Exhibition - From a New Eden in Concord to Little Women: New Alcott Collections
Currently on display in the first-floor exhibition cases, the William Munroe Special Collections is pleased to present a selection of materials from the newly acquired Bicknell and Mather Alcott Family Collections, as well as items from its other Alcott holdings. Taken together, they constitute a sweeping array of material demonstrating the breadth of the Alcott family’s impact in the 19th century and the enduring influence of their work and ideas. These items include correspondence, manuscripts, ephemera, artwork by May Alcott Nieriker, and rare editions. The William Munroe Special Collections expresses its profound gratitude to the Concord Free Public Library Corporation and its donors, the Munroe Society, and to Timothy Mather for their extraordinary generosity in strengthening the Library’s Alcott Family holdings.