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Curtis Publishing Company

The Curtis Publishing Company, founded in 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, became one of the largest and most influential publishers in the United States during the early 20th century. The company's publications included the Ladies' Home Journal and The Saturday Evening Post, The American Home, Holiday, Jack & Jill, and Country Gentleman.

Not to be confused with Curtis Circulation.

Industry

Publishing

1891

,
United States

Advertising

In the 1940s, Curtis also had a comic book imprint, Novelty Press. The company declined in the later 20th century, and its publications were sold or discontinued. It now exists as Curtis Licensing, which licenses images of and from Curtis magazine covers and artwork.

Curtis Publishing Company

170 S. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

November 30, 1998

The Saturday Evening Post

Ladies' Home Journal

The American Home

Holiday

Jack & Jill

The Country Gentleman

Novelty Press

National Analysts

Royal Electrotype Company

Philadelphia portal

Curtis family estate in Wyncote, Pennsylvania

Curtis Hall Arboretum

Finding aid to the at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Curtis Publishing Company records

Curtis Publishing Company website

at the Historic American Buildings Survey

Listing and photographs

The , including financial records, advertising standards, magazines and newspaper clippings, are available for research use at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

Curtis Publishing Company Records

http://www.ushistory.org/districts/washingtonsquare/curti.htm

Flickr photos of the Curtis Building

Old postcards of the Curtis Building

Curtis Institute of Music website

at the Library of Congress contains illustrative advertising posters for the Curtis Publishing Company.

The Frederic W. Goudy Collection

FBI file on the Curtis Publishing Company