The Midland (magazine)
Regional little magazine in the United States (1915–1933)
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The Midland was a regional little magazine which was published between 1915 and 1933 in the United States. Its subtitle was A Magazine of the Middle West between its start in 1915 and 1929.[1] Then it was changed as A National Literary Magazine which was used until its closure in 1933.[1] It was the most significant regional little magazine of the period.[1]
- John T. Frederick (1915–1933)
- Frank Luther Mott (1925–1930)
- Regional magazine
- Literary magazine
- Monthly
- Bimonthly
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| Founder | John T. Frederick |
| Founded | 1915 |
| First issue | January 1915 |
| Final issue | May–June 1933 |
| Country | United States |
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| Language | English |
| ISSN | 0026-3249 |
| OCLC | 1757420 |
History and profile
The Midland was launched in 1915, and the first issue appeared in January that year.[2][3] Its publisher was John Springer from Economy Advertising Company.[2] John T. Frederick was both the founder and the sole editor of the magazine which featured essays and fiction written by local authors.[1][3] From 1925 to 1930, Frank Luther Mott served as its coeditor.[4] The magazine was instrumental in making the Midland literary work independent of the influence of the Eastern states.[1] It gained a considerable prestige due to its focus on regionalism, different perspectives towards literary work, and local, national and global issues that were significant for its readers.[5]
During its lifetime the frequency of The Midland was changed several times: monthly (1915–1917; 1923–1927), bimonthly (1918–1919; 1928–1933) and monthly and bimonthly (1920–1922).[4] The magazine was launched in Iowa City, but in 1917 its headquarters moved to Moorhead, Minnesota.[2] From 1919 to 1921, it was published in Glennie, Missouri, and from 1922 to 1923 its headquarters was in Pittsburgh.[2] Then The Midland was based in Chicago.[2] The magazine ceased publication with the issue dated May–June 1933.[4] In November 1933, it merged with Frontier to establish Frontier and Midland magazine.[4]