Rare and valuable atlases, maps, and large plate books that show the colorful breadth of Western civilization have been stolen from the rare books room of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in Oakland. The theft of 314 items includes a first edition of Isaac Newton’s “Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica” from [...]
The Manuscript Society announces an extraordinary opportunity to see the archival and manuscript treasures of the Netherlands as they are seldom been seen. Manuscripts Society Trustee Alfred Lemmon of The Historic New Orleans Collection and cultural tour specialist Nick Fritz, a veteran of 40 years of specialized tours of the [...]
Members of The Manuscript Society will be relieved to learn, as I was, that on October 12, California Assembly Bill 228 was signed into law. The legislation exempts manuscripts, correspondence, autographed books, as well as ephemera not related to sports or entertainment, from the onerous provisions of a previous autograph [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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