'''Herbert Raymond Mayes''' (1900 – October 30, 1987) was an American journalist and magazine editor, best known for serving as editor of ''[[Good Housekeeping]]'' and ''[[McCall's]]'', from which he retired in 1965.<ref name="obitny">Saxon, Wolfgang. (1 November 1987). [https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/01/obituaries/herbert-mayes-87-a-former-top-editor-of-magazines-dies.html Herbert Mayes, 87, A Former Top Editor of Magazines, Dies], ''[[The New York Times]]'', p. 52</ref>
Mayes became managing editor of ''Good Housekeeping'' in 1937, and editor the following year. He took over ''[[McCall's]]'' in 1958 and made it the highest circulation of the "[[Seven Sisters (magazines)|Seven Sisters]]". He became president of the [[McCall Corporation]] in 1962.<ref name="obitny"/>
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