Webster, Noah
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1758-1843
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Noah Webster Manuscript
Collection
Identifier: 2016A055
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of nearly 100 pages, in Noah Webster's hand, that are part of the introduction to his dictionary published in 1828 as An American Dictionary of the English Language. The pages have been edited heavily and blocks of text have been pasted over sections showing Webster's thought process as he wrote and rewrote the introduction.
Dates:
1828