Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Manuscript Monday – A FREE Webinar provided by The Manuscript Society Date: Monday, July 13 @ 8pm EST Guest Presenter: Lynn Ransom, Curator of Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies, University of Pennsylvania Libraries, and Acting Executive Director, Digital Scriptorium Host: Gerald “Jay” Gaidmore, The Manuscript […]
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Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Manuscript Monday – A FREE Webinar provided by The Manuscript Society Date: Monday, June 15 @ 8pm EST Guest Presenter: Caroline Bicks is the inaugural Stephen E. King Chair in Literature at the University of Maine Host: Gerald “Jay” Gaidmore, The Manuscript Society A live […]
Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Manuscript Monday – A FREE Webinar provided by The Manuscript Society Date: Monday, May 11 @ 8pm EST Guest Presenter: Barrye Brown, Curator of Manuscripts, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library Host: Gerald “Jay” Gaidmore, The Manuscript Society A […]
Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Guest Presenter: Lilla Vekerdy, Head of the Special Collections Department, Smithsonian Institution Libraries Host: Gerald “Jay” Gaidmore, The Manuscript Society A live presentation followed by a Q & A with presenter Lilla Vekerdy Title: How Can Book Bindings Sing? Presentation Description: How Can Book Bindings […]
Sponsored by The Manuscript Society The Library of Congress holds more than 12,000 manuscript collections documenting a broad range of American history and culture, among them around 1,000 collections in the history of science and technology. Acquired as part of a broader collecting program targeting “nationally eminent Americans,” the Library’s […]
Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Russell Hooper will discuss his collecting journey, how he became interested in the Fontaine–Maury family, and his vision for telling a story drawn from the history preserved in the papers. He will also highlight notable individuals represented in the collection, including: Matthew Fontaine Maury, “The […]
Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Manuscript Monday – A FREE Webinar provided by The Manuscript Society Date: Monday, Nov. 17, 8pm EST Guest Presenter: Dr. Deborah Parker Host: Gerald “Jay” Gaidmore, The Manuscript Society Pre-recorded presentation followed by a LIVE Q & A with Dr. Deborah Parker. Title: A Sensuous […]
Sponsored by The Manuscript Society The Special Collections and University Archives at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) is home to more than 20,000 volumes of rare books and incunabula, dating from the 12th to the 21st centuries. The Spanish Illuminated Manuscript is a bound vellum manuscript of approximately 200 pages […]
Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Date: Monday, Sept. 8, 8pm EST Guest Presenter: Leonard Augsburger, Newman Numismatic Portal, Washington University in St. Louis Host: Gerald “Jay” Gaidmore Title: The Role of Manuscripts in Numismatic Literature & Research Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7uMHKoNLRVmkHTz0uxIKIQ Overview: This presentation will provide an overview of the numismatic literature […]
Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Manuscript Mondays New York Stories in Manuscript: Anthony Janszoon van Salee and Samuel Jones Monday, July 7, 2025, 8:00 PM Eastern Free Live Webinar Presenter: Peter Klarnet Host: Gerald “Jay” Gaidmore From its founding in 1625, New York City has always been a place of […]