University of Wyoming American Heritage Center
01993
Abelard-Schuman (Firm)
Abelard-Schuman Inc. records
1959-1964
2.25 cubic ft. (3 boxes)
Abelard- Schuman, Inc. (1953-1969) was an American publishing company. This collection contains manuscript drafts of titles published by Abelard-Schuman.
English
History of Abelard-Schuman Inc.
Abelard- Schuman, Inc. (1953-1969) was an American publishing company. Abelard-Schuman was founded in New York in 1953 by the merger of Abelard Press and Henry Schuman, Inc. The firm was acquired by the International
Textbook Company (Intext) in 1969. In 1974, Intext was purchased by Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., which in turn was purchased by Harper & Row in 1978.
Scope and Content
This collection contains manuscript drafts of titles published by Abelard-Schuman. The authors represented include Lillian O’Donnell, Gearld Gardner, Israel H. Leventhal, and Robert Wesson.
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes,
and the collection is open to the public.
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Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection
Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
This material was received from Abelard-Schuman Ltd. and the authors represented in the collection in June 1966.
This collection was processed by Brittany Heye in January 2025.
There are no known other archival collections created by Abelard-Schuman Ltd. at the date of processing.
Access Terms
Wesson, Robert G.
Waitley, Douglas.
Ritchie, C. T.
O’Donnell, Lillian.
Narayn, Deane, -- 1929-
Millgram, Abraham Ezra, -- 1901-1998.
Leventhal, Israel H.
Kaye, Tom.
Gardner, Gerald, -- 1929-2020.
Blacking, John.
Beals, Carleton, -- 1893-1979.
Baker, Ronald.
Agus, Jacob B. -- (Jacob Bernard), -- 1911-1986.
Manuscripts.
Classification -- Books -- Detective and mystery stories.
Classification -- Books -- Judaism.
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Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce
Publishers and Publishing
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Literature
1Agus, Jacob B. (Rabbi) - "The Meaning of Jewish History"undated
1Baker, Ronald - "Clue for Murder" 1960-1961
1Beals, Carleton - "Latin America: World in Revolution"1963
1Blacking, John - "Black Background"1964
1Gardner, Gerald - "The Quotable Mr. Kennedy"1963
1Kaye, Tom - "David, From Where He was Lying"1962
2Leventhal, Israel H. - Judaism Speaks to the Modern World"1963
2Millgram, Abraham (Dr.) - "Anthology of Medievel Hebrew Literature"undated
2Narayn, Deane - "The Small Stradivari"1961
2O'Donnell, Lillian - "Death of a Player"1964
2O'Donnell, Lillian - "Murder Under the Sun"1964
2Ritchie, C.T. - "Black Angels"1959
2Waitley, Douglas - "Portrait of the Midwest"1963
3Wesson, Robert - "The American Problem: The Cold War in Perspective"1963