• Manuscript Society Digest for March-April 2023

    Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Manuscript 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 GET THE DIGEST IN YOUR EMAIL EVERY OTHER MONTH – SIGN UP HERE: https://oi.vresp.com/?fid=a84c0e0879 In the News Unrolling History […]

  • Manuscript Monday – History in Your Hands: A Passion for Collecting

    Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Presenter: Dr. Stuart Embury                                                           Moderator: Brian Kathenes John Sloan Letter – collection of S. Embury It’s a letter written by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Thomas Jefferson, Napoleon Bonaparte, or perhaps Georgia O’Keeffe.  You’ve read about them or seen their art, but now you reading their words written in their hand. You are holding […]

  • Manuscript Society Digest for May and June 2023

    Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Manuscript Digest: May – June 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  In the News Sassoon Sale Sets Record, But … Reuters, May 17, 2023 The Codex Sassoon, the world’s oldest (almost) […]

  • Manuscript Mondays: July Beach Party (Show & Tell)

    Sponsored by The Manuscript Society It’s our Manuscript Mondays Almost Independence Day Virtual Summer Beach Party!   Monday July 3, 2023 – 8:00 PM Eastern – Live We’ll open it up to a virtual gathering of friends, lively discussion, and a show and tell. This is a live, Zoom meeting format, not a webinar, so get your camera & […]

  • John Law, the Mississippi Bubble and the Settling of New Orleans

    Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Manuscript Mondays: John Law, Mississippi Bubble and Settling of New Orleans Monday, August 7, 2023 – 8:00 PM Eastern – Live Free Webinar Presenter: Howard Margot                                                    Moderator: Brian Kathenes The Historic New Orleans Collection has built an extensive collection of materials related to John Law de Lauriston (1671–1729). Law was […]

  • Barton Smith on Darwin’s Life in Autographs: The Evolution of a Collection

    Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Manuscript Mondays – Darwin’s Life in Autographs: The Evolution of a Collection Live, Free Webinar Monday, September 4th, 2023 8:00PM Eastern, 5:00PM Pacific Guest: Dr. Barton Smith Moderator: Brian Kathenes Join us for an insider’s look at the fascinating life of Charles Darwin, through the incredible autograph collection of Dr. […]

  • Manuscript Mondays: The Original Wikipedia

    Sponsored by The Manuscript Society “The Original Wikipedia:  18th Century Chinese Emperor Qianlong’s Siku Quanshu Project” Free, Live Webinar Monday, October 3, 2023 – 8:00 PM Eastern, 5:00PM Pacific (U.S. and Canada) Presenter: Susan Lahey, MA, ISA CAPP Moderator: Brian Kathenes In 1772, Emperor Qianlong of China, a prolific poet, major art patron, and insatiable collector, ordered the largest […]

  • Manuscript Mondays: Rare Book Collecting With Ken Gloss

    Sponsored by The Manuscript Society November 6th, 2023 8:00PM Eastern, 5:00PM Pacific Guest: Ken Gloss      Moderator: Brian Kathenes Ken will discuss growing up in the book business and show some of his favorite finds while enjoying “the thrill of the hunt.”  He will also share many fascinating anecdotes about private and institutional collecting, as […]

  • Manuscript Mondays: “Thanksgiving Leftovers” Open Discussion

    Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Manuscript Mondays Thanksgiving Leftovers: A Manuscript Society virtual gathering! Monday, December 4, 2023 – 8:00PM Eastern, 5:00PM Pacific Moderator: Brian Kathenes – We’ll chat about our favorite manuscript memories from 2023 – Share a favorite piece from your collection – Ask questions of fellow members – Talk about what’s in […]

  • Diaries & Letters From the Virginia Women Writers Archive

    Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Manuscript Mondays – Free, Live Webinar Monday, April 1, 2024 8:00 pm Eastern Daylight time Join Jay Gaidmore – From the Special Collections Research Center, at the Earl Gregg Swem Library (College of William & Mary) When most people hear of a writer’s archives, they think of books and authors. […]

  • Manuscript Mondays: “The Original Wikipedia: Siku Quanshu”

    Sponsored by  The Manuscript Society “The Original Wikipedia:  18th Century Chinese Emperor Qianlong’s Siku Quanshu Project” Free, Live Webinar Monday, May 6, 2024 – 8:00 PM Eastern, 5:00PM Pacific (U.S. and Canada) Presenter: Susan Lahey, MA, ISA CAPP In 1772, Emperor Qianlong of China, a prolific poet, major art patron, and insatiable collector, ordered the largest encyclopedic compilation of […]