Description
Heinemann was founded in 1890 as William Heinemann Ltd. When William died in 1920, one half of the company was purchased by the US publisher Doubleday. During the Wall Street crash in 1929, Doubleday’s interest was sold back to the British directors of Heinemann. In 1985, Heinemann was purchased by the Octupus Publishing Group, which in turn was purchased by Reed International (now Reed Elsevier) in 1987. In 1997, Random House bought Heinemann’s trade publishing (now named William Heinemann).
Heinemann’s educational unit grew into an independent company in 1961. It became part of Harcour Education when Reed Elsevier purchased the company in 2001. In May 2007, Pearson purchased the UK, South African, Australian and New Zealand arms of Harcourt Education, while Houghton Mifflin purchased the American operations.
The University of Reading holds the Heinemann Educational Books archive which was transferred in 1987 and then subsequent deposits were accepted. The William Heinemann archive is held by Random House.
Archive
The University of Reading holds the Heinemann Educational Books archive which was transferred in 1987 and then subsequent deposits were accepted. The William Heinemann archive is held by Random House.Two series of catalogued Heinemann archives are hosted at the University of Reading, Special Collections: The African Writers Series and New Windmill. The former includes titles in African fiction, poetry and drama, as well as editorial and correspondence files. The latter refers to a series of educational books aimed at secondary school age students, including modern classics, biography and travel, as well as a range of current fiction. The University of Reading holds editorial and correspondence files relating to the this series.
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