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Corporate Author:	Lea & Febiger (Creator)
Collection:	Lea & Febiger Records
Collection Number:	LCP.in.HSP201
Format:	Manuscript
Language:	English
Online Access:	Link to finding aid
Tags:	Add Tag marquis de lafayette 1

Physical Description:	10.0 Linear feet 18 boxes, 13 volumes, 5 objects
Summary:	In 1785, Mathew Carey (1760-1839) founded Mathew Carey & Co., one of Philadelphia's most successful publishing houses. The firm began printing a variety of works; however by the late 1830s, it specialized in scientific and medical publications. During the 1800s, the firm changed its name a number of times. It became M. Carey & Son in 1817, when Mathew's son, Henry C. Carey, joined the firm. In 1821, Carey's son-in-law, Isaac Lea joined the firm and it became M. Carey & Sons. The senior Carey retired in 1824, and shortly thereafter the partnership became Carey, Lea & Carey, when younger son Edward L. Carey joined the firm. In 1829, Edward Carey withdrew to form a bookselling partnership with Abraham Hart. In 1833, William A. Blanchard became a partner and the firm became, briefly, Carey, Lea & Blanchard. In 1836, Henry C. Carey retired and the firm was known as Lea & Blanchard until 1851. That year Isaac Lea withdrew in favor of his son, Henry Charles Lea, and the firm became Blanchard & Lea, which it remained until Blanchard's retirement in 1865. Thereafter, the firm bore only the Lea name until 1907 when Lea's sons joined with Christian Febiger to form the partnership of Lea & Febiger. The company was sold to Waverly, Inc. in 1990. This is a collection of papers related to the Lea & Febiger publishing firm and everything is arranged alphabetically by topic. The collection contains a wide array of material such as correspondence, author agreements and contracts, partnership agreements, registration and transfers of copyrights, and records pertaining to the publication of the History of All Nations and centenary editions of Gray's Anatomy. There are also sales and distribution agreements, financial volumes, catalogues and brochures, publication lists, newspaper clippings, articles, photographs, and documentation of the company's history, including a photograph album of its 200th anniversary celebration. Among the objects in the collection are several brass dies for Gray's Anatomy and metal clips that once held together groups of author’s contracts. The collection also includes a small batch of Mathew Carey’s correspondence with notable figures that include the Marquis de Lafayette and James Madison.

Physical Description:

10.0 Linear feet 18 boxes, 13 volumes, 5 objects

Summary:

In 1785, Mathew Carey (1760-1839) founded Mathew Carey & Co., one of Philadelphia's most successful publishing houses. The firm began printing a variety of works; however by the late 1830s, it specialized in scientific and medical publications. During the 1800s, the firm changed its name a number of times. It became M. Carey & Son in 1817, when Mathew's son, Henry C. Carey, joined the firm. In 1821, Carey's son-in-law, Isaac Lea joined the firm and it became M. Carey & Sons. The senior Carey retired in 1824, and shortly thereafter the partnership became Carey, Lea & Carey, when younger son Edward L. Carey joined the firm. In 1829, Edward Carey withdrew to form a bookselling partnership with Abraham Hart. In 1833, William A. Blanchard became a partner and the firm became, briefly, Carey, Lea & Blanchard. In 1836, Henry C. Carey retired and the firm was known as Lea & Blanchard until 1851. That year Isaac Lea withdrew in favor of his son, Henry Charles Lea, and the firm became Blanchard & Lea, which it remained until Blanchard's retirement in 1865. Thereafter, the firm bore only the Lea name until 1907 when Lea's sons joined with Christian Febiger to form the partnership of Lea & Febiger. The company was sold to Waverly, Inc. in 1990. This is a collection of papers related to the Lea & Febiger publishing firm and everything is arranged alphabetically by topic. The collection contains a wide array of material such as correspondence, author agreements and contracts, partnership agreements, registration and transfers of copyrights, and records pertaining to the publication of the History of All Nations and centenary editions of Gray's Anatomy. There are also sales and distribution agreements, financial volumes, catalogues and brochures, publication lists, newspaper clippings, articles, photographs, and documentation of the company's history, including a photograph album of its 200th anniversary celebration. Among the objects in the collection are several brass dies for Gray's Anatomy and metal clips that once held together groups of author’s contracts. The collection also includes a small batch of Mathew Carey’s correspondence with notable figures that include the Marquis de Lafayette and James Madison.

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