An international firm that has handled many of the most important historical documents and manuscripts to reach the market. Collect. Be Inspired.
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Remarkable letter of Thomas Jefferson to Philadelphia scientist and fellow Founding Father David Rittenhouse featured in @GuardianUS theguardian.com/us-news/2026…
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New Civil War-era documents for sale tell the story of a Baltimore man accused of being a Confederate spy and his wife's effort to track down President Abraham Lincoln to clear his name. bit.ly/4jhH1QC
Inscribed by Mark Twain to his wife, Olivia: A volume from the Complete Works of Friedrich Schiller bit.ly/3Lh9qaE
On the latest episode of Inspired by History, Nathan Raab offers a behind-the-scenes account of a recent major acquisition of a Revolutionary War collection heavily focused on George Washington and kept in one family for nearly a century bit.ly/4egq0nj
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“I am very much uninterested in whether I am shot or not,” Theodore Roosevelt told an audience in Milwaukee. Newly discovered documents shed light on how the 26th president wanted the incident to shape his legacy bit.ly/3RYc1K2
On a special episode of Inspired by History, Steven Raab talks about influential autograph dealers of the past, prompted by the recent acquisition of a major Revolutionary War document collection assembled in the 1940s-50s bit.ly/4dWn7Xo
On the latest Inspired by History podcast, the 5th in Raab's Masterclass series on how to start and build a collection of historical documents. Our topic: historical document authentication and forgery avoidance bit.ly/3PAnm29
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12 Items in Your Grandma’s Living Room That Could Actually Be Worth a TON of Money veranda.com/decorating-ideas…
Raab announces Guest Curator Dr. Robert G. Parkinson, professor of history at Binghamton University and author of the new book, "Tyrants and Rogues: Understanding the Declaration of Independence" bit.ly/4tFKwSv
Governor Thomas Jefferson, in a Letter to Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene Calls His State to Arms: “Cornwallis has advanced to the Roanoke.” bit.ly/3OTSitG
Chicago Tribune: How a stack of speech notes saved Theodore Roosevelt's life 114 years ago chicagotribune.com/2026/05/1…
On Inspired by History, we discuss two extraordinary pieces: A page of the speech held in Theodore Roosevelt’s vest pocket that slowed the bullet of a would-be assassin and Roosevelt’s own annotated copy of the speech he ended up giving after he was shot bit.ly/4d74LSO
In the fourth of our Masterclass series, we speak with Nathan Raab about what to look for when buying historical documents, particularly in terms of content, condition, and provenance bit.ly/4urQyXX
Governor Thomas Jefferson, in a Letter to Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene Calls His State to Arms: “Cornwallis has advanced to the Roanoke.” bit.ly/3OTSitG
On this episode of Inspired by History, Nathan Raab introduces us to a rare Winston Churchill letter written in mid-August 1939, mere weeks before Germany invaded Poland and started WWII. Listen here bit.ly/3P7cyIr
The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. announced that a distinguished alumnus has donated a remarkable 1783 letter of Thomas Jefferson to the university bit.ly/4dYESXE
On the latest episode of Inspired by History, we continue our Masterclass series on how to start and build a collection of historical documents. This week's topic: how and where to buy documents & autographs bit.ly/48WbD4b
An Unpublished, Self-Revelatory Poem from Albert Einstein, Showing Humility, Humor, and Self Awareness. A real rarity, it has been in a private collection for a generation bit.ly/4mHnkBq
On the latest episode of Inspired by History: a manuscript that sheds light on the Louisiana Purchase, signed by the men who negotiated its terms bit.ly/483BmHP
The Raab Collection’s Masterclass Podcast Series continues in this episode which gives an overview of essential terminology used when buying historical documents and autographs bit.ly/4dwbp7a
