James Terry White | |
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| Born | July 3, 1845 |
| Died | April 3, 1920 (aged 74) |
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| Notable work | The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography |
James Terry White (July 3, 1845 – April 3, 1920) was an American publisher and poet. Given his wide range of interests and involvement in various businesses and cultural activities, he was reputed to be a Renaissance man.[1] In 1862, he joined the San Francisco publishing firm H. H. Bancroft & Co. In 1869, White founded a publishing company bearing his name, James T. White Co. in San Francisco; and in 1886, with his son George Derby White, moved its headquarters to New York City. The firm published the first edition of The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography in 1891. At the death of his son in 1939,[2] thirty-one volumes had been published, each containing about 1,000 biographies and 450 pages.[3][4]
- ^ James Terry White Dies — Publisher and Poet Was Noted For His Great Versatility, New York Times, April 6, 1920
- ^ G. Derby White, 69, Book Publisher — President of the Firm Bearing the Name of His Father, Founder, Dies In Ridgewood, N.J., New York Times, March 15, 1939
- ^ Biography Index, A Cumulative Index to Biographical Material in Books and Magazines, Volume 6: September 1961 — August 1964, H.W. Wilson Company, New York (1965) OCLC 320499943
- ^ Obituary Notes: James Terry White, Publishers Weekly, April 10, 1920, pg. 1191