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University Archives to host Signed Rare Manuscripts, Books, Photos & Relics sale

A draft of Ronald Reagan’s iconic “Win One for the Gipper” speech from 1981 with extensive handwritten notes; a two-page autograph letter signed by legendary folk singer Woody Guthrie to his Army friends discussing “personal experience ballads” that he had just written; and an Albert Einstein signed typed card exploring the physicist’s views on human nature are just a few of the highly collectible items up for bid in University Archives’ online-only auction slated for Wednesday, January 10th, 2024.

The Rare Signed Manuscripts, Books, Photos & Relics auction will start promptly at 10:30 am Eastern time. All 407 lots in the catalog are up for viewing and bidding now – on the University Archives website: www.UniversityArchives.com – as well as the platforms Invaluable.com, Auctionzip.com and LiveAuctioneers.com. Telephone and absentee bids will also be accepted.

University Archives’ offices are located at 88 Danbury Rd. (Suite #2A) in Wilton, Conn. For more information about University Archives and the 407-lot, online-only Rare Signed Manuscripts, Books, Photos & Relics auction scheduled for Wednesday, January 10th, at 10:30 am Eastern time, please visit www.universityarchives.com.

Miniature engraving of John Quincy Adams, boldly signed at the top in what is probably one of the earliest examples of a signed presidential image (est. $5,000-$7,000).