Registration
Admission for this tour is $35. Members receive exclusive discounts on our programs and courses. Not a member? Learn more.
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Registration opens for Delancey Society members on Friday, September 12, for Rosenbach members on Friday, September 19, and for the general public on Friday, September 26.
Description
Get up close and personal with material culture in this special collaborative Behind the Bookcase tour! The Winterthur Library, part of the Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library, is both a product of H.F. du Pont's broader vision for a "bastion of decorative arts connoisseurship in America" and of its own unique (and sometimes quirky) ambition. Over the decades, the library has grown into one of the premier collections of material relating to American decorative art in a global and social context, illuminating the lives of everyday Americans through diverse materials like trade catalogs, ephemera, business records, pattern books, and more. This program will bring some of the beautiful and bizarre items that make up the over 1 million objects of the Winterthur Library collection to the Rosenbach.
About the Instructor
Allie Alvis is Curator of Special Collections of the Winterthur Library, where they are responsible for the stewardship and engagement of the collection. They have previously worked as an antiquarian bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (Washington, DC) and as the special collections reference librarian for the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. You may also be familiar with Allie as Book Historia on various social media platforms, where they post informational videos about books as objects, highlighting exciting examples from libraries around the world. Allie's research is diverse and far-reaching, with interests in physical patterns of use in books, the history of ephemera, and Arts and Crafts bookbindings.
Behind the Bookcase: Hands-on Tours at The Rosenbach
Behind the Bookcase: Hands-on Tours offer unparalleled access to see, and even touch, rare and important items not usually on view to the public. Each program is dedicated to a different author, theme, or topic and grants a truly hands-on experience with materials in The Rosenbach’s inspiring collection.
See all upcoming tours here. Space is limited and advance registration is strongly recommended.