McClure's facts for kids
Cover of January 1901 issue
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| Categories | Muckraking, political, literary (1893–1911) Women's (1921–1929) |
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| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | S. S. McClure (1893–1911) |
| Founder | S. S. McClure and John Sanborn Phillips |
| First issue | June 1893 |
| Final issue | March 1929 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | New York City, New York, U.S. |
McClure's or McClure's Magazine was a popular American magazine. It was published every month from 1893 to 1929. This magazine was famous for starting a type of journalism called "muckraking."
Muckraking journalism is like being a detective. Journalists would investigate big companies or powerful people. They would expose problems and try to make things better. McClure's helped guide what people thought was right or wrong at the time. The company even had a short time in the movie business, called McClure Pictures.
Contents
The Story of McClure's Magazine
How the Magazine Started
McClure's Magazine was started in June 1893. The founders were S. S. McClure and John Sanborn Phillips. They had been friends since college at Knox College. Phillips provided the money, about $7,300, to get the magazine going.
What You Could Read in McClure's
The magazine had a mix of articles. It covered both politics and literature. It was known for publishing parts of new novels over several issues. This meant readers could follow a story chapter by chapter. Many famous writers had their work in McClure's. These included Willa Cather, Arthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, Lincoln Steffens, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Mark Twain.
Important Investigations
At the start of the 1900s, McClure's was a top magazine. Its main rivals were Collier's and Saturday Evening Post. McClure's became famous for its investigative stories.
One important series was by Ida Tarbell in 1902. She wrote about how John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company had too much control. Her articles showed how big companies could become monopolies. Another journalist, Ray Stannard Baker, looked into the United States Steel Corporation. These stories helped people pay attention to how large businesses operated.
From 1907 to 1908, McClure's also published a detailed history. It told the story of Christian Science and its founder, Mary Baker Eddy. These articles were later made into a book.
Changes and Challenges
In 1906, some important staff members left. They started their own magazine called The American Magazine. Soon after, McClure's faced money problems. They had built a new printing plant that cost much more than planned. Also, the money they made from advertisements went down.
By 1911, S.S. McClure had to sell the magazine. He lost control of the company he started. The magazine then changed its focus. It became more of a women's magazine. It was published on and off for several years. From 1928 to 1929, it was called New McClure's Magazine. The very last issue came out in March 1929. After that, another magazine, The Smart Set, took it over.
In 1916, McClure's also published an Automobile Year Book. This book showed pictures and details of over 100 different cars and trucks.
McClure Pictures
McClure's publishing company briefly tried making movies. Here are some of the films they produced:
- The Seven Deadly Sins (1917), a series of films
- The Fighting Roosevelts, later renamed Our Teddy after Teddy Roosevelt passed away
- Mother
People Who Wrote and Edited for McClure's
Staff Members
These people worked directly for McClure's Magazine:
- Ray Stannard Baker
- Witter Bynner
- Willa Cather
- Burton J. Hendrick
- Will Irwin
- S. S. McClure
- Lincoln Steffens
- Mark Sullivan
- Ida Tarbell
- William Allen White
- Marion Hamilton Carter
- John Sanborn Phillips
- George Kibbe Turner
Other Writers and Contributors
Many other talented people also wrote for McClure's:
- J. M. Barrie
- Stephen Crane
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Herminie T. Kavanagh
- Rudyard Kipling
- Bruno Lessing
- Jack London
- Georgine Milmine
- Frank Norris
- Emmeline Pankhurst
- Marjorie Pickthall (1900s–1910s)
- Frank Crane (1861-1928), a minister and writer
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Mark Twain
See also
In Spanish: McClure's Magazine para niños
