Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale Univ. New Haven, CT
At a drop-in event, the library will honor American education and language pioneer
Noah Webster (1758-1843)
visitors can browse original manuscripts and publications documenting
his life and work, including the American Dictionary of the English Language (1828).
Webster is best known today for
his contributions to the standardization of American English through his dictionaries
and the "Blue-Backed Speller" with which millions of children
learned to read and to spell. He also wrote prolifically on the subjects of
American independence and democracy, politics, slavery, public health,
and Christianity. . .
More information is available at this web page / announcement posting
The library is located at 1211 Wall Street in New Haven, CT 06511.
The annual event is held this year from 1 - 4 p.m. Eastern.
https://beinecke.library.yale.edu/event/celebrating-dictionary-day-beinecke-library
No ink pens are allowed in the Reading room but visitors may use the yellow pencils
available in the library; non-flash pictures may be taken of the displays and collections.
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