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Books that Shaped America Primetime Book Series
The 10-part series – a joint original feature production for fall 2023 from C-SPAN and the Library of Congress - will trace America's history by exploring masterp
The Hemingway letter outlining his crash injuries
Rare Hemingway Letter On Surviving Plane Crashes Sells for $237,055
A cache of letters by Ernest Hemingway shedding light on his harrowing experiences surviving two consecu
Declaration of Independence engraving by William Stone, on loan from DOI Holdings LLC
Rare 1823 Engraved Printing of the Declaration of Independence on View
On August 2, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed by John Hanc
Khachatur Manukyan and his team employed cutting-edge spectroscopic and imaging instruments to get a closer look than ever at the inks, paper and fibers that made Benjamin Franklin’s bills distinctive and hard to replicate.
Researchers Decipher the Secrets of Benjamin Franklin’s Paper Money
A group of University of Notre Dame researchers suggest
America in Arms
Rare Anti-British American Revolution Pamphlet Leads Americana Auction
Freeman’s July 25 Books and Manuscripts auction is led by more than a hundred Americana lots, almost 60 of which are either examples from the signers
New Lincoln letter
Newly Discovered Abraham Lincoln Civil War Letter on War Strategy
The Raab Collection announced today the discovery of an unpublished, early Civil War letter of President Abraham Lincoln. 
First broadside edition of the Declaration of Independence printed in Massachusetts
Early July 1776 Broadside of Declaration of Independence to Auction
Heritage will present the first broadside edition of the Declaration of Indepen
Joan Rivers with her joke file
National Comedy Center Acquires Joan Rivers' Handwritten Jokes and Joke File
The National Comedy Center will become the home of Joan Rivers’ career archive including a file cabinet containing more than 65,000 original
Manuscript lyrics for On the Radio
Donna Summer's Handwritten Lyrics to Auction
Christie’s will present The Collection of Donna Summer in an online sale next month, open for bidding June 15
Items from the Lisman sale
Manuscript Fragment from The Scarlet Letter Leads Nathaniel Hawthorne Auction
Christie’s will be presenting the sales of two major collections of American books and manuscripts next month, The Bruce M.