Archives: Milestones

MacMillan Inc. keeps Marquis Who’s Who in the Chicago area, but moves headquarters from downtown Chicago to the northern suburb of Wilmette, Illinois.

On September 24, in a ceremony in New York City, Marquis president Kenneth Petchenik presents five awards, recognizing individuals the company deems the most creative or impactful regarding societal contributions. Recipients are Lee Iacocca, chairman of the Chrysler Corporation; Malcolm Cowley, writer, and literary critic; Maclyn McCarty, a discoverer of

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.”

As women rise to positions of leadership in the workforce, Marquis Who’s Who responds with the first edition of Who’s Who of American Women, a directory containing the biographies of 20,000 formidable women from diverse industries including education, business, the arts and communications. In development for two years, the title

Marquis publisher, Wheeler Sammons Jr. has an established friendship with Carl Sandburg, who was also friends with Sammons’ father, Wheeler Sammons Sr. For the 30th edition of Who’s Who in America, Sandburg pens a foreword, in which he states, “There are many big books trying to tell What’s What or