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Nicknamed The great white shark for her shrewd deals, publisher Anna Porter is the leading contender to take over McClelland and Stewart, if owner Jac(...)
Nicknamed The great white shark for her shrewd deals, publisher Anna Porter is the leading contender to take over McClelland and Stewart, if owner Jac(...)

Nicknamed The great white shark for her shrewd deals, publisher Anna Porter is the leading contender to take over McClelland and Stewart, if owner Jac(...)

Date6/10/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Nicknamed The great white shark for her shrewd deals, publisher Anna Porter is the leading contender to take over McClelland and Stewart, if owner Jack McClelland decides to sell. She was once editor-in-chief of the firm.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0074322F
Pals: Publisher Anna Porter gives Jack McClelland a hug at ceremony to honor the retired publisher
Pals: Publisher Anna Porter gives Jack McClelland a hug at ceremony to honor the retired publisher
7/13/1993
Great night, eh? Writer Scott Young, cartoonist Ben Wicks and Jack McClelland, chairman of the board of McClelland and Stewart publishers, were part o(...)
Great night, eh? Writer Scott Young, cartoonist Ben Wicks and Jack McClelland, chairman of the board of McClelland and Stewart publishers, were part o(...)
9/29/1982
He made his bed. And now he must lie in it. Publisher Jack McClelland reposes on some of the 500,000 McClelland and Stewart books (1,200 titiles) his (...)
He made his bed. And now he must lie in it. Publisher Jack McClelland reposes on some of the 500,000 McClelland and Stewart books (1,200 titiles) his (...)
4/12/1983
McClelland and Stewart, one of Canada's most prolific publishers of Canadian authors, held sale at St
McClelland and Stewart, one of Canada's most prolific publishers of Canadian authors, held sale at St
5/12/1969
Poet Leonard Cohen, bewildered but surrounded by girls at a party for himself and Irving Layton, thrown by publishers McClelland and Stewart at the Fi(...)
Poet Leonard Cohen, bewildered but surrounded by girls at a party for himself and Irving Layton, thrown by publishers McClelland and Stewart at the Fi(...)
3/8/1973
Lifetime Achievement. For nearly 40 year, he ran McClelland and Stewart, the Canadian publisher, treating readers to such national treasurers as Marga(...)
Lifetime Achievement. For nearly 40 year, he ran McClelland and Stewart, the Canadian publisher, treating readers to such national treasurers as Marga(...)
9/5/1991
Golden girl, Anna Porter, the publisher of Key Porter Books, has been dubbed the Golden Girl of Canadian publishing
Golden girl, Anna Porter, the publisher of Key Porter Books, has been dubbed the Golden Girl of Canadian publishing
10/28/1985
Toast to success: Patrick Macnee and publisher Anna Porter celebrates the launch of the actor's autobiography at party in Sutton Place.
Toast to success: Patrick Macnee and publisher Anna Porter celebrates the launch of the actor's autobiography at party in Sutton Place.
10/24/1988
Publisher Anna Porter with daughters Catherine, 13, left, and Julia, 8
Publisher Anna Porter with daughters Catherine, 13, left, and Julia, 8
5/9/1986
Rivals: Auto Workers' Bob White, left, told Cliff Evans their deal's off.
Rivals: Auto Workers' Bob White, left, told Cliff Evans their deal's off.
1/8/1982
Comics a shrewd investment: Richard Foster looks over some of the comic books from a collection he values at $25,000. Foster keeps his comics at the bank and takes them out periodically so he can have the fun of re-reading them. He compares owning comic b
Comics a shrewd investment: Richard Foster looks over some of the comic books from a collection he values at $25,000. Foster keeps his comics at the bank and takes them out periodically so he can have the fun of re-reading them. He compares owning comic b
11/24/1979
Lining it up, Reigning Masters champion Nick Faldo, far left, Australia's Great White Shark, Greg Norman, and Jack Nicklaus, above, swing into town this week
Lining it up, Reigning Masters champion Nick Faldo, far left, Australia's Great White Shark, Greg Norman, and Jack Nicklaus, above, swing into town this week
6/15/1989