Chase, Nichols and Hill, Boston
Chase and Nichols, Boston
Samuel F. Nichols, Boston
Nichols and Hall, Boston
Hall and Whiting, Boston
Charles H. Whiting, Boston

Samuel Flint Nichols* (1835-1880) was born in Salem, Massachusetts. Early on he apprenticed with W. J. Reynolds and Brown, Taggard and Chase. In 1860 he became a partner in the firm of Chase (Lucius A.), formerly of Brown, Taggard and Chase, Nichols and Hill. W. J. Reynolds was also a partner in the latter firm.

William Henry Hill (1838-1904) was a native of Boston. He clerked at Sanborn, Carter & Bazin between 1855 and 1859. He left Chase, Nichols & Hill in 1861. He was a publisher with his own imprint between 1861 and 1869. Thereafter he worked for the banking house of Richardson, Hill & Co.

With the retirement of William Hill, Chase & Nichols was established and in business between 1862 and 1864. Thereafter, Nichols ran his own firm, Samuel F. Nichols, for several years until he entered into a partnership with Edward H. Hall forming Nichols & Hall.

Edward H. Hall died at the age of 55 in 1884. His book career began with Phillips, Sampson & Co. He had previously been a named partner in the Whittemore, Niles & Hall publishing firm.

Nichols and Hall purchased most of the non-school book stereotyped plates of Woolworth, Ainsworth in February of 1870. This explains why so many of the earlier series published by Crosby and Nichols and their successors (this included Woolworth, Ainsworth) were published by Nichols and Hall. The latter firm's partnership dissolved in 1880 with the retirement of Nichols and Charles H. Whiting, formerly of Tibbals & Whiting, joined Hall to establish Hall & Whiting.

Chase, Nichols & Hill (1860-1861)
Chase and Nichols (1862-1865)
Samuel F. Nichols (1865-1868)
Nichols & Hall (1868-1880)
Hall & Whiting (1880-1882)
Charles H. Whiting (1883-1888)

In 1888 Greenough, Hopkins & Cushing succeeded Whiting in its blank book and stationary business. Whiting retired from the stationary business to help in the further development of the Meigs Elevated Railway Company.

Company addresses
1860-1870 43 Washington Street
1870-1884 32 Bromfield Street
1885 168 Devonshire Street

* This Nichols is different from H. P. Nichols of the Crosby and Nichols firm

The above firms published a number juvenile series/libraries.
After each series name the initials of which companies published it are noted.

Nichols & Hall also published the annual "Nursery" for the youngest readers.