Program Schedule
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Oct 12
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Oct 152017Bibliography Among the Disciplines ConferencePresented by: Rare Book School and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Philadelphia, PA • Times vary
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Jul
312017James Rivington: Transatlantic Bookseller, Entrepreneur, and BankruptLecturer: Christine Ferdinand
UVA Special Collections • 5:30 p.m.
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Jul
252017Gatherings of Pages: Saving Federal Scientific DataLecturer: Laurie Allen
Class of 1978 Pavilion, 6th Floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, University of Pennsylvania • 6:00 p.m.
News
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Message from the Executive Director concerning the events of 12 and 13 August 2017
Dear Friends and Members of the Rare Book School Community,
We are most grateful for the thoughtful messages of concern and support that many have sent. I am happy to be able to assure you that all of our RBS staff and their families are safe.
Nonetheless, we are disgusted and saddened that such hatred and violence should come to our University and to Charlottesville. We mourn the death of counter-protester Heather Heyer and Virginia State Troopers Berke Bates and Jay Cullen, and we condole with their families in their sudden and terrible loss. We thank those in the Charlottesville community who bravely protected the safety of local citizens, […]
Posted One week ago by RBS -
Rachael Dealy Salisbury Appointed Director of Development
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Rachael Dealy Salisbury as Rare Book School’s Director of Development. Rachael first joined our development staff in 2013; her role quickly grew to encompass prospect development, special projects, and analytics. She gained further experience on the development team at the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, which owns and operates Monticello, before returning to RBS in 2016 as Assistant Director of Development.
Before joining the RBS staff, Rachael secured grants and individual gifts to support the establishment of a botanical teaching garden at UVA (her alma mater), and held various positions at cultural institutions in New York City and Charlottesville, […]
Posted 13 days ago by RBS