, Just You Wait Ep.06 1973 Soyuzmultfilm
- EARLY ANIME: “Fight Da Pyuta” Ep. 02 / “Space Ace” Ep. 04
- SIDETRIPS: “The Orchestra” 1990 Zbigniew Rybczynski (and “Making Of” Film)
- BREAKDOWNS: Hand Articulation
- Podcasts & Livestreams
- Book Look 001: Taschen’s Disney Archive
- Archive 001: About Our Archive Database
- Lesson 001: Warming Up Exercises
- Animation Interview 001: Andrew Chesworth
- Video Seminar 001: Background Layouts by Nestor Redondo
- Animated Discussions 001: SLAPSTICK Analysis: The Saw Mill
- Animated Discussions 002: Chuck Jones Bar Sheets
- Animated Discussions 003: Different Artists Different Paths
- Animated Discussions 004: Joe Murray Interview
- Animated Discussions 005: Advice From An Educator
- Animated Discussions 006: Using Live Action Reference
- Animated Discussions 007: Is Reference Constructive Or A Crutch?
- Animated Discussions 008: Craig Bartlett Interview
- Animated Discussions 009: Lenord Robinson Interview
- Animated Discussions 010: History Of Cartooning: West To East
- Animated Discussions 011: Cartoony Music
- Animated Discussions 012: Steve Stanchfield Interview
- Members Update 001: Streaming Update & RefPack047
- Members Update 002: Students- Are You Doing What You Need To Do To Establish A Career In Animation?
- Members Update 003: RefPack048 Review
- Members Update 004: Best of RefPack Videos 1-25
- Members Update 005: Best of RefPack Videos 26-50
- Members Update 006: RefPack 052 Review
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