Fresh Perspectives on Collecting Symposium: Day 2
Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Image from G. Darcy, Or et Couleurs, circa 1923
Courtesy of the Winterthur Library
Day two of the Fresh Perspectives Symposium will be held on Zoom on Wednesday, 19 March from 3:30-5 p.m. EST. Additional dates to be announced soon!
The Fresh Perspectives Symposium, hosted by the Winterthur Library, foregrounds the work and amplifies the voices of the next generation of rare book, manuscript, and special collections professionals, scholars, and enthusiasts. Over a series of four moderated conversations throughout 2025, symposium participants will reflect on their career paths, goals, and experiences in the field thus far, with the aim of highlighting innovative approaches to and conversations around the nature of collecting. Speakers will include book collecting prize winners and practicing and aspiring library and bookselling professionals.
This event series is funded by the BSA Events Committee.
19 March, 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Speakers:
Finch Collins – Assistant Curator of Rare Books, Linda Hall Library
Auroura Morgan – Artist, Tempest Tattoo Studio
Patrick Matherly – Aspiring bookseller
Finch Collins – Assistant Curator of Rare Books, Linda Hall Library
Auroura Morgan – Artist, Tempest Tattoo Studio
Patrick Matherly – Aspiring bookseller