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William Greenleaf Webster papers

Title
William Greenleaf Webster papers, 1820-1865.
Author
Webster, William G. (William Greenleaf), 1805-1869.
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Additional Authors
  • Cooledge, George F.
  • Curtis, John.
  • Ellsworth, William Wolcott, 1791-1868.
  • Goodrich, Chauncey A. (Chauncey Allen), 1790-1860.
  • Goodrich, Frances Juliana Webster, 1793-1869.
  • Webster, Calvert Stuart, 1832-1862.
  • Webster, Eugene.
  • Webster, Noah, 1758-1843.
  • Webster, Rosalie Eugenia Stuart, -1886.
  • Webster, William Eugene, 1831-1862.
  • F.J. Huntington and Co.
  • G. & C. Merriam Company.
  • Huntington and Savage.
  • N. & J. White.
  • White & Sheffield.
Description
3.5 linear feet (9 boxes)
Summary
Collection consists of correspondence, business papers, diaries, writings, legal documents, family papers, photograph, and printed matter.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Autograph albums.
  • Diaries.
  • Photographs.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Additional Formats (note)
  • available on microfilm;
Biography (note)
  • William Greenleaf Webster (1805-1869), an American editor and publisher, was the son of lexicographer Noah Webster.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
MssCol 3259
OCLC
NYPW94-A402
Author
Webster, William G. (William Greenleaf), 1805-1869.
Title
William Greenleaf Webster papers, 1820-1865.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Additional Formats
Diaries, 1824-1825, available on microfilm; New York Public Library.
Biography
William Greenleaf Webster (1805-1869), an American editor and publisher, was the son of lexicographer Noah Webster. He participated in the editing, publication and sale of his father's dictionaries and other books.
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Occupation
Editors.
Added Author
Cooledge, George F.
Curtis, John.
Ellsworth, William Wolcott, 1791-1868.
Goodrich, Chauncey A. (Chauncey Allen), 1790-1860.
Goodrich, Frances Juliana Webster, 1793-1869.
Webster, Calvert Stuart, 1832-1862.
Webster, Eugene.
Webster, Noah, 1758-1843.
Webster, Rosalie Eugenia Stuart, -1886.
Webster, William Eugene, 1831-1862.
F.J. Huntington and Co.
G. & C. Merriam Company.
Huntington and Savage.
N. & J. White.
White & Sheffield.
Research Call Number
MssCol 3259
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