Allyn, John, 1843-1921
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1843-08-06 - 1921-09-02
Biographical note
John Allyn was born in Belfast, Maine on August 6, 1843. Allyn attended Harvard College in 1859, and after graduating left Cambridge to enlist in the 47th Regiment Volunteer Infantry and served in Louisiana during the Civil War. In 1868, Allyn joined Sever and Francis, the company that owned the Harvard University Bookstore, and would go on to purchase their list of publications to establish his own business, John Allyn, Publisher and Importer. Allyn's early successes attracted the attention of George A. Bacon and the two became partners in 1888 and formed the publishing company Allyn and Bacon. John Allyn died on September 2, 1921.
Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) Identifier
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Allyn and Bacon records
Collection
Identifier: MS-2013-047
Abstract
Records of Boston-based educational publishing company Allyn and Bacon, a Pearson imprint. The company was founded in 1868 by John Allyn as an educational publishing company with a focus on the areas of education, humanities, and social sciences. In 1888, George Andrew Bacon entered into partnership with Allyn, creating the publishing company Allyn and Bacon. Materials include artifacts, catalogs, correspondence, financial and legal records, photographs, ephemera, published materials, and...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1868-2009