The Archivist’s Desk

The Night the Sky Caught Fire: A Hindenburg Relic Recovered at Lakehurst, 1937

The Night the Sky Caught Fire: A Hindenburg Rel...

Recovered from the Hindenburg’s tail section at Lakehurst in 1937, this rare red fabric swatch carries direct provenance to the crash site and the Nazi era symbolism borne by the...

The Night the Sky Caught Fire: A Hindenburg Rel...

Recovered from the Hindenburg’s tail section at Lakehurst in 1937, this rare red fabric swatch carries direct provenance to the crash site and the Nazi era symbolism borne by the...

From Overlooked to Iconic: How Expert Research Transformed a Mary Lincoln–Signed Volume into a Landmark Presidential Artifact

From Overlooked to Iconic: How Expert Research ...

In 2025, we uncovered a set of the leather-bound 1860 edition of The Life of George Washington, boldly inscribed “Mary Lincoln / 1860,” from the Lincoln family library — a quiet...

From Overlooked to Iconic: How Expert Research ...

In 2025, we uncovered a set of the leather-bound 1860 edition of The Life of George Washington, boldly inscribed “Mary Lincoln / 1860,” from the Lincoln family library — a quiet...

George Washington, and 1789 Letter

A Landmark Six Figure Sale! George Washington’s...

In 2023, Historical Autographs Gallery, in partnership with University Archives, acquired a remarkable 1789 Autograph Letter Signed by George Washington, written just weeks before his presidency, in which he declared...

A Landmark Six Figure Sale! George Washington’s...

In 2023, Historical Autographs Gallery, in partnership with University Archives, acquired a remarkable 1789 Autograph Letter Signed by George Washington, written just weeks before his presidency, in which he declared...

The Haunting Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe: A Rare Brady CDV Emerges from the Shadows

The Haunting Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe: A Rare ...

This rare circa 1861 carte de visite (CDV) photograph of Edgar Allan Poe, published by E. Anthony from Mathew Brady’s National Portrait Gallery, offers one of the clearest posthumous portraits...

The Haunting Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe: A Rare ...

This rare circa 1861 carte de visite (CDV) photograph of Edgar Allan Poe, published by E. Anthony from Mathew Brady’s National Portrait Gallery, offers one of the clearest posthumous portraits...

Forged in the Lab, Carried in the Sky: Rare Relics from the Manhattan Project and the Enola Gay

Forged in the Lab, Carried in the Sky: Rare Rel...

From the workshops of the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos to the Enola Gay’s mission over Hiroshima, these rare World War II artifacts tell the story of the first atomic...

Forged in the Lab, Carried in the Sky: Rare Rel...

From the workshops of the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos to the Enola Gay’s mission over Hiroshima, these rare World War II artifacts tell the story of the first atomic...

The Pinnacle of Warren Buffett Collectibles: A Signed Berkshire Hathaway Annual Report

The Pinnacle of Warren Buffett Collectibles: A ...

Warren Buffett’s autograph ranks among the most valuable of any living figure, and signed Berkshire Hathaway Annual Reports are considered the pinnacle of Buffett collectibles. More than just a signature,...

The Pinnacle of Warren Buffett Collectibles: A ...

Warren Buffett’s autograph ranks among the most valuable of any living figure, and signed Berkshire Hathaway Annual Reports are considered the pinnacle of Buffett collectibles. More than just a signature,...