Saalfield Publishing

Saalfield Publishing

The Saalfield Publishing Company published children's books and other products from 1900 to 1977. It was once one of the largest publishers of children's materials in the world.

The company was founded in 1900 in Akron, Ohio, by Arthur J. Saalfield who had come to take charge of the Werner Company's publishing department. During its flourishing, the company published the works of authors including Louisa May Alcott, Horatio Alger, P. T. Barnum, Daniel Defoe, Colonel George Durston, Laura Lee Hope, Herman Melville, Dr. Seuss, Anna Sewell, Shirley Temple, Johanna Spyri, Mark Twain, and Johann Rudolf Wyss. The company also published educational toys and games, including the game Blockhead!.

In April 1977 the company shut down, and its library and archives were purchased by Kent State University.

References

* [http://speccoll.library.kent.edu/children/saalfield.html Kent State University archives]
* [http://www.ascpl.lib.oh.us/internetresources/sc/finding/Saalfield.pdf Special Collections, Akron-Summit County Public Library]


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