Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1935-1990 (Creation)
Level of description
Manuscript Collection
Extent and medium
9 boxes (1.2 metres)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Campbell Hughes, born in 1913, was a long-time editor and publisher in Canada. He taught school in Orillia and Hamilton, Ont., between 1933 and 1947. He started work at Ryerson Press in 1947, first as a sales representative before becoming an associate editor. He moved to Charles E. Merrill Books in 1960, where he was vice-president and editor-in-chief. He moved back to Ryerson Press in 1965 to become its General Manager of Publishing and Printing. He founded Van Nostrand Reinhold Ltd., in 1970, working as its president until 1978. He was president of Beaufort Books between 1980-1983. He served on various boards and councils, including a stint as president of the Canadian Book Publishers' Council in 1970-1971. He died in 1990.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Patricia Hughes, 1992.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Collection consists of correspondence, papers and other files pertaining to Ryerson Press, Charles E. Merrill Books, Van Nostrand Reinhold Ltd., Beaufort Books, Beat Associates, and volunteer actitivies for publishers' organizations and other groups.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Material may be requested in person at the Fisher Library Reference Desk, or in advance using our online stack retrieval request form: https://fisher.library.utoronto.ca/stack-retrieval-request
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Ryerson Press (Subject)