Dodd, Mead & Company records
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Abstract
The records of book publishers Dodd, Mead & Company consist of the administrative, financial, publicity, and publication records of the organization, with some family photographs and biographical material. The collection is especially rich in author contract summaries, profit/loss calculations for individual titles, printing histories and inventories of titles, and book catalogues. Although books in the collection extend back to 1720 and through the 1800s, the bulk of the collection are business records and these date primarily from the 1890s and into the 1970s, with a few earlier and later.
Biographical / Historical
This collection includes some of the records of Dodd, Mead & Company. The company was founded in 1839 by Moses Woodruff Dodd and John S. Taylor as a publisher of mostly religiously focused texts, commentaries, and sermons. Over time the partners of the Dodd family shifted and the company was reorganized twice before becoming Dodd, Mead & Company in 1876 under Frank Howard Dodd, Edward S. Mead (Dodd's cousin), and Bleeker Van Wagenen. The breadth of their publications also expanded to include contemporary fiction, how to books, encyclopedias (The International Encyclopedia Company was a subsidiary), poetry, historical nonfiction, and many international titles among others. In the 1920s-30s Dodd, Mead expanded, buying several smaller publishing companies. The company was bought as a subsidiary by Thomas Nelson Inc. in 1981, bought again by Gamut Publishing Company in 1986, and finally ceased operations in 1990.
Arrangement
The records are arranged into 6 series:
Series I. Administrative Records, 1877-1972
Series II. Financial Records, 1870s-1981
Series III. Publications Publicity, 1889-1986
Series IV. Publication Records, 1890s-1980s
Series V. Biographical and Company History Documents, 1834-1975
Series VI. Books and Other Publications, 1720-1938
Scope and Contents
The Dodd, Mead & Company collection consists of administrative records, financial records, publicity materials, and publication records. The administrative records include operating files such as board minutes, insurance policies, and salaries. The financial records include mostly stock books, financial reports, and analyses of profits, losses, and operating costs. Publicity materials include catalogues, brochures, and photographs of authors. Publication records consist mostly of copyright cards and other internal documentation related to the company's published works. These records expose the points of expansion within the company and reveal the reorganization and restructuring the company underwent as they evolved and technology progressed. The documents also include many family photographs and miscellaneous clippings and other documents that provide insight into the style and accomplishments of Dodd, Mead's leadership over time. There are also many books from the 19th century (and a few from the 18th century), mostly religious books Dodd, Mead published.
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Preferred Citation
The collection should be cited as: Dodd, Mead & Company Records, MS 171, New-York Historical Society.
Location of Materials
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The source of the material is uncertain, but appears to have been a gift of Justin G. Schiller, Ltd., circa 1990s.
About this Guide
Processing Information
Processed by Sydney Bebon of the Princeton Internships in Community Service (PICS) program in July 2021, with archivist Larry Weimer.
Repository
Series I. Administrative Records, 1877-1972, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
This series includes general administration records, including board minutes for Dodd, Mead and a subsidiary, International Encyclopedia Company. Other records relate to employees (e.g., attendance, compensation, lists), insurance, lease/rentals, and other matters. There is a small amount of correspondence, especially related to furnishings of a store at 35th Street and 5th Avenue (1899-1900) and letters of 1890 with directives from Edward Mead to employee Miles Nourse.
Arrangement
Arranged by format/subject.
Dodd, Mead Board Minutes (3 volumes), 1916-1950, inclusive
Transcript of Board Authorization for the President to have Purchase and Sale Power (concerning company holdings and stocks), 1941
International Encyclopedia Company Minutes (3 volumes), 1909-1972, inclusive
Attendance Records, 1943-1944, 1951-1959, inclusive
Salaries, 1925-1961, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Analysis and records by year consecutively, with some gaps. There are also bonus records from 1935-54 and an undated employee list.
List of Officers and Employees, 1924, 1928
Scope and Contents
Two lists, both cumulative showing all employees beginning in 1876.
Unexecuted Compensation Agreement between Stockholders and Management, 1941, inclusive
Insurance Policies and Related Material, 1956-1963
Scope and Contents
Includes: Insurance Audit; Insurance Policy, 1963; Insurance Policy, 1960; Fire Insurance Correspondence; Insurance Policy, 1956; Insurance Policy, 1961; Insurance Policy, 1963; Insurance Policy, 1963.
Lease Agreements, Correspondence, and Related Materials, 1937-1965
Scope and Contents
Includes: Lease agreements, 1937, 1941, 1945 (office), 1946, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1965; Lease correspondence, 1953, 1954, and 1963; Window Cleaning Tenant Policy; Electrical Payment Record, 1964.
Many of the letters in this file are written by Fred Slota, the former treasurer of Dodd, Mead, concerning a dispute about their lease. Slota engages in a heated exchange with their landlord before convincing him to lower the lease price. Many of the leases and other records contain related correspondence.
Correspondence re: Store and Office Construction & Furnishings, 1886-1900, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Most of the documents date from 1899-1900 and relate to furnishing Dodd, Mead's store at 35th Street & 5th Avenue. A few earlier documents relate primarily to rentals.
Correspondence, 1879, 1891-1892, 1935, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Primarily includes letters written to Miles Nourse by Edward Mead while at Southampton or in Europe conveying various instructions. Also an 1879 arrangement for sales commissions with J.F. Smith and a 1935 letter to E.H. dodd from George Wharton Edwards recalling the meaning of the colophon.
General Releases and Related Materials, 1877-1885, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Defendants Leonard and Whipple among others.
Correspondence of J. Carrell Leiper and Loan Agreement, 1896
Correspondence with the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, 1939
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of the two telephone styles in use during the year of 1897.
Series II. Financial Records, 1870s-1981, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
This series contains financial records of Dodd, Mead & Company and, to a limited extent, some of their subsidiaries. The series holds some financial reports for the company. The larger portion of the series consists of inventories, profit/loss analyses by book title, royalty calculations, records of company stock and bond holders, and other financial data.
Arrangement
Arranged into two subseries:
Subseries II.A. Financial Reports and Related Material, 1870s-1981
Subseries II.B. Stocks and Bonds, 1909-1976
Subseries II.A. Financial Reports and Related Material, 1870s-1981, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains financial reports, particularly for the 1930s-1940s, inventories of stock of books and printing materials, and financial data, especially concerning book sales and royalties. The subseries features calculations of profit and loss by individual title, beginning with 1876 and ranging without gaps into the late 1950s; these annual analyses were referred to as "red books" because of the color of the binding used until 1944 (later years are on loose sheets, but retained the appellation). Also featured are inventories ranging from the 1940s to the 1970s. A number of miscellaneous financial matters close the subseries, among them royalty statements, securities transactions (investments) in the 1930s, copies of Dodd, Mead's billings for royalties, fees, and other payments due them, and other items.
Arrangement
Arranged by format/subject, then chronologically.
General Analysis, 1903-1908, inclusive
Monthly Financial Reports (7 folders), 1935-1949, inclusive
Scope and Contents
There are gaps in the date range.
"Red Books" (Profits and Losses by Title) (10 volumes), 1876-1944, inclusive
Scope and Contents
The box holds nine books with a complete run from 1876-1944 of profit/loss analysis by book title. A tenth volume is labeled "copyright" but has financial calculations of some type for titles as well, 1879-1886.
"Red Books" (Profits and Losses by Title), 1945-1947, inclusive
"Red Books" (Profits and Losses by Title), 1948-1951, inclusive
"Red Books" (Profits and Losses by Title), 1949-1953, 1956, 1959, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes general titles for 1952-1953 and 1956, with an overall analysis at 1959; and Juveniles for 1949-1953.
Inventories, 1940-1942, 1945-1949, inclusive
Inventories, 1950-1955, 1959-1961, inclusive
Inventories by Author Name (box 1 of 3). E - K, 1950s-1970s, inclusive
Scope and Contents
This set of inventories, spanning three boxes, has entries primarily from the 1970s, with many from the 1960s, and a very few from the 1950s.
Inventories by Author Name (box 2 of 3). K - P, 1950s-1970s, inclusive
Inventories by Author Name (box 3 of 3). P - W, 1950s-1970s, inclusive
Inventories(?), 1978, 1981, inclusive
Book Sales & Royalty Calculations, 1930-1950s, inclusive
Royalty Records. Sears Publications, 1930s
Scope and Contents
Sears and its titles were acquired by Dodd, Mead.
Royalty Statements. Duffield & Company, 1931-34, inclusive
Book Rental Analysis, 1941-1945, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Note on enclosure reads: "Showing dates of copyright, title, author, and kind of income used for excess profit taxes. Abnormal income."
Copies of Billings/Invoices by Dodd, Mead for Royalties Due, Fees for Reproductions, etc. (1 of 2), 1934-1945, inclusive
Copies of Billings/Invoices by Dodd, Mead for Royalties Due, Fees for Reproductions, etc. (2 of 2), 1945-1949, inclusive
Cash Collections. International Encyclopedia Company, 1917-1923, inclusive
Securities Transactions (4 folders), 1931-1933, 1939-1940, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Investment-related confirmations and correspondence with Fifth Avenue Bank Trust Department and broker Plympton, Gardiner & Co., 1931-1933. Also approved purchase list and other information about the Chemical Fund, Inc., with purchase confirmation, 1939-40.
Fiscal Year Record of Comparative Gifts, Dues, & Subscriptions, etc., 1941-1959, inclusive
Assorted Financial Records, 1873-1876, inclusive
Scope and Contents
The folder holds a summary of stock accounts, balances, and stock inventories, among other notes.
King Feature Syndicate Sales, Rights, and Related Correspondence, 1958-1965, inclusive
Subseries II.B Stocks and Bonds, 1909-1976, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes common and preferred stock and bond certificate books and books of account (i.e., record of investor transactions in the firm's securities). The certificate books include unissued certificates, cancelled/returned certificates, and stubs for issued certificates with details of issuance. The books also have related correspondence and other documents inserted.
Arrangement
Arranged by company with Dodd, Mead documents first, followed by its subsidiaries. Within these, arrangement is by document type and chronological.
Book of Account, 1919-1960s, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Record of stockholder transactions.
Book of Account. Bondholders, 1916-1919, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Record of bondholders (few entries).
Debenture Bonds Book, 1916-1919, inclusive
Common Stock Book, 1916, 1919, 1924, inclusive
Common Stock Book, 1926-1943, inclusive
Common Stock Book, 1945-1958, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Wihin the stock book are also envelopes of documents concerning at least four estates: Edward H. Dodd, Jennie S. Dodd, Arthur M. Chase, and Howard C. Lewis.
Common Stock Book, 1958, inclusive
Scope and Contents
This book holds mostly unissued certificates.
Common Stock Book, 1965-1968, inclusive
Scope and Contents
This book also holds an envelope containing documents concerning the estate of Frank C. Dodd.
Common Stock Book, 1968-1969, inclusive
Common Stock Book, 1970-1971, inclusive
Preferred Stock Book, 1919-1939, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Specific years included are: 1919, 1924, 1933, 1937, 1939.
Preferred Stock Book, 1945-1960, inclusive
Preferred Stock Book, 1966-1976
International Encyclopedia Company. Book of Account, 1909, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Record of stockholder transactions.
Phelps Parker Company. Book of Account, 1916-1917, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Record of stockholder transactions.
Phelps Parker Company Stock Book, 1916-1920, inclusive
Series III: Publications Publicity, 1889-1987, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
The series includes various publicity materials, including catalogues, brochures, logs and notices of upcoming publication dates, colophons, and photographs of authors. An unusual item for this collection are many original photographs taken by Freida Zylstra for the 1941 book "Skylark: A Story of a Girl Photographer Who Flew Over South America," written with the woman aviator Margaret Thomsen Raymond.
Arrangement
Arranged into two subseries:
Subseries III.A. Author Photographs and Related Materials, 1910s?-1960s
Subseries III.B. Publicity Material, 1889-1987
Subseries III.A. Author Photographs and Related Materials, 1910s?-1960s (bulk, undated), inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
While the purpose of some of these photographs remains unknown, many, especially those found in box 28, were photographs sent by author's agents to be hung in the office of Dodd, Mead & Company. Some may have also been used for promotional materials.
Exceptional in this subseries and notable in substance are two folders with many photographs related to the publication "Skylark: A Story of a Girl Who Flew Over South America." One folder includes original snapshots that were printed in the book, and the other includes photos that were "left over."
Photographs of the Dodds and related families are in Series V.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Anatole France, undated, inclusive
Agatha Christie, 1950s?, inclusive
Arna Bontemps and Langston Hughes, taken by Griff Davis of Ebony, 1930s?, inclusive
Brick Church at City Hall Park (photograph of lithograph), undated, inclusive
Cornelia Otis Skinner, 1950s?, inclusive
Correspondence Concerning Framed Author Photographs on Office Walls, 1971, inclusive
"Crunch the Squirrel" by Elizabeth Anne Bond and Joan Elaine Rabin with illustrations by Kurt Wiese (mock-up), 1939
Dodd, Mead Building, undated, inclusive
Elizabeth Seifert, 1940s?, inclusive
James G. Randall, 1930s?, inclusive
Jean Henri Fabre, 1910s?, inclusive
Loula Grace Erdman, 1950s?, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes negative.
Madame and Monsieur Maeterlinck, circa 1911?, inclusive
Maureen Daly, 1940s?, inclusive
Max Brand, 1930s?, inclusive
Michael Innes, 1950s?, inclusive
Office (509 Broadway), undated, inclusive
Office and Office Building Photographs (509 Broadway, etc.), undated, inclusive
"Sinbad of the Coast Guard" (photo with book, dog, and staff), 1945, inclusive
Photographs for "Skylark: A Story of a Girl Photographer Who Flew Over South America" by Margaret Thomsen Raymond and Freida Zylstra (1 of 2), circa 1940, inclusive
"Leftover" Photographs from "Skylark" (2 of 2), circa 1940, inclusive
Staff Photo, undated, inclusive
Three photographs of unidentified former employee given by his son, Clinton L, Mosher to Dodd, Mead officers, 1964, inclusive
Unidentified Male Headshot taken by Hal Phyfe, undated, inclusive
Unidentified Man, undated, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes Negative
Unidentified Man, undated, inclusive
Unidentified Man, undated, inclusive
Various Author Photographs, 1952, undated, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Photographs include: Loula Grace Erdman; Rutherford H. Platt; N. J. Bernice; Paul Laurence Dunbar; Edward Dolan Jr. (taken by Luther Green); Kenneth Grahame; Anatole France; Linus Pauling; Harold W. Felton; Phie Stong; Martha Ostenso; C. K. Chesterson; unnamed male, black and white head shot; Norman Douglas; Burton Stevenson; Guy GilPatric; H.V. Morton; Sydney Clark; George Sullivan; Frances Gray Patton; [?] Mantle; Agatha Christie; Cornelia Otis Skinner; James G. Randall; Admiral Edward Elsberg spring 1952; [?] Heacock.
W. Edmonds, undated, inclusive
William P. McGivern, 1950s?, inclusive
Subseries III.B. Publicity Material, 1889-1987, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains the publicity and promotional materials found in the Dodd, Mead records. This includes mostly catalogues and pamphlets as well as colophons and other printing materials. Among the catalogues, there are several standalone pamphlets that advertise a specific genre or collection (such as college textbooks). There are also several yearly catalogues that were all originally organized together and remain as such. These yearly catalogues include both Dodd, Mead and other publishing companies that were either subsidiaries or acquisitions of Dodd, Mead. There are also sets of bound catalogues that span several years and are inclusive of all the smaller catalogues that Dodd, Mead produced during that time period.
Arrangement
Arranged by format then chronologically.
"A Selected List of New Books for the Holidays" Seasonal Catalogue and Promotional Material, 1917
Publicity Brochures, 1974, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes the following: Cover design and table of contents for "Black Politics" by Ernest Patterson and for "The American Democratic System" by J. Keith Melville; Dodd Mead College Books in Sociology Catalogue; Dodd Mead College Books in Romance Languages Catalogue; "German Zerts from Dodd, Mead" Catalogue; and Zig-Zag Puzzle Company Promotional Pamphlet.
Colophons (Dodd, Mead), 19th/20th Century
Company History Booklets, circa 1920s-1930s, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes two company history booklets, one printed by Dodd, Mead and the other by the International Encyclopedia Company. Also a remembrance written by Allison Dodd in 1939.
"First One Hundred Years" by Edward H. Dodd Jr. Manuscript and Notes, Circa 1939
Scope and Contents
Includes a photograph of Mrs. Dodd.
"The First Hundred Years: A History of the House of Dodd, Mead" by Edward H. Dodd Jr. Unbound, 1939
Correspondence in Response to "The First Hundred Years" (2 folders), 1939-1940, inclusive
Scope and Contents
One folder labeled "Dull" and the other "Interesting."
"Dodd Mead Some Suggestions For Authors" by Dodd, Mead & Company, circa 1937
Dodd, Mead Christmas Cards (3), Circa 1900s
Miscellaneous Ephemera, undated, inclusive
Log of books by publication date (?), 1899-1920, inclusive
Publication Slips, 1904-1939, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Notices of which books are to be published on upcoming dates, with price.
Publicity and Building Photos
Scope and Contents
Folder containing photographs and assorted materials of the Dodd, Mead building and publication and promotional materials. These various materials were found and remain together.
"The Retail Bookseller" Magazine, 1940
Windmill Hill Stationery Cuts, undated, inclusive
Individual Catalogues, 1914-1987, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Catalogues from Dodd, Mead: 1961-1982, 1985-1987.
Catalogues from other companies (acquired by Dodd, Mead): John Lane Company (1914, 1920, 1921); Duffield and Green (1933, 1934); Small, Maynard and Company (1926); Sears Publications (1933); Moffat, Yard & Co. (1923/24); Robert M. McBride & Company (1947, 1948).
Bound Catalogues. Vols 1-3, 1889-1903, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Vols 1-3 (1892-1903), plus an earlier unnumbered volume for 1889-1890
Bound Catalogues. Vols 4-8, 1904-1914, inclusive
Bound Catalogues. Vols 9-14, 1915-1929
Bound Catalogues. Vols 15-21, 1930-1948
Bound Catalogues. Vols 22-26, 29, 30, 32, 1951-1982
Scope and Contents
Vols 22-26 (1951-65); no Vol 27, 28; Vol 29 (1972-74) for adult; Vol 30 (1975-78) for juvenile; no Vol 31; Vol 32 (1979-82) for juvenile.
List of Titles (untitled typescript), undated
Series IV. Publication Records, 1890s-1980s, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
The series includes records generally of a non-financial nature related to Dodd, Mead's publications. These include summaries of contract terms with authors by title, records of copyright filings and renewals with the Library of Congress, and records of print/reprint runs and publication specifications.
Arrangement
This series is arranged into three subseries:
Subseries IV.A. Author Contract Summaries, 1890s-1970s
Subseries IV.B. Copyright Records, 1890s-1960s
Subseries IV.C. Printing Inventories, 1920s-1980s
Subseries IV.A. Author Contract Summaries, 1890s-1970s, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
The subseries includes files of cards by title summarizing the contract terms for that title. (The contracts themselves are not in the collection.) There are some variations in the pre-printed forms used, with one used until about 1920, then another used through the end of the date range. The earlier form has somewhat less data fields than the later form. Overall, though, the summaries allow for various data including basic description (e.g., number of words/length, format, date of publication, dates contract was sent and the signed copy received, etc.); compensation data (royalties and payment terms, advance information, price of publication, etc.); and rights information (name under copyright, serial rights ownership, publication plans, international (including Canadian) rights, media rights, use of illustrations, etc.). Although the pre-printed cards include these fields and others for granular detail, only those fields relevant to a contract are completed.
The cards are in three sets, with the first two similar in content, differing only in that they generally relate to different time periods. The bulk dates of the first are 1890s to 1930s and the second set are 1930s to 1970s, but there is overlap. The third set also summarizes contracts, but appears to be oriented more to royalties and other payments related to reprintings, with notes on actual payments.
Arrangement
The subseries is arranged by the three sets noted above. Within each set, the cards are arranged alphabetically by author. There are cards for each title by a particular author.
Set 1: Author Contract Summaries (1 of 2), 1890s-1940s, inclusive
Scope and Contents
This box holds records for authors A-K. For this box and the next, the date range is based on the contract dates viewed on a skim of the cards. Bulk dates appear to be 1900s-1930s. Entries of subsequent events/transactions on the cards appear to extend in some cases to the 1960s.
Set 1: Author Contract Summaries (2 of 2), 1890s-1940s, inclusive
Scope and Contents
This box holds records for authors L-W.
Set 2: Author Contract Summaries (1 of 3), 1910s-1970s, inclusive
Scope and Contents
This box holds records for authors A-K. For this box and the next, the date range is based on the contract dates viewed on a skim of the cards. Bulk dates are 1930s-1970s, but a few earlier dates were seen in this set as well.
Set 2: Author Contract Summaries (2 of 3), 1910s-1970s, inclusive
Scope and Contents
This box holds records for authors K-Z.
Set 2: Author Contract Summaries (3 of 3). Textbooks, 1950s-1970s, inclusive
Set 3: Author Contract Summaries (1 of 2), 1920s-1970s, inclusive
Scope and Contents
This box holds authors A-R. Bulk dates are 1940s-1960s.
Set 3: Author Contract Summaries (2 of 2), 1920s-1970s, inclusive
Scope and Contents
This box holds authors S-Z. Bulk dates are 1940s-1960s.
Subseries IV.B. Copyright Records, 1890s-1960, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
This subseries consists largely of copyright cards that provide both the copyright number used by the Library of Congress and the date filed and renewed, among other information. Over the course of Dodd, Mead's operations and acquisitions of various companies they updated these cards and their arrangements several times, with some series organized alphabetically or by renewal date on index cards and others in ledgers chronologically. The original organization of each of these groups of records was maintained.
Arrangement
Arranged by format.
Copyright Logbooks, 1896-1960, inclusive
Scope and Contents
There are gaps in the date range. Specific ranges of the volumes are 1896-1898, 1901-1910, 1916-1960.
Copyright Cards, 1890-1940s
Scope and Contents
This box contains Library of Congress copyright acknowledgement cards, sorted alphabetically by author from the late 1800s through the 1940s. The cards are divided into three index card size boxes: A-G, H-P, P-Z. The box contains two additional index card size boxes. These additional boxes have subjects with corresponding partial quotes from a specified book (their organization and purpose is unclear and uncontextualized).
Copyright Cards, 1904-1936, inclusive
Scope and Contents
This box contains four index card size boxes of Library of Congress copyright cards sorted by year renewed or not renewed. Each box contains a year range in alphabetical order: 1904-1909; 1910-1914; 1915-1923; 1924-1936. The box also contains two additional index card size boxes. One of these contains disorganized Library of Congress copyright cards as well as Agatha Christie title cards. The other contains semi-alphabetically arranged Library of Congress copyright cards by author (ostensibly from rights acquisition via another publisher) as well as more Agatha Christie title cards.
Subseries IV.C. Printing Inventories, 1920s-1980s, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains two sets of printing records on cards. The first set spans from 1920s-1940s and the second from the 1950s-1980s. While the physical format of the two sets differ, they each contain similar information concerning the printing specifications of the book (whether there are illustrations, etc.) and how many were printed.
Arrangement
Arranged in two date range-based sets and alphabetically by title within each set.
Printing Inventories (Titles A-C), 1920-1940s
Printing Inventories (Titles C-G), 1920-1940s
Printing Inventories (Titles G-L), 1920-1940s
Scope and Contents
International Classics Series included.
Printing Inventories (Titles L-P), 1920-1940s
Printing Inventories (Titles P-T), 1920-1940s
Printing Inventories (Titles T-Z), 1920-1940s
Scope and Contents
Includes Collector Series (in alphabetical order) and Elsie
Printing Inventories A (ABC of Boat Sailing) - B (Better Golf For Boys), 1950-1980s
Printing Inventories B (Better Gymnastics For Boys) - C (Creative Mind), 1950-1980s
Printing Inventories D (Dan Barry's Daughter) - F (Famous Twentieth Century Leaders), 1950-1980s
Printing Inventories F (Famous Underwater Adventures) - H (How Super Highways are Made), 1950-1980s
Printing Inventories H (How they Blazed the Way) - L (Lyrics of a Low Brow), 1950-1980s
Printing Inventories M (The Mackin Cover) - O (1001 Christmas Fact and Fan Fancies), 1950-1980s
Printing Inventories O (1001 Garden Questions Answered) -S (Scrambling Quarterback), 1950-1980s
Printing Inventories S (Scratch a Lover) - T (Taming of Carney Wilde), 1950-1980s
Printing Inventories T (Tamer Lane) - W (What Does a Coast Guardsman Do?), 1950-1980s
Printing Inventories W (What Does a Coastguardsman Do) - Z (Zuleika Dobson), 1950-1980s
Series V. Biographical and Company History Documents, 1834-1975, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
This series consists of photographs, newspaper clippings, biographical notes, end of life planning notes and other miscellaneous documents concerning the family and leadership of Dodd, Mead. The various documents are foldered together as found in the collection.
Arrangement
Arranged by format with photographs first, followed by the miscellaneous documents in a rough alphabetical order by folder label. Labels in "quotation marks" are transcribed from original folders and envelopes; others were established by the processing archivist.
Photograph of Company/Family, 19th/20th Century
Photograph of Edward H. Dodd Sr., 20th century, inclusive
Photograph of Moses Dodd, 19th century
Photograph of Moses Dodd, 19th century
Photograph of Moses Dodd, 19th century
Photographs (4) of Moses Dodd, 19th century
Photographs (cabinet cards) of Mr. and Mrs. Moses Dodd, 19th century, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Three of Mr. and seven of Mrs. Moses Dodd taken and/or printed by Rockwood Instantaneous Photographs.
Photograph of Robert H. Dodd, 20th century, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Also includes negative.
Typescript of Autobiographical Sketch of Moses Dodd, 19th century
Biographical Materials of Frank C. Dodd, 1939, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes: biographical material (copies and drafts), end of life planning correspondence (between Doe Band and Fred Slota), death announcement, obituary, 7 headshots and negative, obituary clippings from various newspapers, the Saturday Review of Literature 1939 Vol. XXI No. 5.
Dodd, Mead in the Press and Assorted Material, 1905-1938, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Originally titled "colophons" the folder only includes one colophon. The rest includes: A historical pamphlet on the Brick Church (1928); Herald Tribune feature of Dodd, Mead (1936); Ella Hardcastle obituary clippings; "books and things" clippings; correspondence concerning good press for Dodd, Mead (1938); 2 sets of speech notecards and a speech draft for a dinner at the Rockefeller Association; New York Evening Post clipping (1916); correspondence from an unspecified uncle to Mr. Dodd (1939); British Weekly clippings (1916); Frank H. Dodd feature in New York Evening Post (1916); Philadelphia Press Book Magazine clippings (1916); McClury's Book News clippings of October 1964 for the 125th anniversary announcement; the New International Bulletin (1905); placard with unknown signature.
Folder "EHD", 1916-1975, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes: Frank Dodd biographical material; Herald Tribune Book News (1939); The Evening Post (1916) + photocopy; The Evening Post (1918); The Daily News (1975); Publisher's Weekly (1975); The Best Plays Series Sales and Inventory; Bestseller list (1975); New York Times clippings; Rutherford Platt obituary; Price increases list (1975), Memorandum; Minutes of staff meeting (1975).
Newspaper Clippings, 1916, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes: New York Evening Post, January 15, 1916; Philadelphia Press Book Magazine, April 9, 1916; British Weekly, January 20, 1916; Literary Digest International Book Review (Dodd, Mead feature).
Miscellaneous, 1872-1927, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes: a new books list (1872); Publisher's Weekly clipping (1927); Moses Dodd biographical papers.
Folder of "Possible Portfolio Material", 1834-1899, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs: Mr. and Mrs. Moses Dodd in Canada (Niagara Falls) and Moses Dodd; advertisements: reproduction of printing press ad (1834); Dodd, Mead ad featuring the Brick Church, (the original office of Dodd, Mead) (1848); new book releases ad (1899); bestseller ad "Ten Successes"; "Popular and Important Books" ad; "A Discourse on the Moral Uses of the Sea" title page reproduction; copy of correspondence between Paul Lawrence Dunbar and a Mr. Howells (in which the kindness of Mr. Dodd, most likely Moses Dodd, is praised); newspaper copy about E. P. Roe book release "Without a Home" (1881).
Folder "Triton Logbook", 1916, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes: Philadelphia Press Book Magazine (1916); Dodd, Mead History booklet; Vanderbilt Hotel note; 506 Broadway Photograph; office photograph (1916); photograph of 5th and 21st Street; Lower Manhattan map; 5 East 19th Street photograph by PL Sperr; East side of 5th and 21st Street by PL Sperr; 751 Broadway photo by PL Sperr.
Retirement Honorarium Plaque to Frank C. Dodd (former president) on behalf of the National Association of Book Publishers, 1929
Series VI. Books and Other Publications, 1720-1938, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains all the books and non-promotional publications in the Dodd, Mead records. The books in this series largely have a religious focus and most, though not all (some date to the 1700s), were published by Dodd, Mead in their first few decades. Most of the books include a name, inscription, or other markings on a flyleaf or other front page. These tend to suggest that many of these books were acquired secondhand, such as through used book stores. A couple were inscribed with the name Stephen Dodd and these were noted in the container list.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by author.
"Memoir and Sermons" by Reverend Wm. J. Armstrong, D.D., 1853
"The Christian Retrospect and Register" by Robert Baird, 1851
"The Value of the Soul" By Rev. J. Batey, 1849
"The Westminster Shorter Catechism" Rev. James R. Boyd, 1854
"Millennarian Views" by Alfred Bryant, 1852
"Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family" by Elizabeth Charles, 1864
"Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family" By Elizabeth Charles, 1864
"Diary of Mrs. Kitty Trevylyan" by Elizabeth Charles, 1864
"Diary of Mrs. Kitty Trevylyan" by Elizabeth Charles, 1864
"The Early Dawn" by Elizabeth Charles, 1864
"The Early Dawn" by Elizabeth Charles, 1864
"Is Christianity From God?" by Rev. John Cumming D. D., 1849
"Is Christianity From God?" by Rev. John Cumming, D.D., 1849
"The Memoir of Mrs. Elizabeth B. Dwight" by H.G.O. Dwight, 1840
"History of Redemption" by Jonathan Edwards, 1793
Scope and Contents
Inscribed "Stephen Dodd, 1804"
"The Life and Experience of Rev. Jonathan Edwards", 1804
"The Old Chest and Its Treasures" by Aunt Elizabeth, 1859
"Works of Charlotte Elizabeth" by Charlotte Elizabeth, 1845
"Brewer's Family" by Mrs. Ellis, 1867
"True Cause of All Contention, Strife, and Civil War in Christian Communities" by Rev. D. C. Hopkins, A. M., 1862
"Behind the Skyline: A Pictorial Study of Downtown New York" by Huntington Corporation, 1938
"An Earnest Ministry the Want of the Times" by John Angell James, 1848
"An Earnest Ministry the Want of the Times" (reprint) by John Angell James, 1860
"The Churches and Pastors of Washington D. C." by Lorenzo D. Johnson, 1857, inclusive
"The Autobiography and Ministerial Life of the Rev. John Johnston, D.D." Edited and Compiled by the Rev. James Carnahan, D.D., 1856
"The Autobiography and Ministerial Life of The Rev. John Johnston, D.D." by The Rev. James Carnahan, D.D., 1856
"Memoir of Asahel Grant, M.D." by Rev. A. C. Lathrop, 1847
"The Plenary Inspiration" by Eleazar Lord, 1857
"The Book of Ecclesiastes Explained" by James M. MacDonald, D.D., 1856
"Watchwords of the Warfare of Life" by Dr. Martin Luther, 1869
"Journal and Letters of the Rev. Henry Martyn, B.D.", 1851
"The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil" by J.H. M'Ilvaine, 1847
"Dissertations on the Prophecies" by Thomas Newton D.D., 1794
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Inscribed "Stephen Dodd"
"The Lectures Complete of Father Gavazzi" by G.B. Nicolini, 1854
"Memorial of the Life and Service of the Late Rev. Henry A. Rowland, D.D." by E.R. Fairchild, D.D., 1860
"The Path of Life" by Henry A. Rowland, 1861
"Scripture Manual" by Charles Simmons, 1845
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Proof Text
"Sermons of Rev. Ichabod S. Spencer, Vol I" by Rev. J.M. Sherwood, 1855
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Inscribed by a Dodd to his father, 1856.
"Sermons of Rev. Ichabod S. Spencer, D.D." by Rev. J.M. Sherwood, 1855
"A Pastor's Sketches" by Ichabod S. Spencer, D.D., 1851
"Sermons of Rev. Ichabod S. Spencer, D.D. ", 1855
"A Pastor's Sketches" by Ichabod S. Spencer, D.D., 1855
"A Pastor's Sketches" by Ichabod S. Spencer, D. D., 1856
"A Pastor's Sketches" by Ichabod S. Spencer, D.D., 1857
"The Attraction of the Cross" by Gardiner Spring, D.D., 1846
"The Attraction of the Cross" by Gardiner Spring, D.D., 1845
"The Mercy Seat" by Gardiner Spring, D.D., 1850, inclusive
"The Glory of Christ" by Gardiner Spring, 1852
"The Bible Not of Man" by By Gardiner Spring, D.D., 1847
"A History of Division of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America" by a Committee of the Synod, 1852
"Spiritual Heroes; or, Sketches of the Puritans" by John Stoughton, 1850
"Commentary on the Book of Proverbs" by Moses Stuart, 1857
"Apostolic Baptism" by C. Taylor, 1850
"Thinks-I-To-Myself: Serio - Ludicro, Tragico - Comico Tale" by Thinks-I-To-Myself Who, 1843
"Life of Charlotte Elizabeth" by L.H.J. Tonna, 1851
"Eight Sermons Prech'd at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul" by Dan Waterland, D.D., 1720
Scope and Contents
Inscribed by a Dodd in 1869.
"History of the Township of Mount Pleasant, Wayne County, Pennsylvania" by Rev. Samuel Whaley, 1856
"Letters to a Millenarian" by Rev. A. Williamson, 1852
"The Works of Leonard Woods, D. D." by Leonard Woods, D.D., 1849
"The New International Bulletin", 1904-1906, inclusive
Scope and Contents
13 copies of The International Bulletin: November 1904 (2); July 1905 (4); June 1906 (6); July 1906 (1).
"The Whole Book of Psalms." Reproduction of 1640 Title Page, 1929
Scope and Contents
Number 114 of 200. Printed by Harpers Magazine.