RBS News
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Now Accepting Applications for January Course at Harvard
Applications are now being accepted via myRBS for Rare Book School’s winter session in Cambridge, MA, 8–13 January 2017:
- Book Production and Social Practice in Early Modern Europe and America, taught by Ann Blair and David D. Hall at the Houghton Library, Harvard University.
Please log in to your myRBS account or create a new account to begin the application process. […]
Posted on September 21, 2016 by RBS -
Calls for Proposals Now Open for Bibliography Among the Disciplines Conference
Calls for Proposals and Participants for sessions at the Bibliography Among the Disciplines Conference (12–15 October 2017 in Philadelphia) are now available at http://rarebookschool.org/bibliography-conference-2017/. Conference session formats include paper sessions, roundtables, short presentations, and working groups. Proposals are due by 25 October.
To receive updates and registration information about the conference, please fill out the Mailing List Signup Form. […]
Posted on September 12, 2016 by RBS -
Now Accepting Applications for RBS Scholarships and RBS-RBMS Diversity Fellowships
We are now accepting applications for the 2016 scholarship cycle. Applications are open for all RBS-awarded scholarships (for both first-time and returning RBS students) and for the RBS-RBMS Diversity Fellowship Program. For general queries about scholarships or fellowships, see the FAQs page. Participation in the scholarship/fellowship program implies acceptance of the scholarship Terms and Conditions.
To begin the application process, please log into your myRBS account (or create a new myRBS account). On the Home screen, click the “Apply for a Scholarship or Fellowship” […]
Posted on September 1, 2016 by RBS -
Rare Book School Receives $1 Million Gift
We are honored to announce that Rare Book School has received a $1 million gift from philanthropist Jay T. Last. This donation, the single largest in the School’s history, is to be used over the next four years to “strengthen the School for the future,” as Mr. Last wrote in a letter accompanying the gift.
The funds from Mr. Last’s benefaction will be used to improve and expand Rare Book School programs, and to increase the School’s visibility, sustainability, and impact over the long term. “After carefully studying our organization, Jay has chosen to make a philanthropic investment in the future success of RBS’s educational mission,” […]
Posted on June 3, 2016 by RBS -
RBS Announces 2016 Summer Lecture Schedule
The staff at Rare Book School are thrilled to announce the exciting lineup for this summer’s lecture series at the University of Virginia. The lectures are free and open to the public. All talks will take place at 5:30 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library (unless otherwise noted). Lectures will last 30–40 minutes with 10 minutes for Q&A, and will be followed by a reception in the RBS suite on the first floor of Alderman Library (Alderman 118). […]
Posted on May 26, 2016 by RBS -
Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2016 Courses
Applications are now being accepted via myRBS for eight Rare Book School courses offered this fall in New York City, Washington, DC, and Charlottesville, VA. […]
Posted on May 6, 2016 by RBS -
Announcing the 2016–17 RBS-UVA Fellows
We are pleased to announce the 2016–17 cohort of RBS-UVA Fellows:
- DeVan Ard – Ph.D. student, Department of English
- Thomas Berenato – Ph.D. student, Department of English
- Evan Cheney – Ph.D. student, Department of English
- Ashleigh Elser – Ph.D. student, Department of Religious Studies
- Mary Gilbert – Ph.D. student, Department of Classics
- Samantha Wallace – Ph.D. student, Department of English
- Chloe Wells – Ph.D. student, McIntire Department of Art
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RBS Receives Grant for “Bibliography Among the Disciplines” Conference
Rare Book School has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to fund a four-day international conference, “Bibliography Among the Disciplines.” To be held in Philadelphia from 12 to 15 October 2017, the meeting will focus on developing object-oriented methods, skills, and collaborative projects across disciplinary fields, time periods, regions, and languages. The project will culminate in 2019 with a volume of essays contributed by conference participants. […]
Posted on April 18, 2016 by RBS -
Summer 2016 Schedule Change
Please note an important schedule change for the 10–15 July Rare Book School session in Charlottesville: course B-75, American Publishers’ Bookbindings, 1800–1900, taught by Todd Pattison, will now be offered in place of course B-10, Introduction to the History of Bookbinding. The session of course B-10 scheduled for 24–29 July will be held as anticipated.
Applications for American Publishers’ Bookbindings, 1800–1900 are now being accepted via our online application system, myRBS. […]
Posted on March 21, 2016 by RBS -
Lectures by Tom Mole & Michael Suarez on 17 March
On Thursday, 17 March, you are invited to join Rare Book School for two lectures:
At noon, Professor Tom Mole, Reader in English Literature and Director of the Centre for the History of the Book at the University of Edinburgh, will speak on “Scattered Odes in Shattered Books: Romantic Poems in Victorian Anthologies.” This talk will be held in Rare Book School’s Tanenbaum Seminar Room (118 Alderman Library). More information.
At 4 p.m., Rare Book School Director Michael F. Suarez, S.J. will deliver a lecture as part of the Virginia Festival of the Book: “Literacy in America: Crisis and Hope.” […]
Posted on March 8, 2016 by RBS -
Rare Book School Faculty in the News
We are delighted to share some exciting news about three members of the Rare Book School faculty:
Consuelo Dutschke was awarded the Robert L. Kindrick-CARA Award for Outstanding Service to Medieval Studies by the Medieval Academy of America’s Committee on Centers and Regional Associations. The award recognizes Dutschke’s “leadership in the creation and development of the project known as Digital Scriptorium (DS), which she began in 1997 and which she has ‘patiently and tenaciously’ developed, organized and promoted to the present.”
Fenella France has been appointed a Distinguished Presidential Fellow by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). […]
Posted on March 1, 2016 by RBS -
Reminder: Apply Now for Summer 2016 Courses
Applications for summer 2016 courses are now being accepted via our online application system, myRBS. To be considered for the first round of admissions decisions, submit your application(s) for summer courses by 29 February.
Please log in to your myRBS account or create a new account to begin the application process.
See the Course Application page for more details. […]
Posted on February 24, 2016 by RBS -
John Crichton to Chair RBS Board of Directors
The Rare Book School Board of Directors held their annual meeting on Saturday, 30 January in New York City. This meeting marked the completion of the term of Alice Schreyer as Chair of the Board of Directors, and the Board approved the election of John Crichton as its new Chair, with Giovanni Favretti as Vice-Chair, Beppy Landrum Owen as Secretary, and Joan Friedman as Treasurer.
John Crichton has been proprietor of The Brick Row Book Shop in San Francisco since 1983. John majored in journalism at the University of Kansas and began his career as a bookseller at Serendipity Books in Berkeley in 1980. […]
Posted on February 10, 2016 by RBS -
RBS-UVA Fellowship Applications Open
Applications for the 2016–17 RBS-UVA Fellowships are now being accepted. Rare Book School invites students at the University of Virginia to apply for a fellowship designed to enhance research employing special collections, including written, printed, and digital materials. Please note that you will need to complete a standard RBS course application via our applications page (submission by 29 February is encouraged as courses fill quickly).
Significant dates for the fellowship application process:
3 February 2016: Information Reception (11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.; 118 Alderman Library)
Posted on February 1, 2016 by RBS
4 February 2016: Information Reception (4–6 p.m.; […] -
IMLS-RBS Fellowships Awarded
RBS is pleased to announce that the selection process for the IMLS-RBS Fellowships for Early-Career Librarians is now complete: a second cohort of twenty IMLS-RBS Fellows has been chosen. This fellowship will allow young professionals to attend an RBS course and to increase their professional involvement at the national level through participation in the conference of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the ALA. The aim of the program is to help fellows acquire skills relevant to professional work in special collections and build important professional networks. […]
Posted on January 19, 2016 by RBS -
RBS Director to Deliver BSA Annual Address
Rare Book School Director Michael F. Suarez, S.J. will deliver the address at the Bibliographical Society of America’s Annual Meeting, to be held on Friday, 29 January 2016 at the Cosmopolitan Club (122 East 66th Street, New York City). Michael’s address is titled “Hard Cases: Confronting Bibliographical Difficulty in Eighteenth-Century Texts.” The meeting begins at 4 p.m. and is open to the public. A reception will follow.
The Grolier Club has posted a full schedule of Bibliography Week events. […]
Posted on January 12, 2016 by RBS -
Apply Now for Summer 2016 Courses
Applications for summer 2016 courses are now being accepted via our online application system, myRBS.
Please log in to your myRBS account or create a new account to begin the application process.
Applications for Rare Book School courses are considered on a rolling basis until a course has reached enrollment capacity. To be considered for the first round of admissions decisions, submit your application(s) for summer courses by 29 February.
See the Course Application page for more details. […]
Posted on January 6, 2016 by RBS -
2015 Scholarship Awards Announced
Rare Book School is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2015 Scholarship Committee awards, as well as the winners of the Buice Scholarships for returning RBS students. Congratulations!
Recipients of the IMLS-RBS Fellowships will be announced in January. […]
Posted on December 16, 2015 by RBS -
Public Lectures During RBS Session at Harvard
Two public lectures will be held at Harvard University in conjunction with the RBS session there in early December:
- Ellis Tinios will lecture on “Hokusai’s Books: Art and Commerce in Nineteenth-Century Japan” on Monday, 7 December at 6 p.m. in the Common Room of the Harvard-Yenching Library.
- Christopher Hunter will deliver the 104th annual George Parker Winship Lecture, “Inventing Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography,” on Tuesday, 8 December at 5:30 p.m. in the Lamont Library Forum.
Receptions will follow both lectures. […]
Posted on November 18, 2015 by RBS -
RBS at the Boston Book Fair
If you’ll be in Boston for the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair (13–15 November), please be sure to stop by the Rare Book School table on Cultural Row. We’ll be at Booth 627 (floor plan), with printed copies of our just-released 2016 schedule, a slideshow of images from 2015 RBS classes, and more.
Rare Book School Director Michael F. Suarez, S.J., Associate Director & Curator of Collections Barbara Heritage, Assistant Curator of Collections Ruth-Ellen St. Onge, and Director of Communications & Outreach Jeremy Dibbell will all be at the Fair, […]
Posted on November 2, 2015 by RBS -
RBS Announces Summer 2016 Course Schedule
We are excited to announce the 2016 Rare Book School summer course schedule! Along with 25 courses in Charlottesville, RBS will also offer courses at the Lillian Goldman Law Library and Sterling Memorial Library at Yale University in New Haven; and in Philadelphia at the University of Pennsylvania’s Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts and the Library Company of Philadelphia. […]
Posted on October 28, 2015 by RBS -
Reminder: Applications for RBS Scholarships & IMLS-RBS Fellowships Due on 30 October
We are now accepting applications for the 2015 scholarship cycle. Applications are now open for all RBS-awarded scholarships (for both first-time and returning RBS students) and for the IMLS-RBS Fellowships for Early-Career Librarians. For general queries about scholarships or fellowships, see the FAQs page. Participation in the scholarship/fellowship program implies acceptance of the scholarship Terms and Conditions.
To begin the application process, please log into your myRBS account (or create a new myRBS account). On the Home screen, click the “Apply for a Scholarship or Fellowship” […]
Posted on October 9, 2015 by RBS -
Register now for ABAA-RBS Seminar Series in Boston
Rare Book School and the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA) are co-sponsoring a one-day seminar series at the North Bennet Street School in Boston, MA on Wednesday, 11 November 2015 (just prior to the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair). These seminars have been designed to be of interest to book collectors and booksellers, but signup is open to anyone with an interest in the topics covered. The cost to attend the seminar series is $300. Seminar instructors will be Terry Belanger, Don Lindgren, Nina Musinsky, Todd Pattison, and David Whitesell. […]
Posted on September 3, 2015 by RBS -
RBS Director Appointed CLIR Distinguished Presidential Fellow
Rare Book School Director Michael F. Suarez, S.J. has been appointed a Distinguished Presidential Fellow by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). Suarez “will provide expert counsel and strategic advice for CLIR’s Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives program and its Postdoctoral Fellowship program.”
See the full announcement from CLIR. […]
Posted on September 1, 2015 by RBS -
Now Accepting Applications for RBS Scholarships and IMLS-RBS Fellowships
We are now accepting applications for the 2015 scholarship cycle. Applications are now open for all RBS-awarded scholarships (for both first-time and returning RBS students) and for the IMLS-RBS Fellowships for Early-Career Librarians. For general queries about scholarships or fellowships, see the FAQs page. Participation in the scholarship/fellowship program implies acceptance of the scholarship Terms and Conditions.
To begin the application process, please log into your myRBS account (or create a new myRBS account). On the Home screen, click the “Apply for a Scholarship or Fellowship” […]
Posted on August 27, 2015 by RBS -
President Announces Intent to Nominate RBS Director to Serve on National Council on the Humanities
On Tuesday, 28 July, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Rare Book School Director Michael F. Suarez, S.J. to serve on the National Council on the Humanities, the advisory board of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
The National Council on the Humanities is composed of twenty-six distinguished private citizens appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate, with each member serving staggered six-year terms.
See the full White House press release. […]
Posted on July 29, 2015 by RBS -
Now Accepting Applications for December Courses
Applications are now being accepted via myRBS for two Rare Book School courses being offered in Cambridge, MA, 6–11 December 2015:
- Book Production and Social Practice in Early Modern Europe and America, taught by Ann Blair and David D. Hall at the Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- The Art of the Book in Edo and Meiji Japan, 1615–1912, taught by Ellis Tinios at the Harvard Art Museums.
Please log in to your myRBS account or create a new account to begin the application process. […]
Posted on July 16, 2015 by RBS -
Ruth-Ellen St. Onge Joins RBS Staff as Assistant Curator of Collections
We are very pleased to announce that Ruth-Ellen St. Onge has joined the Rare Book School staff as Assistant Curator of Collections and Special Assistant to the Associate Director.
Ruth-Ellen holds a Master of Information Studies and a Ph.D. in French Studies and Book History and Print Culture from the University of Toronto. She is an active council member of the Bibliographical Society of Canada and the Canadian Association for the Study of Book Culture, and is the author of several published articles and reviews. For ten years, while pursuing her undergraduate and graduate studies, Ruth-Ellen worked as a research assistant in the Joseph Sablé Centre for 19th Century French Studies, […]
Posted on July 1, 2015 by RBS -
RBS Announces 2015 Summer Lecture Schedule
The staff at Rare Book School are thrilled to announce the exciting lineup for this summer’s lecture series at the University of Virginia. The lectures are free and open to the public. All talks will take place at 5:30 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library (unless otherwise noted). Lectures will last 30–40 minutes with 10 minutes for Q&A, and will be followed by a reception in the RBS space on the first floor of Alderman Library (Alderman 118). […]
Posted on June 1, 2015 by RBS -
RBS-Mellon Fellowships Awarded
RBS is pleased to announce that the selection process for the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship of Scholars in Critical Bibliography is now complete: a third cohort of 20 RBS-Mellon Fellows has been chosen. The aim of the fellowship program is to reinvigorate bibliographical studies within the humanities by introducing doctoral candidates, postdocs, and junior faculty to specialized skills, methods, and professional networks for conducting advanced research with material texts. Read more about the 2015–17 fellows. […]
Posted on May 18, 2015 by RBS