The Mark Winchester Collection of Comics Art and Papers contains research files and correspondence materials related to Winchester’s dissertation “Cartoon Theatricals from 1896 to 1927: Gus Hill’s Cartoon Road Shows for the American Theatre.” The material focuses on cartoon theatrical and cartoon dramatic works of the Yellow Kid/McFadden’s Row of Flats, Alphonse and Gaston, Happy Hooligan, Mutt and Jeff, and Bringing Up Father, with an emphasis on copyright and litigation.