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Joel Munsell, Jr. was born on April 14, 1808, at Northfield, Massachusetts, the son of Joel Munsell, Sr. and Cynthia Paine.
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Joel Munsell, Jr. was born on April 14, 1808, at Northfield, Massachusetts, the son of Joel Munsell, Sr. and Cynthia Paine.
In the public schools of Northfield Munsell, Jr. received his early education, which was continued by private study throughout the succeeding years.
Beginning with the trade of wheelwright, young Munsell, Jr. soon turned his attention to the printer's trade, obtaining his first lessons at the case in Greenfield, Massachusetts.
Going to Albany, New York, in 1827, he was not long in finding employment in a printing shop. Albany even at that day was a center of political contention and newspaper activity. Thurlow Weed was soon to exhibit his powers of editorial leadership, and the "Albany regency" was in the ascendant, with Edwin Croswell giving expression to its policies in the Albany Argus. Munsell, Jr. never wholly surrendered to the emotions which were absorbing much of the journalistic ability of the country. After a brief period of adjustment to the new environment, he entered upon a career as a printer that is singular for the variety of its interests and a certain degree of detachment from the main currents of public activity. This is illustrated by a list of newspapers and periodicals that issued from his presses.
The Albany Minerva, a semi-monthly of which only eight numbers saw the light, heads a series comprising the following publications, some of which he edited: The New York State Mechanic, the Mechanics' Journal, the Lady's Magazine, the American Literary Magazine, the Northern Star and Freeman's Advocate, the Albany Religious Spectator, the Gavel, an Odd Fellows' journal, the Daily Unionist, the State Register, a daily, the New York Teacher, a monthly, the Albany Morning Express, the Albany Daily Statesman, Webster's Calendar, or the Albany Almanac, and for three years, 1862 - 1864, the New-England Historical and Genealogical Register.
In addition to these, Munsell, Jr. produced various compilations. They include: Outline of the History of Printing (1839); Annals of Albany (10 vols. , 1850 - 1859); The Every Day Book of History and Chronology (1843); A Chronology of Paper and Paper Making (1856); Collections on the History of Albany (4 vols. , 1865 - 1871); and The Typographical Miscellany (1850), a limited edition.
He also published books of reference relating to the early wars and settlements of America, a service which has given him a secure place among the pioneer workers who, by their labors in source material, have opened to others more inviting fields of historic production. A catalogue of the works which had issued from his press appeared in 1872 under the title Bibliotheca Munselliana. His general library was rich in Americana and comprised many writings connected with the early life of Albany.
On April 18, 1876, he read before the Albany Institute a paper thus introduced: "I now propose to take you on a tour about the streets within the purlieus of these quaint old walls for the purpose of pointing out some interesting localities as they existed two-hundred years ago, and to revive a memory of men and things long since departed". The purpose of that talk was an animating principle of Munsell's activities in the transmission of local annals, knowledge that is as perishable as it is important. Interested in the history and practical adaptations of the printing art, he gathered a large collection of works on printing which was purchased in part by the New York State Library. His collection of newspapers, comprising 10, 000 specimens, is a notable instance of his interest in the progress of journalism. Joel Munsell, Jr. died on January 15, 1880, in Albany, New York.
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Joel Munsell, Jr. was one of the founders of the Albany Institute, which is now a corporate part of the Institute of History and Art.
On June 17, 1834, Joel Munsell, Jr. married Jane C. Bigelow. After the death of his wife, on September 11, 1856, he married Mary Anne Reid.
Joel Munsell, Jr. had several children.