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H.O. Houghton & Company

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H.O. Houghton & Company

URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86084903
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Name Authority File
Collection Membership(s)
- Names Collection - Authorized Headings
- LC Names Collection - General Collection
Variants
- H.O. Houghton and Company
- Houghton & Company
- H.O. Houghton & Co.
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC%7Cn+86084903#skos:Concept
Sources
- found: Agassiz, E.C. A first lesson in natural history, 1859: t.p. verso (H.O. Houghton and Company; print-firm at Cambridge, Mass.)
- found: MWA/NAIP files (hdg.: H.O. Houghton & Company; usage: H.O. Houghton & Company; H.O. Houghton & Co.; H.O. Houghton and Company; note: established in 1852 by Henry Oscar Houghton, upon dissolution of the firm Houghton & Haywood [no publs. in LC data base]; best known for its being the owner of the Riverside Press from 1852-1921; remained separate from Houghton's publishing firm of Houghton, Mifflin & Co. (later Houghton Mifflin Company))
Change Notes
- 1987-08-13: new
- 2008-03-22: revised

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