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Spanish-printed check signed by Ernest Hemingway (as “Ernest M. Hemingway”), dated July 28, 1955, drawn on the First National Bank of Boston (Havana, Cuba branch) (est. $800-$1,000).

Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Photographs & Books Auction, March 30th

University Archives / March 30, 2022

http://www.universityarchives.com

A 197-page book manuscript written entirely in the hand of Israeli military commander and statesman Moshe Dayan, two items pertaining to Albert Einstein (a photograph and a manuscript), an autograph letter signed by Robert E. Lee and a document boldly signed by John Adams in 1801 are just a few of the expected highlights in University Archives’ online-only auction planned for Wednesday, March 30th, starting promptly at 10:30 am Eastern time. The Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Photographs & Books auction features historical material from multiple collecting categories. The catalog, with all 417 lots, is up for viewing and bidding now, on the University Archives website (www.UniversityArchives.com), plus the platforms LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com and Auctionzip.com. Phone and absentee bids accepted. “Presidential, Science, Technology, Aviation, Space, Sports, and World Leaders are among our leading categories, though novice and veteran collectors alike are certain to appreciate the outstanding cross-section of Early American, Civil War, Literature, Art, Music, Entertainment, Business, and Civil Rights material,” said John Reznikoff, the president and owner of University Archives. “There’s something for everyone. Exceptional historical items range from manuscripts, letters, documents and rare books, to photographs, relics, artwork and even military mementoes.” The list of major categories is indeed extensive, to include Presidential (from Adams to Biden); Science & Technology (Einstein, Wilhelm Roentgen, Marie Curie, Freud, Bill Gates, others); World Leaders (Dayan, Catherine II, Mary Stuart, Napoleon, Mussolini, George III, others); Sports (baseball: Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle; chess: Bobby Fischer; and soccer: Pelé); and Notorious (the Dalton Gang, Al Capone, Whitey Bulger, Saddam Hussein and other figures). Other categories include Aviation, Space & Exploration (the Wright Brothers, Enola Gay, Apollo and Mercury programs, the Hindenburg, Soviet cosmonauts, Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay, Sven Hedin, others); Literature (Hemingway, Julia Warde Howe, Arthur C. Clarke, others); Civil Rights (Susan B. Anthony, MLK, Rosa Parks, others); and Early American (John Hancock, Rev War, the colonies (Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, etc.). To learn more, please visit www.universityarchives.com.