Huebsch, B. W. (Benjamin W.), 1876-1964

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Dates:
Birth 1876-03-21
Death 1964-08-07

Biographical notes:

Publisher.

From the description of Reminiscences of Ben W. Huebsch : oral history, 1955. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309740245

From the description of B. W. Huebsch papers, 1893-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981210

American publisher.

From the description of B. W. Huebsch records, 1909-1963. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 496102541

Biographical Note

1876, Mar. 21 Born, New York, N.Y. 1900 1924 Published books under B. W. Huebsch imprint including first American editions of D. H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers, Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio, and the first printing of James Joyce's Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 1915 1916 Member, Ford Peace Plan Commission 1920 Married Alfhild Lamm 1920 1924 Published the weekly Freeman 1922 Began lifelong interest in P.E.N., serving on many boards and committees of its American Center 1924 Board member of American Civil Liberties Union from its founding; served as it treasurer from 1926 to his death 1925 Merged B. W. Huebsch publishing firm with Viking Press; responsible for the first publication in this country of Harold Laski, Stefan Zweig, Franz Werfel, Erich Maria Remarque, Thomas Mann, and others 1949 Represented book industry on United States National Committee for Unesco 1964 Received first Irita Van Doren Literary Award 1964, Aug. 7 Died, London, England

From the guide to the B. W. Huebsch Papers, 1893-1964, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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  • Publishers and publishing
  • Publishers and publishing
  • Publishers and publishing
  • Publishers and publishing
  • Musicians
  • Authors and publishers
  • Authors, English
  • Autographs
  • Autographs
  • Book industries and trade
  • Liberalism
  • Liberalism
  • Literature
  • Literature publishing
  • Music trade
  • Political science

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  • Publisher

Places:

  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)

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