And im the director of Community Partnerships for theMassachusetts Historical Society. Our program this evening is a seasonal, its a look at the tradition of Summer Reading we are joined by professor donna harringtonlueker on her new publication gavin kleespies, 19th century publishing the rise of Summer Reading. She is a passer in Newport Rhode island and she has an undergraduate degree from rhode island and phd. As a former magazine writer and editor, Research Interests include 19thcentury print culture, womens magazines on any period and radical or alternative press. Before we begin id like to extend a special welcome to anyone joining the Virtual Program for the first time. If youre not familiar with the Massachusetts Historical Society we are the first Historical Society in america and have been preserving publishing and sharing our history since 1791. We hold a collection of 14 million manuscript pages including the papers of the first three president s of the unitedstates. Or im
Exhibition. Our program this evening is very seasonal. It is a book get summaries. Were joined by professor who will be speaking and republication. Shes a professor in the department of english. She was an undergraduate degree and her masters and phd from university. As a former magazine writer and editor she research interests, womens magazines. In the radical for alternative press. I would like to special welcome who will be joining this program for the first time. From the historical side, where the first Historical Society in america, and have been preserving the publishing and histories since 1791. We hold amazing collection. Including papers of the first three president s of the united states. We are continuing to collect. And if you are interested, we are personally material related to the covid19 experience. Have a special initiative designed to report peoples experiences during this unusual time, and preservatives. A sampling of the first accounts for future generations. And i
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Editor Whose Research interests include 19th century print culture, womens magazines and the radical alternative press. Before we began i would like to extend a special welcome to anyone who will be joining virtual mh programs. If youre definitely with her society where the first historical site in america and have been collecting, preserving, publishing and sharing our history since 1791. We hold an amazing collection of close to 14 million manuscript pages including the papers of the first three president s of the United States. Sorry, three of the first six president s of the United States, i misspoke. We are continuing to collect today, and if youre interested we are currently collecting material related to the covid19 experience. We have a special initiative designed to record peoples experiences trying this unusual time and preserve a diverse sampling, firsthand accounts for future generations. In these days of social distancing we have taken to hosting virtual programs and onlin
Mccauleys macaulay honors college, the City University of new york dr. Widmer worked in the Clinton White house as a speechwriter, writer and senior advisor, and since then hes led organizations, including the c. V. Starr center, for the study of the american experience, the John Carter Brown library at Brown University, as well as a Research Center at the of congress. He helped the New York Times disunion series, which i know many of you enjoyed throughout the sesquicentennial. And his latest book is lincoln on the verge. I have my copy right here with me. 13 days to washington is the recipient of book from the lincoln forum, as well as the society of president ial. And its going to be the subject of our conversation today and. Its a wonderful book. Let me get that out of the way. I recommend it to you all. Its a captivating story. I really like how vividly it conveys the human drama lincolns journey from illinois to washington, d. C. February 1861. Hes going to take up the presidency