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Investigative journalist, publisher, editor. Spouse. Harriet Hurd (1883-1929; her death) Samuel Sidney McClure (February 17, 1857 – March 21, 1949) was an American publisher who became known as a key figure in investigative, or muckraking, journalism.
Learn about the life and achievements of S.S. McClure, one of the pioneers of investigative journalism and a Knox College alum. He created a syndicate that supplied stories to newspapers and a magazine that published muckraking exposes on topics such as Standard Oil, corruption and railroads.
May 23, 2018 · Samuel Sidney McClure (1857-1949) created the first literary syndicate and developed "muckraking," which established him as one of America's notable editors. Born in County Antrim, Ireland, on Feb. 17, 1857, S. S. McClure was taken to the United States as a boy.
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History. Founded by S. S. McClure (1857–1949) and John Sanborn Phillips (1861–1949), [6] who had been classmates at Knox College, in June 1893. [7] Phillips put up the $7,300 needed to launch the magazine. [8] The magazine featured both political and literary content, publishing serialized novels -in-progress, a chapter at a time.
Mar 1, 1997 · S. S. McClure was one of America’s greatest editors and publishers in the lively era of muckraking reform. He is remembered for McClure’s Magazine, which early in the twentieth century published the works of famous authors and social reformers. He was also the mentor of young Willa Cather.
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McClure, Samuel Sidney (1857-1949) (“S.S.”). Irish-born American publisher. McClure immigrated to the U.S. at age nine, living with his family in Indiana. Despite poverty and the limited education he had received in Ireland, he graduated from high school and then Knox College in Illinois. He then moved to Boston, MA, where from 1882 to 1884 ...
Cather first met Hattie McClure in 1903, when S.S. called her to New York to discuss her fiction and she was a guest in their home in Westchester County, NY. S.S. was notorious for both financial irresponsibility and marital infidelity, but Cather maintained cordial relations with both Hattie and S.S. even as others criticized both of them.
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