Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Ryerson Press
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Description area
Dates of existence
1919-1970
History
Ryerson Press, a Canadian book publishing company named after Egerton Ryerson, was founded in 1919. It was previously known as The Methodist Book Room, run by the Methodist Church of Canada. After the merger of the Methodist, Congregation and the Presbyterian Churches in 1925, Ryerson Press was operated by the United Church Publishing House. The publishing company was sold in 1970 to McGraw-Hill.
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Relationships area
Related entity
Christian Guardian (1829-1925)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Christian Guardian is controlled by Ryerson Press
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Description of relationship
Related entity
Methodist Book and Publishing House (1829-1919)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Methodist Book and Publishing House is the predecessor of Ryerson Press
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Institution identifier
ON00340
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Status
Final
Level of detail
Partial