''The New International Encyclopedia'' was an American encyclopedia first published in 1902 by

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. It descended from the ''International Cyclopaedia'' (1884) and was updated in 1906, 1914 and 1926.

History

''The New International Encyclopedia'' was the successor of the ''International Cyclopaedia'' (1884). Initially, ''The International Cyclopaedia'' was largely a reprint of Alden's ''Library of Universal Knowledge'', which was a reprint of the British ''

Chambers's Encyclopaedia ''Chambers's Encyclopaedia'' was founded in 1859Chambers, W. & R"Concluding Notice"in ''Chambers's Encyclopaedia''. London: W. & R. Chambers, 1868, Vol. 10, pp. v–viii. by William and Robert Chambers of Edinburgh and became one of the mos ...

''. The title was changed to ''The New International Encyclopedia'' in 1902, with editors

Harry Thurston Peck Harry Thurston Peck (November 24, 1856 – March 23, 1914) was an American classical scholar, author, editor, historian and critic. Biography Peck was born in Stamford, Connecticut. He was educated in private schools and at Columbia College, gr ...

Daniel Coit Gilman Daniel Coit Gilman (; July 6, 1831 – October 13, 1908) was an American educator and academic. Gilman was instrumental in founding the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale College, and subsequently served as the second president of the University ...

, and Frank Moore Colby. The encyclopedia was popular and reprints were made in 1904, 1905, 1907 (corrected and expanded to 20 volumes), 1909 and 1911. The 2nd edition appeared from 1914 to 1917 in 24 volumes. With Peck and Gilman deceased, Colby was joined by a new editor,

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. This edition was set up from new type and thoroughly revised. It was very strong in biography. A third edition was published in 1923, however this was mostly a reprint with the addition of a history of the

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in volume 24, which had previously been a reading and study guide. A two-volume supplement was published in 1925 and was incorporated into the 1927 reprint, which had 25 volumes. A further two volumes supplement in 1930 along with another reprint. The final edition was published in 1935, now under the Funk & Wagnalls label. This edition included another updating supplement, authored by Herbert Treadwell Wade. Some material from ''The New International'' would be incorporated into future books published by Funk and Wagnall's books such as '' Funk & Wagnalls Standard Encyclopaedia''. The 1926 material was printed in

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, by

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. Boston Bookbinding Company of Cambridge produced the covers. Thirteen books enclosing 23 volumes comprise the encyclopedia, which includes a supplement after Volume 23. Each book contains about 1600 pages. Like other encyclopedias of the time, ''The New International'' had a yearly supplement, ''The New International Yearbook'', beginning in 1908. Like the encyclopedia itself, this publication was sold to Funk and Wagnalls in 1931. It was edited by Frank Moore Colby until his death in 1925, and then by Wade. In 1937,

Frank Horace Vizetelly Francis "Frank" Horace Vizetelly (2 April 1864 – 20 December 1938) was an English-American lexicographer, etymologist, and editor. Life Vizetelly was born in England, the only son of Henry Vizetelly and his second wife, Elizabeth Anne Anse ...

became editor. The yearbook outlasted the parent encyclopedia, running to 1966. More than 500 men and women submitted and composed the information contained in ''The New International Encyclopedia''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:New International Encyclopædia, The 20th-century encyclopedias 1902 non-fiction books 1906 non-fiction books 1914 non-fiction books 1926 non-fiction books American encyclopedias Dodd, Mead & Co. books English-language encyclopedias Reference works in the public domain