| LC control no. | n 83120590 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Copp Clark Company |
| Variant(s) | Copp, Clark Co. Copp Clark Publishing Company |
| See also | Predecessor: W.C. Chewett & Co. |
| Associated country | Canada |
| Located | Toronto (Ont.) |
| Field of activity | Publishers and publishing |
| Found in | Hinke, C. J. Oz in Canada, ©1982 (subj.) p. 9, etc. (Copp Clark Company) NLC 6/21/83 (AACR2: Copp Clark Company) CoppClark, WWW site, viewed April 3, 2019: our history page (The company that would later be known as 'Copp Clark' was established in Toronto, Canada in 1841 by Mr. Hugh Scobie. In 1869, two employees, William W. Copp and Henry J. Clark obtained control and over a period of time, built 'The Copp Clark Publishing Company' into a major publishing enterprise, offering a wide range of titles as well as business stationery and board games. In 1963, control of the company was purchased by Sir Isaac Pitman (Canada) Limited, the Canadian branch of Pitman Publishing (known for 'Pitman shorthand'). In 1986, Pitman Publishing was itself purchased by Longman Publishers, a business unit of Pearson Plc. Copp Clark Limited is currently an operating division of Pearson Canada Inc.) <http://www.coppclark.com/about-companyhistory.aspx> Dictionary of Canadian biography, online, viewed 1 August 2023: Chewett, William Cameron (publisher and businessman; partner with William Walter Copp and Henry James Clark in W.C. Chewett and Company, which was renamed Copp, Clark and Company in 1869 following Chewett's retirement from active involvement probably in 1865) |
| Associated language | eng |
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