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McClure's

February 27, 2023

McClure's or McClure's Magazine (1893–1929) was an American illustrated monthly periodical popular at the turn of the 20th century.[1] The magazine is credited with having started the tradition of muckraking journalism (investigative, watchdog, or reform journalism), and helped direct the moral compass of the day.[2][3]

McClure's
Cover of January 1901 issue
CategoriesMuckraking, political, literary (1893–1911)
Women's (1921–1929)
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherS. S. McClure (1893–1911)
FounderS. S. McClure and John Sanborn Phillips
First issueJune 1893; 129 years ago (1893-06)
Final issueMarch 1929; 93 years ago (1929-03)
CountryUnited States
Based inNew York City, New York, U.S.

The publishing company briefly got into the film business with McClure Pictures.[4][5]

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. In this way, McClure's published writers including Willa Cather, Arthur Conan Doyle, Herminie T. Kavanagh, Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, Lincoln Steffens, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Mark Twain.

At the beginning of the 20th century, its major competitors included Collier's and the Saturday Evening Post.

Examples of its work include Ida Tarbell's series in 1902 exposing the monopoly abuses of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company, and Ray Stannard Baker's earlier look at the United States Steel Corporation, which focused the public eye on the conduct of corporations. From January 1907 to June 1908, McClure's published the first detailed history of Christian Science and the story of its founder, Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910) in 14 installments.[9] The articles were later published in book form as The Life of Mary Baker G. Eddy and the History of Christian Science (1909).[10]

In 1906 three staffers left to form The American Magazine. Shortly thereafter McClure's found itself in financial trouble, in part because a publishing plant the company was building for a cost of $105,000 ended up costing over three times that amount. Advertising revenue had also fallen. By 1911 S.S. McClure had lost control of the company, forced to sell the magazine to creditors.[11] It was re-styled as a women's magazine and ran inconsistently in this format, with publication from October 1921 to February 1922, September 1924 and April 1925, and February to May 1926. The later issues, from July 1928 until March 1929, were published under the name New McClure's Magazine. The last issue was in March 1929, after which the magazine was taken over by The Smart Set.[12] In 1916 the magazine published an Automobile Year Book (First McClure Automobile Year Book) with the specifications and pictures of over 100 different major producers of passenger and commercial vehicles.[13]

McClure Pictures

Filmography

  • The Seven Deadly Sins (1917), a series
  • The Fighting Roosevelts, renamed Our Teddy after the death Teddy Roosevelt[14]
  • Mother[15]

Writers and editors

Staff

Other contributors

References

  1. ^ Tassin, Algernon (December 1915). "The Magazine In America, Part X: The End Of The Century". The Bookman. XLII (4): 398–404.
  2. ^ Fang, Irving (1997). (PDF). Focal Press. p. 56. ISBN 0-240-80254-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  3. ^ Greg Gross (1997), The Staff Breakup of McClure's Magazine, chapter 2. 2008-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "McClure's Magazine". S.S. McClure. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "The Moving Picture World". World Photographic Publishing Company. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Hakim, Joy (1994). A History of US: An Age of Extremes, 1880–1917. Oxford University Press. pp. 126–127.
  7. ^ Larry Sabato; Howard R. Ernst (14 May 2014). Encyclopedia of American Political Parties and Elections. Infobase Publishing. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-4381-0994-7. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  8. ^ McCully, Emily Arnold (2014). Ida M. Tarbell : the woman who challenged big business-- and won!. Boston: Clarion Books. pp. 87–101. ISBN 9780547290928. OCLC 816499010.
  9. ^ McClure's, December 1906; Milmine, January 1907 – June 1908, 14 articles.
  10. ^ Stouck, David. "Introduction," in Willa Cather and Georgine Milmine. The Life of Mary Baker G. Eddy and the History of Christian Science. University of Nebraska Press, 1993.
  11. ^ Harold S. Wilson, McClure's Magazine and the Muckrakers, Princeton University Press, 2015, 188–189.
  12. ^ Union List of Serials ... 3rd Edition. New York, H. W. Wilson, 1965. p. 3003.
  13. ^ First McClure Automobile Year Book. New York: The McClure Publications, Inc. 1916.
  14. ^ "TR Center - Our Teddy". Theodorerooseveltcenter.org. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Theatre Magazine". Theatre Magazine Company. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019 – via Google Books.
  16. ^ Barbara Godard. "Marjorie Pickthall". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  17. ^ Crane, Frank (1893). "The Row of Dominoes". McClure's Magazine. New York: (Samuel Sidney) S.S. McClure: 525–533.
  18. ^ Author:Frank Crane  – via Wikisource.

External links

 
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  • McClure's Magazine at Hathi Trust, misc. volumes (scanned books original editions)
  • McClure's Magazine at Google Books, misc. volumes (scanned books original editions)
  • McClure's Magazine at The Modernist Journals Project: 117 cover-to-cover, searchable issues from February 1900 (issue 14.2) through December 1910 (issue 36.2) that include original wrappers, contents pages, and advertising. PDFs of these issues may be downloaded for free from the MJP website.

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McClure s or McClure s Magazine 1893 1929 was an American illustrated monthly periodical popular at the turn of the 20th century 1 The magazine is credited with having started the tradition of muckraking journalism investigative watchdog or reform journalism and helped direct the moral compass of the day 2 3 McClure sCover of January 1901 issueCategoriesMuckraking political literary 1893 1911 Women s 1921 1929 FrequencyMonthlyPublisherS S McClure 1893 1911 FounderS S McClure and John Sanborn PhillipsFirst issueJune 1893 129 years ago 1893 06 Final issueMarch 1929 93 years ago 1929 03 CountryUnited StatesBased inNew York City New York U S The publishing company briefly got into the film business with McClure Pictures 4 5 Contents 1 History 2 McClure Pictures 2 1 Filmography 3 Writers and editors 3 1 Staff 3 2 Other contributors 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditFounded 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 In this way McClure s published writers including Willa Cather Arthur Conan Doyle Herminie T Kavanagh Rudyard Kipling Jack London Lincoln Steffens Robert Louis Stevenson and Mark Twain At the beginning of the 20th century its major competitors included Collier s and the Saturday Evening Post Examples of its work include Ida Tarbell s series in 1902 exposing the monopoly abuses of John D Rockefeller s Standard Oil Company and Ray Stannard Baker s earlier look at the United States Steel Corporation which focused the public eye on the conduct of corporations From January 1907 to June 1908 McClure s published the first detailed history of Christian Science and the story of its founder Mary Baker Eddy 1821 1910 in 14 installments 9 The articles were later published in book form as The Life of Mary Baker G Eddy and the History of Christian Science 1909 10 In 1906 three staffers left to form The American Magazine Shortly thereafter McClure s found itself in financial trouble in part because a publishing plant the company was building for a cost of 105 000 ended up costing over three times that amount Advertising revenue had also fallen By 1911 S S McClure had lost control of the company forced to sell the magazine to creditors 11 It was re styled as a women s magazine and ran inconsistently in this format with publication from October 1921 to February 1922 September 1924 and April 1925 and February to May 1926 The later issues from July 1928 until March 1929 were published under the name New McClure s Magazine The last issue was in March 1929 after which the magazine was taken over by The Smart Set 12 In 1916 the magazine published an Automobile Year Book First McClure Automobile Year Book with the specifications and pictures of over 100 different major producers of passenger and commercial vehicles 13 McClure Pictures EditFilmography Edit The Seven Deadly Sins 1917 a series The Fighting Roosevelts renamed Our Teddy after the death Teddy Roosevelt 14 Mother 15 Writers and editors EditStaff Edit Ray Stannard Baker Witter Bynner Willa Cather Burton J Hendrick Will Irwin S S McClure Lincoln Steffens Mark Sullivan Ida Tarbell William Allen White Marion Hamilton Carter John Sanborn Phillips George Kibbe TurnerOther contributors Edit J M Barrie Stephen Crane Arthur Conan Doyle Herminie T Kavanagh Rudyard Kipling Bruno Lessing Jack London Georgine Milmine Frank Norris Emmeline Pankhurst Marjorie Pickthall 1900s 1910s 16 Frank Crane 1861 1928 Presbyterian minister speaker and columnist 17 18 Robert Louis Stevenson Mark TwainReferences Edit Tassin Algernon December 1915 The Magazine In America Part X The End Of The Century The Bookman XLII 4 398 404 Fang Irving 1997 A history of mass communication PDF Focal Press p 56 ISBN 0 240 80254 3 Archived from the original PDF on October 13 2016 Retrieved May 28 2016 Greg Gross 1997 The Staff Breakup of McClure s Magazine chapter 2 Archived 2008 07 23 at the Wayback Machine McClure s Magazine S S McClure 1 June 2019 Retrieved 1 June 2019 via Google Books The Moving Picture World World Photographic Publishing Company 1 June 2019 Retrieved 1 June 2019 via Google Books Hakim Joy 1994 A History of US An Age of Extremes 1880 1917 Oxford University Press pp 126 127 Larry Sabato Howard R Ernst 14 May 2014 Encyclopedia of American Political Parties and Elections Infobase Publishing p 232 ISBN 978 1 4381 0994 7 Retrieved 6 May 2016 McCully Emily Arnold 2014 Ida M Tarbell the woman who challenged big business and won Boston Clarion Books pp 87 101 ISBN 9780547290928 OCLC 816499010 McClure s December 1906 Milmine January 1907 June 1908 14 articles Stouck David Introduction in Willa Cather and Georgine Milmine The Life of Mary Baker G Eddy and the History of Christian Science University of Nebraska Press 1993 Harold S Wilson McClure s Magazine and the Muckrakers Princeton University Press 2015 188 189 Union List of Serials 3rd Edition New York H W Wilson 1965 p 3003 First McClure Automobile Year Book New York The McClure Publications Inc 1916 TR Center Our Teddy Theodorerooseveltcenter org Retrieved 1 June 2019 Theatre Magazine Theatre Magazine Company 1 June 2019 Retrieved 1 June 2019 via Google Books Barbara Godard Marjorie Pickthall Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Retrieved November 1 2010 Crane Frank 1893 The Row of Dominoes McClure s Magazine New York Samuel Sidney S S McClure 525 533 Author Frank Crane via Wikisource External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to McClure s Magazine The Staff Breakup of McClure s Magazine Advertisements in McClure s Magazine 1920s McClure s Magazine at Project Gutenberg filed under Various plain text and HTML McClure s Magazine at Internet Archive misc volumes scanned books original editions color illustrated McClure s Magazine at Hathi Trust misc volumes scanned books original editions McClure s Magazine at Google Books misc volumes scanned books original editions McClure s Magazine at The Modernist Journals Project 117 cover to cover searchable issues from February 1900 issue 14 2 through December 1910 issue 36 2 that include original wrappers contents pages and advertising PDFs of these issues may be downloaded for free from the MJP website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title McClure 27s amp oldid 1084203689, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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