George H. Mifflin Explained
George Harrison Mifflin (1845 - 1921) was an executive in the publishing business. He served as president of Houghton Mifflin.
Mifflin was born in Boston.[1] He graduated from Harvard. He joined Hurd and Houghton in 1867 and worked for its subsidiary Riverside Press.[2] He partnered with Henry Oscar Houghton in 1872.[3]
Houghton died in 1895 and Mifflin took over leadership of the company. He communicated with some of its prominent authors through good times and bad.[4]
Mifflin was at first skeptical of the company's investment in educational publishing.[5] He was socially connected to Sarah Wyman Whitman, who designed elegant book covers for the business.[6]
He died in Boston at aged 75.[7]
Further reading
- The Building of the House: Houghton Mifflin ’s Formative Years by Ellen B. Ballou, Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1970
- "George H. Mifflin", Cambridge Tribune XLIV.6 April 9, 1921
Notes and References
- Web site: Mifflin, George H. (George Harrison), 1845-1921, - Social Networks and Archival Context.
- Book: Inc, Manly. Encyclopedia of American Literature. June 9, 2013. Infobase Learning. 9781438140773. Google Books.
- Web site: Publisher: Houghton Mifflin. www.isfdb.org.
- Book: Palmer, Stephanie C.. Together by Accident: American Local Color Literature and the Middle Class. December 16, 2008. Lexington Books. 9780739132128. Google Books.
- Book: Knee, Jonathan A.. Class Clowns: How the Smartest Investors Lost Billions in Education. November 29, 2016. Columbia University Press. 9780231543330. Google Books.
- Web site: Library Acquires Sarah Whitman Bookbindings | Bowdoin News Archive. Doug. Cook.
- News: GEORGE H. MIFFLIN DEAD.; President of Houghton Mifflin Co. Publishers, Dies in Boston at 75.. The New York Times. April 6, 1921.
