Part of a 1908 letter signed by American industrialist John D. Rockefeller that will be
in the exhibit.
in the exhibit.
PULLMAN, Wash. Autographs of famous people, from Pope Julius III in 1553 through Helen Keller in 1958, are on display through March 16 in Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections (MASC) on the ground floor of Terrell Library.
An opening reception will be 3-5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3.
The exhibit “Signature History: Celebrity Manuscripts from the Paul Philemon Kies Collection” consists of selections from MASC’s Kies autograph collection: original manuscripts, primarily letters, of prominent American and European writers, monarchs, statesmen, military figures and performers. Most of the items are autograph letters (written in the hand of the sender), some with transcriptions and translations.