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Dresden Press

 

Biography

The Dresden Press was the first printing press in Vermont. Alden Spooner bought the press from Timothy Green, official printer for the state of Connecticut. Spooner, at the invitation of Eleazar Wheelock, founder of Dartmouth College, carted the press and other printing equipment “from Norwich Connecticut, in 1778 to Dresden, Vermont (before and since known as Hanover, New Hampshire).” By October 1778 the press had been installed in Hanover, and Alden Spooner and his kinsman were “appointed printers for the General Assembly of the State of Vermont.” When the New Hampshire towns returned to the Granite State in February 1779, Dresden was no longer in Vermont, and the press lost its franchise as the official printer. (From Paul Heller For the "Times Argus.")

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Dresden Press collection

 Collection
Identifier: DH-4
DH-4
Date(s): 1918
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of material that Rugg compiled while researching his monograph, The Dresden Press (published as: The Dresden Press. -- Hanover, N.H. : 1918). Includes material regarding Alden Spooner, the Dresden Press, and printing in Hanover, N.H. and in Vermont. Also includes a copy of Rugg's monograph, as well as some correspondence.

Harold Goddard Rugg Research Materials

 Series
Identifier: 26534
Part of DH-4: Dresden Press collection
Date(s): 1918
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of material that Rugg compiled while researching his monograph, The Dresden Press (published as: The Dresden Press. -- Hanover, N.H. : 1918). Includes material regarding Alden Spooner, the Dresden Press, and printing in Hanover, N.H. and in Vermont. Also includes a copy of Rugg's monograph, as well as some correspondence.

Found in: Dresden Press collection

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