Rare Book School Summer 2026 Course Applications Now Open
Applications are open for RBS’ summer 2026 courses. Explore new courses and join us!
07 Jan 2026 • Announcement
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Summer Positions Available: 2026 Rare Book School Summer Assistants
Looking for summer assistants to support managing course sessions, catering, and other tasks related to the running of our 2026 summer programming in Charlottesville.
11 Dec 2025 • Announcement
Rare Book School Mourns the Passing of William T. Buice III
It is with deep sadness we announce the death of William T. Buice III, a lawyer, book collector, and advocate for Rare Book School and the book collecting community.
17 Nov 2025 • Announcement
George Washington’s Mount Vernon Seeking Special Collections Processing Archivist
George Washington’s Mount Vernon is seeking to hire a Special Collections Processing Archivist. The position reports to the Chief Librarian and works closely with the Special Collections Librarian to ensure …
17 Nov 2025 • Community News
SoFCB Junior Fellows Gain Hands-On Experience at NYC Field School
Founded in 2017, the Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography (SoFCB) is a Rare Book School program that seeks to advance the study of texts, images, and …
12 Nov 2025 • Impact Stories
CFP: 21st Annual Marco Manuscript Workshop
The Call for Papers for the 21st Annual Marco Manuscript Workshop, to take place 30–31 January 2026, at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has been extended to 14 November 2025. …
03 Nov 2025 • Community News
Boston Book Launch: “A Printer with My Hands: The Life and Work of Carl P. Rollins”
A Printer with My Hands: The Life and Work of Carl P. Rollins The Boston Book Launch 6 November 2025 from 6 to 8 p.m. ET at the Katherine Small …
27 Oct 2025 • Community News
Applications Open for RBS Online Course on Publishers’ Archives
Are you interested in exploring how publishers’ archives illuminate the history of the American book? Apply now for Rare Book School’s Winter 2026 online course, H-95v: Reading Publishers’ Archives for the …
22 Oct 2025 • Announcement
Position Announcement: Dietrich American Foundation Collection Fellow, Wesleyan University
The Dietrich American Foundation (DAF) collection, on long-term deposit from the DAF and administered by Wesleyan University’s Special Collections & Archives (SC&A), is a superb group of more than 1000 …
20 Oct 2025 • Community News
See You at the Boston Book Fair!
If you’ll be at the 47th annual Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair from 7 to 9 November, please be sure to stop by the Rare Book School table on Cultural Row. We’ll …
10 Oct 2025 • Announcement
RBS Now Accepting Applications for Mellon SoFCB Junior Fellows Program
Rare Book School’s Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography (SoFCB) invites applicants to its 2026 cohort of Junior Fellows. The SoFCB is a community of scholars working …
01 Oct 2025 • Announcement
Call for Submissions: 19th ILAB Breslauer Prize for Bibliography 2026
The World’s Leading Prize Honoring Original Contributions to the Fields of Bibliography and Book History Authors, publishers, academics, scholars, and the book trade are invited to submit publications for the …
29 Sep 2025 • Community News
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