Marquis de Lafayette Letter, Offered at Raab, Acquired by His Namesake College

With the help of The Raab Collection, Lafayette College’s Skillman Library has added to its special collections an 1824 letter written by the Revolutionary...

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Rare George Washington Survey Map Now at Mount Vernon

The historic estate once owned by George and Martha Washington has acquired a 1751 manuscript survey from The Raab Collection  George Washington autographs and...

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Archive of Commodore John Shaw Acquired by the Huntington Library: Documents That Found Homes

Last year, The Raab Collection acquired a remarkable, previously unknown collection consisting of unpublished journals, correspondence, historical documents, and original photographs that had been...

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Medieval Medical Manuscript: Documents That Found Homes

A medieval medical manuscript purchased at Raab arrives at McGill University’s Osler Library It is exciting when a historic manuscript finds the right home,...

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Washington, Adams, Lincoln Letters: Documents That Found Homes

A Great Collection, Built on the Pillars of the American Presidency So often important documents carried by Raab come and go without notice, spectacular...

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Washington Letter Purchased at Raab to be Donated to University Library

The letter will find a new home at the University of Houston Earlier this year, The Raab Collection offered for sale a newly discovered,...

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Raab: Helping to Rescue a Lost Legacy

In the recent past, Raab helped to discover and tell a story that had been lost to time, a story of scientific knowledge, discovery,...

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The Reagan Ranch Acquires Ronald Reagan Documents at Raab

The Reagan Ranch has acquired a rare, unpublished letter from President Ronald Reagan as he defends himself against charges of discrimination to the Black...

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Library of Congress Acquires American Red Cross Archive from Raab

Generations ago, Clara Barton decided to keep some founding documents from her work establishing the Red Cross in the United States, a remarkable archive...

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Dawn of Telecommunications: Discovered by & Acquired at Raab, Now at the Huntington Library

The Raab Collection announced today that it has acquired and sold one of the more important archives in the history of telecommunications and invention...

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