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Part of the Sondheim archive acquired by the Library of Congress
Stephen Sondheim
 Manuscripts and Papers Acquired by Library of Congress
Around 5,000 items including manuscripts, music and lyric drafts, recordings, notebooks and scrapbooks of composer and lyricist
Library Exhibition Hall and West Hall, San Marino, California.
Huntington Library Announces Modernization Plans
The Huntington will begin an extensive renovation of its Library building in spring 2026 to revitalize the Library’s exhibition halls and replace outdated b
Mustapha Matura
British Library Acquires Archive of Playwright Mustapha Matura
The British Library has acquired the archive of pioneering Black playwright Mustapha Matura made up of 18 boxes of papers and born digital content on two hard drives and 176 floppy disks.
Cecco di Ronchitti da Bruzene. Dialogo in perpuosito de la stella nuova (Padua, 1605)
Galileo’s First Book to Auction
Leading Christie’s' Classic Week next month is Cecco di Ronchitti da Bruzene.
Initial V: Christ Blessing, cutting from a gradual, 1423 – 1424, by Lorenzo Monaco (Italian, about 1370 – 1423). Tempera colors and gold.
Major Donation of Italian Manuscript Illuminations to Getty
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Trustees papers from May 1889 to April 1896 with the entry on Oscar Wilde
British Library Reinstates Oscar Wilde’s Reader Pass After 130 Years
More than a century after he was officially excluded, the British Library plans to symbolically reinstate the revoked Reader Pass that belonged to
Pencil drawing by Cassandra, The Bourne and part of the Fortress from the Neva St Petersburgh, inscribed at right corner ‘CE Austen’.
Artwork by Jane Austen’s Sister Cassandra on Show
The largest collection of Cassandra Austen's artw
The restored prayer book
Cutting Edge Laboratory Restores Rare 17th Century National Trust Prayer Book
An ornate 1636 prayer book has been restored and returned to public exhibition with the help of a pioneering archaeological facility at the University of Exeter
Teresa Elsmore with a fantastical lego library model which forms part of the National Library of Scotland's centenary exhibition 'Dear Library'
Major New Exhibition Celebrates the Importance of Libraries
The National Library of Scotland centenary celebrations continue with the opening today of a new exhibition celebrating all kinds of libraries and the books that sh
Personal letter from Joseph Smith’s maternal grandmother, Lydia Mack, among papers of his New Hampshire uncle, 1777 – 1822. Sold for $32,500.
Mormon Founder’s Family Letter Tops Swann Galleries’ Americana Sale
The top lot at Swann Galleries' Printed & Manuscript Americana auction included the only known letter by Mormon founder