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SERIES Identifier: MS Am 2030-2030.4, MS Am 2030.2

III. Records of the publisher Ticknor and Fields and related firms

Scope and Contents

III. Records of the publisher Ticknor and Fields of Boston and related firms: Allen and Ticknor (1832-1834); William D. Ticknor (1834-1843); William D. Ticknor and Company (1843-1849); Ticknor, Reed and Fields (1849-1854); Ticknor and Fields (1854-1868); Fields, Osgood and Company (1868-1871); James R. Osgood and Company (1871-1878)

Dates

  • Creation: 1866-1968

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on physical access to most of this material.

Some materials in Box 17, Box 19, Box 22, Box 23, and Box 28, as well as Volumes 88, 214, 323, and 353 are all restricted for preservation as of January 2023. They will be reopened for access when preservation is completed.

Extent

55 linear feet (391 volumes and 30 boxes)

Arrangement

Organized into the following sub-series:

  1. (1) - (25) A. Cost books, both rough (1832-1864) and fair (1832-1877), sheet stock records (1851-1878), and a plate inventory (1873-1877).
  2. (26) - (51) B. General account books, including commission account ledgers (beginning 1836), general ledgers (beginning 1843), sales and purchase journals (1853-1863), copyright [royalty] accounts (beginning 1860), a private ledger (1868-1878), a private journal (1875-1878), and trade sale record (1877-1879).
  3. (52) - (63) C. Pressed letter books, containing domestic correspondence (1848-1859), foreign correspondence (1847-1859), private correspondence (1866-1877), and correspondence relating to Our Young Folks (1870-1873).

Physical Location

MS, f, b, HD

General note

Note: In Jan 1878 James R. Osgood and Company merged with Hurd and Houghton to form Houghton, Osgood and Company In May 1880 the firm of Houghton, Osgood and Company was dissolved and a second firm named James R. Osgood and Company was formed. For records relating to the later firm, see MS Am 2030.3.

Repository Details

Part of the Houghton Library Repository

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