Manuscript Digest: June – July 2022 – 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 […] […] […]
The Manuscript Society announces, Allen Ottens, society member and past president, has won the 2021 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award for his biography, General John A. Rawlins: No Ordinary Man. Allen Ottens The AHF Distinguished Writing Awards program established in 1997, recognizes authors who make a [...]
To the surprise of even auction houses, New York City has repealed its regulations that applied to book and art auctions. According to city officials, the actions were taken as a way to make New York City more conducive to business. Yet, did not the regulations give confidence to auction [...]
Medieval Illuminated Manuscript - credit: AJF and Almay Stock Photo Manuscript Preservation is always a challenge Paper does not last forever. One of the most significant challenges is acidic degradation. Libraries and archive collections are a valued resource for our history and culture, containing the wealth of human [...]
Manuscript Monday: Etiquette Your Mother Never Taught You: Special Collections, Museums and Rare Book Rooms Free Live Webinar Monday, June 6, 2022 8:00 - 9:00 PM Eastern One of the many privileges of being a member of a professional organization is the “behind the scenes” tours we are offered by [...]