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Welcome to The Manuscript Society

The Mission of the Manuscript Society is to encourage the collection and preservation of manuscripts and documents; to stimulate and aid collectors in their various collecting specialties; to facilitate the exchange of information and knowledge among collectors, scholars, dealers and the general public; and to promote the highest professional and ethical standards.

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Manuscript Mondays

The Manuscript Society is hosting monthly webinars on topics for collectors.  Each hour long webinar provides an opportunity to peek behind the scenes of valuations, writing & publishing, purchasing/selling, auctions and more.

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2025 Annual Meeting – NYC!

Next spring the Manuscript Society will be excited to find out if the Big Apple’s manuscript treasures match the promise of the metropolis’s tremendous breadth and diversity!

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2025 Manuscript Cambridge / Oxford Trip

The Manuscript Society is pleased to announce another custom-designed European study trip for our members, this time focusing on the great English university cities of Cambridge and Oxford.

Latest Digest

Digest: November – December 2024

Manuscript Digest: November – December 2024 – This complimentary e-digest, now published bi-monthly, covers significant acquisitions and sales, manuscripts lost and found, rare books and ephemera, document conservation, and more news in this digest. […]

December 4, 2024|

Recent Posts

Manuscript Mondays: J. K. Lilly Jr. Collector

Manuscript Mondays  J.K. Lilly, Jr. and His Collecting of Manuscripts Special Date: January 13, 2025 8:00 PM Eastern Free, Live Webinar J.K. Lilly Jr. was a visionary, a keen businessman with a generous spirit and one of Lilly Endowment’s three founders. He built extensive collections of coins, stamps, books and [...]

December 26, 2024|

Cambridge and Oxford in 2025

The Manuscript Society Announces its 2025 international study trip! September 10 - 18, 2025 Cambridge and Oxford plus Add-On trip to London September 18 -21, 2025 Bodleian Library, Oxford photo by Diliff. The Manuscript Society is pleased to announce another custom-designed European study trip for our members. Our [...]

November 1, 2024|

MM On-Demand: Vietnam War through Manuscripts (11/11/2024)

The American War In Vietnam As Shown Through Manuscripts Six decades later, the American War in Vietnam remains a controversial and influential event. Stuart has been collecting the conflict for a quarter century, building one of the most important archives in private hands. He owns letters by the great leaders [...]

October 18, 2024|

46th Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair

46th Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair (BIABF)  November 8-10, 2024 Hynes Convention Center in Downtown Boston HOURS & ADMISSION Friday, November 8, Opening Night, 4PM-8PM. Tickets: $25 (available online or at the box office) Saturday, November 9, 12PM-7PM. Free admission. Sunday, November 10, 11AM-4PM. Free admission. The New England Chapter [...]

September 20, 2024|

MM On-Demand: Paul Kane – From Field Notes to Book (9/9/2024)

From Field Notes to Book:  Editing for Publication Three Stages of Artist Paul Kane’s Western Travel Narrative, 1845–1848 Artist Paul Kane (1810–1871) traveled by canoe and boat from the Great Lakes to the Pacific Ocean in the mid-1840s. His aim was to sketch Native Americans in Wisconsin and Oregon territories and [...]

September 9, 2024|

Executive Director Position Open

After 15 years Shirley Sands is retiring as Executive Director of the Manuscript Society.  When I joined the society as a member in 2009, I had no idea I would become its executive director. Through a series of happy incidents, I met late Manuscripts Editor David Chesnutt and his wife [...]

September 5, 2024|





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