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Digest : August-September 2021
Manuscript Digest – August-September 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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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. [...]
Bruce Wolf – lawyer, collector gone at 71
Bruce Wolf, lawyer and collector passed away January 4, 2020. Wolf loved collecting the history of Pittsburgh. He was instrumental in the expansion of the Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. Mr. Wolf led the effort as its board president. From 2007 to 2017, he aided in choosing an [...]
Travel to Rome with Manuscript Society
Travel to Rome with The Manuscript Society! An ancient city with ancient manuscripts, books and collections. October 3-11, 2020 the society once more embarks on a one-of-a-kind adventure. This time to the great libraries, academies, villas and gardens of Rome. With special guides tour the most beautiful libraries of Rome [...]
Shapiro Collection goes to Huntington Library
The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens announces the establishment of the Shapiro Center for American History and Culture. Shapiro Center for American History and Culture: The Huntington Library, located in San Marino, California, is establishing the Shapiro Center for American History and Culture as the result of a [...]
Political Cartoons: Then and Now
Anthony Mourek, Tim Benson and Scott Stantis recently formed a panel discussing: Political Cartoons: Then and Now. The panel was sponsored by the Caxton Club and Loyola University of Chicago. All three men looked at the past, discussed the present and considered the future of political cartooning. Anthony Mourek is [...]
2020 Membership Renewals in the Mail
It is that time of year again! Falling leaves, billowing snow, and Manuscript Society 2020 Membership Renewal! The mailing is at the Post Office! I hope you will take a moment to renew your membership. Once you open the mailing please complete the form enclosed, write a check and use [...]
Million Letters Campaign – Saving Wartime History
We are losing veterans at an alarming pace. Letters, both written and recorded, exchanged between husband and wife, parent and child highlight the experiences of each as war rages in the world. World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam, and Iraq - the following generation does not appreciate [...]
