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The Youth's Companion

The Youth's Companion was an American magazine for children and families published in Boston. (There is a Wikipedia article about this serial.)

Publication History

The Youth's Companion began in 1827. Some issues have "The Companion for All the Family" as their running head title. Issue numbering and publication appear to have been confused or interrupted during the civil war of the 1860s. All content of this serial is in the public domain in the US. (More details) In 1929, The Youth's Companion was acquired and merged with The American Boy, which for some time afterward published as American Boy - Youth's Companion.

Persistent Archives of Complete Issues

• 1827-1828: The Internet Archive has volume 1, covering April 16, 1827 through May 23, 1828, scanned from microfilm.
• 1828-1829: The Internet Archive has volume 2, covering May 30, 1828 through May 21, 1829, scanned from microfilm.
• 1828-1829: HathiTrust has most of volume 2, covering May 30, 1828 through May 14, 1829.
• 1829-1830: The Internet Archive has volume 3, covering May 28, 1829 through May 19, 1830.
• 1830-1831: The Internet Archive has volume 4, covering May 26, 1830 through May 18, 1831.
• 1831: HathiTrust has volume 4, number 33 through volume 5, number 32, covering 1831.
• 1831-1832: The Internet Archive has volume 5, covering May 25, 1831 through May 16, 1832, scanned from microfilm.
• 1832-1833: The Internet Archive has volume 6, covering May 23, 1832 through May 15, 1833, scanned from microfilm.
• 1833-1834: The Internet Archive has volume 7, covering May 22, 1833 through May 17, 1834, scanned from microfilm.
• 1834-1835: The Internet Archive has volume 8, covering May 24, 1834 through May 15, 1835, scanned from microfilm.
• 1835-1836: The Internet Archive has volume 9, covering May 22, 1835 through May 13, 1836, scanned from microfilm.
• 1836-1837: The Internet Archive has volume 10, covering May 20, 1836 through May 12, 1837, scanned from microfilm.
• 1837-1838: The Internet Archive has volume 11, covering May 19, 1837 through May 11, 1838, scanned from microfilm.
• 1838-1839: The Internet Archive has volume 12, covering May 18, 1838 through May 10, 1839, scanned from microfilm.
• 1839-1840: The Internet Archive has volume 13, covering May 17, 1839 through May 8, 1840, scanned from microfilm.
• 1840-1841: HathiTrust has volume 14, covering May 15, 1840 through May 7, 1841.
• 1841-1842: The Internet Archive has volume 15, covering May 14, 1841 through May 6, 1842, scanned from microfilm.
• 1842-1843: HathiTrust has volume 16, covering May 13, 1842 through May 4, 1843.
• 1843-1844: The Internet Archive has volume 17, covering May 11, 1843 through May 2, 1844, scanned from microfilm.
• 1844-1845: The Internet Archive has volume 18, covering May 9, 1844 through May 1, 1845, scanned from microfilm.
• 1845-1846: The Internet Archive has volume 19, covering May 8, 1845 through April 30, 1846, scanned from microfilm.
• 1846-1847: The Internet Archive has volume 20, covering May 7, 1846 through April 29, 1847, scanned from microfilm.
• 1847-1848: The Internet Archive has volume 21, covering May 6, 1847 through April 27, 1848, scanned from microfilm.
• 1848-1849: The Internet Archive has volume 22, covering May 4, 1848 through April 26, 1849, scanned from microfilm.
• 1849-1850: The Internet Archive has volume 23, covering May 3, 1849 through April 25, 1850, scanned from microfilm.
• 1850-1851: The Internet Archive has volume 24, covering May 2, 1850 through April 24, 1851, scanned from microfilm.
• 1851-1852: The Internet Archive has volume 25, covering May 1, 1851 through April 22, 1852, scanned from microfilm.
• 1852-1853: The Internet Archive has volume 26, covering April 29, 1852 through April 21, 1853, scanned from microfilm.
• 1853-1854: HathiTrust has volume 27, covering April 28, 1853 through April 20, 1854.
• 1854-1855: HathiTrust has volume 28, covering April 27, 1854 through April 19, 1855.
• 1855-1856: HathiTrust has volume 29, covering April 26, 1855 through April 17, 1856.
• 1856: The Internet Archive has volume 30, covering April 24 through December 25, 1856, scanned from microfilm.
• 1857: The Internet Archive has volume 31, scanned from microfilm.
• 1858: The Internet Archive has volume 32, scanned from microfilm.
• 1859: The Internet Archive has volume 33, scanned from microfilm.
• 1860: The Internet Archive has most of volume 34, scanned from microfilm. The July 19 and November 1 issues appear to be missing.
• 1861: The Internet Archive has volume 35, scanned from microfilm. We have not found issues published in 1862 online.
• 1863: The Internet Archive has the 1863 issues, scanned from microfilm.
• 1864: The Internet Archive has the 1864 issues, scanned from microfilm.
• 1865: The Internet Archive has volume 38, scanned from microfilm.
• 1866: The Internet Archive has volume 39, scanned from microfilm.
• 1867: The Internet Archive has volume 40, scanned from microfilm.
• 1867: The Internet Archive has volume 40, number 9, dated February 28, 1867, scanned from print.
• 1868: The Internet Archive has volume 41, scanned from microfilm.
• 1869: The Internet Archive has volume 42, scanned from microfilm.
• 1870: The Internet Archive has volume 43, scanned from microfilm.
• 1871: HathiTrust has most of volume 44. (Issue 1 does not appear to be included in this copy.)
• 1871: The Internet Archive has volume 44, scanned from microfilm.
• 1872: HathiTrust has volume 45.
• 1873: HathiTrust has volume 46. (A few pages at the start of this copy are missing.)
• 1873: The Internet Archive has volume 46, scanned from microfilm.
• 1874: The Internet Archive has volume 47, scanned from microfilm.
• 1875: The Internet Archive has volume 48, scanned from microfilm.
• 1876: The Internet Archive has volume 49, scanned from microfilm.
• 1877: The Internet Archive has volume 50, scanned from microfilm.
• 1878: The Internet Archive has volume 51, scanned from microfilm.
• 1878: The Internet Archive has volume 51, number 33, dated August 15, 1878, scanned from print.
• 1879: HathiTrust has volume 52.
• 1880: HathiTrust has volume 53.
• 1881: HathiTrust has volume 54.
• 1882: The Internet Archive has most of volume 55, scanned from microfilm. The October 26 issue is missing.
• 1882: HathiTrust has part of volume 55, including the October 26 issue, a "premiums and prizes" issue.
• 1883: HathiTrust has volume 56.
• 1884: HathiTrust has volume 57.
• 1885: HathiTrust has volume 58.
• 1886: The Internet Archive has volume 59, scanned from microfilm.
• 1887: The Internet Archive has volume 60, scanned from microfilm.
• 1888: The Internet Archive has volume 61, scanned from microfilm.
• 1888: The Internet Archive has volume 61, number 10, dated March 8, 1888, scanned from print.
• 1889: The Internet Archive has volume 62, scanned from microfilm.
• 1890: The Internet Archive has volume 63, scanned from microfilm.
• 1890: The Internet Archive has volume 63, number 3, dated January 16, 1890, scanned from print.
• 1890: The Internet Archive has volume 63, number 20, dated May 15, 1890, scanned from print.
• 1891: HathiTrust has volume 64.
• 1892: HathiTrust has volume 65.
• 1893: The Internet Archive has the 1893 issues, scanned from microfilm. Early issues were labeled as in "volume 66"; later issues as in "the 67th year". (We will use the year number as the volume number in subsequent links.)
• 1894: HathiTrust has volume 68.
• 1895: The Internet Archive has volume 69, scanned from microfilm.
• 1896: The Internet Archive has volume 70, scanned from microfilm.
• 1896: The Internet Archive has volume 70, number 7, dated February 13, 1896, scanned from print.
• 1897: The Internet Archive has volume 71, scanned from microfilm.
• 1898: HathiTrust has volume 72.
• 1899: HathiTrust has volume 73.
• 1900: HathiTrust has volume 74.
• 1901: HathiTrust has volume 75.
• 1902: The Internet Archive has volume 76, scanned from microfilm.
• 1903: The Internet Archive has volume 77, scanned from microfilm.
• 1903: HathiTrust has volume 77, numbers 1-26, covering January-June 1903. Pages may be in reverse order.
• 1904: HathiTrust has volume 78.
• 1905: The Internet Archive has volume 79, scanned from microfilm.
• 1906: The Internet Archive has volume 80, scanned from microfilm.
• 1906: The Internet Archive has volume 80, number 15, dated April 12, 1906, scanned from print.
• 1906: The Internet Archive has volume 80, number 32, dated August 9, 1906, scanned from print.
• 1906: The Internet Archive has volume 80, number 48, dated November 29, 1906, scanned from print.
• 1907: HathiTrust has volume 81.
• 1908: The Internet Archive has volume 82, scanned from microfilm.
• 1908: The Internet Archive has volume 82, number 21, dated May`21, 1908, scanned from print.
• 1909: HathiTrust has volume 83, numbers 1-25, covering January-June 1909.
• 1909: HathiTrust has volume 83, numbers 26-52, covering July-December 1909.
• 1910: The Internet Archive has volume 84, scanned from microfilm.
• 1911: HathiTrust has volume 85.
• 1912: HathiTrust has volume 86.
• 1913: HathiTrust has volume 87.
• 1914: HathiTrust has volume 88.
• 1915: The Internet Archive has volume 89, scanned from microfilm.
• 1915: HathiTrust has volume 89, numbers 26-52, covering July-December 1915.
• 1916: HathiTrust has volume 90, numbers 1-26, covering January-June 1916.
• 1916: HathiTrust has volume 90, numbers 27-52, covering January-June 1916.
• 1917: HathiTrust has volume 91.
• 1918: The Internet Archive has volume 92, scanned from microfilm.
• 1918: HathiTrust has volume 92, numbers 27-52, covering July-December 1918.
• 1919: HathiTrust has volume 93.
• 1920: The Internet Archive has volume 94, scanned from microfilm.
• 1921: HathiTrust has volume 95.
• 1922: HathiTrust has volume 96.
• 1923: HathiTrust has volume 97.
• 1924: The Internet Archive has volume 98, scanned from microfilm.
• 1924: The Internet Archive has volume 98, number 3, dated January 17, 1924, scanned from print.
• 1925: HathiTrust has volume 99.
• 1926: The Internet Archive has volume 100, scanned from microfilm.
• 1927: The Internet Archive has volume 101, scanned from microfilm. Publication frequency changed from weekly to monthly beginning in September.
• 1928: The Internet Archive has volume 102, scanned from microfilm.
• 1929: The Internet Archive has volume 103, scanned from microfilm. This volume includes the last issues published before the merger with The American Boy.

Related Resources

• We also list issues of The American Boy, which absorbed this magazine.

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