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PulpFest 2024 Returns to Pittsburgh: Full Details
The 2024 iteration of PulpFest - the annual celebration of the fiction periodicals named after the cheap
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Bohemian Club & Grove Posters, Books, and Ephemera at Turner Auctions
Turner Auctions + Appraisals will present Bohemian Club Books & Ephemera on August 10 featuring more than 200 lots of books, booklet
Annotated map of the British Colonies in North America with the roads, distances, limits and extent of the settlements, ca. 1775.
The National Archives Opens New Exhibit of American Revolution Records
The National Archives in Washington, DC has announced its new rotating exhibit, Road to Revolution, featuring a selection of records that docume
First extant draft copy of the Japanese ‘Instrument of Surrender’ in English, dated ‘Aug. 31, 1945’ and stamped ‘1945 AUG 31 1 20,’ prior to the official surrender ceremony aboard the ‘USS Missouri’ in Tokyo Bay, Japan, on Septebber 2, 1945.
1945 Draft of Japanese ‘Instrument of Surrender’ to Auction
An August 31, 1945, dated draft of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, the final iteration of which was signed aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945, leads
The Thomas Jefferson letter
Newly Discovered Thomas Jefferson Letter Shows Him Struggling to Pay Household Expenses While President
Unpublished and unseen by scholars, the document was acquired from the heirs of an American collector who purchased it during the Great Depression, and is on exhibit at
A 1786 document signed by Benjamin Franklin
Focus on Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War Autographs at RR Auction's July Sale
The Fine Autographs and Artifacts Auction running until July 10 includes more than 1,000 lots including a
Mark Catesby's The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands
Catesby's Natural History and Bob Dylan's Joey Typescript Lyrics Lead Christie's Fine Books Sale
Christie’s' forthcoming June 13-27  Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana online sale features a selection of color-plate books, manus
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San Francisco Center for the Book Awarded NEA Grant for David Anthony King Exhibition
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has made an award of $25,000 to San Francisc
Howard Hochhauser, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Ancestry, signs an official agreement with Dr. Colleen Shogan, Archivist of the United States, at a signing event at the National Archives Building
Millions of Historical Records Held by the National Archives to be Digitized and Made Accessible
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has announced a new multiyear agreement with Ancestry to digitize, index, and publish tens of millions
Franklin Printing Company shop sign, circa 1920
Benjamin Franklin Book-Related Items to Auction
A selection of rare objects commemorating bibliophile, printer and Founding Father Benjamin