FABS 19th Century Zoom Group
Sponsored by FABS 19th Century Group (third Thursday of the month). Congenial conversation on all things 19th-century and bookish. You are welcome! To join the list contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org
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The Sugar King of California
Sponsored by The Book Club of California Claus Spreckels (1828–1908) emigrated from his homeland of Germany to the United States with only seventy-five cents in his pocket, built a sugar empire, and became one of the richest Americans in history alongside John D. Rockefeller, Warren Buffett, and Bill Gates. Migrating to San Francisco after the […]
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Virtual Lecture: How a Grolierite Shaped the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Dr. Jonathan Conlin talks about former Grolier Club librarian Henry Watson Kent's role in shaping The Met into a great cultural institution. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-lecture-how-a-grolierite-shaped-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-tickets-1027694851967?aff=ebdssbdestsearch Join Grolier Club and Thomas J. Watson Library friends online as Dr. Jonathan Conlin gives a livestreamed talk called "'An Archaic American'? How a Grolierite Helped Make the Metropolitan Museum of Art." Former […]
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FABS Bindings Zoom: Renate Mesmer on the Folger Shakespeare Library
Sponsored by FABS Oct 21, 2024. 7:30 Eastern time, 4:30 Pacific time Renate Mesmer will talk about the Folger’s recent renovation and the challenges and improvements of such an undertaking. Renate Mesmer, Conservator for the Folger Shakespeare Library will provide an overview of the preparations made for the Folger's First Folios and other collections before, […]
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FABS Zoom: Living With Books
Sponsored by FABS The FABS Living With Books Zoom Group, hosted by Reid Byers, invites you to their lively monthly discussion of home libraries, with all their pleasures and paraphernalia. Recent discussions have included cataloging, lighting, photographing books, bookmarks, and much more. NOTE change of time; this group will now meet at 7:00pm EST instead […]
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The Forgetters: Greg Sarris with Leslie Carol Roberts
Sponsored by The Book Club of California Greg Sarris—tribal leader, scholar, teacher, and activist—has always kept stories, and storytelling, at the center of his ambitious life’s work. In his latest book, The Forgetters, he goes to the root of storytelling, in a loosely interwoven collection told by two “crow sisters” and inspired by creation myths […]
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Poisoned Palettes: Exploring the Deadly Beauty of Manuscripts at the Walters Art Museum
Sponsored by The Baltimore Bibliophiles Open to member of FABS Societies Dear FABS Club members: I hope many of you will be able to join us on Thursday, October 24, for “Poisoned Palettes: Exploring the Deadly Beauty of Manuscripts at the Walters Art Museum.” Our speakers are Lynley Herbert, Head of Rare Books and Manuscripts, […]
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Belle da Costa Greene: A Transformative Librarian Through Her Letters
Sponsored by The Book Club of California Belle da Costa Greene (1879–1950) was Pierpont Morgan’s personal librarian (1908–1913) and the first Director of the Morgan Library (1924–1948). She was also the daughter of two mixed-race parents and passed for white. In the nearly six hundred letters that Greene sent to art historian Bernard Berenson (1865–1959), […]
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In Person: Words on Fire! Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Book Censorship
Sponsored by The Book Club of Washington Nov 02, 2024, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Pacific time Seattle, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA Open to all and in-person, this provocative one-day program explores censorship from multiple perspectives. If you are alarmed by censorship and enjoy thought-provoking content, this is for you! A […]
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Deborah Parker on Becoming Belle da Costa Greene
Sponsored by The Caxton Club November Midday Program Belle da Costa Greene was Pierpont Morgan’s personal librarian from 1908–1913 and from 1924–1948 the first Director of the Morgan Library. Though a striking and much written about figure, much of what is known about Greene derives from her more than 600 letters to art historian Bernard Berenson. […]
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The American War in Vietnam Through Manuscripts
Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Manuscript Mondays The American War In Vietnam As Shown Through Manuscripts Special Date: Monday, November 11, 2024 8:00PM Eastern Free, Live Webinar Six decades later, the American War in Vietnam remains a controversial and influential event. Stuart has been collecting the conflict for a quarter century now, building one of the […]
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Reid Byers on Imaginary Books
Sponsored by The Baxter Society Open to members of FABS Societies: contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org to receive a link. Reid Byers, the President of the Baxter Society, is the author of The Private Library, listed among the best non-fiction books of 2021 by the Washington Post. At our November meeting, he will speak on […]