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Digest: July-August, 2023
Manuscript Digest: July – August 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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Soldiers of Color in American Revolution
Archive of Soldiers of Color The Museum of the American Revolution acquired an archive of nearly 200 documents highlighting the participation of Native American and Black soldiers during the American Revolution. Items include original muster rolls, pay vouchers, enlistment papers, discharge forms, and other documents. “Telling the story of the [...]
Manuscript Society Catalog Auction
Manuscript Society On-Line Catalog Auction Thursday, February 24, 2022 through Thursday, March 3, 2022 (10PM Eastern Time) Over 2000 manuscript, rare book, autograph, and dealer catalogs available! Manuscript Society member David McGuire of the McGuire Group, LLC will host the auction. Proceeds benefit the work of the Manuscript Society. To [...]
Manuscript Monday – Webinar Series Begins
Manuscript Mondays - Live Webinars Beginning in March 2022, The Manuscript Society will host monthly live webinars on topics of interest to collectors. The series is moderated by Manuscript Society Trustee, Brian Kathenes. Each hour long webinar provides all participants an opportunity to peek behind the scenes. Valuations. Writing and [...]
Covid19 Protocol Update – 2022 Annual Meeting
Annual Meeting 2022 With continuing safety challenges from Covid19 facing all of us, the Executive Committee of the Manuscript Society reaffirms our moving forward with the 2022 Annual Meeting in Williamsburg, Virginia. We also want to assure attendees we are doing everything in our power to ensure a great meeting. [...]
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 [...]
