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William J. Delaney

publisher of Short Stories and Weird Tales

William J. Delaney was the publisher behind Short Stories, Inc.

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Human
Historicity
Historical / real

Profile

William J. Delaney was the publisher behind Short Stories, Inc. and the later owner/publisher of Weird Tales. In 1938 his company acquired Weird Tales and moved it to New York. Otis Adelbert Kline’s 1941 historical account describes the transfer from the earlier Chicago ownership to Delaney and credits his trade reputation as sound.

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Letter from Otis A. Kline to Dr. I. M. Howard, April 1, 1941Mentioned