Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
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Edition area
Edition statement
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Statement of scale (cartographic)
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Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1962 - 1995 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
7.8 m of textual records.
Publisher's series area
Title proper of publisher's series
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Archival description area
Name of creator
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Scope and content
The records in this series consist of the records generated by Hurtig’s Publishing Company. There are 11 sub-series that specifically document the operational activities of the business, with the bulk of the records consisting of correspondence files. Within the correspondence sub-series is found correspondence with publishers, booksellers, contracted and potential authors, individuals (arranged alphabetically by name), and general business correspondence arranged in date order. In addition to the textual material is a series of books, all published by Hurtig’s Publishers, and listed in order of publication date.
The records in this series document the many operations of a publishing company, including office procedures, financial and employee records, legal records, correspondence files, promotional activities and publications. The most extensive records in this series are the correspondence files, as described above. On a daily basis, Hurtig and his staff deal with a large amount of correspondence inquiring about possible book ideas, hints on how to prepare writing for publication, and general inquiries about all aspects of the publishing business. Mel Hurtig receives many invitations to speak to groups, and a lot of these invitations are handled as part of the daily business correspondence. There are also publishing information packages and Company promotional records.
The series title is based on the content of the records.