National Publishing Company

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National Publishing Company is a historic book publisher in the United States. It was established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Joshua R. Jones. [1] In 1878 the business had a five-story building constructed for its headquarters at 726 Cherry Street in Philadelphia. [2] The publisher produced bibles, books of maps, encyclopedias and other books. It expanded with offices opening up in Chicago, St. Louis and Australia. [2]

Attorney Charles A. Hawkins was Jones' nephew and helped the Jones family publishing empire expand. [3]

In 1899, John Engwall was appointed President by the board of the National Publishing Company. [4] He was the brother of Victor Theodor Engwall and assisted the company with funding during the late 19th century.

References

  1. ↑ Gibson, John (19 January 1886). A Biographical History of York County, Pennsylvania. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN   9780806306759 – via Google Books.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  2. 1 2 Moore, Joseph Hampton (19 January 1891). "History of the Five O'clock Club of Philadelphia: Its Guests and Methods of Entertainment, with Sketches and Portraits of Its Members". Pub. for private circulation – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Prowell, George Reeser (20 January 2018). "History of York County, Pennsylvania". J. H. Beers. Retrieved 20 January 2018– via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Olson, Ernst W.; Engberg, Martin J. (1909). "JOHN HENNING ENGWALL". History of the Swedes of Illinois. Part II. Biographical Sketches with Portraits (PDF) (Part II (First Edition) ed.). Chicago: The Engberg-Holmberg Publishing Company. p. 28.


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