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Books as Portals: Reading and Responding to Historical Collections in the 21st Century
Lecture by Katherine M. Ruffin, Director of the Book Studies Program and Lecturer in Art at Wellesley College, and Vice President for Publications for APHA. Followed by an open house in...
Field Trip to the Boston Antiquarian Book Fair
Open to all, Come with the John Russell Bartlett Society to Boston. Attend the book and ephemera fairs on November 17, 2018, 1pm-5pm. RSVP by Saturday, November 10, 2018 to...
Silent Auction
Join us at the Athenaeum on the evening of December 6th for a chance to pick up great deals on some collectible books and support the Stillwell Prize in the...
Richard J. S. Gutman Discusses his book, John Wilkes Booth Himself
Tuesday May 8, 2018 5:30-7:30 pm John Hay Library, Brown University 20 Prospect Street, Providence, RI Please join us for Richard Gutman’s illustrated talk on his 1979 limited-edition book, John...
Stillwell Prize Ceremony
Stillwell Prize for 2018 - Open to all undergraduates attending a RI college or university. Deadline for entries April 9. The presentations and awards will be given on April 24...
Visit to the Third and Elm Press, March 24
On March 24 at 4pm, we will be joining up with the New England Chapter of the American Printing History Association and visiting The Third and Elm Press in Newport, RI. In...
Visit to the Dragonfly Bindery, February 24
We will be visiting Dragonfly Bindery/Studio on February 24 at 2pm. George and Patricia Sargent have been restoring books and paper as well as making fine leather bindings and presentation boxes for...
Sex, Drugs, and Books Fairs!
Open to all, join John Russell Bartlett Society and American Printing History Association - New England members for a day in Boston on November 11, 2017. Let us know you...