Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Magazine History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1850, June | First issue of Harper's Magazine published by Harper & Brothers of New York as a compendium of periodical articles and serialized fiction |
| 1850-1856 | Henry J. Raymond, editor |
| 1856-1869 | Alfred H. Guernsey, editor |
| 1869-1919 | Henry Mills Alden, editor |
| 1919-1931 | Thomas B. Wells, editor |
| 1931-1941 | Lee Foster Hartman, editor |
| 1941-1953 | Frederick Lewis Allen, editor |
| 1953-1967 | John Fischer, editor |
| 1962 | Merger of Harper & Brothers with Row, Peterson, & Co. to create Harper & Row |
| 1965 | Magazine purchased by Minneapolis Star and Tribune Company |
| 1967-1971 | Willie Morris, editor |
| 1971-1975 | Robert Shnayerson, editor |
| 1975-1981 | Lewis Lapham, editor |
| 1980 | Magazine sold to the John D. and Catharine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Atlantic Richfield Foundation to be run as an independent nonprofit enterprise |
| 1982 | Harper's Magazine Foundation established |
| 1982-1983 | Michael Kinsley, editor |
| 1983-2006 | Lewis Lapham, editor |