Harper & Row Publishers records, 1935-1973

Summary Information

At a Glance

Arrangement

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into eleven series.

• Series I: Cataloged Correspondence
• Series II: Manuscripts, Documents and Art
• Series III: Arranged Series
• Subseries III.1: Trade Department Files
• Subseries III.2: Manuscripts and Proofs Available
• Subseries III.3: Miscellaneous Materials
• Subseries III.4: Editorial Files
• Series IV: Business Files
• Series V: Financial
• Subseries V.1: Profit Sharing & Stocks
• Series VI: Copyright Renewals, Contracts and Rights Reversions
• Series VII: Booksellers
• Series VIII: Cass Canfield Personal Files
• Series IX: Planned Parenthhood and International Planned Parenthood Files
• Series X: Photographs
• Series XI: Photographs and Illustrations Negatives

Description

Summary

Correspondence, manuscripts, contracts, memos., and photographs. The correspondence pertains to the publications of numerous important fiction and non-fiction authors. The files are particularly strong for authors included in two important historical series"The New American Nation" Richard B. Morris and Henry S. Commager, editors; and "The Rise of Modern Europe" William L. Langer, editor. The files of Cass Canfield Sr. contain substantial material on Planned Parenthood and International Planned Parenthood.

• Series I: Cataloged Correspondence

• Series II: Manuscripts, Documents and Art

• Series III: Arranged Series

• Series IV: Business Files

• Series V: Financial

• Series VI: Copyright Renewals, Contracts and Rights Reversions

• Series VII: Booksellers

• Series VIII: Cass Canfield Personal Files

• Series IX: Planned Parenthhood and International Planned Parenthood Files

  Consists of bylaws, memos, correspondence

• Series X: Photographs

• Series XI: Photographs and Illustrations Negatives

Using the Collection

Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Restrictions on Access

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This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

This collection has no restrictions.

Access to all documents relating to personnel, financial, and executive committee meetings is restricted.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Harper & Row, Publishers Records; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Related Archival Materials

Collections related by provenance: Harper and Bros and Harper and Row archives are available at The Pierport Morgan Library (pre-1900 files), the University of Texas Humanities Research Center (1924-1963), Princeton University Library, and Library of Congress (Magazine, 1869-1965).

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Harper & Row, Publishers. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1972. Accession number--M-72.

Gift of Harper & Row Publishers, 1972. Gift of Yale University Library, 1982 & 1989. Gift of HarperCollins Publishers 1990.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 06/--/1989.

Revision Description

2010-02-11 Legacy finding aid created from Pro Cite.

2016-02-04 Finding aid updated by Catherine C. Ricciardi.

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

Subject Headings

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Subject

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

A major American publishing firm, founded in New York City in 1817 by James and John Harper. Today HarperCollins is one of the largest English language publishing firms in the world.