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Terry Belanger with RBS Board Member Dave Harper, SoFCB Senior Fellow Jane Raisch & Bob Craft at a special RBS event in Fall 2024.
$2m Scholarship Challenge Honours RBS Director Terry Belanger
Rare Book School has received a $1 million commitment from bibliophiles, collectors, and RBS supporters Cathy and Glen Miranker to honor its founding direct
Students in Summer 2024 RBS course H-65 Material Foundations of Map History, 1450–1900 in Charlottesville, VA.
Rare Book School Opens Applications for Summer 2025 Courses
Rare Book School at the University of Virginia's 2025 schedule includes more than 40 classes, featuring online courses and in-person possibilities
Glen (left) and Cathy Miranker (right) view the teaching collections with RBS Miranker Family Director of Collections, Exhibitions & Scholarly Initiatives Barbara Heritage (center)
Rare Book School Receives $3.1m Donation, Largest In Its History
Rare Book School (RBS) at the University of Virginia has received a $3.1m donation to endow a full-time curatorial chair for the School’s teaching collecti
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Rare Book School Announces Summer 2024 Lecture Series
Rare Book School has revealed the lineup for this summer’s lecture series at the University of Virginia.
Merle Johnson’s American First Editions: Bibliographic Check Lists of the Works of 199 American Authors
Why Rare Book Collectors Like the Personal Touch
It’s not easy for us to explain to non-collectors why we’re attracted to books.
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Rare Book School Summer 2024 Course Schedule and 2023 Lectures Videos
Rare Book School has announced its summer 2024 course schedule with more than 30 in-person and online courses featuring new and updated courses including&nb
Antique books
Rare Book School Scholarship and Fellowship Applications Now Open
The Rare Book School at the University of Virginia is now accepting applications for its 2023 scholarship and fellowship cycle.
Shelf of old books
Rare Book School Shares Summer 2023 Lecture Series
Rare Book School's 2023 summer’s lecture series gets underway on June 5 at the Dome Room, UVA Rotunda with S.
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Rare Book School the Subject of a Fall Exhibition in NYC
New York – This fall, the Grolier Club in New York City—America’s oldest and largest society for bibliophiles—presents a special exhibition that details h
George Eliot Manuscript
Rare Book School Announces Rendell Endowed Lecture
Charlottesville, VA — Rare Book School is pleased to announce that Kenneth W.