The Holyoke Public Library welcomed a recent gift of an oil portrait of William Dwight (1903-1996) from the Dwight family. The artist was Roy Spreter, a successful American illustrator and portraitist. It has been given a place of honor in the History Room, near the portraits of Dwight’s parents, Minnie and William G. Dwight, long-time owners, publishers, and editors of the Holyoke Daily Transcript and Holyoke Transcript-Telegram. William Dwight became editor of the Transcript upon his father’s death in 1930, while his mother became publisher.

We invite you to attend the unveiling of the portrait on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 1:30 PM at the Holyoke History Room, Holyoke Public Library, 250 Chestnut Street. A display of select items on the Dwight Family will also be on view.