Nelson Doubleday

The family moved out to a large estate in Locust Valley on Long Island, called "Effendi" after their father's nickname given to him by his friend, the British author Rudyard Kipling.

His mother wrote several books about gardening and birds, which were considered notable for their combination of scientific content and lyrical expression.

Even as a youth, he had creative solutions to business issues, for instance, suggesting selling dated magazines at a discount and thereby gaining some revenue from them.

After serving in World War I, he joined his father's firm, Doubleday, Page and Company, as a junior partner.

Nelson Jr. served as president from 1978 to 1986 when, following wide changes in the publishing business, he sold the company to the German conglomerate, Bertelsmann.

She remarried, bought a ranch and restored and operated the historic Sheridan Inn, and became an abstract artist.

"[7] In 2010, she made an estate gift of her ranch, studio, art collection and financial holdings to the University of Wyoming, the largest in its history.