Firms

Explore Firms

Explore Firms contains all the firm entries organized by ID. For each entry, the firm list shows the ID, Name, Street address, City (Country), Start date, End date.

Firm Fields

ID

Unique ID number for this entry.

Name

Most complete name of the firm known. We use square brackets to distinguish between firms at different locations with the same name.

Gender

Gender categories include male, female, or unknown. Firms are indicated as female if they is at least one female that has been conclusively identified as such.

Street address

Street address of the firm, if known. Each time a firm moves to a new location, a new firm entry is made. Addresses are usually drawn from imprints.

City

City or town in which the firm’s street address is located; geotagged.

Start date

The date at which the firm began operations, if known, YYYY-MM-DD.

End date

The date at which the firm ceased operations, if known, YYYY-MM-DD.

Titles

List of all titles associated with this firm, including the firm role, title, author, and date published.

Export Citation List

Export a list of all titles associated with the firm in MLA, APA, Chicago, and BibTex. Select tabs to change format.

Suggestions and Comments

To make a suggestion or comment on a firm entry, select Suggestions and Comments and fill out the form. Use this form to make suggested revisions or additions to the firm record.

Explore Firm Roles

Each firm is assigned one or more of the following roles.

Bookseller

The firm from which the work can be purchased. Indicated by the phrase “sold by” in the imprint.

Printer

The firm responsible for compositing and printing the work. Usually indicated by the phrase “printed by” in the imprint and/or the colophon.

Publisher

The firm that takes on the financial responsibility for the editing, printing, and distribution of the work. Usually indicated by the phrase “printed for” in the imprint. In the event that a work has been self-published, this will be indicated in the Self-Published field.

Unknown

No firm role indicated in the imprint.

Search Firms

Search Firms page defaults to a basic firm search by name with a custom search page available via the Advanced Search button. Select a method to sort results with the Results Sorted By dropdown menu. Advanced Search allows users to search for a specific firm by fields associated with a firm.

Name

Text search for all or part of a firm name.

Results Sorted By

Choose a sort method for the results.

Firm ID

Search for a firm by the exact firm ID.

Gender

Firm search can be filtered by firm gender (female, male, or unknown). Leave blank to include all genders.

Address

Text search for a firm address.

City

Text search for a firm city.

Start Date

Search for a firm by start year. Enter a year (e.g. 1795) or range of years (1790-1800) or a partial range of years (*-1800).

End date

Search for a firm by end year. Enter a year (e.g. 1795) or range of years (1790-1800) or a partial range of years (*-1800).

Search results appear below the search fields. The search can be reset using the reset button. Search results return the firm ID, the firm name, the firm street address, city, start date, and end date.