Program Schedule
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Sep
122025Famous & Forgotten Exhibition Opening, Film Screenings & WorkshopsPresented by:
Suite 230, Edgar Shannon Library, University of Virginia • 12–6:30 p.m.
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May
222025SoFCB Keynote Lecture: Transporting Visions, Transcending BoundariesPresented by: The Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography at Rare Book School
McNeil Center for Early American Studies, Lecture Hall, 3355 Woodland Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104 • 9:15–10:45 am
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May 19
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Nov 122025Famous & Forgotten: The Game of AuthorsCurated by: Barbara Heritage & Zoe Langer
Held by Rare Book School on the second floor of the Edgar Shannon Library of the University of Virginia
RBS News
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Video and Audio of RBS Summer 2025 Lectures Now Available
Rare Book School proudly presents the video and audio recordings of talks from our Summer 2025 Lecture Series. The list, with links, is below.
A Parallel History of Books and Blooks
Watch on YouTube
Listen on SoundCloud
Mindell Dubansky, Conservator, Thomas J. Watson Library, The Metropolitan Museum of ArtJane Austen on the Cheap
Posted on August 18, 2025 by RBS
Watch on YouTube
Listen on SoundCloud
Janine Barchas, Chancellor’s Council Centennial Professor in the Book Arts, University of Texas at Austin
The 2025 Kenneth W. […] -
Fame Isn’t Forever: 160-Year-Old Card Game Uncovers History of Changing Literary Trends
RBS to Open New Exhibition This Summer
Life is sometimes likened to a game of cards: luck can change, forcing us to play the hand we’re dealt. But, as a new exhibition reveals, one historic card game can be a mirror of life, reflecting the literary reputations of once-famous writers and the bookish interests of past readers.
This fall, Rare Book School will open a new exhibition, Famous and Forgotten: The Game of Authors, on the second floor of UVA’s Edgar Shannon Library. An opening reception is scheduled for Friday 12 September at 5:00 p.m., […]
Posted on August 14, 2025 by RBS