The Ticknor Society
Upcoming Events
Join us October 10 for a special viewing of highlights from the artists' books collection at the W. Van Alan Clark, Jr. Library, School of the Museum of Fine arts at Tufts University with Assistant Director Darin Murphy.
The selection showcases a wide range of binding types and conceptual approaches to bookmaking, from structural innovations to the book as art object. Spots are limited, so please RSVP to ticknor.info@gmail.com by October 1.
Join Bexx Caswell-Olson, Ticknor member and Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) Director of Book Conservation, for a tour of the center on October 16 at 10:30 AM.
Founded in 1973, NEDCC is the first independent conservation laboratory in the United States to focus on paper-based collections. Spots are limited, so please RSVP to ticknor.info@gmail.com by October 1.
Convivial Biblios of Boston is a gathering on the final Thursday of each month.
October 29, 2026: meet at Grafton Street Pub & Grill, 59 JFK Street, Cambridge, MA.
Convivial Biblios provides an informal opportunity for Ticknors—active, lapsed, and potential—to get to know one another over drinks and snacks. These initial gatherings are hosted by Ticknor co-vice presidents Patrick Olson and Christine Jacobson. To suggest a location or offer to host a future meet-up, please get in touch with Patrick and Christine, or write ticknor.info@gmail.com.
Collectors' Roundtable: Collecting Iconic Americana: Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Jacobs, and Huddled Masses Yearning to Breathe Free
At the 48th Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 12:30 pm Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02115
Featuring:
Three collectors, three ways of building a life around a single obsession. Thomas A. Horrocks shows how a serious Lincoln collection can be built on a modest budget, drawing on decades of pursuit that inform his forthcoming Abraham Lincoln in 50 Objects. Beth Carroll-Horrocks traces her long effort to document abolitionist Harriet Jacobs across formats—publications, artwork, ephemera—as a founding member of the Harriet Jacobs Legacy Committee. And Jeanne Schinto turns to photography itself, presenting a collection of immigrant photo-books spanning Muybridge to Steichen to Robert Frank. Moderated by Kathy Alpert, this Ticknor Society Roundtable is a conversation about what it actually takes to build a meaningful collection—the persistence, the instinct, and the occasional stroke of luck—around three of American history's most enduring subjects.
https://www.abaa.org/event/speakers-and-programming
Convivial Biblios of Boston is a gathering on the final Thursday of each month. (But this month, we'll meet on the third Thursday to avoid the Thanksgiving Holiday)
November 29, 2026: meet at Locke Bar & Restaurant, 6 Broad Canal Way, Cambridge, MA.
Save the Date!
Saturday, December 5, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Curator's Tour of the exhibition Pressing Importance: Salem and the Declaration of Independence at the Peabody Essex Museum. More details to follow.
Thursday, December 10, 2026 at 4:00 pm
A visit to Brandeis's Goldfarb Library to see an important Judaica collection. More details to follow.
Convivial Biblios of Boston is a gathering on the final Thursday of each month. (But this month, we'll meet on the third Thursday to avoid the Christmas Holiday)
December 17, 2026: meet at Parker's Bar at the Omni Parker Hotel, 60 School Street, Boston, MA.
