Holt McDougal
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas and Evanston, Illinois , United States |
Area served | United States |
| Products | Educational textbooks and materials (mathematics, language arts, social studies, science, health, world languages) |
| Parent | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Holt McDougal is a U.S.-based publishing company operating as a subsidiary of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, with a focus on producing textbooks tailored for high schools.
The Holt brand traces back to American publisher Henry Holt (1840–1926), who co-founded the original predecessor firm. However, Holt McDougal is a separate entity from the current Henry Holt and Company, which has its roots dating to 1866. These two companies specialize in different categories of publications.
History
In March 1960, Holt, Rinehart and Winston (HRW) was established through the consolidation of three firms: Henry Holt and Company of New York City (originally founded in 1866 as Leypoldt and Holt); Rinehart & Company of New York, which descended from Farrar & Rinehart (founded in 1929); and the John C. Winston Company based in Philadelphia (established in 1884). According to The Wall Street Journal on March 1, 1960, shareholders of Holt approved the merger, with Henry Holt serving as the surviving corporation renamed Holt, Rinehart, Winston, Inc. CBS acquired HRW in 1967.
The retail publishing division of HRW along with the Henry Holt brand was purchased in 1985 by the German-based Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group headquartered in Stuttgart. Holtzbrinck later obtained the Macmillan name in 2001; currently, Henry Holt functions as an imprint within the global Macmillan Group under Holtzbrinck's ownership (distinct from Macmillan US).
Also in 1985, HRW’s educational publishing segment together with the Holt, Rinehart and Winston name and logo were acquired by Harcourt. Following additional divestitures by Harcourt, from 2001 HRW became part of Harcourt Education, owned by Reed Elsevier. In 2007, Reed sold portions of Harcourt Education including HRW to Houghton Mifflin, which reorganized to form Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH). Subsequently, HRW merged with Houghton Mifflin's McDougal Littell division to create Holt McDougal.
Details
Holt McDougal produces educational materials across various disciplines such as mathematics, language arts, social studies, science, health, and world languages including French, Spanish, and German. The company has also issued children's publications for the Weekly Reader Book Club featuring titles like Sweet Pickles, Fraggle Rock, and Snoopy. Its operations maintain offices in Austin, Texas and Evanston, Illinois, while its parent company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
See also
External links
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: classroom
- Holt, Rinehart and Winston at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB)
- John C. Winston Company at ISFDB
- Rinehart & Company at ISFDB