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Carnegie Library Theft Update – Guilty Pleas

A Carnegie Library Theft Update. After more than a year of investigations and trial,  Greg Priore and John Schulman pleaded guilty on Monday, January 13, 2020 to theft. It began in  June 2018. Documents, released by the Allegheny County Common Please Court, were unsealed stating Gregory Priore and John Schulman [...]

2020-01-17T16:31:38-05:00January 17, 2020|News|

Bruce Wolf – lawyer, collector gone at 71

Bruce Wolf, lawyer and collector  passed away January 4, 2020. Wolf loved collecting the history of Pittsburgh. He was instrumental in the expansion of the Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg.  Mr. Wolf led the effort as its board president. From 2007 to 2017, he aided in choosing an [...]

2020-01-08T14:37:26-05:00January 8, 2020|News|

Travel to Rome with Manuscript Society

Travel to Rome with The Manuscript Society! An ancient city with ancient manuscripts, books and collections. October  3-11, 2020 the society once more embarks on a one-of-a-kind adventure. This time to the great libraries, academies, villas and gardens of Rome.  With special guides tour the most beautiful libraries of Rome [...]

2019-12-30T17:20:22-05:00December 30, 2019|News|

Shapiro Collection goes to Huntington Library

The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens announces the establishment of the Shapiro Center for American History and Culture.  Shapiro Center for American History and Culture: The Huntington Library, located in San Marino, California,  is establishing the Shapiro Center for American History and Culture as the result of a [...]

2019-12-14T18:15:48-05:00December 14, 2019|News|

Political Cartoons: Then and Now

Anthony Mourek, Tim Benson and Scott Stantis recently formed a panel discussing: Political Cartoons: Then and Now. The panel was sponsored by the Caxton Club and Loyola University of Chicago. All three men looked at the past, discussed the present and considered the future of political cartooning.  Anthony Mourek is [...]

2019-11-04T17:33:07-05:00November 4, 2019|News|
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