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Manuscript Digest – October-November 2021 – 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 […]
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Great Libraries of Rome tour – Cancelled
Manuscript Society's tour: Great Libraries of Rome is cancelled. The Executive Committee, Board of Trustees, recognized the need to act. The World Health Organization's designation of COVID 19 as a pandemic along with the open-ended state of emergency by President Trump called for action. The CDC has very specific recommendations [...]
2020 Annual Meeting & COVID-19
2020 Manuscript Society Annual Meeting and COVID-19 The local organizers and the Executive Committee of the Manuscript Society are monitoring the spread of Covid-19 for any potential impacts to our annual meeting, May 12-16, 2020. At this time, we are following the advice of the CDC. While our group would [...]
Declaration of Independence: A Free Webinar
The Declaration of Independence – So many Versions, So many Fakes - A Free Webinar Did you know so many versions and facsimiles of the Declaration of Independence exist? Dunlap, Stone, Tyler, and Binns are only a few. Which ones are rare? Are any valuable? Which ones are copies? How [...]
History Sold – Washington Medals
Washington Medals Last November the Historical Society of Pennsylvania auctioned off part of William Spohn Baker's extensive collections of George Washington items. 1,102 medals relating to George Washington were sold in individual lots at a Baltimore auction. They fetched about $2.2 million for the cash-strapped historical society. Freedom Box Will [...]
Frederic Goudy & H. G. Wells: A Collaboration
“Frederic Goudy & H. G. Wells: The Time Traveler’s Typeface,” was presented by The Rare Book & Manuscript Library University of Illinois. The talk presented on Friday, November 15, 2019 was by artist Rex Parker. It is now available on YouTube. This collaboration of Goudy and Wells brought together a [...]
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 Deadline for Grant Applications Looming
Deadline looming. February 14, 2020 is the final date to submit your complete application for the 2020 Richard Maass Research Grant. This $5,000 grant supports research expenses directly related to use of original manuscripts. Monies may be used for travel to manuscript repositories, photocopies, and user fees among other needs. [...]
