Kerr started his career at a Unitarian publisher and joined the staff of the Unity magazine in the mid-1880s. To support the magazine, he eventually established his own publishing house Charles H. Kerr & Co. in 1893. Influenced by the US People's Party, Kerr began to publish more political works on topics like land reform, including a new monthly magazine New Occasions.
In January 1900, Algie Martin Simons was hired by Kerr to launch a new, more explicitly socialist magazine, what would become the International Socialist Review. Over the years, Kerr's company became a leading publisher of socialist, communist, anarchist, and Wobbly works.[2] In 1908, Kerr fired Simons and assumed responsibility for the International Socialist Review when it was a major left-wing voice within the Socialist Party of America.
Industrial Socialism by Bill Haywood, published by Charles Kerr in 1911
Tim Davenport (ed.), "Publications by Charles H. Kerr & Co. (1885-1940s): Listed Alphabetically by Author," Corvallis, OR: Early American Marxism website, 2014.
Charles H. Kerr at Library of Congress Authorities, with 13 catalog records (previous page of browse report as 'Kerr, Charles H., 1860–' without '1944')
Charles H. Kerr Company at LC Authorities, 5 records, and at WorldCat
May Walden Papers at the Newberry
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Charles H Kerr news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message For other people named Charles Kerr see Charles Kerr disambiguation Charles Hope Kerr April 23 1860 June 1 1944 1 was an American publisher and editor A son of abolitionists he was a vegetarian and Unitarian in 1886 when he established Charles H Kerr amp Co in Chicago His publishing career is noted for his views leftward progression toward socialism and support for the Industrial Workers of the World Charles H KerrPublisher Charles H Kerr circa 1895 Born 1860 04 23 April 23 1860DiedJune 1 1944 1944 06 01 aged 84 NationalityAmericanOccupation s Publisher editor writerKnown forCharles H Kerr Publishing Company Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Career 2 Vegetarianism 3 Works 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External linksBiography EditEarly life Edit Charles father Alexander Kerr was born in Fetterangus Aberdeenshire Scotland He was the son of George and Helen Legge Kerr When he was about seven the family emigrated first to Canada and then three years later in 1838 to Illinois in the United States of America citation needed Career Edit Kerr started his career at a Unitarian publisher and joined the staff of the Unity magazine in the mid 1880s To support the magazine he eventually established his own publishing house Charles H Kerr amp Co in 1893 Influenced by the US People s Party Kerr began to publish more political works on topics like land reform including a new monthly magazine New Occasions In January 1900 Algie Martin Simons was hired by Kerr to launch a new more explicitly socialist magazine what would become the International Socialist Review Over the years Kerr s company became a leading publisher of socialist communist anarchist and Wobbly works 2 In 1908 Kerr fired Simons and assumed responsibility for the International Socialist Review when it was a major left wing voice within the Socialist Party of America Industrial Socialism by Bill Haywood published by Charles Kerr in 1911 Kerr was noted for his translation from the French of the radical workers anthem The Internationale his version became the English words sung in the United States although a different anonymous English translation is sung in Britain and Ireland citation needed Kerr s version was widely circulated in the Little Red Songbook of the Industrial Workers of the World citation needed Kerr was active in partisan politics as well He was on the National Campaign Committee of the Social Democratic Party of America and later the Socialist Party of America He was on the executive committee of the Socialist Party of Chicago including a brief stint as treasurer He was secretary of the Socialist Party of Illinois in 1902 3 Vegetarianism EditKerr was a vegetarian and his company published J Howard Moore s The Universal Kinship 4 5 Works EditArticles What Socialism Is International Socialist Review 1917 6 Compilations Unity songs resung 1884 7 Translations The right to be lazy and other studies 1907 8 References Edit Charles H Kerr amp Co Encyclopedia of Chicago Ruff Allen 2011 We called each other comrade Charles H Kerr amp Company radical publishers Oakland CA PM Press ISBN 9781604864267 We Called Each Other Comrade Charles H Kerr amp Company Radical Publishers PM Press 2011 07 01 pp 21 ISBN 9781604865721 Buhle Mari Jo Buhle Paul Georgakas Dan 1990 Encyclopedia of the American Left Garland Publishing p 41 ISBN 9780824047818 Gregerson Jon 1994 Vegetarianism A History Jain Publishing Company p 94 ISBN 978 0875730301 Kerr Charles H October 1917 What Socialism Is International Socialist Review 197 200 Charles H Kerr ed 1885 Unity songs resung Colegrove book company LCCN 34040195 Lafargue Paul 1907 The right to be lazy and other studies Translated by Charles H Kerr C H Kerr amp Company LCCN 07023081 Bibliography EditThe International Socialist Review ISR 1900 The Militant Proletariat Tim Dayton Red Ink The Charles H Kerr Story H L Green Charles H Kerr The Free Thought Magazine Chicago vol 14 no 1 Jan 1896 pp 1 48 50 External links Edit Wikisource has original works by or about Charles Hope Kerr Works by or about Charles H Kerr at Internet Archive Tim Davenport ed Publications by Charles H Kerr amp Co 1885 1940s Listed Alphabetically by Author Corvallis OR Early American Marxism website 2014 Charles H Kerr Company Records at the Newberry Library Charles H Kerr at Library of Congress Authorities with 13 catalog records previous page of browse report as Kerr Charles H 1860 without 1944 Charles H Kerr Company at LC Authorities 5 records and at WorldCat May Walden Papers at the Newberry Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles H Kerr amp oldid 1134338565, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
