Ryerson Press

Ryerson Press was a Canadian book publishing company, active from 1919 to 1970. First established by the Methodist Book Room, a division of the Methodist Church of Canada, and operated by the United Church Publishing House after the Methodist Church's merger into the United Church of Canada in 1925, the imprint specialized in historical, educational and literary titles.

In 1970, the United Church Publishing House sold its trade publishing arm to McGraw-Hill, whose Canadian division was renamed McGraw-Hill Ryerson. The UCPH still publishes religious titles under its own name, and McGraw-Hill Ryerson is still in operation as McGraw Hill's Canadian subsidiary.

History

The Methodist Church first established its publishing operations in 1829 with the launch of the weekly newspaper The Christian Guardian. The paper's first editor was Egerton Ryerson. One month later, the church published its first book, starting at first with religious works and later branching out into educational and literary titles.