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This collection contains of "Publishers Weekly's" reference files on publishing houses. Most of the records consist of clippings from "Publishers Weekly", but the files also include clippings from other sources, as well as advertisements, annual reports, brochures, catalogs, commemoratives, correspondence, histories, legal records, obituaries, programs, prospectuses, and survey responses.
This collection is arranged alphabetically by corporate name. There are some areas of inconsistency in the filing of publishing houses that have gone through name changes, mergers, or buyouts. These records may be found under the company's most recent name, but may also be filed separately under the names of all of the individual publishing houses. The files often contain cross-references for affiliated publishing houses.
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Publishers Weekly records; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
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This collection was: Source of acquisition--Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc., in. Method of acquisition--donated by; Date of acquisition--October 2007.
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This collection was processed by Catherine N. Carson.
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"Publishers Weekly" (also known as "PW" since 2005) was founded in 1872 as "The Publishers' Weekly". It is the oldest journal dedicated to the book industry. Originally, the publication served as a catalog for publishers to provide information on new titles to booksellers in a cost-effective way. Over time, the publication expanded to include articles, features, and other items. Book reviews, which have become a major part of the publication, were not added until the 1940s.
"Publishers Weekly" was founded by R.R. Bowker, which owned and published "Publishers Weekly" until the company was purchased by Reed Publishing in 1985. Reed Publishing then placed "Publishers Weekly" under the management of Cahners Publishing Company. Reed Publishing subsequently merged with Elsevier to become Reed Elsevier in 1993. Currently"Publishers Weekly" is part of Reed Business Information, the business information division of Reed Elsevier. However, Reed Elsevier put Reed Business Information up for sale in February 2008, citing a desire to move away from businesses that are largely dependent on advertising sales. The future of "Publishers Weekly" remains unclear as it continues to define itself in the fast-changing publishing world.
Genre/Form |
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Clippings (Information Artifacts) |
Histories |
Obituaries |
Periodicals |
Subject |
Booksellers and bookselling |
Publishers and publishing |
Publishers and publishing -- United States -- Periodicals |
Box 1 Folder 1
Box 1 Folder 2
Box 1 Folder 3
Box 1 Folder 4
Box 1 Folder 5-6
Box 1 Folder 7
Box 1 Folder 8
Box 1 Folder 9
Box 1 Folder 10
Box 1 Folder 11
Box 2 Folder 1
Box 2 Folder 2-3
Box 2 Folder 4
Box 2 Folder 5
Box 2 Folder 6
Box 2 Folder 7
Box 2 Folder 8
Box 3 Folder 1
Box 3 Folder 2
Box 3 Folder 3
Box 3 Folder 4
1921-1980
Box 3 Folder 5
Box 3 Folder 6
Box 3 Folder 7
Box 3 Folder 8
Box 3 Folder 9
Box 3 Folder 10
Box 3 Folder 11
Box 4 Folder 1-2
Box 4 Folder 3-4
Box 4 Folder 5
Box 4 Folder 6-7
Box 5 Folder 1
Box 5 Folder 2
Box 5 Folder 3
Box 5 Folder 4
Box 5 Folder 5-6
Box 5 Folder 7
1952-1977
Box 6 Folder 1
1978-2004
Box 6 Folder 2-6
1945-2006, (5 Folders)
Box 7 Folder 1
1990-2006
Box 7 Folder 2
Box 7 Folder 3
Box 7 Folder 4
Box 7 Folder 5
Box 7 Folder 6
Box 7 Folder 7
Box 7 Folder 8
Box 7 Folder 9
Box 8 Folder 1
Box 8 Folder 2-3
Box 8 Folder 4
Box 8 Folder 5
Box 8 Folder 6
(See Also: Howard W. Sams)
Box 8 Folder 7-8
1926-1969, (2 Folders)
Box 9 Folder 1
1970-1986
Box 9 Folder 2
(See Also: Gaer Associates)
Box 9 Folder 3
Box 9 Folder 4
Box 9 Folder 5
Box 9 Folder 6-7
Box 9 Folder 8
Box 9 Folder 9
Box 9 Folder 10
Box 9 Folder 11
Box 9 Folder 12
Box 10 Folder 1-2
Box 10 Folder 3-7
Box 10 Folder 8
Box 11 Folder 1
Box 11 Folder 2
Box 11 Folder 3
Box 11 Folder 4
Box 11 Folder 5
Box 11 Folder 6
Box 11 Folder 7
Box 11 Folder 8
Box 11 Folder 9
Box 11 Folder 10
Box 11 Folder 11
Box 12 Folder 1-2
Box 12 Folder 3
Box 12 Folder 4
Box 12 Folder 5-6
Box 12 Folder 7
Box 12 Folder 8-9
Box 12 Folder 10
Box 13 Folder 1
Box 13 Folder 2
Box 13 Folder 3
Box 13 Folder 4
(See Also: Putnam Publishing Group)
Box 13 Folder 5
Box 13 Folder 6-7
Box 13 Folder 8
Box 13 Folder 9
(See Also: Collier Books)
Box 13 Folder 10
Box 13 Folder 11
Box 14 Folder 1
Box 14 Folder 2-5
Box 14 Folder 6
Box 14 Folder 7
Box 14 Folder 8
Box 15 Folder 1
Box 15 Folder 2-3
Box 15 Folder 4-6
Box 15 Folder 7-8
Box 15 Folder 9
Box 16 Folder 1
Box 16 Folder 2-3
Box 16 Folder 4
Box 16 Folder 5
1932-1988
Box 16 Folder 6
Box 16 Folder 7
Box 16 Folder 8
Box 16 Folder 9
1909-1954
Box 17 Folder 1-7
1909-2006, (7 Folders)
Box 18 Folder 1
1985-2006
(Includes material on James Frey and the Da Vinci Code)
Box 18 Folder 2
Box 18 Folder 3
Box 18 Folder 4-5
Box 18 Folder 6
Box 18 Folder 7-8
Box 18 Folder 9
Box 19 Folder 1-2
Box 19 Folder 3
1939-1975
Box 19 Folder 4
Box 19 Folder 5-6
1920-1989, (2 Folders)
Box 19 Folder 7
Box 19 Folder 8
Box 19 Folder 9
Box 19 Folder 10
Box 19 Folder 11
Box 20 Folder 1
Box 20 Folder 2
Box 20 Folder 3
Box 20 Folder 4-5
Box 20 Folder 6-8
1933-2006, (3 Folders)
Box 20 Folder 9
Box 20 Folder 10
Box 21 Folder 1
Box 21 Folder 2-6
Box 21 Folder 7
Box 22 Folder 1
Box 22 Folder 2
Box 22 Folder 3
Box 22 Folder 4
(See Also: S & S; Pocket Books; Quarrie)
Box 22 Folder 5
Box 22 Folder 6
Box 22 Folder 7
Box 22 Folder 8
Box 22 Folder 9
Box 22 Folder 10
Box 23 Folder 1-2
Box 23 Folder 3-4
1952-1978, (2 Folders)
Box 23 Folder 5
Box 23 Folder 6
Box 23 Folder 7
Box 23 Folder 8
Box 24 Folder 1
Box 24 Folder 2
Box 24 Folder 3
Box 24 Folder 4
Box 24 Folder 5
Box 24 Folder 6
Box 24 Folder 7
1932-1960
Box 24 Folder 8
Box 24 Folder 9
Box 24 Folder 10
Box 24 Folder 11
Box 24 Folder 12
Box 25 Folder 1
Box 25 Folder 2
Box 25 Folder 3
(See Also: Pocket Books; S & S)
Box 25 Folder 4
Box 25 Folder 5
Box 25 Folder 6
Box 25 Folder 7
Box 25 Folder 8
1936-1977
Box 26 Folder 1-2
1936-2004, (2 Folders)
Box 26 Folder 3-4
1915-2001, (2 Folders)
Box 26 Folder 6
Box 26 Folder 6-7
1952-1989, (2 Folders)
Box 26 Folder 8
Box 27 Folder 1
Box 27 Folder 2
(See S & S-History)
Box 27 Folder 3
Box 27 Folder 4
Box 27 Folder 5
Box 27 Folder 6
Box 27 Folder 7
Box 27 Folder 8-9
Box 28 Folder 1-5
1920-2006, (5 Folders)
Box 28 Folder 6-7
Box 29 Folder 1-2
Box 29 Folder 3
Box 29 Folder 4
Box 29 Folder 5-6
Box 29 Folder 7-8
1960-1977, (2 Folders)
Box 30 Folder 1-3
1978-1990, (3 Folders)
Box 30 Folder 4-5
Box 30 Folder 6-8
Box 31 Folder 1-5
1990-2006, (5 Folders)
Box 31 Folder 6
Box 31 Folder 7
Box 31 Folder 8-9
Box 32 Folder 1
Box 32 Folder 2
(See Also: American Elsevier)
Box 32 Folder 3
Box 32 Folder 4
Box 32 Folder 5
(See Also: Morrow, Avon, Arbor)
Box 32 Folder 6
1910-1995
Box 32 Folder 7
Box 32 Folder 8
Box 32 Folder 9
Box 32 Folder 10
Box 32 Folder 11
Box 33 Folder 1-3
1932-2006, (3 Folders)
Box 33 Folder 4
Box 33 Folder 5-6
Box 33 Folder 7
Box 34 Folder 1
Box 34 Folder 2-6
1938-2006, (5 Folders)
Box 34 Folder 7
1914-1994
Box 35 Folder 1
1914-1994
Box 35 Folder 2-3
Box 35 Folder 4
Box 35 Folder 5
Box 35 Folder 6-7
Box 35 Folder 8
Box 35 Folder 9
Box 36 Folder 1
Box 36 Folder 2
Box 36 Folder 3
Box 36 Folder 4
Box 36 Folder 5
Box 36 Folder 6
Box 36 Folder 7
Box 36 Folder 8
Box 36 Folder 9
Box 36 Folder 10
Box 36 Folder 11
Box 37 Folder 1
Box 37 Folder 2
Box 37 Folder 3
Box 37 Folder 4
Box 37 Folder 5-8
1927-2007, (4 Folders)
Box 38 Folder 1
1992-2007
Box 38 Folder 2
Box 38 Folder 3
Box 38 Folder 4-5
Box 38 Folder 6
Box 38 Folder 7
Box 38 Folder 8
Box 38 Folder 9
1909-1973
Box 39 Folder 1
1909-1973
Box 39 Folder 2
Box 39 Folder 3
(See Also: Bowker Company: Books; Staff)
Box 39 Folder 4
Box 39 Folder 5
1959-2006
Box 39 Folder 6
Box 39 Folder 7
Box 39 Folder 8
1932-1995
Box 39 Folder 9
Box 39 Folder 10
Box 39 Folder 11
1941-1981
Box 40 Folder 1-2
1982-2006, (2 Folders)
Box 40 Folder 3
Box 40 Folder 4
Box 40 Folder 5
Box 40 Folder 6
Box 40 Folder 7
Box 40 Folder 8
Box 41 Folder 1
Box 41 Folder 2
Box 41 Folder 3
Box 41 Folder 4
Box 41 Folder 5-6
Box 41 Folder 7
Box 41 Folder 8
Box 41 Folder 9
Box 41 Folder 10-11
1950-1982, (2 Folders)
Box 42 Folder 1-2
1983-2006, (2 Folders)
Box 42 Folder 3-5
Box 42 Folder 6-7
1909-1966, (2 Folders)
Box 43 Folder 1
1967-1993
Box 43 Folder 2-4
Box 43 Folder 5
Box 43 Folder 6
Box 43 Folder 7-8
1938-1977, (2 Folders)
Box 44 Folder 1
1978-2000
Box 44 Folder 2-4
Box 44 Folder 5-7
Box 44 Folder 8
Box 44 Folder 9
Box 44 Folder 10
Box 45 Folder 1
Box 45 Folder 2
Box 45 Folder 3
Box 45 Folder 4-5
Box 45 Folder 6
Box 45 Folder 7
1932-2003
Box 45 Folder 8
Box 46 Folder 1
Box 46 Folder 2
1909-1940
Box 46 Folder 3-4
Box 46 Folder 5
Box 46 Folder 6
Box 46 Folder 7
Box 46 Folder 8
Box 46 Folder 9
Box 46 Folder 10
Box 46 Folder 11
Box 46 Folder 12
Box 46 Folder 13-14
Box 47 Folder 1
Box 47 Folder 2-5
1926-2006, (4 Folders)
Box 47 Folder 6
Box 47 Folder 7
Box 47 Folder 8
Box 47 Folder 9
Box 47 Folder 10
Box 48 Folder 1
Box 48 Folder 2-3
Box 48 Folder 4
Box 48 Folder 5
Box 48 Folder 6-9
Box 49 Folder 1-3
Box 49 Folder 4
Box 49 Folder 5
Box 49 Folder 6
Box 49 Folder 7
Box 49 Folder 8
Box 50 Folder 1-2
Box 50 Folder 3
Box 50 Folder 4
Box 50 Folder 5-7
Box 50 Folder 8
Box 50 Folder 9
Box 50 Folder 10
Box 51 Folder 1
Box 51 Folder 2
Box 51 Folder 3-5
1909-2005, (3 Folders)
Box 51 Folder 6-7
Box 52 Folder 1
Box 52 Folder 2-3
Box 52 Folder 4
Box 52 Folder 5-6
Box 52 Folder 7
Box 52 Folder 8
Box 53 Folder 1-2
Box 53 Folder 3
(See Also: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy)
Box 53 Folder 4-7
Box 53 Folder 8
Box 53 Folder 9
Box 54 Folder 1
Box 54 Folder 2
Box 54 Folder 3
Box 54 Folder 4
Box 54 Folder 5
Box 54 Folder 6-7
Box 54 Folder 8
Box 54 Folder 9
Box 54 Folder 10
Box 54 Folder 11
Box 54 Folder 12
Box 54 Folder 13
Box 54 Folder 14
Box 54 Folder 15
Box 55 Folder 1-4
1939-2005
Box 55 Folder 5
Box 55 Folder 6
Box 55 Folder 7
Box 55 Folder 8
Box 55 Folder 9
Box 56 Folder 1
Box 56 Folder 2-3
Box 56 Folder 4
Box 56 Folder 5
Box 56 Folder 6-8
1941-2003, (3 Folders)
Box 56 Folder 9
Box 57 Folder 1-2
Box 57 Folder 3
Box 57 Folder 4-6
Box 57 Folder 7
Box 57 Folder 8
Box 57 Folder 9
Box 57 Folder 10
Box 58 Folder 1-5
1909-2005, (5 Folders)
Box 58 Folder 6
Box 58 Folder 7
Box 58 Folder 8
(See Also: Jove/Harcourt Brace Jovanovich)
Box 58 Folder 9
Box 59 Folder 1
Box 59 Folder 2
Box 59 Folder 3-4
1909-2003, (2 Folders)
Box 59 Folder 5
Box 59 Folder 6-9
1951-1984, (4 Folders)
Box 60 Folder 1-8
1985-2003, (8 Folders)
Box 61 Folder 1-2
2003, (2 Folders)
Box 61 Folder 3-5
Box 61 Folder 6-7
Box 61 Folder 8
1934-2004
Box 62 Folder 1
1934-2004
Box 62 Folder 2-3
Box 62 Folder 4
Box 62 Folder 5
Box 62 Folder 6
Box 62 Folder 7
Box 62 Folder 8
Box 62 Folder 9
(See: Van Nostrand)
Box 62 Folder 10
Box 62 Folder 11
(See Also: Blue Ribbon Books)
Box 63 Folder 1
Box 63 Folder 2
(See Also: Holt, Rinehart and Wintson)
Box 63 Folder 3
1918-1961
Box 63 Folder 4
Box 63 Folder 5
Box 63 Folder 6
Box 63 Folder 7
Box 63 Folder 8
Box 63 Folder 9
Box 63 Folder 10
Box 64 Folder 1-2
Box 64 Folder 3
Box 64 Folder 4
Box 64 Folder 5
Box 64 Folder 6
Box 64 Folder 7
Box 64 Folder 8
Box 64 Folder 9
Box 64 Folder 10
1952-1987
Box 65 Folder 1-2
1988-2005, (2 Folders)
Box 65 Folder 3
(See Also: Bobbs-Merrill Company)
Box 65 Folder 4
Box 65 Folder 5
Box 65 Folder 6
Box 65 Folder 7
1964-2006
Box 66 Folder 1-2
1964-2006, (2 Folders)
Box 66 Folder 3
Box 66 Folder 4-5
Box 66 Folder 6-7
1934-2006, (2 Folders)
Box 67 Folder 1
Box 67 Folder 2-3
Box 67 Folder 4-5
Box 67 Folder 6
Box 67 Folder 7
Box 67 Folder 8
Box 67 Folder 9
Box 67 Folder 10
1938-2004
Box 68 Folder 1
1938-2004
(See Also: Golden Books; Golden Press)
Box 68 Folder 2-9
1924-1995, (8 Folders)
Box 69 Folder 1-5
1991-2006, (5 Folders)
Box 69 Folder 6
Box 69 Folder 7-8
Box 70 Folder 1-3
Box 70 Folder 4
Box 70 Folder 5
Box 70 Folder 6-7
Box 70 Folder 8
Box 70 Folder 9
1952-2005
Box 71 Folder 1
1952-2005
Box 71 Folder 2
Box 71 Folder 3
Box 71 Folder 4
Box 71 Folder 5
Box 71 Folder 6
Box 71 Folder 7
1916-1950
Box 71 Folder 8
Box 71 Folder 9
Box 71 Folder 10
Box 71 Folder 11
Box 71 Folder 12
Box 71 Folder 13
Box 71 Folder 14
Box 72 Folder 1
Box 72 Folder 2
Box 72 Folder 3
Box 72 Folder 4
Box 72 Folder 5
Box 72 Folder 6
Box 72 Folder 7
1952-1978
Box 73 Folder 1
1979-1993
Box 73 Folder 2-7
1989-2006, (6 Folders)
Box 74 Folder 1-2
2000-2006, (2 Folders)
Box 74 Folder 3
(See Also: Random House)
Box 74 Folder 4-6
Box 74 Folder 7
Box 74 Folder 8-9
Box 75 Folder 1
Box 75 Folder 2
Box 75 Folder 3
Box 75 Folder 4-5
Box 75 Folder 6
Box 75 Folder 7
Box 75 Folder 8
Box 75 Folder 9-11
Box 76 Folder 1
Box 76 Folder 2
Box 76 Folder 3
(Includes Edwards Brothers)
Box 76 Folder 4-5
Box 76 Folder 6
Box 76 Folder 7-8
Box 76 Folder 9
Box 77 Folder 1
Box 77 Folder 2
Box 77 Folder 3
Box 77 Folder 4
Box 77 Folder 5
Box 77 Folder 6
Box 77 Folder 7
Box 77 Folder 8
Box 77 Folder 9
Box 77 Folder 10
Box 77 Folder 11
Box 77 Folder 12
Box 77 Folder 13
Box 78 Folder 1
Box 78 Folder 2-4
Box 78 Folder 5-6
1932-1983
Box 79 Folder 1-2
1984-2005
Box 79 Folder 3
Box 79 Folder 4
Box 79 Folder 5
Box 79 Folder 6
Box 79 Folder 7
Box 79 Folder 8-9
Box 79 Folder 10
Box 79 Folder 11
Box 80 Folder 1-3
Box 80 Folder 4
Box 80 Folder 5
Box 80 Folder 6
Box 80 Folder 7
Box 80 Folder 8
Box 80 Folder 9
Box 81 Folder 1-2
Box 81 Folder 3
Box 81 Folder 4
Box 81 Folder 5
Box 81 Folder 6
Box 81 Folder 7
Box 81 Folder 8
(See Also: McGraw Hill)
Box 81 Folder 9
Box 82 Folder 1-4
1913-2005, (4 Folders)
Box 82 Folder 5
Box 82 Folder 6-7
Box 83 Folder 1
Box 83 Folder 2-3
(See Also: Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
Box 83 Folder 4
Box 83 Folder 5
Box 83 Folder 6
Box 83 Folder 7
Box 83 Folder 8
(See Also: Harcourt, Brace and World, 1960-)
(See: William Collins Publishers)
Box 83 Folder 9
1939-1960
Box 84 Folder 1
1961-1980
Box 84 Folder 2
Box 84 Folder 3
Box 84 Folder 4
Box 84 Folder 5-6
Box 84 Folder 7
Box 84 Folder 8
(See Also: A.S. Barnes and Company, Inc.)
Box 84 Folder 9