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William Greenleaf Webster papers, 1820-1865.

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Creator

Webster, William G. (William Greenleaf), 1805-1869.

Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division

Extent

  • 3.5 linear feet (9 boxes)

Access Restrictions

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Scope/Contents Note

Collection consists of correspondence, business papers, diaries, writings, legal documents, family papers, photograph, and printed matter. Correspondence, 1820-1865,concerns family and personal matters, Noah Webster's estate, and the copyright, production and sale of his books. Business papers, 1833-1863, include legal agreements with publishers, account books and other materials documenting William G. Webster's role in promoting his father's works. Also, travel diaries, writings, autograph book, and genealogical items, including some correspondence and papers of his son C. Stuart Webster.

Biographical/Historical Note

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.

Controlled Access Terms

  • Webster, William G. (William Greenleaf), 1805-1869.
  • Greenleaf family.
  • Southgate family.
  • Webster family.
  • Yale University -- Students.
  • Encyclopedias and dictionaries.
  • English language -- Dictionaries.
  • Textbooks -- Publishing.
  • Europe -- Description and travel.
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
  • Autograph albums.
  • Diaries.
  • Photographs.
  • Editors.

Additional Creator Names

  • 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, d. 1886.
  • Webster, William Eugene, 1831-1862.
  • F.J. Huntington and Co.
  • G. & C. Merriam Company.
  • Huntington and Savage.
  • N. & J. White.
  • White & Sheffield.

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