Hall Johnson Choir and Cliff Edwards in Dumbo (1941)

Mel Blanc and Edward Brophy in Dumbo (1941)

Verna Felton, Noreen Gammill, Dorothy Scott, and Sarah Selby in Dumbo (1941)

Timothy's diary entries chart the progress and problems the duo confronts in finding a "big act" for little Dumbo. The little mouse's tenacious efforts, including a high-wire act, balancing balls, and musical numbers, are explored within the newly discovered Dumbo storyboards at the Disney Archives. 

Among the pieces of artwork discovered are early storyboards by Disney Legend Mary Blair, completed in early 1940. These depictions of the duo's secret  nighttime efforts - horseback riding and stilt-walking - precede Blair's vibrant use of color influenced by her travels on the Studios South American goodwill tour.

The friendship of Timothy Mouse and the little elephant with big ears is explored in newly discovered Dumbo storyboard art. Carefully collected more than 70 years ago in a folder marked "Dumbo's Diary", these 37 pieces cast new light on the story's development.

Edward Brophy, Hall Johnson Choir, Cliff Edwards, Verna Felton, and Margaret Wright in Dumbo (1941)

Hall Johnson Choir, Cliff Edwards, and Malcolm Hutton in Dumbo (1941)

Edward Brophy and Cliff Edwards in Dumbo (1941)