Manuscript Society
@manuscriptsoc
An international organization of persons and institutions devoted to the collection, preservation, use, and enjoyment of autographs and manuscripts.
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10-05-2013 16:04:22
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Google searches for "Best libraries in the U.S." jumped 887% this year. Which libraries do TikTok users love most? For starters, Library of Congress, Boston Public Library, @HearstCastkeSHM, Geisel Library, @BKLNLibrary, Beinecke Library, L.A. Public Library, The Morgan … islands.com/1638753/top-ti…
When two decorative columns were demolished at London’s National Gallery, a plastic folder emerged from the concrete. In it was a letter applauding the decision “to dispense with the unnecessary columns.” Its author? One of the wing’s donors. Ouch. smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/wor…
Elton John didn’t always love photography. After all, photographers could be a little in his face. But the art form grew on him, and he amassed a collection of photography books. Now he’s donating the collection to Emory University. Click to see more. rarebookhub.com/articles/3679
Writing “The Power Broker” took Robert Caro 7 years, 522 interviews, and masses of #manuscripts, outlines, and notes to file. A new exhibition at New-York Historical Society unveils the #archives of his Pulitzer-winning biography of Robert Moses, published 50 years ago. finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-new…
Page proofs of Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book” and Wilkie Collins' traveling desk have a new home at Cambridge University Library. The items, from the estate of Rosemary Watt, are part of the collection of legendary literary agent A.P. Watt (1893-1914). finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-new…
Looking for new ideas for Sunday dinner? How about an old one? Check out a recipe for Babylonian lamb stew from what could be the world’s oldest cookbook, a 4,000-year-old clay tablet. Yale Peabody Museum atlasobscura.com/articles/world…
Home to the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. National Archives has a central role in celebrating the document’s 250th birthday. See what’s planned at Declaration250.gov. finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-new…