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 [...]
Science and History collide as NASA assisted the National Archives in determining why the Constitution is developing white splotches! As every collector of rare books and documents knows, one of the biggest barriers to collecting is preservation. The effect of time, dust, light, and moisture in the environment on paper [...]