Open Court Publishing Company.
Open Court Publishing Company records, 1887-1920.
Correspondence forms the largest and most significant part of the collection. Included is outgoing (in the form of bound letterpress copies) as well as incoming correspondence for the years from 1893 through 1909 with scholars, literary figures, social activists, and religious leaders, and including physicists H. Crew, E. Mach, and H. Poincar.̌ While material dating from as late as 1953 may be found, the bulk dates from the editorial tenure of Paul Carus.
The Open Court Press was established in 1887 by Edward G. Hegeler, a zinc manufacturer of LaSalle, Illinois, to reflect his deep interest in problems of philosophy, ethics, and religion. Under the leadership of Dr. Paul Carus, a young German scholar who assumed editorship of the press in its first year and continued until his death in 1919, Open Court gained international recognition for its titles in philosophy, religion, sciences, and mathematics. The press' first publication was a fortnightly journal, The Open Court, established for the open exchange of scientific, religious, and philosophical views. This journal ceased publication in 1936, but the philosophical quarterly, entitled The Monist, begun in 1890, remains (after a hiatus between 1936 and 1962) one of the foremost philosophical journals.
Crew, H.
Mach, Ernst, 1838-1916
Poincar,̌ Henri, 1854-1912.
Open Court Publishing Company
Open Court Publishing Company
The monist, (Journal).
The open court, (Journal).
Ethics -- Publishing.
Religion -- Publishing.
Philosophy -- Publishing.
Publishers and publishing
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