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Shapell Manuscript Foundation

VAV!/June 3, 2012

An outstanding resource, the Shapell Manuscript Foundation,  is an independent educational organization dedicated to the collection and research of original manuscripts and historical documents. The foundation's focus is on the histories of the United States and the Holy Land, with emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries.  The collection includes original manuscripts and documents of leading political figures and world-renowned individuals, such as the whole range of American presidents, author and humorist Mark Twain, Nobel-prize winning scientist Albert Einstein, founder of political Zionism Theodor Herzl , and more.

Examples of the collection you'll no doubt find riveting includes:

A working draft of a speech, heavily revised by Reagan in his own hand, on the JFK and RFK assassinations – both the result, Reagan said, of un-American influences. JFK's murder by Oswald, who renounced his American citizenship to embrace Soviet communism, brought "communist violence... to our land," and RFK's assassination, by a Palestinian, was due, he noted presciently, to "the violence of war in the Middle East imported by an alien."

The 96th Running of the Indianapolis 500,

Lincoln's Famous Letter to Young Fanny McCullough About Death,

Loss & Memory, President William Howard Taft, Heartbroken at the Loss on the Titanic of His Military Aide, Writes An Emotional Eulogy,

An Extraordinary Orville Wright Letter: How Watching Birds Led to Manned Flight at Kitty Hawk, and

Wyatt Earp: An Incredibly Rare Letter


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VAV!/March 26, 2015 The TCM Classic Film Festival is THE place where movie buffs of all ages, from around the globe, assemble to experience classic movies as they were meant to be experienced: on the big screen, in some of the world's most iconic venues, and with the gifted artists who made them. "The theme of the 2015 TCM Classic Film Festival is History According to Hollywood. The Old West. Medieval England. Ancient Rome. Hollywood has found endless inspiration in re-creating historical moments and bringing to life the heroes and villains of the past, creating a form of time travel for audiences through the ages and around the world. These films, however, are not always true to the historical record—filmmakers have often created works about the past that are a reflection of the period in which they were made, or change facts to suit their storyline. The 2015 TCM Classic Film Festival will explore how cinema has shaped how we view, and remember, history." - TCM

 

Avanti - Raymond Loewy, Designer

Pictured above: Raymond Loewy (1893-1986) Preliminary studies for Studebaker "Avanti" automobile Study 1/Fluid marker on paper, March 22, 1961/American Treasures of the Library of Congress VAV!/March 22, 2015 On March 22, 1961, industrial designer Raymond Loewy (November 5, 1893 – July 14, 1986) completed sketches for a futuristic sports car at the request of Sherwood Egbert, the newly appointed president of the Studebaker Corporation in South Bend, IN.  It was Egbert's hope that Loewy, would be able to design a totally new car that would capture the imagination of future customers and at the same time, boost the company's dipping profits.

 

Avanti - Raymond Loewy, Designer

Pictured above: Raymond Loewy (1893-1986) Preliminary studies for Studebaker "Avanti" automobile Study 1/Fluid marker on paper, March 22, 1961/American Treasures of the Library of Congress VAV!/March 22, 2015 On March 22, 1961, industrial designer Raymond Loewy (November 5, 1893 – July 14, 1986) completed sketches for a futuristic sports car at the request of Sherwood Egbert, the newly appointed president of the Studebaker Corporation in South Bend, IN.  It was Egbert's hope that Loewy, would be able to design a totally new car that would capture the imagination of future customers and at the same time, boost the company's dipping profits.

 

Avanti - Raymond Loewy, Designer

Pictured above: Raymond Loewy (1893-1986) Preliminary studies for Studebaker "Avanti" automobile Study 1/Fluid marker on paper, March 22, 1961/American Treasures of the Library of Congress VAV!/March 22, 2015 On March 22, 1961, industrial designer Raymond Loewy (November 5, 1893 – July 14, 1986) completed sketches for a futuristic sports car at the request of Sherwood Egbert, the newly appointed president of the Studebaker Corporation in South Bend, IN.  It was Egbert's hope that Loewy, would be able to design a totally new car that would capture the imagination of future customers and at the same time, boost the company's dipping profits.

 

Avanti - Raymond Loewy, Designer

Pictured above: Raymond Loewy (1893-1986) Preliminary studies for Studebaker "Avanti" automobile Study 1/Fluid marker on paper, March 22, 1961/American Treasures of the Library of Congress VAV!/March 22, 2015 On March 22, 1961, industrial designer Raymond Loewy (November 5, 1893 – July 14, 1986) completed sketches for a futuristic sports car at the request of Sherwood Egbert, the newly appointed president of the Studebaker Corporation in South Bend, IN.  It was Egbert's hope that Loewy, would be able to design a totally new car that would capture the imagination of future customers and at the same time, boost the company's dipping profits.

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