I don't think personal emails can qualify as sources since there doesn't seem to be a way to verify them (i.e. they're just between two people).

FYI, there was a Looney Tunes animator named Jim/James Davis (1901-1982). While that J.D. also worked in comics, he does not appear to have any relation to the creator of Garfield (take it from me, a major Garfield fan).

I've also just now realized/remembered that we somehow have two articles on that animator here (with either of his first names)...

Thank you. We obviously can trust Jerry, but we can't trust me saying something he told me because I am not a historian. And that's a good thing. We should not blindly trust people, here or anywhere.

But, it definitely is frustrating, especially since '70s LT is currently a void of unknown info and unavailable content. Truly is the best time for Golden snd silent age cartoons, and the the worst for most other animation.

Jerry said the crew was there just make the shows TV ready, so I'm thinking DFE might have outsourced production and made the title cards in house. But, that is pure speculation.

I don't think it's so much "we can't trust me saying something he told me because I am not a historian". It's that communication from emails aren't reliable for verification. Suppose another animation historian were editing on here, and that person said something here based on an email they got from Jerry Beck. That still wouldn't qualify for the above reason.