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The American Magazine

The American Magazine was a 20th-century name for a US-based magazine of popular literature that began as Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly in 1876. (There is a Wikipedia article about this serial.)

Publication History

Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly began publishing in 1876. In 1904, it was renamed Leslie's Monthly Magazine, and then Leslie's Magazine in 1905. Later that year (in the middle of volume 60), it was renamed the American Illustrated Magazine, shortening to the American Magazine in 1906. It kept continuous volume numbering throughout its history. The magazine ceased publication in 1956. No issue copyright renewals were found for this serial. The first copyright-renewed contribution is from March 1929 (v. 107 no. 3), © January 24, 1929. (More details)

Persistent Archives of Complete Issues

• 1905-1928: HathiTrust has volumes 60-102, and 104-106 from the American Magazine era, plus many prior volumes from the Frank Leslie's era. Some later volumes may be searchable but not readable online here.
• 1906-1922, 1924-1928: HathiTrust has volume 62-94, 97, and 99-106 from copies at Indiana University and elsewhere. Some later volumes may be searchable but not readable online here.

Related Resources

• For volumes prior to this magazine's name change to "American Illustrated Magazine", see Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly.

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