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James Baldwin sitting in a Triumph Herald on the Bosporus Ferry
James Baldwin Centennial Marked with Rare Photographs in New Exhibition
As the world commemorates the centennial of James Baldwin’s birth,
Elizabeth A.R. Brown
Penn Libraries Receives $5m Bequest From Medieval Historian Elizabeth Brown
A $5m gift from historian Elizabeth A.R. Brown in addition to her professional papers will reinforce the Penn Libraries’ position as a leader for research in medieval studies. 
A selection from more than 200,000 items from the AIDS Memorial Quilt Archive
Library of Congress Launches Digitized Collection of National AIDS Memorial Quilt Records
Featuring letters, diaries, and photographs, the Library of Congress has released an online collection of the National AIDS Memorial Quilt Records, making one of
King's Library Tower at the British Library
Elizabeth Barrett Browning Letters and John Galsworthy Archive Acquired by British Library
The British Library has acquired a series of letters from
Isaac Newton handwritten manuscript on religion, concerning a translation of the Nicene Creed and the true doctrine of Christ
Isaac Newton Theological Manuscript and Handwritten Bruce Springsteen Lyrics to Auction
RR Auction's Fine Autographs and Artifacts Sale ending December 11 features nearly 900 items with a special focus on science and technology. 
Oscar Wilde’s hands sketched by Edward Heron-Allen
Oscar Wilde’s Palms in New Exhibition About Divination
The Bodleian Libraries’ new exhibition Oracles, Omens and Answers opens tomorrow, exploring a wide range of historic divination techniques form
The 14-year-old Kafka's note in a friend's album
Kafka’s Earliest Writing Fragment to Auction With $15,000 Estimate
A short inscription by the 14-year-old Franz Kafka which is the earliest piece of his
Looiminchay, a group of eight rare limited edition fountain pens
Collection of Rare Pens at Bonhams
A selection from the extensive collection of California-based collectors Rick L.
Richard Blome, ‘The Present State of His Majesties Isles and Territories of America’ (Detail) – Sold for £3,000
Spiritual Instruction Manual Leads Books, Maps and Manuscripts Sale
Among many lots achieving prices well above estimate at Tennants Auctioneers' latest sale was a small collection of religious manuscripts predominantly dat
Lewis Carroll’s hand-colored presentation photograph of Alice Liddell
$80,000 Estimate for Lewis Carroll’s Hand-Colored Photograph of Alice Liddell
Freeman’s | Hindman will present the first of several installments of Collections of an Only Child: Seventy Years a Bibliophile, the Library of J