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SUMMARY:Dennis Duncan on Index\, A History of the
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Caxton Club \nMay Midday Program \n \nNow we take search for granted\, asking Alexa or Siri to race through the Internet to find (though not always on the first try) exactly what we’re looking for. But it hasn’t always been so. \nPeople used to be faced with a thick accumulation of paper or papyrus\, however bound or stacked\, and wonder how they could track down the nugget of information they needed. Enter the indispensable index. \nDennis Duncan brings the history of this remarkable innovation to life in an entertaining and witty book\, Index\, A History of the\, that will be the subject of our May Midday gathering. Dr. Duncan is a lecturer at University College in London. You may have seen his writing in the Guardian\, the Times Literary Supplement\, or the London Review. He was a postdoc fellow at the Bodleian and has also been a fellow at Cambridge. An engaging speaker\, Dennis will have you looking at the back pages of your books with a fresh sense of wonder and appreciation. \nRegister here: https://caxtonclub.org/event-5267071 \n 
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/dennis-duncan-on-index-a-history-of-the/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230510T180000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Tour & Q&A: Zoe Anderson Norris\, Queen of Bohemia
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Grolier Club \nJoin Curator Eve Kahn for a pre-recorded virtual tour of “Zoe Anderson Norris\, Queen of Bohemia\,” followed by a live Q&A. \n“To Fight for the Poor with My Pen: Zoe Anderson Norris\, Queen of Bohemia\,” runs in the 2nd-floor gallery of The Grolier Club through May 13\, 2023. Norris (1860-1914) – dubbed by Eve “the Nellie Bly you’ve never heard of” – was a Kentucky belle turned restless Kansas housewife turned “Queen of Bohemia\,” living with and reporting on some of New York City’s most vulnerable populations\, including immigrants\, sex workers\, and the poor in general\, and running her own bimonthly magazine\, “The East Side” (1909-1914) to help her document poverty\, incompetence and corruption. Eve is working on the first biography of Norris\, and the exhibit draws on about 100 objects from her collection\, shedding light on how Norris – a forerunner of today’s social-justice advocates and confessional bloggers – mined raw material from her childhood and youth\, her two bad marriages\, and her own feelings of being an outsider. Eve’s lecture will draw on her collection materials on view in the Grolier exhibition\, which includes the only complete run of “The East Side” known to survive in private hands\, as well as Norris’s novels and dozens of periodicals featuring her work alongside illustrations by major Gilded Age artists. Eve has also collected artifacts from Norris’s youth in Kentucky and Kansas\, publications by her contemporaries (such as fellow reformer Emma Goldman)\, and Ragged Edge Klub members’ sheet music and souvenir postcards). She will discuss Norris’s coverage of issues that still resonate today – corruption\, harassment\, sexual assault and trafficking. \n \nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-tour-qa-zoe-anderson-norris-queen-of-bohemia-tickets-588440921637?utm_source=eventbrite&utm_medium=email&utm_content=follow_notification&utm_campaign=following_published_event&utm_term=Virtual+Tour+%26+Q%26A%3A+Zoe+Anderson+Norris%2C+Queen+of+Bohemia&aff=ebemoffollowpublishemail
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/virtual-tour-qa-zoe-anderson-norris-queen-of-bohemia/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230508T180000
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SUMMARY:Doctors and Distillers: The Remarkable Medicinal History of Beer\, Wine\, Spirits and Cocktails
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Book Club of California \nIn 1848 when Samuel Brannan shouted “Gold! Gold! Gold from the American River!” the precious metal he was waving around was stored in a quinine bottle. Malaria\, scurvy\, and plague all impacted the young city of San Francisco- and many of the recommended treatments for each (cinchona bark\, citrus\, gin) came in beverage form. The City’s most fashionable bar\, located on the site of the Transamerica Building\, served a drink made with Peruvian brandy\, perhaps laced with a bit of cocaine\, which was described by Rudyard Kipling as “compounded of the shavings of cherub’s wings\, the glory of a tropical dawn\, the red clouds of sunset and the fragments of lost epics by dead masters.” In this talk by author Camper English\, we’ll start locally and think globally about diseases and conditions treated by alcohol-based medicine. Alcohol and Medicine have an inextricably intertwined history\, with innovations in each altering the path of the other. The story stretches back to ancient times\, when beer and wine were used to provide nutrition and hydration\, and were employed as solvents for healing botanicals. Over time\, alchemists distilled elixirs designed to cure all diseases\, monastic apothecaries developed mystical botanical liqueurs\, traveling physicians concocted dubious intoxicating nostrums\, and the drinks we’re familiar with today began to take form. In turn\, scientists studied fermentation and formed the germ theory of disease\, and developed an understanding of elemental gases and anesthetics. Modern cocktails like the Old-Fashioned\, Gimlet\, and Gin and Tonic were born as delicious remedies for diseases and discomforts. In “Doctors and Distillers\,” cocktails and spirits expert Camper English reveals how and why the contents of our medicine and liquor cabinets were\, until surprisingly recently\, one and the same. An in-person and virtual presentation by Camper English\, cocktails and spirits writer and speaker. \nRegister here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_73Cocr_CRyahdxEI3dJlvg#/registration
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/doctors-and-distillers-the-remarkable-medicinal-history-of-beer-wine-spirits-and-cocktails/
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SUMMARY:Manuscript Mondays – Contemporary Issues and Opportunities in Rare Book & Manuscript Collecting
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Manuscript Society \nLive\, Free Webinar \nMonday\, May 1\, 2023 – 8:00 PM Eastern \n It is a big world out there! There are many places to purchase manuscripts and books. Brick and mortar locations\, online\, via auctions\, independent dealers\, virtual and live shows.  Options are almost endless. Each option is continually changing. What to do… where to go…. \n Spencer Stuart and Brian Kathenes will share their research and thoughts on the current state of the book and manuscript collecting market.  With this latest market update\, participants will better understand the big changes in the auction world and discover new collecting venues. \nFollowing up on his article in Manuscripts (Volume 75\, Number 1)\, Spencer W Stuart will share his research on the state of the rare book and manuscript auction activity through 2022 and 2023. Plus\, he will address issues within the Trade that will impact private and institutional collecting into the future. \nBrian Kathenes will provide participants with a selection of lesser-known auction venues. He will also reveal markets where collectors may find some pleasant surprises. \nPresenters\nSpencer W. Stuart is an experienced Collections Advisor.  He works with new\, expanding\, mature collections throughout the world [ both in private and institutional]. Spencer’s work is focused on aiding in collection development\, cataloguing\, and deacquisition strategies. \nHe holds a master’s degree in the History of Art from the Courtauld Institute in London\, England (recipient of the Director’s Award). Upon graduation he took a position with Bonhams Auctioneers where he worked closely with the North American Rare Books and Manuscripts department in Toronto and New York. \nBrian Kathenes is a Specialist Certified Appraiser of Autographs\, Manuscripts\, & Historical Documents\, and the host & moderator of Manuscript Monday. \nRegister in advance for this webinar:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5uGuBocTSwylWllXtnuxHA \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. \nFor Manuscript Mondays Archive \n 
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/manuscript-mondays-contemporary-issues-and-opportunities-in-rare-book-manuscript-collecting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230427T143000
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SUMMARY:Henry Voigt on American Menus VIRTUAL COMPONENT CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Grolier Club \nNOTE: The virtual component of this event has been canceled. In conjunction with the “Century of Dining Out” exhibition\, the Grolier Club will host renowned scholar Paul Freedman on Wednesday\, June 21\, at 6pm EDT\, as he lectures on “How Dining Out Changed\, 1841-1941.” Virtual attendance is available: \nVirtual: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-lecture-paul-freedman-on-how-dining-out-changed-1841-1941-tickets-609633037827 \n  \n“A Century of Dining Out: The American Story in Menus\, 1841-1941” from the Collection of Henry Voigt. The exhibition runs April 26 through July 29\, 2023. \nMenus are minor\, transient documents that tell us how people have dined outside the home over time. They transport us back to the everyday life of the past – whether to a lavish banquet in the Gilded Age or a food-relief eatery during the Great Depression. They aid our cultural memory by providing historical evidence\, not only of what people were eating\, but what else they were doing and with whom they were doing it; and what they valued. \nThey came into general use in the United States in the 1840s\, when hotels and restaurants began to replace the old inns and taverns that served a limited choice of domestic-style meals. Dining among strangers in quasi-public spaces became a new and novel kind of entertainment in which the menu played a central role\, offering diners choice and anticipation for the first time. They suddenly appeared in all types of venues and forms of transportation. \nSince menus reflect all aspects of society\, it was possible to weave a literary thread through the exhibition\, including rare examples from a haunt of Edgar Allan Poe\, Mark Twain’s seventieth birthday party at Delmonico’s\, and a long-forgotten reception for French zoologist Paul B. Du Chaillu in the New Mexico Territory. The annual dinners of the American Bookseller’s Association and the Bibliophilic Society recall the social world of book dealers and prominent collectors in New York at the turn of the last century. \nThe menu is an art form that aims to please. While most were intended for short term use and not meant to be saved\, others were finely crafted by high-society stationers such as Tiffany’s and Dempsey & Carroll. However\, even when kept as personal momentos\, they were frequently discarded by later generations for whom they had no special meaning. As with other types of ephemera\, part of their appeal lies within the notion of their improbable survival. \nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-lecture-henry-voigt-on-american-menus-tickets-574802157727?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/henry-voigt-on-american-menus/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230425T183000
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SUMMARY:Bruce Kennett on W.A. Dwiggins\, Teller of Tales
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Caxton Club \nApril Evening Program \n \nJoin us in welcoming Caxtonian Bruce Kennett as he discusses W.A. Dwiggins and his Athalinthia via Zoom. \nProduced entirely in New England\, Athalinthia is filled with delights. It comes straight from the imagination and heart of W.A. Dwiggins (WAD)\, one of the great visual artists of the twentieth century. Wise and witty stories written by Dwiggins\, are accompanied by more than a hundred of his fanciful illustrations – many of these never before seen in print. \nFrom 1910 to 1926\, Dwiggins created a series of stories about an imaginary place he named Athalinthia\, and the people who lived there. A place perhaps akin to Persia a thousand years ago\, or Uzbekistan in the nineteenth century … he never said. This is WAD at his most fanciful\, his most personal. \nIn 1928\, after nearly twenty years of writing and picture-making\, Dwiggins tried valiantly to get his stories published in one volume. He designed the book\, made a dummy\, and shopped it around to publishing houses. He had no luck. Discouraged\, WAD put his Athalinthia project aside. Thankfully\, after a delay of nearly a hundred years\, Dwiggins biographer Bruce Kennett picked it up and saw it through to the end. This is a remarkable achievement and a pure delight. In these troubling times\, stories such as these are a comfort for all of us to have on our bookshelves. \nZoom begins promptly at 6:30 PM CT/7:30 PM ET. \nPreregistration required via website. Zoom presentation is free and open to all. \nREGISTER HERE: https://caxtonclub.org/event-5251822/Registration \nPlease forward this notice to anyone who may find it of interest. \nEven if you can’t attend at the scheduled time\, if you’re interested\, please register. After the program\, we’ll send an email to all registrants\, asking if you’d like a link to the complete recording. That way you can see the program even if you couldn’t attend live\, ran into technical issues\, or simply wanted to watch it again. \nRegistering for the program will allow you the opportunity to purchase signed copies of Athalinthia for $67\, including tax and shipping.
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/bruce-kennett-on-w-a-dwiggins-teller-of-tales/
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SUMMARY:Jim Bridger: Trailblazer of the American West
DESCRIPTION:The Book Club of California \nEven among iconic frontiersmen like John C. Frémont\, Kit Carson\, and Jedediah Smith\, Jim Bridger stands out. A mountain man of the American West\, straddling the fur trade era and the age of exploration\, he lived the life legends are made of. His adventures are fit for remaking into the tall tales Bridger himself liked to tell. \nBorn in 1804 and orphaned at thirteen\, Bridger made his first western foray in 1822\, traveling up the Missouri River with Mike Fink and a hundred enterprising young men to trap beaver. At twenty he “discovered” the Great Salt Lake. At twenty-one he was the first to paddle the Bighorn River’s Bad Pass. At twenty-two he explored the wonders of Yellowstone. In the following years\, he led trapping brigades into Black-feet territory; guided expeditions of Smithsonian scientists\, topographical engineers\, and army leaders; and\, though he could neither read nor write\, mapped the tribal boundaries for the Great Indian Treaty of 1851. Enzler charts Bridger’s path from the fort he built on the Oregon Trail to the route he blazed for Montana gold miners to avert war with Red Cloud and his Lakota coalition. Along the way he married into the Flathead\, Ute\, and Shoshone tribes and produced seven children. \nTapping sources uncovered in the six decades since the last documented Bridger biography\, Enzler’s book fully conveys the drama and details of the larger-than-life history of the “King of the Mountain Men.” Enzler tells the definitive story of an extraordinary life. \nA virtual presentation by Jerry Enzler\, historian and author. \nRegister Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xPqSvx1hS12qe9KWZrQ48Q?mc_cid=d6f309a549&mc_eid=55809a2ee8
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/jim-bridger-trailblazer-of-the-american-west/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230419T190000
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SUMMARY:Secrets of a writing career: How a bus ride led (dragged) the author to pen short stories and romance novels.
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Baltimore Bibliophiles \nBinnie Syril Braunstein \nBaltimore writer Binnie Syril Braunstein has authored three romance novels and thirty-six published short stories. The novels (The Color of Love\, Out of the Darkness\, and Baby Love) were published by Harlequin Temptation under her pseudonym\, Binnie Syril. She is also a book collector; her collection includes (among other things)\, over one-hundred ten (110) different editions of her favorite fairy tale\, “Beauty and the Beast.” \nTo register\, contact Binnie at bsbgc@aol.com
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/secrets-of-a-writing-career-how-a-bus-ride-led-dragged-the-author-to-pen-short-stories-and-romance-novels/
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SUMMARY:Continental Reckoning: The American West in the Age of Expansion
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Book Club of California \nIn Continental Reckoning renowned historian Elliott West presents a sweeping narrative of the American West and its vital role in the transformation of the nation. In the 1840s\, by which time the United States had expanded to the Pacific\, what would become the West was home to numerous vibrant Native cultures and vague claims by other nations. Thirty years later it was organized into states and territories and bound into the nation and world by an infrastructure of rails\, telegraph wires\, and roads and by a racial and ethnic order\, with its Indigenous peoples largely dispossessed and confined to reservations. \nUnprecedented exploration uncovered the West’s extraordinary resources\, beginning with the discovery of gold in California within days of the United States acquiring the territory following the Mexican-American War. As those resources were developed\, often by the most modern methods and through modern corporate enterprise\, half of the contiguous United States was physically transformed. Continental Reckoning guides the reader through the rippling\, multiplying changes wrought in the western half of the country\, arguing that these changes should be given equal billing with the Civil War in this crucial transition of national life. \nAs the West was acquired\, integrated into the nation\, and made over physically and culturally\, the United States shifted onto a course of accelerated economic growth\, a racial reordering and redefinition of citizenship\, engagement with global revolutions of science and technology\, and invigorated involvement with the larger world. The creation of the West and the emergence of modern America were intimately related. Neither can be understood without the other. With masterful prose and a critical eye\, West presents a fresh approach to the dawn of the American West\, one of the most pivotal periods of American history. \nA virtual presentation by Elliot West\, historian and author \nRegister here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7M1MpVEMQMSpqS44bWKd8w?mc_cid=d6f309a549&mc_eid=55809a2ee8
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/continental-reckoning-the-american-west-in-the-age-of-expansion/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230416T140000
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SUMMARY:BCW Annual Meeting with Sharon Cumberland\, Found in a Letter 1959: A Memoir in Poems
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the Book Club of Washington \nAll are welcome at the BCW Annual Meeting. We transact a little business\, including making awards to students\, and enjoy a special presentation that is the inspiration for a related keepsake. This year our featured speaker is distinguished poet Dr. Sharon Cumberland. \nAbout the Presentation \nIn Dr. Cumberland’s latest book\, published last year\, she has created poems in her father’s voice that are based on\, and quote from\, his extensive correspondence\, some of which is reproduced in the book. Found in a Letter 1959: A Memoir in Poems is a unique creative response to the content of letters that her father wrote to his father every day for six months in 1959. In that period\, Sharon’s grandfather was hospitalized with cancer in Washington\, D.C.\, and her father was a Sloan Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston\, representing the Navy. Sharon will talk about how she translated the details of daily life described in the letters into poems. \nAbout the Speaker (transcribed from the book) \nSharon Cumberland is Professor Emeritus of English at Seattle University\, where she directed the Creative Writing Program and taught poetry writing and American literature. She has published scholarly work in orality and literacy studies\, new media\, and fan fiction. She spent her first sabbatical year in the Media Studies Program at M.I.T. Her chapbooks are The Arithmetic of Mourning from Green Rock Press\, Sharon Cumberland Greatest Hits from Pudding House Publications and\, with Denis Caswell\, CCausmwbeelrlland\, from Floating Bridge Press. Her poetry books are Peculiar Honors and Strange with Age\, both from Black Heron Press. Her poems have been widely published\, and she has won many awards and residencies. She lives in Shoreline\, Washington\, with her husband\, the scholar\, editor\, and letterpress printer James T. Jones. \nRegister here: https://www.bookclubofwashington.org/events-1/annual-meeting-with-presentation-by-sharon-cumberland
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/bcw-annual-meeting-with-sharon-cumberland-found-in-a-letter-1959-a-memoir-in-poems/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230415T080000
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SUMMARY:Submission Deadline: George and Anna Eliot Ticknor Book and Book Culture Collecting Prize
DESCRIPTION:The Ticknor Society in Boston will begin accepting submissions on March 1\, 2023 for the Fourth Annual George and Anna Eliot Ticknor Book and Book Culture Collecting Prize\, which was created to encourage and recognize those in New England who have been inspired to compile\, curate\, and own a book collection. The Prize awards $1000 to a collector of books\, manuscripts\, and/or ephemera who resides in one of the six New England states of Connecticut\, Massachusetts\, Maine\, New Hampshire\, Rhode Island\, and Vermont. The award also includes an invitation to speak about the winning collection to The Ticknor Society and a complimentary one-year Ticknor Society membership. All other entrants will receive a complimentary year of membership in the Ticknor Society \nThe deadline for applications is April 15\, and we encourage you to reapply with the same or a different submission if you have entered the competition previously. Learn more about our organization\, the Prize\, and how to enter at https://www.ticknor.org/collecting-prize/\, and please share this invitation with anyone you know who might have an interest. \nMany thanks and all best\, \nTicknor Society Board
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/submission-deadline-george-and-anna-eliot-ticknor-book-and-book-culture-collecting-prize/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230414T120000
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SUMMARY:Janice Katz on Japan Comes to Chicago: The 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Caxton Club \nWhen/Where: 4/14/2023 12:00 PM CT \nZoom presentation is free and open to all. Preregistration required via website. \nIf specially equipped Deloreans like the one in Back to the Future were available at car dealerships\, an awful lot of test drives would probably take potential buyers to 1893 … the White City … the Midway … the Columbian Exposition. \nHere’s your chance to go\, and you won’t have to worry about what 1.21 gigawatts will do to your utility bill. All it takes is in-person or Zoom registration. \nDr. Janice Katz\, the Roger L. Weston Associate Curator of Japanese Art at the Art Institute of Chicago\, will be at the controls\, as she reveals the story of how the Exposition helped to lay the foundation for the Art Institute’s collection of Japanese art. \nThis generously illustrated program will transport you back 130 years to the Exposition and deliver you in modern time to the Art Institute as well. You’ll also hear about some Chicago folks whose names will ring a gong: Frank Lloyd Wright\, the Buckinghams (no\, not the band)\, and the Nickersons. \nThis fast-paced program (88 miles per hour!) features gorgeous art\, behind the scenes stories\, and one of events that’s a star on Chicago’s flag. Register today! \nRegister here: https://caxtonclub.org/event-5216101
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/janice-katz-on-japan-comes-to-chicago-the-1893-worlds-columbian-exposition/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230414T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230414T120000
DTSTAMP:20230410T115654Z
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SUMMARY:The Photographic History of the Nineteenth-Century American West POSTPONED
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Caxton Club \nPOSTPONED: A scheduling conflict arose and we’re hopeful that we can deliver this program during our 2023–2024 season. \nOnline and open to all. \nQuick. What are the two flattest U.S. states? Here’s a hint\, neither correct response starts with “Kansas.” First place honors belong to Florida and second … to Illinois\, where many folks like to say that\, “On a clear day\, you can see the back of your head.” \nThat’s one reason that people first encountering the American West as they ventured from the Midwest were awestruck. Some of those encounters were captured on film – in stunning black and white – and our speaker\, Megan Friedel\, will be sharing examples of that photographic history with us. She’ll be drawing on the Rare and Distinctive Collections (which includes books and maps) at the University of Colorado Library. \nAn Amherst graduate\, Megan received an MLIS as well as a MA in history from Simmons College. She has served as president of the Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists and is on the editorial board of the Journal of Western Archives. \nWestern photographs from the nineteenth century often appear as small images clustered on a page in history books or as part of extraordinarily expensive set of collectible volumes. Here’s your chance to see them richly portrayed and in the company of an expert. \nRegister here: https://www.caxtonclub.org/event-5216101
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/megan-friedl-the-photographic-history-of-the-nineteenth-century-american-west/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230412T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230412T190000
DTSTAMP:20230401T132309Z
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SUMMARY:Julia Bouwsma\, Poet Laureate of Maine
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Baxter Society \nOpen to all members of FABS societies \nOn Wednesday\, April 12\, at 7:00 pm\, the Baxter Society will host Julia Bouwsma\, the Poet Laureate of Maine\, in an online meeting over Zoom. \n\n\nJulia Bouwsma is a poet\, a farmer\, and a small-town librarian. She lives off-the-grid in the Blue Mountains of western Maine. The author of two poetry collections: Midden (Fordham University Press\, 2018) and Work by Bloodlight (Cider Press Review\, 2017)\, she is the Library Director for Webster Library in Kingfield\, Maine. \nJulia is the recipient of the 2019 and 2018 Maine Literary Awards for Poetry Book\, the 2016-17 Poets Out Loud Prize\, the 2015 Cider Press Review Book Award. She contributes poetry and  reviews to Cutthroat\, Poetry Daily\, Poetry Northwest\, RHINO\, River Styx\, and other journals. A former Managing Editor for Alice James Books\, she currently serves as an instructor at University of Maine at Farmington and on the Community Advisory Board for Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance. \nFor a zoom link please contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org \n 
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/julia-bouwsma-poet-laureate-of-maine/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230412T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230412T191500
DTSTAMP:20230330T130145Z
CREATED:20230330T130145Z
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SUMMARY:Mujeres Hispanas y Tipografía-Hispanic Women and Typography Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Book Club of California \nMujeres Hispanas y Tipografía (Hispanic Women and Typography) celebrates the talents and contributions of Hispanic women to design and typography. Showcasing four individual projects created by Laura Meseguer\, Marina Garone\, Sandra García\, Dafne Martínez\, and Jimena Gamio\, this publication targets tangible topics\, such as educational systems\, endangered indigenous languages\, and calligraphy. \nLavinia Lascaris and Ximena Amaya\, graduates of ArtCenter Graphic Design\, were chiefly responsible for the design and production of Mujeres Hispanas y Tipografía. They will be presenting their process in creating the catalog\, as they endeavored to share the importance of Hispanic women’s voices and challenge the colonial and patriarchal narratives that have permeated contemporary typography and design. \nAn in-person and virtual presentation by Gloria Kondrup\, professor\, ArtCenter College of Design and director of Archetype Press\, Lavinia Lascaris\, exhibition and graphic designer at Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography\, and Ximena Amaya\, graphic designer and Typography Fellow at Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography. \nRegister to attend the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qT6UQ034QVm8CEFaghgn6Q?mc_cid=d6f309a549&mc_eid=55809a2ee8
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/mujeres-hispanas-y-tipografia-hispanic-women-and-typography-exhibition/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230407T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230408T000000
DTSTAMP:20230307T212017Z
CREATED:20230105T164849Z
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SUMMARY:AKRON ANTIQUARIAN BOOK AND PAPER SHOW - 2023
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society \nApril 7 and April 8 at the John S. Knight Center in Akron. \nFriday: 3:00pm-8:30pm\nSaturday: 10:00am-4:00pm
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/akron-antiquarian-book-and-paper-show-2023/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230405T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230405T193000
DTSTAMP:20230217T200908Z
CREATED:20230217T200908Z
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SUMMARY:Pattern and Flow: Virtual Exhibition Tour
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Grolier Club \nApril 5\, 6:00-7:30pm EST \nJoin this Zoom event for a virtual pre-recorded tour of the “Pattern and Flow” exhibition followed by a live Q&A. \n“Pattern and Flow” surveys for the first time the golden age of American decorated paper\, telling the story of 53 imaginative and innovative artists who\, working independently and together\, revived the largely forgotten arts of marbled and paste paper design. The designs created by these pioneers and their followers take traditional art forms to new\, expressive dimensions—some works are somber\, with muted tones and subtle coloration\, others are explosive in their use of color\, hypnotizing ripples and wave patterns\, or tessellated decorations. The colors and shapes allude to the seasons\, the sea\, geologic formations\, and cosmic imaginings\, or demonstrate pure and non-allusive abstraction. \nCurated by Mindell Dubansky (Museum Librarian for Preservation at the Thomas J. Watson Library at The Metropolitan Museum of Art)\, “Pattern and Flow” features a decade-by-decade look at the field through 150 objects from the Watson Library collection. Decorated papers will be shown in context with rare books\, objects\, color recipe books\, correspondence\, photographs\, and hand-tools used by Paper Legacy artists. Highlights include some of the earliest marbling treatises which inspired and instructed many of the artists\, including Charles W. Woolnough’s The whole art of marbling (London: G. Bell\, 1881); unexpected products made with the artists’ paper designs\, such as Galen Berry’s printed marbled rodeo poster; and an iconic marbled object: the original Kleenex box and its matching paper\, made by Faith Harrison. An accompanying monograph\, published by the Thomas J. Watson Library\, is distributed by Yale University Press. \nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-exhibition-tour-pattern-and-flow-tickets-467850091217?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/pattern-and-flow-virtual-exhibition-tour/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T193000
DTSTAMP:20230217T201318Z
CREATED:20230217T201318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230217T201318Z
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SUMMARY:Child-Authored Texts in American Literature
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Grolier Club \nApril 4\, 6:00-7:30pm \nChildren’s voices – found in diaries\, manuscript newspapers\, and other child-authored texts – constitute essential evidence for a fuller history of the American past\, illuminating how young people encountered and interpreted their worlds. While such texts are abundant\, they are not easily discoverable in archives. American Antiquarian Society curators – including Grolier Club member Laura Wasowicz and manuscript curator Ashley Cataldo – will discuss the history of American children as authors\, diarists\, printers\, and publishers\, and introduce a new initiative to make them available. “Historic Children’s Voices\, 1799-1899\,” supported with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities\, will provide intellectual access to child-authored texts via detailed cataloging and digitization. AAS will be making over 11\,000 pages from these sources accessible to a wide variety of audiences via a web resource\, a conference\, a public program\, and teaching support for K-12 classrooms. This talk will feature examples of recently digitized and cataloged materials. \nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-lecture-child-authored-texts-tickets-532140726237?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/child-authored-texts-in-american-literature/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T000000
DTSTAMP:20230405T200912Z
CREATED:20230405T200331Z
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SUMMARY:Manuscript Society Digest for March-April 2023
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Manuscript Society \nManuscript Digest: March – April 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 \nGET THE DIGEST IN YOUR EMAIL EVERY OTHER MONTH – SIGN UP HERE: https://oi.vresp.com/?fid=a84c0e0879 \nIn the News\nUnrolling History\nBenzie County Record Patriot | Washington Post\, March 19\, 2023\nA brief mention in the archives led to a big find: an oversized\, overlooked mural of Washington crossing the Delaware\, rolled up in a New Jersey basement. \nFreedom Fighters\nPhilly Voices\, February 13\, 2023\nA Philadelphia museum is opening a new tranche of documents from the American Revolution. All have one thing in common. They are the records of patriots of color. \nStellar Book Sale\nLive Science\, March 14\, 2023\nA rare first edition of Copernicus’s De revolutionibus orbium coelestium is up for sale. How high could the price go? In 2008 a similar copy fetched an astronomical $2.2 million. \nPriceless? No …\nSmithsonian Magazine\, February 17\, 2023\nCreated around 1\,100 years ago. Vanished for centuries. Resurfaced in 1929. The Codex Sassoon has history. Its sale could shatter records. \nMania for Manuscripts\nForbes India\, March 13\, 2023\nNewton\, Mozart\, Darwin\, Picasso\, Einstein — and Proust. Lots of Proust. Inside what may be the world’s largest private collection of manuscripts. \nDefinitive Collection\nChronicle of Higher Education\, February 6\, 2023\nA New York woman spent decades collecting dictionaries\, from books of slang to the Merriam brothers’ letters on snagging Noah Webster’s rights. How the Lilly Library got the last word. \nShakespeare’s First Fan Book\nThe Guardian\, February 4\, 2023\nImagine reading Shakespeare’s First Folio when it was hot off the press. One of the Bard’s fans did more than read\, taking notes and jotting quotes. And not the ones we learn in school. \nGenesis of Genius\nArt Newspaper\, March 16\, 2023\nLeonardo da Vinci’s father was a notable notary. His mother? A newly discovered document suggests she was an enslaved woman from the Caucuses. The evidence and what it means. \nCn U Rd Ths Manuscript?\nThe Guardian\, March 15\, 2023\nThe Herculaneum scrolls were charred in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Now scientists are offering $250\,000 for deciphering four passages from the spirals’ inner layers. \nDust-up over Gloves\nArtDaily\, March 9\, 2023\nThe myth about white gloves in the archives just won’t die. Why it’s wrong\, why it sticks\, and how librarians are handling the bare-knuckle fight for “clean hands and caution.” \nFrom Our Blog\nAutographs and Manuscripts: A Collector’s Manual \nThis classic guide\, now out of print\, is again available\, in limited numbers. The 1978 book\, sponsored by the Manuscript Society\, remains a valuable resource on the history and fundamentals of the field. Topics range from writing materials to the legal side of manuscript collecting to autographs of the American Civil War. It’s an essential reference for serious collectors and those just getting started. \nOther Items of Interest\nLast Lines Favorite posts from Fine Books & Collections’ outgoing blog editor > Read up \n 
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/manuscript-society-digest-for-march-april-2023/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230403T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230403T191500
DTSTAMP:20230330T130231Z
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SUMMARY:American Ingenuity & Innovation: Kitchen Appliance Manuals
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the Book Club of California. \nIn-person and virtual presentation \nExhibition opening: American Ingenuity & Innovation: Kitchen Appliance Manuals. From air conditioners to yogurt makers\, kitchen appliance manuals—with step by step directions for achieving a desired outcome—are incredible examples of early technical writing. The instruction manuals on display reflect a wide range of American consumers and provide today’s bibliophiles and graphic artists the opportunity to study the typography\, designs\, and color combinations of product marketing from the past. \nExhibition opening and remarks by Liz Pollock\, author\, collector\, and proprietor of the Cook’s Bookcase \nRegister here for the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ark9-Ue7R7-bm8gGFrALhQ?mc_cid=d6f309a549&mc_eid=55809a2ee8
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/american-ingenuity-innovation-kitchen-appliance-manuals/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230327T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230327T183000
DTSTAMP:20230317T134117Z
CREATED:20230317T134117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230317T134117Z
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SUMMARY:The Transatlantic Transformation of Poor Molly Goosey into La Gansa Amorosa
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Caxton Society and the American Antiquarian Society \nPreregistration required via website. \nWould you like to attend? Click here to register.\n \nEVENT DETAILS: \nMarch Evening Program \nThis presentation explores the appropriation\, adaptation\, and translation of the picture book Michaelmas Day or The Fate of Poor Molly Goosey. Originally issued by London publisher Dean & Co. ca. 1843\, it was quickly reprinted in Philadelphia by George S. Appleton; in about 1850 the text was Americanized and issued by Boston publisher Wier & White under the title Thanksgiving Day. Ca. 1870\, New York publisher D. Appleton & Company translated the picture book into Spanish and issued it as La Historia de La Gansa Amorosa for sale in the emerging Hispanic book market in North and South America\, enlisting picture book manufacturer McLoughlin Brothers. Tracing the transnational\, trans-lingual history of Molly\, this study illuminates the use of recognized holidays to reach new markets. \nLaura Wasowicz is Curator of Children’s Literature at the American Antiquarian Society. In this capacity\, she oversees the growth\, description\, and use of the AAS Children’s Literature Collection comprised of 30\,000 American children’s books issued between 1650 and 1899. She has written on various aspects of American children’s book publishing\, picture book iconography\, and children’s reading habits\, including essays published in A de Grummond Primer: Highlights of the Children’s Literature Collection (University Press of Mississippi\, 2021) and other publications. \nZoom begins promptly at 6:30 PM CT/7:30 PM ET. \nPreregistration required via website. Zoom presentation is free and open to all. \nPlease forward this notice to anyone who may find it of interest. \nEven if you can’t attend at the scheduled time\, if you’re interested\, please register. After the program\, we’ll send an email to all registrants\, asking if you’d like a link to the complete recording. That way you can see the program even if you couldn’t attend live\, ran into technical issues\, or simply wanted to watch it again. \nBest regards\,\nCaxton Club
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/the-transatlantic-transformation-of-poor-molly-goosey-into-la-gansa-amorosa/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230327T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230327T180000
DTSTAMP:20230323T213011Z
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SUMMARY:Peter Hiller on artist Jo Mora (1876-1947)
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Book Club of California \nMONDAY\, MARCH 27\, 2023\nContempo Jo Mora \n6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Pacific\nIn-person and virtual Presentation; all are welcome. \nThe creative career of Joseph Jacinto “Jo” Mora (1876-1947) was both compelling and diverse. A painter\, muralist\, sculptor\, building designer\, cartographer\, actor\, set designer\, cowboy\, and husband and father\, Mora’s art work sprang from his interests in numerous subjects including Native Americans and cowboys\, the American landscape\, California history and its missions\, the classics of Chaucer\, and Mora’s love of animals. \nThe artistic legacy of Jo Mora continues to evolve. Upon Mora’s passing in 1947\, his son Jo Jr. lovingly worked to spread the word about his father’s creative accomplishments. That endeavor has been passed along to Peter Hiller\, the Jo Mora Collection Curator. \nJoin Peter as he shares how Jo Mora’s art has\, and continues to\, find its way into popular culture and the wider world in both traditional and surprising ways. \nIn in-person and virtual presentation by Peter Hiller\, author\, historian\, and Jo Mora Collection Curator for the Monterey History and Art Association \nREGISTER FOR THE WEBINAR: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_efVHDBjjQ_C-tX94JYfftg?mc_cid=62a9e26e12&mc_eid=55809a2ee8
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/peter-hiller-on-artist-jo-mora-1876-1947/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230324T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230324T173000
DTSTAMP:20230217T200950Z
CREATED:20230217T200515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230217T200950Z
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SUMMARY:Pattern and Flow at the Grolier Club: Virtual Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Grolier Club \nMarch 24\, 9:00am-5:30pm EST \nJoin us virtually for a full-day symposium in celebration of the “Pattern and Flow: A Golden Age of American Decorated Paper” exhibition\, sponsored by the Thomas J. Watson Library\, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. \n“Pattern and Flow” surveys for the first time the golden age of American decorated paper\, telling the story of 53 imaginative and innovative artists who\, working independently and together\, revived the largely forgotten arts of marbled and paste paper design. The designs created by these pioneers and their followers take traditional art forms to new\, expressive dimensions—some works are somber\, with muted tones and subtle coloration\, others are explosive in their use of color\, hypnotizing ripples and wave patterns\, or tessellated decorations. The colors and shapes allude to the seasons\, the sea\, geologic formations\, and cosmic imaginings\, or demonstrate pure and non-allusive abstraction. \nCurated by Mindell Dubansky (Museum Librarian for Preservation at the Thomas J. Watson Library at The Metropolitan Museum of Art)\, “Pattern and Flow” features a decade-by-decade look at the field through 150 objects from the Watson Library collection. Decorated papers will be shown in context with rare books\, objects\, color recipe books\, correspondence\, photographs\, and hand-tools used by Paper Legacy artists. Highlights include some of the earliest marbling treatises which inspired and instructed many of the artists\, including Charles W. Woolnough’s The whole art of marbling (London: G. Bell\, 1881); unexpected products made with the artists’ paper designs\, such as Galen Berry’s printed marbled rodeo poster; and an iconic marbled object: the original Kleenex box and its matching paper\, made by Faith Harrison. An accompanying monograph\, published by the Thomas J. Watson Library\, is distributed by Yale University Press. \nThis is a virtual symposium that will be live webcast. \nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-symposium-pattern-flow-tickets-467849419207?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/pattern-and-flow-at-the-grolier-club-virtual-symposium/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230323T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230323T203000
DTSTAMP:20230312T115541Z
CREATED:20230312T115541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230312T115541Z
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SUMMARY:Documenting Doc With Ron Hill (Doc Savage and Fandom)
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society \nDocumenting Doc\nwith Ron Hill \nThursday\, March 23rd\, 7-8:30pm Eastern \nRon Hill has been a book lover his whole life. He read Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea in third grade and The War of the Worlds in fifth grade. But\, it was his first Doc Savage book in 1975\, at age 14\, that sparked his imagination to pursue a career as a commercial artist and writer. In 2022\, Ron started on a new adventure: documenting the “creators\, collectors and characters” who keep the legacy of Doc Savage alive. Ron’s passion for a 1930s-era pulp hero has led him to dive into the wild world of pulp fandom. Ron will be sharing clips of his developing film\, We Are Doc Savage: A Documentary on Fandom\, as well as books from his 2\,000-book collection of Doc Savage\, science fiction and fantasy books; a library which dates back to his grandfather’s early edition hardcover of Tarzan of the Apes from 1911. \nJoin Zoom Meeting \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89009595786?pwd=bjhzQ2dCQWZoSEhJUm1WWkh2WUdLdz09 \nMeeting ID: 890 0959 5786 \nPasscode: 270002 \nThis is a hybrid event\, we will be meeting in person at Loganberry Books as well as online via Zoom. \nHope to see you one way or the other. \nNOBS Board Members
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/documenting-doc-with-ron-hill-doc-savage-and-fandom/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230322T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230322T200000
DTSTAMP:20230206T130516Z
CREATED:20230206T130509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230206T130516Z
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SUMMARY:Arnie Sanders\, "Measuring Worth: Surveying Goucher's Rare Book Collection"
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the Baltimore Bibliophiles \nMarch 22\, 7:00pm EST \nProfessor emeritus at Goucher College Arnie Sanders will discuss the rare book collection there. \nTo register\, please contact Binnie Syril Braunstein: bsbgc@aol.com
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/arnie-sanders-measuring-worth-surveying-gouchers-rare-book-collection/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230321T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230321T183000
DTSTAMP:20230315T143906Z
CREATED:20230315T143906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230315T143906Z
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SUMMARY:Three Brief But Spectacular Glimpses Into a Life in Books
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Caxton Club \nWhen/Where: 3/21/2023 6:30 PM CT Zoom presentation is free and open to all. Preregistration required via website. \nWould you like to attend? Click here to register.\n \nEVENT DETAILS: \nMarch Evening Program \nThree Caxtonians will give short presentations of interest to bibliophiles\, followed by live Q&A session. \nRudy Altergott: The Poetry of the Eclectic: Collecting Happiness. A newly-minted Caxtonian\, Rudy Altergott’s interests are as eclectic as the volumes in his library. As we will see\, his own serious book collecting was instigated by Sherlock Holmes and the example of an eminent Sherlockian and Caxtonian\, Vincent Starrett. \nRichard Bales: The Lost Literature of Nelson Algren. Richard is semi-retired after working more than forty years in the real estate title insurance profession. He is the author of The Short Writings of Nelson Algren: A Study of His Stories\, Essays\, Articles\, Reviews\, Poems and Other Literature. \nLou Pitschmann: Advancing Communist Party Agendas In the Former East Germany\, 1959-1990: The Role of Miniature Books. Lou is a retired Dean of Libraries at The University of Alabama\, and has researched and published on the History of the Book\, and Building & Assessing Research Collections. His most recent publication is “Johann Bämler and the Making of Küchenmeisterei\, 1485.” In: Gutenberg-Jahrbuch. vol. 98 (2023). \nRegistering for the program will allow you the opportunity to purchase signed copies of The Short Writings of Nelson Algren: A Study of His Stories\, Essays\, Articles\, Reviews\, Poems and Other Literature for $36.00 including tax and shipping. \nZoom begins promptly at 6:30 PM CT/7:30 PM ET. \nPreregistration required via website. Zoom presentation is free and open to all. \nPlease forward this notice to anyone who may find it of interest. \nEven if you can’t attend at the scheduled time\, if you’re interested\, please register. After the program\, we’ll send an email to all registrants\, asking if you’d like a link to the complete recording. That way you can see the program even if you couldn’t attend live\, ran into technical issues\, or simply wanted to watch it again. \nBest regards\,\nCaxton Club
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/three-brief-but-spectacular-glimpses-into-a-life-in-books/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230321T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230321T180000
DTSTAMP:20230301T123140Z
CREATED:20230301T123106Z
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SUMMARY:The Collector's Corner with Tim Weiskel
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Ticknor Society \nMarch 21 6:00pm EST \nFor our March 21st meeting\, all members and friends of The Ticknor Society are invited to join in an online\, interactive conversation from “The Collector’s Corner.” Over fifty years ago\, while in high school\, Tim Weiskel began acquiring\, reading and re-reading books to help him make sense of the world. While he did not start out as a “book collector” he has ended up decades later having accumulated numerous books\, maps\, postcards and other ephemera relating to Africa and the history of its interaction with the wider world. \nBy way of background for “The Collector’s Corner” online conversation on March 21st\, Ticknor members and friends are urged to view and consider the video “Book Collecting at the End of Empire… & The Beginning of THE REVOLUTION”: https://environmentaljusticetv.wordpress.com/2023/02/21/from-the-ticknor-society-the-collectors-corner-book-collecting-at-the-end-of-empire/. Other videos and links listed on the webpage may be helpful as well to get a sense of the context\, history\, and evolution of this collection over the decades. \nAlthough Tim’s collection focuses on specific aspects of European intrusions in African history and culture\, his experiences as a “collector” may well strike a resonant chord with those you may have had in widely different realms or circumstances. “The Collector’s Corner” is intended for us all to share a conversation about the rewards and frustrations of becoming a book collector—or\, for that matter\, a librarian\, a conservator\, a bookseller\, or any of the range of other interests that book lovers share in The Ticknor Society. For this reason\, we hope that whatever your experience has been\, you will all join us online for this “Collector’s Corner” conversation. \nThe Collector’s Corner with Tim Weiskel\nTuesday\, March 21st\, 6pm ET\nZoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtcu-qrzktHNAX961EZKizHWZZtXiBb7-Q
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/the-collectors-corner-with-tim-weiskel/
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SUMMARY:An American Genocide: The United States and the California Indian Catastrophe\, 1846-1873
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Book Club of California \n6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Pacific\nVirtual Presentation \nAn American Genocide: The United States and the California Indian Catastrophe\, 1846-1873\, by Benjamin Madley\, is the first full account of the government sanctioned genocide of California Indians under United States rule. It has been widely praised as groundbreaking\, raising fundamental questions about how Californians and Americans think of themselves and their history. \nBetween 1846 and 1873\, California’s Indian population plunged from perhaps 150\,000 to 30\,000. Madley is the first to uncover the full extent of the slaughter\, the involvement of state and federal officials\, indigenous resistance\, who did the killing\, the taxpayer dollars that supported it\, and why the killings ended. This deeply researched book is a comprehensive history of an American genocide. \nMadley describes pre contact California and precursors to the genocide before explaining how the Gold Rush stirred vigilante violence against California Indians. He narrates the rise of a state sanctioned killing machine and the broad societal\, judicial\, and political support for genocide. Many participated: vigilantes\, volunteer state militiamen\, U.S. Army soldiers\, U.S. congressmen\, California governors\, and others. The state and federal governments spent at least $1\,700\,000 on campaigns against California Indians. Besides evaluating government officials’ culpability\, Madley considers why the slaughter constituted genocide and how other possible genocides within and beyond the Americas might be investigated using the methods presented in this groundbreaking book. \nA virtual presentation by Benjamin Madley\, author and Associate Professor\, Department of History\, University of California\, Los Angeles. \nRegister here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_t-NocXNXQqiM9ikOVXiWFA?mc_cid=f9894ab4b7&mc_eid=55809a2ee8
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/an-american-genocide-the-united-states-and-the-california-indian-catastrophe-1846-1873/
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SUMMARY:Oliver Darkshire "Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller"
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Grolier Club \nFri March 17\, 12:00-1:00pm EST \nBritish antiquarian bookseller Oliver Darkshire will read from and discuss his book “Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller” in this virtual event. As a young man\, Darkshire entered Henry Sotheran Ltd. to interview for what he thought would be a year-long apprenticeship\, but turned into a career – and obsession. In his book\, Darkshire divulges the secrets of the trade and the peculiarities of life in one of the world’s oldest bookstores – including its resident ghost\, Henry Sotheran\, who was killed by a tram. By turns unhinged and earnest\, “Once Upon a Tome” is a funny coming-of-age story that is a love letter to the benign yet unruly world of antiquarian bookselling. \nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-author-talk-once-upon-a-tome-tickets-537754246427?utm_source=eventbrite&utm_medium=email&utm_content=follow_notification&utm_campaign=following_published_event&utm_term=Virtual+Author+Talk%3A+Once+Upon+A+Tome&aff=ebemoffollowpublishemail
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/oliver-darkshire-once-upon-a-tome-the-misadventures-of-a-rare-bookseller/
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SUMMARY:Jeremy Norman: The Making of Sir William Osler's Bibliotheca Osleriana Catalogue and its Influence.
DESCRIPTION:March 15 @ 6:00 pm PDT\nSponsored by the Bay Area History of Medicine Society (BAHMS) and the Grolier Club \nAnnual Joint Dinner Meeting of BAHMS and Grolier Club\nTime: Wednesday\, March 15\, 2023\, 6:00 pm PT\nSpeaker: Jeremy Norman. NB: the previously announced speaker\, Dr. Steven Lomazow\, is unable to attend.\nLocation: Hong Kong Lounge\, 5322 Geary Boulevard\, San Francisco\, CA \nTO REGISTER and receive a link for livestreaming\, contact Sally Kaufmann\, M.D.\, at sallykaufmanncowan@gmail.com \nEmphasizing the Biographical Approach to History and Bibliography: The Making of Sir William Osler’s Bibliotheca Osleriana Catalogue and its Influence. \nJeremy Norman is an antiquarian bookseller\, appraiser\, bibliographer\, writer\, collector\, and publisher specializing in the history of medicine\, science\, and technology. He was introduced to the history of medicine about the age of ten\, if not earlier\, by his father\, a physician book collector in the Oslerian tradition\, Haskell Norman\, who never believing that children should be limited to reading children’s books\, put a copy of Osler’s The Evolution of Modern Medicine in his hand\, and suggested that would be a good way to learn something about medical history. Jeremy recalls writing a paper on trephination among the Incas in Peru in the sixth grade. \nJeremy came under the spell of antiquarian bookselling when he took a year off from college\, and took a job as the assistant to the packing clerk at Warren Howell’s John Howell-Books\, a then-famous antiquarian shop in San Francisco that had been founded by Warren’s father in 1912. After graduating from the packing room to the sales floor\, and working at Howell’s during the completion of his bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley\, Jeremy set off in business on his own. Since then\, Jeremy has written or co-authored the following books: Morton’s Medical Bibliography (1991)\, The Haskell F. Norman Library of Science and Medicine (1991)\, Origins of Cyberspace (2002)\, From Gutenberg to the Internet (2005)\, Scientist\, Scholar & Scoundrel (2013). His interactive database of over 5000 entries on the history of information and media from the beginning of records to the present is online at www.historyofinformation.com. His bibliography of the history of medicine and the life sciences that evolved from Fielding Garrison’s original listing in 1912\, and currently includes around 15\,800 entries\, indexed to over 1900 subjects\, is available at www.historyofmedicine.com. His commercial antiquarian bookselling site\, which also contains many articles on the history of book-collecting and book-collectors\, is www.historyofscience.com. \nCurrently Jeremy’s main collecting interests are The Discovery of Human Origins (the history of paleoanthropology around the world)\, and Book Production in the Industrial Revolution: The Beginnings of the Mechanization of Papermaking\, Printing and Binding. \n 
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/jeremy-norman-the-making-of-sir-william-oslers-bibliotheca-osleriana-catalogue-and-its-influence/
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