literary manuscripts

Octavia E. Butler's Archive on View for First Time
Fanny Mendelssohn Score Among “Treasures from the Vault” at the Morgan
New York, NY, September 9, 2014—The Morgan is home to some of the world's greatest collections of medieval manuscripts, printed books and bindings, literary manuscripts, private letters and cor
Poe's Portraits & Scrolls
I had the good fortune to see Terror of the Soul, the new Edgar Allan Poe exhibit at the Morgan Library & Museum, las
Novelist, Poet, and Essayist Julia Alvarez’s Archive Acquired by Ransom Center
AUSTIN, Texas — The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, has acquired the archive of acclaimed novelist, poet and essayist Julia Alvar
Largest and Most Important Faulkner Archive at Sotheby’s
28 March 2013 — Sotheby’s is pleased to offer the largest and most important group of William Faulkner material ever to appear at auction on 11 June 2013.
The Morgan’s “Treasures from the Vault” Opens
New York, NY, January 14, 2013—The Morgan Library & Museum is home to some of the world’s greatest collections of medieval man
Poe's Engagement Ring For Sale
It's no secret that Edgar Allan Poe had a murky romantic life. Anyone who has taken American Lit 101 knows that he married his 13-year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm.
Dawn Powell's Diaries For Sale
The Lost Manuscript of "A Confederacy of Dunces"
Today in The Millions, author Cory MacLaughlin shares a wonderful tale of literary sleuthing.
Robert Burns
Robert Burns and “Auld Lang Syne” at the Morgan Library
New York, NY, November 22, 2011—Each New Year's Eve, millions raise their voices in a chorus of "Auld Lang Syne," standing with friends and looking back with nostalgia on days past.