Society For Visual Education, Inc.

SVE (1919-1995) was a for-profit educational publisher dedicated to new technologies, including film, film strips, and records. Founded in 1919 by Harley L. Clarke, a utilities magnate and Forest Ray Molton, an anatomy professor at the University of Chicago, in the form of a medieval guild. The aim to produce films for use in schools. Within three years the company was failing. Clarke sold the company to Marie Witham who continued the business on a smaller scale. SVE has had various owners and sponsors over the years, including Rand McNally & Co., Singer, General Precision Equipment Corporation, and The Discovery Channel. SVE appears privately owned 1991-1995 by Susan Issacs.