G. & C. Merriam Company
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
G. & C. Merriam Company archive
Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 370
Abstract:
The archive consists of correspondence, documents, writings, printed material, and photographs documenting the history of the G. & C. Merriam Company. The papers provide insight into the business practices of the nineteenth century publishing and bookselling trade, particularly in Massachusetts, and contain much material on lexicography, the development of American English, and the publishing history of Webster's Dictionary. Principal correspondents include Merriam Company editors...
Dates:
1797-1978, bulk 1830-1892
G. & C. Merriam Company records
Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 789
Abstract:
The records consist correspondence, advertisements, invoices, bills of lading, circulars and other papers relating to the G. & C. Merriam Company's wholesale and retail book trade. Includes records relating to Claremont Manufacturing Company and H.H. Bancroft and Company.
Dates:
1830s-1935