Mary D. Alexander, production editor; Herman J. Bauman, typographer; and Alfred Sterges, artist

In 1941 University of Chicago Press design staff hold a planning meeting: (from left) Mary D. Alexander, production editor; Herman J. Bauman, typographer; and Alfred Sterges, artist. (UChicago Photographic Archive, apf1-05568, Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library)

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1890

Founding year of the UChicago Press

5

Journal titles published in the first year

91

Journal titles published in 2022

5

Books published in the first year

216

Books published in 2022

15,609

Books published since founding

253

Works of fiction published

256

Volumes of poetry published

88,733

Em dashes in books published in 2022

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