From its founding in 1848 until 1861 The Independent was edited by a team of three prominent Congregational ministers: Joseph Parrish Thompson, Richard Salter Storrs, and Leonard Bacon.[1] It was published and financed by a group of New York businessmen led by Henry C. Bowen of the silk wholesaling firm Bowen & McNamee. The editorial policy was strongly antislavery, which hurt the magazine's circulation initially, but it improved through the 1850s to reach 35,000 by the beginning of the American Civil War.[2]
Primary editor of The Independent in the 20th Century, Hamilton Holt
Tilton was succeeded by Henry C. Bowen, who continued as both editor and publisher until his death in 1896, when William Hayes Ward became editor. Thereafter the magazine devoted less attention to religious affairs, and contained more political coverage and illustrations. This trend continued under the editorship of Hamilton Holt (Bowen's grandson[3]), a strong proponent of the League to Enforce Peace and later the League of Nations. During the second decade of the twentieth century The Independent absorbed three other magazines: The Chautauquan (1914), Harper's Weekly (1916), and Countryside (1917).
A printers' strike in 1919 was damaging to the magazine, which struggled with rising costs and changed hands several times during the 1920s. In 1924 its last owners moved it to Boston but it remained unsuccessful. In 1928 The Independent was merged with The Outlook to form The Outlook and Independent.[2]
Footnotesedit
^Filler, Louis (September 1954). "Liberalism, anti-slavery, and the founders of The Independent". The New England Quarterly. 27 (3): 291–306. doi:10.2307/362474. JSTOR 362474.
^ abcMott, Frank Luther (1957). A History of American Magazines. Vol. 2: 1850-1867. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press. pp. 367–379. ISBN9780674395510. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
^"Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University Deceased during the Year 1930-1931" (PDF). Yale University. 1 December 1931. p. 14. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
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The Independent at Archive.org and the HathiTrust: 1848 to 1928 scans as catalogued by the University of Pennsylvania online library.
January 01, 1970
independent, york, city, independent, weekly, magazine, published, york, city, between, 1848, 1928, founded, order, promote, congregationalism, also, important, voice, support, abolitionism, women, suffrage, 1924, moved, boston, massachusetts, independenttable. The Independent was a weekly magazine published in New York City between 1848 and 1928 It was founded in order to promote Congregationalism and was also an important voice in support of abolitionism and women s suffrage In 1924 it moved to Boston Massachusetts The IndependentTable of contents and masthead from the January 4 1919 edition of The IndependentFrequencyWeekly except fortnightly from May 27 1922 to September 13 1924Circulation75 000 1870 First issueDecember 7 1848 1848 12 07 Final issueOctober 13 1928CountryUnited StatesBased inNew York City Boston from 1924 OCLC4927591Contents 1 Publication history 1 1 Beginnings 1 2 Trends 2 Footnotes 3 External linksPublication history editBeginnings edit From its founding in 1848 until 1861 The Independent was edited by a team of three prominent Congregational ministers Joseph Parrish Thompson Richard Salter Storrs and Leonard Bacon 1 It was published and financed by a group of New York businessmen led by Henry C Bowen of the silk wholesaling firm Bowen amp McNamee The editorial policy was strongly antislavery which hurt the magazine s circulation initially but it improved through the 1850s to reach 35 000 by the beginning of the American Civil War 2 In 1861 Harriet Beecher Stowe s brother Henry Ward Beecher who had been a regular contributor to the magazine became its editor His assistant editor was Theodore Tilton who succeeded Beecher as editor in 1863 and remained in the position until 1870 During Tilton s tenure The Independent took up the cause of women s suffrage It also published poetry and literary contributions by authors including Elizabeth Barrett Browning Harriet Beecher Stowe Emma Lazarus John Greenleaf Whittier and James Russell Lowell It reached its highest circulation of 75 000 in 1870 the year in which Tilton retired as editor 2 Trends edit nbsp Primary editor of The Independent in the 20th Century Hamilton Holt Tilton was succeeded by Henry C Bowen who continued as both editor and publisher until his death in 1896 when William Hayes Ward became editor Thereafter the magazine devoted less attention to religious affairs and contained more political coverage and illustrations This trend continued under the editorship of Hamilton Holt Bowen s grandson 3 a strong proponent of the League to Enforce Peace and later the League of Nations During the second decade of the twentieth century The Independent absorbed three other magazines The Chautauquan 1914 Harper s Weekly 1916 and Countryside 1917 A printers strike in 1919 was damaging to the magazine which struggled with rising costs and changed hands several times during the 1920s In 1924 its last owners moved it to Boston but it remained unsuccessful In 1928 The Independent was merged with The Outlook to form The Outlook and Independent 2 Footnotes edit Filler Louis September 1954 Liberalism anti slavery and the founders of The Independent The New England Quarterly 27 3 291 306 doi 10 2307 362474 JSTOR 362474 a b c Mott Frank Luther 1957 A History of American Magazines Vol 2 1850 1867 Cambridge MA Belknap Press pp 367 379 ISBN 9780674395510 Retrieved 22 March 2013 Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University Deceased during the Year 1930 1931 PDF Yale University 1 December 1931 p 14 Retrieved February 14 2020 External links editThe Independent at Archive org and the HathiTrust 1848 to 1928 scans as catalogued by the University of Pennsylvania online library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Independent New York City amp oldid 1218296430, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
