G. & C. Merriam Co. records and correspondence, 1833-1871.

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G. & C. Merriam Co. records and correspondence, 1833-1871.

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Primarily correspondence between a Springfield, Massachusetts, publishing company and the individuals who helped revise and update Noah Webster's An American Dictionary of the English Language. The firm was founded by George and Charles Merriam. Significant participants in the revisions of the dictionary included Chauncey Allen Goodrich, husband of Frances Juliana Webster, Chauncey Goodrich, William Webster, William Wolcott Ellsworth, Noah Porter, Chester Smith Lyman, and William A. Wheeler. The collection also includes a few family letters, memo books, financial records, legal documents, including those related to several publishing disputes, proof sheets and documents relating specifically to revisions of the dictionaries.

2.75 linear feet (5 1/2 boxes).

Connecticut Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7310451

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