There’s more to the archive than The Saturday Evening Post.
In the Archive
The Saturday Evening Post
First printed in Philadelphia in 1821, The Saturday Evening Post has chronicled more than two centuries of growth and change in the United States and the world. Curtis Publishing purchased it in 1897 and brought it to national prominence with iconic cover illustrations, top-notch reporting, and significant fiction. The archive includes nearly every issue from 1821 to 2026.
Country Gentleman
Launched in 1853 as an agricultural magazine, The Country Gentleman was purchased in 1911 by the publishers of The Saturday Evening Post. Under this new ownership, The Country Gentleman refocused on the business side of agriculture, though it also included beautiful cover illustrations, short fiction, and cartoons — essentially a Saturday Evening Post for rural communities. The archive includes magazines from 1861 to its shuttering in 1982.
Children’s Magazines
Jack and Jill Magazine
The publishers of The Saturday Evening Post created Jack and Jill, the Magazine for Boys and Girls in 1938. Jack and Jill’s stories, poems, and activities are oriented toward elementary-school-aged children, with the aim of widening young readers’ vocabulary and their understanding of the world. The archive includes the entire 88-year run of the magazine, through 2026.
Humpty Dumpty
Established in 1952 as Humpty Dumpty’s Magazine for Little Children by the publishers of Parents’ Magazine, Humpty Dumpty aims to encourage curiosity, creativity, and confidence in children who are still learning to read, with stories and poems they can share with their grown-ups and activities they can enjoy on their own. The archive includes the entire 74-year run of the magazine, through 2026.
Turtle
Launched in December 1979 by the publishers of The Saturday Evening Post, Turtle Magazine for Preschool Kids offers stories, poems, and activities to help young children discover the joy of learning. Turtle merged with Humpty Dumpty in 2014, and every page of its entire run is available in the archive