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Bobbs-Merrill was responsible for a long period in its history for publishing the codified state laws of the State of Indiana and of other U.S. states. [1] The firm also published legal and school textbooks, children's books (including The Wizard of Oz and "27 titles in the Raggedy Ann series"), [2] [3] and texts in the history of philosophy.
- 1985; 38 years ago
- Samuel Merrill
- 1850; 173 years ago
- SAMS Publishing (1959-1985)
By 1909 the company which had become the Bobbs-Merrill Co. in 1903, was wholly a publisher of law and general books. The wholesale business had been sold in 1896, and in 1909 William K. Stewart purchased the bookstore. Indiana authors, among them two of the state’s great literary figures, Meredith Nicholson and George Ade, made Bobbs-Merrill ...
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Bobbs-Merrill Co. v. Straus, 210 U.S. 339 (1908), was a United States Supreme Court decision concerning the scope of rights accorded owners of a copyright versus owners of a particular copy of a copyrighted work. This was a case of first impression concerning whether the copyright laws permit an owner to control a purchaser's subsequent sale of ...
- Bobbs-Merrill Company v. Straus, et al. doing business as R.H. Macy & Company
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Apr 14, 2024 · The company began in 1850 October 3 when Samuel Merrill bought an Indianapolis bookstore and entered the publishing business. After his death in 1855, his son, Samuel Merrill, Jr. continued the business. Soon after the American Civil War (1861–1865) the business became Merrill, Meigs, and Company, and in 1883 the name changed again to the ...
Merrill retired from the business sometime in the 1880s. The publishing company was named Bobbs-Merrill Company in 1903, after long-time director, William Conrad Bobbs. In 1900, Samuel and Emily Merrill were living with his sister Anna in Marion County, and he was working as a farmer. By 1910, the couple had retired to Long Beach, California.
- 140 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204
- (317) 232-3671
Published by Bobbs-Merrill Company 220 Total Books. AMERICA'S PAST AND YOUNG AMERICA'S FUTURE. The Childhood of Famous Americans Series opened a new field of juvenile reading when—over twenty-one years ago—it began to offer thrilling stories that brought young readers a vivid understanding of American life and ideas—and ideals.
The origins and history of the Bobbs-Merrill Company Author(s) O'Bar, Jack Contributor(s) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Graduate School of Library and Information Science Issue Date 1985 Keyword(s) Bobbs-Merrill Company History; Publishers and publishing -- History. Geographic Coverage. Indiana; Indianapolis; Indianapolis (Ind ...
