Macmillan Company records

id
4023
origination
Macmillan Company
date statement
1889-1960 [bulk 1895-1950]
key date
1889
identifier (local_mss)
1830
org unit
Manuscripts and Archives Division
call number
MssCol 1830
b-number
b11660956
total components
889
total series
9
max depth
4
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:55 UTC
updated
2026-08-15 02:07:12 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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unitid
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{"value"=>"MssCol 1830", "type"=>"local_call"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1889-1960", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1889/1960"}
{"value"=>"1895-1950", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1895/1950"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Macmillan Company records"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"113 boxes, 119 volumes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"82.96 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"10 microfilm reels", "unit"=>"microfilm reels"}]}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.</span><div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">Stephen A. Schwarzman Building</span> <span class=\"addressline\">Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788</span></div>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Collection consists of correspondence and author files of the Macmillan Company. General correspondence, 1892-1914, contains letters from authors, publishers, booksellers, paper manufacturers, literary agents, as well as internal correspondence from editors, agents, field representatives, and academic book reviewers. Much of the correspondence deals with the publication of scholarly works and textbooks in the sciences, social sciences, humanities, and religion. Foreign correspondence, 1898-1914, includes letters to and from publishers and literary agents, mostly in Great Britain. Correspondence with Macmillan Co. in London, 1891-1915, concerns publishing plans, negotiations for British and American editions of various works, copyright matters, etc. George Platt Brett, Sr.'s letterbooks consist of his outgoing letters from 1889 to 1907. Other letterbooks are of Kate Stephens, Children's Dept., 1898-1900, and the Subscription Dept., 1901-1902. Author files, 1894-1960, contain personal and business correspondence of Macmillan's major authors, their literary agents, legal counsel, and families with the Bretts and Macmillan editors. In addition to letters, the files often include memoranda, contracts, typescripts, press releases and publicity materials, legal records, press clippings, or photographs. The most extensive files in this series concern the publication of works such as <span class=\"title\">Gone With the Wind</span>, <span class=\"title\">Forever Amber</span> and the <span class=\"title\">Cyclopedia of American Agriculture</span>."}
langmaterial
{"value"=>"English"}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p>Macmillan Company records, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"Macmillan Company"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>The Macmillan Company, one of the largest publishing companies in the United States, was founded in 1869 as a branch in New York City of the British firm of Macmillan Co., Ltd. of London. The Macmillan brothers sent George Edward Brett from Scotland to establish the American outlet. In 1890 his son, George Platt Brett (1859-1936) became president of the company and guided it to independence in 1896. Nevertheless, the British firm maintained close ties and a strong financial interest in the company. As agent for Macmillan Co., Ltd., Cambridge University Press, and several other British publishers, Macmillan grew into \"the colossus of American publishing\". The Macmillan Company attracted major American authors and published a wide variety of fiction, non-fiction, textbooks, reference works, and children's books. George Platt Brett, Jr. who became Macmillan's president in 1931, arranged for the publication of Margaret Mitchell's <span class=\"title\">Gone With the Wind</span>, which became a blockbuster bestseller for the firm. Macmillan Company merged with the Crowell - Collier Publishing Company in 1960 as a subsidiary and in 1973 the name was changed to Macmillan Publishing Company.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The collection consists of correspondence and author files of the Macmillan Company. General correspondence, 1886-1914, contains letters from authors, publishers, booksellers, paper manufacturers, literary agents, as well as internal correspondence from editors, agents, field representatives, and academic book reviewers. Much of the correspondence deals with the publication of scholarly works and textbooks in the sciences, social sciences, humanities, and religion. Foreign correspondence, 1898-1914, includes letters to and from publishers and literary agents, mostly in Great Britain.</p> <p>Correspondence with Macmillan Co. in London, 1891-1915, concerns publishing plans, negotiations for British and American editions of various works, copyright matters, etc. George Platt Brett, Sr.'s letter books consist of his outgoing letters from 1889 to 1907. Other letter books are of Kate Stephens, Children's Dept., 1898-1900, and the Subscription Dept., 1901-1902. The author files, 1894-1960, contain personal and business correspondence of Macmillan's major authors, their literary agents, legal counsel, and families with the Bretts and Macmillan editors. In addition to letters, the files often include memoranda, contracts, typescripts, press releases and publicity materials, legal records, press clippings, or photographs. The most extensive files in this series concern the publication of works such as <span class=\"title\">Gone With the Wind</span>, <span class=\"title\">Forever Amber</span> and the <span class=\"title\">Cyclopedia of American Agriculture</span>. Other series consist of letters from prominent persons and pamphlets and poems printed for copyright purposes.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Macmillan Company records are arranged in nine series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/1830#c1048158'>I. General Correspondence</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1892-1914</div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/1830#c1048199'>II. Foreign Correspondence Files</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1898-1914</div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/1830#c1048203'>III. Correspondence with Macmillan & Co., Ltd. (London)</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1891-1955</div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/1830#c1789935'>Series IV: George P. Brett's Letter Books</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1892-1907</div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/1830#c1790054'>Series V: Other Letter Books</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1898-1902</div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/1830#c1048218'>VI. Macmillan Author Files</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1894-1960</div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/1830#c1048582'>VII. Letters from Prominent Persons</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1892-1959</div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/1830#c1048896'>VIII. Specially Printed Pamphlets and Single Poems</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1912-1930</div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/1830#c1048921'>IX. Oversize Materials removed from Author Files</a></div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>The Macmillan Company, 1963-1964</p>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Melanie Yolles</span> in <span class=\"date\">October 1986</span>. Revised and updated <span class=\"date\">October 1996</span>.</p>"}
accessrestrict
{"value"=>"<p>Margaret Mitchell, Henry James, and Emile Zola material is available on microfilm.</p>"}
altformavail
{"value"=>"<p>Selected materials available on microfilm; New York Public Library.</p>"}
revisiondesc
{"value"=>"Microfilm reel information added and minor revisions made by Allison\n Hughes.", "date"=>"2025-05-30"}
date_start
1889
keydate
1889
date_end
1960
date_inclusive_start
1889
date_inclusive_end
1960
date_bulk_start
1895
date_bulk_end
1950
extent_statement
82.96 linear feet (113 boxes, 119 volumes). 10 microfilm reels

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