Items Signed by Einstein, Darwin, Bob Dylan, Babe Ruth, Churchill,
Many Others are in University Archives' May 4 Auction
The Rare Books, Autographs, Manuscripts & Photos auction features historical material from
multiple collecting categories. The catalog, with all 410 lots, is up for bidding now.
Wilton, CT, USA, April 20, 2022 -- Five items pertaining to Albert Einstein (two typed letters; a
handwritten letter; an awards program; and a humorous card; all five of them hand-signed); Bob Dylan’s
handwritten lyrics to the song Mr. Tambourine Man; a handwritten letter by Charles Darwin discussing
hereditary traits; and an author-signed first edition copy of The Babe Ruth Story are just a few of the
expected highlights in University Archives’ next big online-only auction, slated for Wednesday, May
4th.
The Rare Books, Autographs, Manuscripts & Photos auction, starting at 10:30 am Eastern time,
features historical material from multiple collecting categories. All 410 lots are up for viewing and
bidding now, on the University Archives website (www.UniversityArchives.com), as well as
LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com and Auctionzip.com. Phone and absentee bids accepted.
“Our May auction features an impressive array of rare books, letters, documents, photos, ephemera
and relics,” said John Reznikoff, the president and owner of University Archives. “Highlights from the
presidential, world leaders, science, music, literature, Civil Rights and notorious collecting categories
are certain to attract significant interest. There really is something for everybody.”
The list of major categories is indeed extensive, to include Presidential (Washington to Biden); Science
& Technology (Einstein, Darwin, Edison, Watson & Crick, Steve Wozniak, others); World Leaders
(Churchill, Elizabeth II, David Ben-Gurion, Castro, Catherine de Medici, Nehru, others); Music (Dylan,
Gershwin, Wagner, Beatles, Nirvana, Grateful Dead, others); and Civil Rights (Frederick Douglass, MLK
Jr., Rosa Parks, John Brown, Harriet Beecher Stowe,