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}}'''''The Independent''''' was a weekly [[magazine]] published in [[New York City]] between 1848 and 1928. It was founded in order to promote [[Congregational church|Congregationalism]] and was also an important voice in support of [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionism]] and [[women's suffrage]]. In 1924 it moved to [[Boston, Massachusetts |
}}'''''The Independent''''' was a weekly [[magazine]] published in [[New York City]] between 1848 and 1928. It was founded in order to promote [[Congregational church|Congregationalism]] and was also an important voice in support of [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionism]] and [[women's suffrage]]. In 1924 it moved to [[Boston]], Massachusetts. |
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==Publication history== |
==Publication history== |
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===Beginnings=== |
===Beginnings=== |
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From its founding in 1848 until 1861 ''The Independent'' was edited by a team of three prominent Congregational ministers: [[Joseph Parrish Thompson]], [[Richard Salter Storrs]], and [[Leonard Bacon]].<ref name=Filler>{{cite journal|last=Filler|first=Louis|title=Liberalism, anti-slavery, and the founders of ''The Independent''|journal=The New England Quarterly|date=September 1954|volume=27|issue=3|pages=291–306|authorlink=Louis Filler|doi=10.2307/362474}}</ref> |
From its founding in 1848 until 1861 ''The Independent'' was edited by a team of three prominent Congregational ministers: [[Joseph Parrish Thompson]], [[Richard Salter Storrs]], and [[Leonard Bacon]].<ref name=Filler>{{cite journal|last=Filler|first=Louis|title=Liberalism, anti-slavery, and the founders of ''The Independent''|journal=The New England Quarterly|date=September 1954|volume=27|issue=3|pages=291–306|authorlink=Louis Filler|doi=10.2307/362474|jstor=362474}}</ref> |
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It was published and financed by a group of New York businessmen led by [[Henry Chandler Bowen|Henry C. Bowen]] of the silk wholesaling firm Bowen & McNamee. The editorial policy was strongly antislavery, which hurt the magazine's circulation initially, but it improved through the 1850s to reach 35,000 by the beginning of the [[American Civil War]].<ref name = Mott>{{cite book | last1 = Mott | first1 = Frank Luther | authorlink1 = Frank Luther Mott | title = A History of American Magazines | volume = 2: 1850-1867 | publisher = Belknap Press | year = 1957 | location = Cambridge, MA | pages = 367–379 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=lm7rSZ2BoK8C& |
It was published and financed by a group of New York businessmen led by [[Henry Chandler Bowen|Henry C. Bowen]] of the silk wholesaling firm Bowen & McNamee. The editorial policy was strongly antislavery, which hurt the magazine's circulation initially, but it improved through the 1850s to reach 35,000 by the beginning of the [[American Civil War]].<ref name = Mott>{{cite book | last1 = Mott | first1 = Frank Luther | authorlink1 = Frank Luther Mott | title = A History of American Magazines | volume = 2: 1850-1867 | publisher = Belknap Press | year = 1957 | location = Cambridge, MA | pages = 367–379 | isbn = 9780674395510 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=lm7rSZ2BoK8C&q=history+of+american+magazines&pg=PA367 | accessdate = 22 March 2013}}</ref> |
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In 1861 [[Henry Ward Beecher]], who had been a regular contributor to the magazine, became its editor. His assistant editor was [[Theodore Tilton]], who succeeded Beecher as editor in |
In 1861 [[Harriet Beecher Stowe]]'s brother [[Henry Ward Beecher]], who had been a regular contributor to the magazine, became its editor. His assistant editor was [[Theodore Tilton]], who succeeded Beecher as editor in 1863 and remained in the position until 1870. During Tilton's tenure, ''The Independent'' took up the cause of women's suffrage. It also published poetry and literary contributions by authors including [[Elizabeth Barrett Browning]], [[Harriet Beecher Stowe]], [[Emma Lazarus]], [[John Greenleaf Whittier]] and [[James Russell Lowell]]. It reached its highest circulation of 75,000 in 1870, the year in which Tilton retired as editor.<ref name = Mott/> |
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===Trends=== |
===Trends=== |
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[[File:Hamiltonholt.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Primary editor of ''The Independent'' in the 20th Century, [[Hamilton Holt]]]] |
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Tilton was succeeded by Henry C. Bowen, who continued as both editor and publisher until his death in 1896, when [[William Hayes Ward]] became editor. Thereafter the magazine devoted less attention to religious affairs, and contained more political coverage and illustrations. This trend continued under the editorship of [[Hamilton Holt]] (Bowen's grandson<ref name="GCHolt-obit">{{cite web | url=http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1925_1952/1930-31.pdf | title=Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University Deceased during the Year 1930-1931 | accessdate=February 14, 2020 | date=1 December 1931 | publisher=Yale University|page=14}}</ref>), a strong proponent of the [[League to Enforce Peace]] and later the [[League of Nations]]. During the second decade of the twentieth century ''The Independent'' absorbed three other magazines: ''The Chautauquan'' (1914), ''[[Harper's Weekly]]'' (1916), and ''Countryside'' (1917). |
Tilton was succeeded by Henry C. Bowen, who continued as both editor and publisher until his death in 1896, when [[William Hayes Ward]] became editor. Thereafter the magazine devoted less attention to religious affairs, and contained more political coverage and illustrations. This trend continued under the editorship of [[Hamilton Holt]] (Bowen's grandson<ref name="GCHolt-obit">{{cite web | url=http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1925_1952/1930-31.pdf | title=Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University Deceased during the Year 1930-1931 | accessdate=February 14, 2020 | date=1 December 1931 | publisher=Yale University|page=14}}</ref>), a strong proponent of the [[League to Enforce Peace]] and later the [[League of Nations]]. During the second decade of the twentieth century ''The Independent'' absorbed three other magazines: ''The Chautauquan'' (1914), ''[[Harper's Weekly]]'' (1916), and ''Countryside'' (1917). |
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A printers' strike in 1919 was damaging to the magazine, which struggled with rising costs and changed hands several times during the 1920s. In 1924 its last owners moved it to Boston but it remained unsuccessful. In 1928 ''The Independent'' was merged with [[The Outlook (New York)|''The Outlook'']] to form ''The Outlook and Independent''.<ref name = Mott/> |
A printers' strike in 1919 was damaging to the magazine, which struggled with rising costs and changed hands several times during the 1920s. In 1924 its last owners moved it to Boston but it remained unsuccessful. In 1928 ''The Independent'' was merged with [[The Outlook (New York)|''The Outlook'']] to form ''The Outlook and Independent''.<ref name = Mott/> |
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===New Beginning=== |
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On Oct. 16, 2019, Keith Girard, Editor and Publisher and owner of TheImproper Network LLC was awarded a trademark <ref>[http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4806:2hnjn.4.1 USPTO]</ref> for "The New York Independent" by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), leading the way for the re-launch of The Independent as an online publication <ref>[https://www.thenyindependent.com The New York Independent].</ref> |
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The new New York Independent was soft launched on Aug. 5, 2019 and officially launched on Nov. 11, 2019. |
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"The New York Independent had an illustrious history between 1848 and 1928. It was an important voice in support of abolitionism, women’s suffrage and other progressive causes. The paper ceased publishing on the eve of the Great Depression. The masthead fell into disuse and was forgotten for more than 90 years. But the name and the paper’s legacy were a perfect fit when we began searching for a way to take TheImproper Magazine to the next level," said Girard in an editor's note.<ref>[https://www.thenyindependent.com/about-us/ The New York Independent About Us].</ref> |
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==Footnotes== |
==Footnotes== |
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==External links== |
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* ''The Independent'' at [[Archive.org]] and the [[HathiTrust]]: [https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=independentus1848 1848 to 1928 scans] as catalogued by the University of Pennsylvania online library. |
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* Hathi Trust [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/6139021.html Record 1], [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000050891 Record 2] |
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Latest revision as of 21:47, 10 April 2024
 Table of contents and masthead from the January 4, 1919 edition of The Independent | |
| Frequency | Weekly, except fortnightly from May 27, 1922 to September 13, 1924 |
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| Circulation | 75,000 (1870) |
| First issue | December 7, 1848 |
| Final issue | October 13, 1928 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | New York City Boston (from 1924) |
| OCLC | 4927591 |
The Independent was a weekly magazine published in New York City between 1848 and 1928. It was founded in order to promote Congregationalism and was also an important voice in support of abolitionism and women's suffrage. In 1924 it moved to Boston, Massachusetts.
Publication history[edit]
Beginnings[edit]
From its founding in 1848 until 1861 The Independent was edited by a team of three prominent Congregational ministers: Joseph Parrish Thompson, Richard Salter Storrs, and Leonard Bacon.[1] It was published and financed by a group of New York businessmen led by Henry C. Bowen of the silk wholesaling firm Bowen & McNamee. The editorial policy was strongly antislavery, which hurt the magazine's circulation initially, but it improved through the 1850s to reach 35,000 by the beginning of the American Civil War.[2]
In 1861 Harriet Beecher Stowe's brother Henry Ward Beecher, who had been a regular contributor to the magazine, became its editor. His assistant editor was Theodore Tilton, who succeeded Beecher as editor in 1863 and remained in the position until 1870. During Tilton's tenure, The Independent took up the cause of women's suffrage. It also published poetry and literary contributions by authors including Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Emma Lazarus, John Greenleaf Whittier and James Russell Lowell. It reached its highest circulation of 75,000 in 1870, the year in which Tilton retired as editor.[2]
Trends[edit]
Tilton was succeeded by Henry C. Bowen, who continued as both editor and publisher until his death in 1896, when William Hayes Ward became editor. Thereafter the magazine devoted less attention to religious affairs, and contained more political coverage and illustrations. This trend continued under the editorship of Hamilton Holt (Bowen's grandson[3]), a strong proponent of the League to Enforce Peace and later the League of Nations. During the second decade of the twentieth century The Independent absorbed three other magazines: The Chautauquan (1914), Harper's Weekly (1916), and Countryside (1917).
A printers' strike in 1919 was damaging to the magazine, which struggled with rising costs and changed hands several times during the 1920s. In 1924 its last owners moved it to Boston but it remained unsuccessful. In 1928 The Independent was merged with The Outlook to form The Outlook and Independent.[2]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ Filler, Louis (September 1954). "Liberalism, anti-slavery, and the founders of The Independent". The New England Quarterly. 27 (3): 291–306. doi:10.2307/362474. JSTOR 362474.
- ^ a b c Mott, Frank Luther (1957). A History of American Magazines. Vol. 2: 1850-1867. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press. pp. 367–379. ISBN 9780674395510. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ "Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University Deceased during the Year 1930-1931" (PDF). Yale University. 1 December 1931. p. 14. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
External links[edit]
- The Independent at Archive.org and the HathiTrust: 1848 to 1928 scans as catalogued by the University of Pennsylvania online library.
Categories:
- 1848 establishments in New York (state)
- 1928 establishments in Massachusetts
- Abolitionism in the United States
- Defunct political magazines published in the United States
- Magazines established in 1848
- Magazines disestablished in 1928
- Magazines published in Boston
- Magazines published in New York City
- Weekly magazines published in the United States