Greetings George!
 
The McNaught Syndicate (MS) folded around 1988.  MS managed columns by Will Rogers, Dear Abby, Louis Rukeyser (economist), Carroll Righter (astrologist) amongst countless others . . . and comic strips including Yogi Bear, The Flintstones, Joe Palooka, Mickey Finn, Heathcliff the Cat, and more!  The man who served as President and CEO was Mr. Charles V. McAdam, Jr. who died, during the late 1980s, after a bout with urinary cancer.
 
You might try contacting:
 
(1) WittyWorld.com (http://www.wittyworld.com/) which is an "International Cartoon Center."  The staff (http://www.wittyworld.com/staff.html) is the most knowledgeable about cartoon matters . . . and they might be able to help find current contact information for someone formerly involved with the McNaught Syndicate.
 
(2) The United Feature Syndicate and Newspaper Enterprise Association (http://www.unitedfeatures.com/ufsapp/home.do).  United Media develops and markets 150 comic strips and editorial features worldwide,
including Peanuts, Dilbert, For Better or For Worse, Get Fuzzy, Miss Manners and Nat Hentoff, through United Feature Syndicate and Newspaper Enterprise Association.
 
(3) The Baylor University Library (http://www3.baylor.edu/Library/), which has an extensive library of political cartoons -- including many from the McNaught Syndicate.  [Naturally, there are countless other college/university libraries with 'special collections' that include items from the McNaught Syndicate.]
 
Best wishes, sincerely,
 
Jay Heuman, Curator of Education
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art
Utah State University
4020 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT     84322-4020
T 435.797.0165
F 435.797.3423
 
Education costs money, but then so does ignorance.
Sir Charles Moser, b. 1922
 
 
 

From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of George Garner
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 11:09 AM
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Subject: How to find out of business comic strip syndicator
Dear all,
Our museum owns almost all of the storyboards from Dixie Dugan, a comic strip that ran from 1932-1962, illustrated by local artist John Striebel, and syndicated by McNaught Syndicate. To help promote an upcoming exhibit, I'd love to know how many papers the strip ran, when, and changes in its distribution over time. I presume the best way to locate this information is from the syndicator, McNaught Syndicate; however, I am unable to locate any current information about them. I can only assume they're out of business, or swallowed up by a larger company. I know the strip was syndicated nationally and internationally, but I'm uncertain how to locate specifics.
Any suggestions on where I can find information about McNaught? Perhaps someone out there has their corporate archives, or knows what happened to the company? Any and all information is greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
George Garner
Director of Exhibitions
Northern Indiana Center for History
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