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Century Company records

Title
Century Company records, 1870-1924.
Author
Century Company.
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Additional Authors
  • Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906.
  • Barton, Clara, 1821-1912.
  • Bigelow, Poultney, 1855-1954.
  • Buel, Clarence Clough, 1850-1933.
  • Carleton, Henry Guy, 1856-1910.
  • Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919.
  • Cather, Willa, 1873-1947.
  • Churchill, Randolph Spencer, Lady, 1854-1921.
  • Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851.
  • Cortissoz, Royal, 1869-1948.
  • Garland, Hamlin, 1860-1940.
  • Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889.
  • Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935.
  • Drake, Alexander, 1843-1916.
  • Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945.
  • Ford, Worthington Chauncey, 1858-1941.
  • Ford, Paul Leicester, 1865-1902.
  • Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909.
  • Hapgood, Isabel Florence, 1850-1928.
  • Hawthorne, Julian, 1846-1934.
  • Holland, J. G. (Josiah Gilbert), 1819-1881.
  • Holt, Henry, 1840-1926.
  • Johnson, Robert Underwood, 1853-1937.
  • Melville, Elizabeth Shaw, 1822-1906.
  • Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903.
  • Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August), 1849-1914.
  • Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907.
  • Shaw, Albert, 1857-1947.
  • Stoddard, Elizabeth, 1823-1902.
  • Van Rensselaer, Schuyler, Mrs., 1851-1934.
  • Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937.
  • Authors' League of America.
  • Charles Scribner's Sons.
  • J.B. Lippincott Company.
  • Theodore L. Devine Company.
Description
147 linear feet (151 boxes)
Summary
Records consist of correspondence, manuscripts, vouchers, proofs of articles and other materials concerning the publications of the Century Company.
Uniform Title
  • The Century illustrated monthly magazine.
  • The Century magazine.
  • St. Nicholas (New York, N.Y.)
Subject
  • Century Company
  • American literature > 19th century
  • American literature > 20th century
  • Children's periodicals
  • Illustrated periodicals
  • Periodicals > Publishing
  • Publishers and publishing
  • United States > Campaigns. > Civil War, 1861-1865
  • United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives
  • United States > History > Spanish-American War, 1898
  • Yosemite National Park (Calif.)
Genre/Form
Illustrations.
Source (note)
  • Century Company; Burton Frye; David J. Holmes Autographs
  • Century Company; Anderson Galleries
Biography (note)
  • The Century Company was founded in New York City in 1881. Century published magazines including the Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine and St. Nicholas and publications such as Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Roswell Smith formed the company and appointed Richard Watson Gilder as editor of the Century which was noted for its fiction, poetry, historical studies, and woodcut illustrations. In 1930 the Century was merged with The Forum magazine.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Finding aid available in repository and on internet.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
MssCol 504
Author
Century Company.
Title
Century Company records, 1870-1924.
Restricted Access
Collection is closed pending digitization.
Biography
The Century Company was founded in New York City in 1881. Century published magazines including the Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine and St. Nicholas and publications such as Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Roswell Smith formed the company and appointed Richard Watson Gilder as editor of the Century which was noted for its fiction, poetry, historical studies, and woodcut illustrations. In 1930 the Century was merged with The Forum magazine.
Indexes
Finding aid available in repository and on internet.
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Finding Aid
Occupation
Editors.
Added Author
Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906.
Barton, Clara, 1821-1912.
Bigelow, Poultney, 1855-1954.
Buel, Clarence Clough, 1850-1933.
Carleton, Henry Guy, 1856-1910.
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919.
Cather, Willa, 1873-1947.
Churchill, Randolph Spencer, Lady, 1854-1921.
Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851.
Cortissoz, Royal, 1869-1948.
Garland, Hamlin, 1860-1940.
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889.
Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935.
Drake, Alexander, 1843-1916.
Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945.
Ford, Worthington Chauncey, 1858-1941.
Ford, Paul Leicester, 1865-1902.
Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909.
Hapgood, Isabel Florence, 1850-1928.
Hawthorne, Julian, 1846-1934.
Holland, J. G. (Josiah Gilbert), 1819-1881.
Holt, Henry, 1840-1926.
Johnson, Robert Underwood, 1853-1937.
Melville, Elizabeth Shaw, 1822-1906.
Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903.
Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August), 1849-1914.
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907.
Shaw, Albert, 1857-1947.
Stoddard, Elizabeth, 1823-1902.
Van Rensselaer, Schuyler, Mrs., 1851-1934.
Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937.
Authors' League of America.
Charles Scribner's Sons.
J.B. Lippincott Company.
Theodore L. Devine Company.
Added Title
The Century illustrated monthly magazine.
The Century magazine.
St. Nicholas (New York, N.Y.)
Research Call Number
MssCol 504
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