Archives & Rare Books
Reason, the Only Oracle of Man, 1784
Ethan Allen (1738-1789)
The museum’s collection of rare books, manuscripts, and archives begins with documents relating to the founding of Bennington and the settlement of Vermont and extends to artists’ archives from the mid-20th century. It includes an important group of imprints by Anthony Haswell, a letter from George Washington to General John Stark, and a rare first edition of Ethan Allen’s Reason, the Only Oracle of Man.
Green Mountain region between Lake George and Lake Champlain, ca. 1772
Simon Metcalf (ca. 1741–1794)
Centennial Week Broadside, 1877
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Letter signed by George Washington to General John Stark, 1778
George Washington (1732-1799)
Letter from Governor Thomas Chittenden of Vermont to New York Governor George Clinton, 1791
Thomas Chittenden (1730-1797)
Bartab from the Catamount Tavern, 1770-1776
Stephen Fay (1715-1781)
Haswell Slave Deed, 1803
John Hayner (1775-1853)
Harwood Diaries, 1805-1837
Benjamin Harwood (1762-1851) and Hiram Harwood (1788-1839)
