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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]