It is with great pleasure, the Manuscript Society Scholarship Committee announces Ms Silvia Escanilla Huerta, a doctoral candidate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, as the winner of the Richard Maass Research Grant for 2017. She will use the prize to travel to repositories in Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and Spain to research manuscripts to […]
The bitter denunciations of the media by President Donald Trump are nothing new. The media delve into the public policy and private life of the person in the oval office and share what they learn with their constituents. The love-hate relationship between the president and the press began with the very first president of the […]
Americans Voted…. nearly forty thousand people cast more than three hundred thousand votes for the documents they believe have most influenced America. That is quite a number and response. As people who love manuscripts and autographs, this project caught our attention. The People’s Vote, co-sponsored by the National Archives and Records Administration, National History Day […]
The Manuscript Society Members Only section of the website is one benefit of membership. Forums are available to post information or ask questions of other members. You can seek out dealers and collectors who share your interest. Are you looking for a particular item? Ask the membership. Are you researching someone in particular? Ask the […]
The Manuscript Society’s expedition to Spain commenced on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at the Palace Hotel in Madrid. The sixteen participants, including Alfred Lemmon, the Board of Trustees member who had planned the week’s tour, gathered for a reception where Alfred introduced us to Archives Specialists Lupe Fernandez Morente and Esther Gonzalez Perez and the […]
A quick reminder to all interested parties. The final date to have all of your information and application into the Scholarship Committee is Tuesday, February 14, 2017. For complete information, Maass Grant Scholarship.
2017 Manuscript Society Annual Meeting – The Bay Area May 17 – 20, 2017 – Oakland, Berkeley and Palo Alto, California May 21, 2017 additional day in San Francisco Host Hotel – Waterfront Hotel – Oakland ♫♫ Meeting by the Dock of the Bay ♫♫ Schedule Wednesday, May 17th begins the festivities with the Member registration […]
As this year’s Dollars to Scholars campaign comes to a close we can announce that $ 2, 062.00 was received! Thank you to everyone who participated. If you would still like to make a 2016 tax deductible contribution to the Scholarship Fund please do so. You can add it to your 2017 renewal form […]
As another year comes to an end and 2017 is about to begin it is once more membership renewal time. Your renewal mailing is in the mail! I write to not only ask for your renewal but to also share with you happenings this past year. I am pleased to report that the Dollars to […]
We are very pleased to present a new, easy to use and easy to update website dedicated to The Manuscript Society. As you click through the site you will find pages dedicated to our ongoing projects: Scholarship, Replevin, Hall of Distinction and of course our Annual Meeting. The Collectors Corner has been expanded and is […]