<I>The Elementary Spelling Book: Being An Improvement On The American Spelling Book</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1845
name: label: Written by
content: Noah Webster Jr., American, 1758 - 1843
label: Published by
content: George F. Cooledge & Brother, American, 1829 - 1863
notes: label: Caption
content: Popularly called "the blue-black speller," many African Americans remember Noah Webster's Elementary Spelling Book as the way they learned to read and spell after slavery.
label: Description
content: A faded blue textbook with black text titled “The Elementary Spelling Book: Being an Improvement on the American Spelling Book” by Noah Webster. Printed at the top of the cover is “THE LAST REVISED EDITION.” The title is at the center of the cover surrounded by a floral design and the author’s name. The publisher’s information is printed at the bottom of the cover. The cover is torn and faded. The book contains 168 pages. The pages are white with black text.
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Emancipation
label: Topic
content: Language
label: Topic
content: Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
label: Topic
content: Youth
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Nancy Bercaw
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.89
objectType: label: Type
content: spelling books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 7 × 4 1/8 × 3/8 in. (17.8 × 10.5 × 1 cm)