Program Schedule
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Mar
52025Bibliographic Performances and Surrogate Readings: Author Janelle Rebel in Conversation with Alison FraserPresented by: The Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography
Zoom • 12:00–1:00 p.m. ET
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Feb
112025Faces of God: Author Murad Mumtaz in Conversation with Holly Shaffer on Images of Devotion in Indo-Muslim Painting, 1500-1800Presented by: The Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography
Zoom • 12:00–1:00 p.m. ET
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Feb
32025Rare Book School Spring 2025 Open HousePresented by: Rare Book School
RBS Suite (Room 230) at UVA’s Edgar Shannon Library (160 McCormick Road, Charlottesville VA 22904) • 1:00–4:00 p.m.
RBS News
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RBS Announces Summer 2025 Lecture Series
Rare Book School is thrilled to announce the lineup for this summer’s lecture series at the University of Virginia.
All lectures are free and open to the public. Unless noted, these talks will take place at 5:30 p.m. ET. Lectures are 30–40 minutes in length, with approximately 10 minutes for Q&A. Each lecture will be followed by a reception in UVA’s Edgar Shannon Library Room 230 (RBS Suite). RSVPs to attend in person are not required.
This year, for the first time, RBS will offer an option to attend the lectures virtually via Zoom. Lecture recordings will be made available by fall 2025. […]
Posted on April 25, 2025 by RBS -
Mindi Zhang Receives Inaugural Jon A. Lindseth Fellowship
Rare Book School’s Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography (SoFCB) is pleased to announce its new Jon A. Lindseth Fellowship, along with the Society’s inaugural Lindseth Fellow, Mindi Zhang.
A businessman with a background in mechanical engineering, Lindseth is passionate about book collecting and bibliography. He has developed multiple landmark collections that he has gifted to public institutions, often working in close collaboration with scholars, bibliographers, and editors as part of his endeavors. Over the years, Lindseth has gifted multiple collections to his alma mater, Cornell University, including a collection on women’s suffrage, […]
Posted on April 15, 2025 by RBS