Within an article titled “What’s What in Who’s Who,” The New York Times calls Marquis Who’s Who “a kind of nobility.” The article goes on to mention many Marquis titles, including Who Was Who in America, Who’s Who of American Women, Who’s Who in Finance and Industry, Who’s Who in

As the 1960s end, Marquis editors take stock of their library of publications. To complement the flagship directory Who’s Who in America, a variety of titles were added over the years: the Who Was Who in America series, Who’s Who of American Women, Who’s Who in Finance and Industry, and four

Marquis Who’s Who is purchased from publisher Jackson Martindell, marking the first time that Marquis is acquired by a corporation. Longtime International Telephone & Telegraph (ITT) Corporation president and CEO, Harold Geneen, has been a listee in Who’s Who in America for many years.

One of the most unique usages of the Marquis titles occurs in December 1968 when President-Elect Richard Nixon and his transition staff send out more than 70,000 letters to listees in the 35th edition of Who’s Who in America, requesting names of potential federal appointees. Who’s Who in America has

In order to protect its trademark, Marquis Who’s Who Inc. files suit against The National Register of Who’s Who, Inc. A federal court upholds the long-standing contention of Marquis “that the words ‘Who’s Who’ have acquired a secondary meaning and are a mark by which publications of the Plaintiff are

On February 22, 1962, Charles Collingwood, one of Edward R. Murrow’s protégés, discusses Who’s Who in America, other Marquis titles, and the company in general on the CBS radio program, “Sidelights.”