Lorimer, George Horace, 1868-1937

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Editor of the Saturday Evening Post.

From the description of Correspondence, 1921. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36272489

Lorimer became editor-in-chief of the SATURDAY EVENING POST in 1899, and held offices in Curtis Publishing Company which published the POST. He lived in Wyncote, Pa. His work as an editor brought him into a long association with author Booth Tarkington.

From the description of Papers, 1912-1936. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 34223750

Saturday Evening Post editor.

From the description of Papers of George Horace Lorimer [manuscript], 1937 January 2-February 20. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647806506

George Horace Lorimer was born in Kentucky, attended Yale briefly, but left to work for Philip D. Armour's meat packing company; a later business venture failed, and Lorimer went to Boston to try his hand at journalism, working for several newspapers. In 1898 he wrote Cyrus Curtis to ask for a job with the Saturday Evening Post; while Curtis went abroad to look for a permanent editor, Lorimer managed the Post, impressing Curtis and winning the job. He became managing editor of the Post in 1899, raising it from a circulation of under 2,000 to over one million within ten years. He retired from the Post in 1936; his leadership, innovations, and policies made it one of the most popular, successful, and influential magazines of its time.

From the description of George H. Lorimer letter to Harvey Thomas, 1924 July 2. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 66267159
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creatorOf Lorimer, George Horace, 1869-1937. [Letter] 1899 August 23, Philadelphia, [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Geo. H. Lorimer. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
creatorOf Wister, Owen, 1860-1938. [Letters] / Owen Wister. La Salle University, Connelly Library
creatorOf Lorimer, George Horace, 1869-1937. Papers of George Horace Lorimer [manuscript], 1937 January 2-February 20. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Saturdau Evening Post. [Letter] 1899 September 27, Philadelphia, [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Geo. H. Lorimer. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
creatorOf Lorimer, George Horace, 1869-1937. [Letter] 1899 October 17, Philadelphia, [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Geo. H. Lorimer. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
referencedIn Sinclair Lewis correspondence., 1915-1950. Minnesota Historical Society
referencedIn William Allen White Papers, 1859-1944, (bulk 1899-1944) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Abbott, Samuel, 1864-. Samuel Abbott letter to George Horace Lorimer, 1920. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Wesley Winans Stout Papers, 1913-1954 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Lorimer, George Horace, 1869-1937,. Typed letter signed from George Horace Lorimer, Philadelphia, to William Jefferson Winter [manuscript], 1907 November 6. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Lorimer, George Horace, 1869-1937. [Letter] 1899 September 25, Philadelphia, [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Geo. H. Lorimer. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
referencedIn Wister, Owen, 1860-1938. Letter to H.C. Kinney, 1930 March 29. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Saturday Evening Post. [Letter] 1899 November 23, Philadelphia, [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Geo. H. Lorimer. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
creatorOf Lorimer, George Horace, 1869-1937. Papers, 1912-1936. Indiana Historical Society Library
referencedIn Miscellaneous American calligraphy, 1812-1977. Houghton Library
creatorOf Lorimer, George Horace, 1869-1937. Letter to Seymour Eaton [manuscript], 1906 May 3. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Purvis, Wenonah Stevens, fl. 1908,. Autograph letter signed from Wenonah Stevens Purvis, Chico, California, to George Horace Lorimer [manuscript], 1908. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Lincoln Highway Association. Lincoln Highway Association correspondence, 1912-1923. University of California, Bancroft Library, ARL
creatorOf Winter, William, 1836-1917. Papers of William Winter [manuscript], 1864-1915. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Warren, John Ernest,. Autograph letter signed from John Ernest Warren, New York, to George Horace Lorimer [manuscript], 1908 July 17. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Lorimer, George Horace, 1869-1937. [Letter] 1900 February 14, Philadelphia, [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Geo. H. Lorimer. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
referencedIn Saturday Evening Post. [Letter] 1899 October 18, Philadelphia, [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Geo. H. Lorimer. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
referencedIn E. W. (Edgar Watson) Howe additional papers, 1872-1969. Houghton Library
referencedIn William Roscoe Thayer papers, 1762-1927 (inclusive), 1872-1921 (bulk) Houghton Library
creatorOf Lorimer, George Horace, 1869-1937. Letter to Glen Walton Blodgett [manuscript] 1919 December 9. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Saturday Evening Post. [Letter] 1899 September 29, Philadelphia, [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Geo. H. Lorimer. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
referencedIn Fetter, Frank A. (Frank Albert), 1863-1949. Fetter mss., 1875-1988. Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn Saturday Evening Post. [Letter] 1899 November 1, Philadelphia, [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Geo. H. Lorimer. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
creatorOf Lorimer, George Horace, 1869-1937,. Typed letter signed from George Horace Lorimer, Philadelphia, to William Winter, New Brighton [manuscript], 1909 July 23. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Kohlsaat, H. H. (Herman Henry), 1853-1924. Papers, 1892-1924. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn John Tebbel Papers, 1936-1985 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Saturday Evening Post. [Letter] 1899 October 18, Philadelphia, [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Geo. H. Lorimer. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
referencedIn Wallace, Minnie McIntyre. Papers, 1886-1945. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company correspondence and records, 1832-1944. Houghton Library
creatorOf Beer, Thomas, 1889-1940. Papers of Thomas Beer [manuscript], 1929-32. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Review of Reviews (New York, N. Y.), Golden Book Magazine, editorial correspondence, 1921-1935. Houghton Library
referencedIn Howe, E. W. (Edgar Watson), 1853-1937. Edgar Watson Howe papers, 1872-1960 Houghton Library
creatorOf Lorimer, George Horace, 1869-1937. [Letter] 1899 November 13, Philadelphia, [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Geo. H. Lorimer. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
referencedIn Garet Garrett papers, 1805-1938 (bulk 1900-1938) Houghton Library
referencedIn Saturday Evening Post. [Letter] 1899 November 17, Philadelphia, [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Geo. H. Lorimer. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
referencedIn Albert Jeremiah Beveridge Papers, 1788-1943, (bulk 1886-1927) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Wilson, Harry Leon, 1867-1939. Letters, chiefly to Hugh Wiley [manuscript] 1905-1935. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Wesley Winans Stout Papers, 1913-1954 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Samuel Abbott letter to George Horace Lorimer, 1920 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Saturday Evening Post. [Letter] 1899 October 27, Philadelphia, [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Geo. H. Lorimer. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
creatorOf Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951. Sinclair Lewis correspondence, 1915-1950. Minnesota Historical Society Library
referencedIn Howe, E. W. (Edgar Watson), 1853-1937. Edgar Watson Howe papers, 1872-1960 Houghton Library
creatorOf Lorimer, George Horace, 1869-1937,. Typed letter signed from George Horace Lorimer, Philadelphia, to William Winter [manuscript], 1909 November 5. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Lorimer, George Horace, 1869-1937. George H. Lorimer letter to Harvey Thomas, 1924 July 2. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Saturday Evening Post. [Letter] 1899 October 10, Philadelphia, [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Geo H. Lorimer. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
referencedIn Correspondence and photographic memorabilia., 1908-1939 University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection
referencedIn Saturday Evening Post. [Letter] 1900 October 27, Philadelphia, [to] Mrs. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Geo H. Lorimer. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
creatorOf Meehan, John, fl. 1907,. Typed letter signed from John Meehan, Boston, to George Horace Lorimer, Philadelphia [manuscript], 1907 July 1. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Saturday Evening Post. [Letter] 1899 August 16, Philadelphia, [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Geo. H. Lorimer. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
creatorOf Winter, William, 1836-1917,. Typescript letter from William Winter to George Horace Lorimer, Editor of the Saturday Evening Post [manuscript], 1908 December 21. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Saturday Evening Post. [Letter] 1899 December 8, Philadelphia, [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Geo. H. Lorimer. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
creatorOf Roberts, Kenneth Lewis, 1885-1957. Papers, 1912-1957. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Tebbel, John William, 1912-. John William Tebbel papers, 1948. Yale University Library
creatorOf Lorimer, George Horace, 1869-1937. Correspondence, 1921. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Lorimer, George Horace, 1869-1937. [Letter] 1899 November 3, Philadelphia, [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Geo. H. Lorimer. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
creatorOf Adams, Reily Gibson, 1911-. Papers, 1912-1981. Indiana University
referencedIn Saturday Evening Post. [Letter] 1900 January 8, Philadelphia, [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Geo. H. Lorimer. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
creatorOf Lorimer, George Horace, 1869-1937. [Letter] 1899 October 14, Philadelphia, [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Geo. H. Lorimer. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
creatorOf George Horace Lorimer family papers, circa 1858-1952.
referencedIn John Mason Brown papers, 1922-1967. Houghton Library
referencedIn Saturday Evening Post. [Letter] 1899 October 30, Philadelphia, [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Geo. H. Lorimer. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
creatorOf Lorimer, George Horace, 1869-1937. Correspondence with H. L. Mencken, 1916. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Century Company records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Saturday Evening Post. [Letter] 1899 November 27, Philadelphia, [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Geo. H. Lorimer. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
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associatedWith Eaton, Seymour, 1859-1916, person
associatedWith Fetter, Frank A. (Frank Albert), 1863-1949 person
correspondedWith Garrett, Garet, 1878-1954 person
correspondedWith Houghton Mifflin Company. corporateBody
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correspondedWith Howe, E. W. (Edgar Watson), 1853-1937 person
associatedWith Kohlsaat, H. H. (Herman Henry), 1853-1924. person
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associatedWith Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951. person
associatedWith Lincoln Highway Association. corporateBody
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correspondedWith Meehan, John, fl. 1907, person
associatedWith Neall, Adelaide W. person
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associatedWith Stout, Wesley Winans, 1890- person
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Birth 1869-10-06

Death 1937-10-22

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