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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. […]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
MM On-Demand: Six Steps of Digital Preservation with Lauren Goodley (10/7/2024)
Overview Many people do digital preservation activities, whether we’ve received training to do so or not. Tools and procedures abound, but how do we make decisions about how best to use these resources? Going back to the basics of archival practice and preservation can help. It can be useful to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Manuscript Society at Balpex 2024
The Manuscript Society joins the Baltimore Philatelic Society at Balpex 2024. https://www.balpex.org/balpex.html October 25th -27th, 2024 Free to attend 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Friday and Saturday 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Sunday BWI Marriott Airport: 1743 West Nursery Road, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090 [Free Parking] Visit The Manuscript Society [...]
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