Guest Curators at Raab

The Raab Collection invites prominent authors, historians, and thought leaders to curate a small exhibit of their favorite historical documents from our inventory

At Raab, we are often on the front line of historical discovery. Many of the pieces we sell are unpublished or were acquired directly from the descendants or heirs of historical figures and collectors, often unseen by the general public or the research community before. This offers each Guest Curator robust and interesting material to work with to create a mini themed ‘exhibit’ with annotations and notes written by the curator.

More information about the program, relaunched in 2024 in honor of the firm’s 35 anniversary, is available here.  

Current: Robert G. Parkinson, Professor of history and Author of Tyrants and Rogues: Understanding the Declaration of Independence

Spring 2026: Massee McKinley, Cofounder, VP, and Chief of Staff of The Society of Presidential Descendants and Co-chair of the National First Ladies Day Commission

2025: Mike Makowsky, writer/creator of the Netflix historical drama series, “Death by Lightning.”

2025: Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky, Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon and Author Most Recently of Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents that Forged the Republic

2025: Tom McMillan, Author of The Year That Made America

2025: Talmage Boston, Author of How the Best Did It: Leadership Lessons From Our Top Presidents

2025: Stewart McLaurin, President of the White House Historical Association

2024:  Edward F. O’Keefe, CEO of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation and author of the new book, The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt

Previous Guest Curators at Raab:

Douglas Brinkley

Susan Eisenhower

Ryan Tedder