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Swan SonnenscheinWilliam Swan Sonnenschein formed his first publishing firm, W. Swan Sonnenschein & Allen, in 1878. From 1882 this became W. Swan Sonnenschein & Co. In 1911 the Swan Sonnenschein company merged with George Allen & Co., and in 1914 the merged firm became George Allen & Unwin Ltd. See the FOB entry for George Allen & Unwin.2006
T. B. Harms CompanyThe music publishing firm of T. B. Harms was established in New York City around 1892. In 1929 the firm was purchased by Warner Brothers Pictures, and it is identified as one of the predecessor firms of Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. in the history pages of www.warnerchappell.com.2007
Temple Classics MagazineTemple Classics Magazine was founded by J. M. Dent in 1904, but was not successful and lasted for only five issues. See the entry for J. M. Dent in FOB.2006
Theodore Bliss and CompanyTheodore Bliss was a partner in the publishing firm of H. C. Peck and Theo. Bliss (q.v.) until it was dissolved in 1862 because of Civil War financial difficulties. After the war Bliss formed his own publishing firm which he ran for several years until forced by ill health to retire. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 49 (1986), p. 356. 2009
Thomas CadellThe firm of Thomas Cadell was founded in the 1760s, and from 1793 to the 1820s traded as Cadell & Davies. Thomas Cadell became part of the Longman Group. See the FOB entry for Longman and see www.pearson.com.2008
Thomas Murby & Co.The geological publishers Thomas Murby & Co. were purchased during World War II by Messrs George Allen & Unwin. See the FOB entry for George Allen & Unwin, which indicates that any surviving rights will now belong to HarperCollins.2006
Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.Thomas Y. Crowell established his firm as a bindery in 1834 and began publishing books in 1876. See also the FOB entry for Crowell-Collier. In 1978 the firm of Thomas Y. Crowell was purchased by Harper & Row, and it remains an imprint of HarperCollins. See the FOB entry for Harper & Row. The FOB compilers were in touch with both Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins in 2006 and were able to confirm that most Crowell-Collier rights belong to Simon & Schuster and all Thomas Y. Crowell rights belong to HarperCollins.2009
Ticknor and CompanyThe publishing firm of Ticknor and Company was founded in 1885 by Benjamin H. Ticknor, Thomas B. Ticknor and George F. Godfrey, when the firm of James R. Osgood and Company (q.v.) was forced out of business for the second time. Ticknor and Company went bankrupt in 1889 and its assets were acquired by Houghton Mifflin. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 49 (1986), p. 347, and see www.hmco.com.2009
Ticknor, Reed and FieldsWilliam D. Tickner was a partner in Allen and Ticknor (1832-1834). He then ran his own publishing company in Boston from 1834. In 1843 John Reed and James T. Fields became partners in the firm of William D. Ticknor and Company, and in 1849 the firm was renamed Ticknor, Reed and Fields. Reed withdrew from the company in 1854 and it continued initially as Ticknor and Fields. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 49 (1986), pp. 461-466, and see the FOB entry for Ticknor and Fields.2009
Times Mirror CompanyThe 'Los Angeles Times' was founded in 1881. In 1884 the newspaper bought its Mirror Company printers and became Times Mirror Company. In 2000 the Times Mirror Company was purchased by the Tribune Company of Chicago. See 'Los Angeles Times', 13 March 2000, and www.tribune.com.2008

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