William Claspy, the team leader for University Archives and Special Collections at the Kelvin Smith Library at Case Western Reserve University, will give a brief overview of the manuscript letters in their library's collection, and a detailed description of one recent addition to their holdings: a previously unpublished letter written by Charles Dickens, which he wrote during his first visit to America in 1842. Join us for this exciting story of a perilous journey, a grateful passenger, and a letter discovered 180 years later.

We’ll meet in person at Loganberry Books at 7:00 PM or, if you prefer, you may join us via Zoom:

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