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Manuscript Digest: October – November 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 in this digest … […]
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Mel Blanc: A Portrait in Manuscripts
Mel Blanc: A Portrait in Manuscripts By Kevin Segall Figure 1. An inscribed, dated, and signed photograph of Mel Blanc Figure 2. An inscribed and signed title page from Mel Blanc’s book. 2020 marks the 80th anniversary of the debut of Bugs Bunny which led me [...]
Fridtjof Nansen – Arctic Explorer and More
Fridtjof Nansen. Image courtesy of the Fram Museum website. Fridtjof Nansen: Arctic Explorer, Scientist, Author, Diplomat, Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize By James D. West Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930) was an Arctic explorer. Also a skiing enthusiast who was a 12-time cross country champion in his native [...]
Virtual Possibilities -podcasts, lectures, interviews and more
Abraham Lincoln Book Shop https://www.facebook.com/AbrahamLincolnBookShop/ In-person browsing is in a state of suspended animation. No worries, Dan Weinberg brings his bookshop to the browser each Friday at 1 p.m. Central time. Take a Break With History interviews are streamed from Abraham Lincoln Book Shop’s Facebook page. Missed an episode? Come [...]
The Book of Lismore is Back in Cork
The Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement are donating The Book of Lismore to University College Cork. Created in the late 15th century, this major medieval manuscript is from the golden age of Irish literature. It is one of the Great Books of Ireland. The Book of Lismore @artdaily [...]
National Woman’s Party Archive Donated
l00th Anniversary Timed to coordinate with the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment, The Library of Congress is doubling the library’s holdings related to the National Woman's Party. Already in the LOC's holdings are 200,000 items from the NWP. This valuable donation unites the remaining archive of 300,000 documents, photographs, [...]
Maass Research Grant for 2021 Suspended
2021 Grant Cancelled As a result of the Pandemic, scholars are having difficulty contacting and accessing manuscript collections around the world. Consequently, the Board of the Manuscript Society has voted NOT to award the Maass Grant of $5,000 to a graduate student in the spring of 2021. Hopefully, the application [...]
Interview: Alfred Lemmon
Collecting Conversations: An interview with Alfred Lemmon, Director of the Williams Research Center of The Historic New Orleans Collection by Beverly Hill Alfred Lemmon, Director of Williams Research Center, HNOC BH: What does your position as director of the Williams Research Center entail? AL: One of the aspects [...]
