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Follow on Google News | Items signed by Einstein, Custer, Roosevelt to headline University Archives' Sept. 18 online auctionThe Rare Signed Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Memorabilia auction will start at 10 am Eastern time. All 549 lots are up for viewing and bidding on the University Archives website, as well as on three other online bidding platforms.
By: University Archives The auction will start promptly at 10:00 am Eastern time. All 549 lots in the catalog are up for viewing and bidding now on the newly redesigned University Archives website – UniversityArchives.com – as well as LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com and Auctionzip.com. Phone and absentee bids will also be taken. "The September 18th auction will feature outstanding historical documents, rare books, celebrity autographs, photographs, original artwork, relics, and sports memorabilia," The one-page typed letter in German signed by Albert Einstein, dated October 15, 1944, is addressed to university professor Giuliano Hugo Bonfante. In it, Einstein compares his general theory of relativity to "Newton's theory" and also alludes to the unified field theory he was then developing (est. $20,000-$30,000) The several Gen. George A. Custer lots in the sale will be led by an autograph letter signed twice by Custer, seeking the appointment of one of his "Custer Clan" lieutenants, Algernon Smith, to the rank of captain. Custer writes glowingly of Smith's service during the Civil War and his tenure in the 7th Cavalry. Smith was later killed at the Battle of Little Big Horn (est. $8,000-$12,000) Lot 107 is the magnificent vintage sepia-colored photograph of Theodore Roosevelt, signed as President on April 30, 1906 and dedicated to Pope Pius X. In the inscription, Roosevelt assures the Pope that "he will ever occupy the same high position he now holds in the eyes of all Christian statemen." Both men concerned themselves with social issues (est. $8,000-$10,000) University Archives' offices are located at 88 Danbury Rd. (Suite #2A) in Wilton, Conn. For more information please visit www.universityarchives.com. Updates are posted frequently. End
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