# Herbert Mayes

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**Herbert Raymond Mayes** (1900 – October 30, 1987) was an American journalist and magazine editor, best known for serving as editor of *[Good Housekeeping](/source/Good_Housekeeping)* and *[McCall's](/source/McCall's)*, from which he retired in 1965.[1]

Mayes became managing editor of *Good Housekeeping* in 1937, and editor the following year. He took over *[McCall's](/source/McCall's)* in 1958 and made it the highest circulation of the "[Seven Sisters](/source/Seven_Sisters_(magazines))". He became president of the [McCall Corporation](/source/McCall_Corporation) in 1962.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-obitny_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-obitny_1-1) Saxon, Wolfgang. (1 November 1987). [Herbert Mayes, 87, A Former Top Editor of Magazines, Dies](https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/01/obituaries/herbert-mayes-87-a-former-top-editor-of-magazines-dies.html), *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*, p. 52

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