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Manuscript Digest: January – February 2025 – 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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MM On-Demand: Can You Teach an Old Dog to Learn New Tricks? (2/3/2025)
Dr. Jason Silverman will reflect on a half century of research, writing, and publishing. He will discuss his experiences, humorous and otherwise, from researching his master’s thesis and doctoral dissertation to his fifteen books. In the process he will talk about how he has found that the definition of researching [...]
New Executive Director Announced – Jason Silverman
A New Executive Director! After an extensive 4-month national search, the Board of Trustees of The Manuscript Society is pleased to announce Jason H. Silverman, PhD, the new Executive Director. An award-winning teacher and prolific scholar, Dr. Silverman comes to the Society after a forty-year teaching career at Yale University [...]
MM On-Demand: J. K. Lilly Jr. Collector (1/13/2025)
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 manuscripts, nautical models and military miniatures, among others. Upon opening, the Lilly Library featured nearly 100,000 rare books and one million [...]
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 [...]