Within the vast collections at the American Antiquarian Society there is a particularly interesting assortment of items that offer a unique glimpse into the world of Dr. Nathan Staples Pike, his family, and the medical trade in antebellum America. The Pike-Wright Family collection, donated to AAS by Susan Pike Corcoran, contains Dr. Pike’s early 19th…

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17.11.2023

Interpreting Coded Messages in Friendship Albums – Past is Present

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12.01.2024

‘To Which is Added’: The History, Structure, and Conservation of New England Primers at the American Antiquarian Society – Past is Present

In the summer of 2023, while completing my MA in book conservation at West Dean College in Chichester, England, I undertook a 10-week internship at the American Antiquarian Society, working alongside Chief Conservator Babette Gehnrich and Library and Archives Conservator Marissa Maynard. In between my time spent writing a thesis, attending a week-long course on…

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15.06.2024

A Ghost in a Receipt and a Matter of Some Interest – Past is Present

Amasa Southwick was a Quaker born in Bolton, MA in 1778. By 1809 he was living in Leicester, where he was engaged in the manufacture of cards used in processing cotton and wool fibers. The Amasa Southwick manuscript collection1 at the American Antiquarian Society (AAS) mainly consists of business correspondence and financial documents. An example…

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Artifacts of an Antebellum Physician – Past is Present

Interpreting Coded Messages in Friendship Albums – Past is Present

‘To Which is Added’: The History, Structure, and Conservation of New England Primers at the American Antiquarian Society – Past is Present

A Ghost in a Receipt and a Matter of Some Interest – Past is Present

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