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Noah Webster papers

Title
Noah Webster papers, 1764-1843.
Author
Webster, Noah, 1758-1843.
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Box 5Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 3258 Box 5Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
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Additional Authors
  • Greenleaf family.
  • Webster family.
  • Jay, John, 1745-1829.
  • King, Rufus, 1755-1827.
  • Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829.
  • Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813.
  • Webster, Rebecca Greenleaf, 1760-1842.
Description
5.65 linear feet (10 boxes, 15 v.)
Summary
Collection consists of correspondence, writings by Webster on various topics, diaries, and miscellaneous papers.
Uniform Title
  • American magazine (New York, N.Y. : 1787)
  • New-York commercial advertiser (New York, N.Y. : 1804)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Commonplace books.
  • Diaries.
Access (note)
  • Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
  • Surrogates must be used in lieu of originals.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Entire collection available on microfilm;
  • available as digital images.
Funding (note)
  • Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Biography (note)
  • Noah Webster (1758-1843) was an American lexicographer, educator, lawyer, and editor.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
MssCol 3258
OCLC
NYPW94-A414
Author
Webster, Noah, 1758-1843.
Title
Noah Webster papers, 1764-1843.
Additional Formats
Entire collection available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-443
Selected items available as digital images.
Restricted Access
Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Access
Surrogates must be used in lieu of originals.
Funding
Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Related collections include the William Greenleaf Webster Papers and the Emily Ellsworth Ford Skeel Papers; Manuscripts and Archives Division; New York Public Library.
Biography
Noah Webster (1758-1843) was an American lexicographer, educator, lawyer, and editor. His first dictionary, A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, was published in 1806. He is best known for the more comprehensive American Dictionary of the English Language, finished in 1825 and published in 1828.
Finding Aids
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Occupation
Editors.
Educators.
Lawyers.
Lexicographers.
Added Author
Greenleaf family.
Webster family.
Jay, John, 1745-1829.
King, Rufus, 1755-1827.
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829.
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813.
Webster, Rebecca Greenleaf, 1760-1842.
Added Title
American magazine (New York, N.Y. : 1787)
New-York commercial advertiser (New York, N.Y. : 1804)
Research Call Number
MssCol 3258
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