Charles Scribner II (October 18, 1854 – April 19, 1930) was the president of

Charles Scribner's Sons Charles Scribner's Sons, or simply Scribner's or Scribner, is an American publisher based in New York City, known for publishing American authors including Henry James, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kurt Vonnegut, Marjorie Kinnan R ...

and a trustee at

Skidmore College Skidmore College is a Private school, private liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Saratoga Springs, New York. Approximately 2,650 students are enrolled at Skidmore pursuing a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Scien ...

Early life

He was born in New York City on October 18, 1854. He was the son of Emma Elizabeth Blair (1827–1869) and

Charles Scribner I Charles Scribner I (February 21, 1821 – August 26, 1871) was an American publisher who, with Isaac D. Baker (1819–1850), founded a publishing company that would eventually become Charles Scribner's Sons. Early life Scribner was born in New ...

Career

He joined his father's publishing company in 1875 after his Princeton graduation. When the other partners in the venture sold their stake to the family, the company was renamed

. In 1884, Scribner's younger brother,

Arthur Hawley Scribner Arthur Hawley Scribner (March 15, 1859 – July 3, 1932) was president of Charles Scribner's Sons. Biography He was born on March 15, 1859. While at Princeton University he started the Ivy Club. He joined Charles Scribner's Sons Charles Sc ...

, joined

. The book publishing business was highly successful, and in 1886 ''

Scribner's Magazine ''Scribner's Magazine'' was an American periodical published by the publishing house of Charles Scribner's Sons from January 1887 to May 1939. ''Scribner's Magazine'' was the second magazine out of the Scribner's firm, after the publication of ' ...

'' was relaunched. It too was a great success. In 1889, Scribner was a founding member of the

American Publishers Association American Publishers Association (APA) was created in 1901 to maintain the price of copyright books in the American market. In 1913, the New York Supreme court ruled in favor of R. H Macy's & Co. vs American Publishers Association, saying Macy's ...

. He was a trustee at

Personal life

Scribner's brother-in-law,

Ernest Flagg Ernest Flagg (February 6, 1857 – April 10, 1947) was an American architect in the Beaux-Arts style. He was also an advocate for urban reform and architecture's social responsibility. Early life and education Flagg was born in Brooklyn, New ...

, was an architect and designed two Beaux-Arts buildings for the firm's New York headquarters. He died on April 19, 1930.

Legacy

His summer house in Cornwall, New York, was later listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

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