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    What Is A Manuscript?

    Not sure what exactly a manuscript is?  Learn about what the Manuscript Society considers to be a manuscript.

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    Find out all the exciting events, stories, resources and Manuscript news happening!

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      Manuscript Society to Attend the Boston Book Fair
      Published On: September 25, 2025
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    View upcoming Manuscript Society events including Annual Meeting, Annual Trip, Manuscript Mondays and member events.

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    Annual Meeting

    Manuscript’s Annual Meeting takes place in a new, interesting location each year.  Members meet up, tour private archives, and sometimes participate in auctions.

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    Annual Trip

    Learn about Manuscript’s yearly trips.  Members travel, domestically and internationally, to tour private archives and learn about rare manuscripts.

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    Manuscript Mondays

    Manuscript Mondays is held, virtually, the first Monday of every month.  A speaker is invited to give an interesting and informative lecture on an aspect of manuscripts.

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    Learning Commons

    Embracing scholarship and collecting, the Learning Commons is a free, public resource for collectors including resources, tips, quips, and information in the world of manuscripts.

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    Hall of Distinction

    Learn about the honored men and women who played important roles in the field of collecting rare documents and autographs.

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    Maass Research Grant

    The Richard Maass Research Grant was established to encourage the use of original manuscripts for academic research.  Learn more and see if you qualify.

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    Learn about what’s going on current day in the manuscript collecting community.

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    Every other month the Digest brings news from the world of manuscript and autograph collecting, right to the readers’ inbox.

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    Collecting Resources

    Resources to assist the collector are scattered around the internet, found in libraries, and shared by fellow collectors.

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    Rare book collecting is another aspect of manuscript collecting.  Learn about rare books and to read book reviews written by our members.

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    Learn more about giving annually to the Manuscript Society.  We are so grateful to all our donors!

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    At any time during the year anyone can make a contribution to the fund which is used to thank the institutions we visit free of charge.

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    We are forever grateful to the wonderful people who have donated to our society. Learn how you can become a donor.

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