Amherst College and Town Libraries Marking 250th Anniversary of Noah Webster's Birth with Special Exhibits

US Fed News Service, Including US State News | September 17, 2008 | Copyright

Amherst University issued the following press release:

The Archives and Special Collections Department of the Robert Frost Library at Amherst College and the Jones Library in the town of Amherst are together celebrating the life and accomplishments of Noah Webster, one of the founders of the college and a 10-year resident of the area, with exhibits on display through January and a birthday reception at Frost's Archives and Special Collections Department on Thursday, Oct. 16. The exhibits--which commemorate the 250th anniversary of Webster's birth on Oct. 16, 1758--represent the first time the ...

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