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Digest – May-June 2023
Manuscript Digest: May – June 2023 – 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 in this digest […]
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2022 Maass Research Grant Deadline Approaches
Submission Deadline Looming - February 14, 2022 One month remains to apply for the $5000.00 Maass Research Grant. Offered each year to graduate students of any field who work in manuscript collections this grant allows great flexibility. Some grants fund only travel. But that’s a narrow view of the expenses [...]
Cejas Donates Cuban Manuscript Collection
University of Miami Announces Donation of pre-republic Cuban manuscripts, documents and books Book from the Cejas Cuban Collection donated to University of Miami Paul Cejas, alumnus, has donated a treasure trove of materials to the University of Miami Libraries’ Cuban Heritage Collection. According to Elizabeth “Liz” Cerejido, Esperanza [...]
2022 Maass Grant Application Window Is Open
As archives and repositories again open their doors, the Manuscript Society is about to open its window for 2022 Maass Research Grant applications. Our $5,000 grant supports research using original sources. Who can Apply Applicants must be graduate students—doctoral candidates are given preference—at an institution that currently belongs to the [...]
Society Board of Trustees: Class of 2024
Below is the list of society members who have committed to service on the Board of Trustees for the next three years. Two are brand new and three have taken on a second term. We thank them all for their commitment to the society. The 2024 Class of Trustees of [...]
American Antiquarian Society – Virtual Visit
AAS founder Isaiah Thomas's original indenture as a "poor child" age 7 to printer Zechariah Fowle Virtual Visit American Antiquarian Society Worcester, Massachusetts • www.americanantiquarian.org Come along for a virtual visit to the American Antiquarian Society. During the Manuscript Society’s 2019 annual meeting, Curator of Manuscripts Ashley Cataldo [...]
Stuart Embury – Haitian Presidential Material
Document signed by Jean-Pierre Boyer, president of Haiti from 1818 to 1843 Haitian Presidential Material Stuart Embury, MD My Passion One of my passions in life is medical volunteer work in Haiti. I have gone to Haiti each of the last 40 years, leading teams of volunteers. Along [...]
Interview: Road Trip – Indiana Historical Society
Road Trip: Indiana Historical Society Allen Ottens Perhaps as you’re reading this piece, you can hear some familiar tune faintly in the background. Maybe it’s the beguiling strains of “Begin the Beguine” or the rousing “Blow, Gabriel, Blow.” Whichever it is, it’s likely coming from the Cole Porter Room in [...]
