Curatorial Curiosities

Published: Feb. 14, 2019, 11 a.m.

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Books have lives too! Frank and Gwen take a break from talking about the words on the page and get into the stories of items in NYPL\'s archives. In this specially curated tour, meet the Mary Poppins doll that made peace between author and illustrator, hear about a woman spymaster during the Civil War, and find out what limp vellum is. Plus: Nancy Drew has a secret.\\xa0

Guest: Meredith Mann, Librarian for Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books at NYPL

You can learn more about the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division\\xa0here. \\xa0Also check out\\xa0Meredith\'s blog posts\\xa0to discover more about NYPL\'s living artifacts. There is even one on\\xa0marcas del fuego\\xa0(marks of\\xa0fire) and the Mexico City imprint that is discusssed in this episode.

Meredith\'s Book Recommendation\\xa0

Black Leopard, Red Wolf\\xa0by Marlon James

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