Items signed by Einstein, Dillinger, Lincoln, JFK, Marilyn Monroe, Babe Ruth, many others are in University Archives' Dec. 11 auction

WILTON, Conn. - Nov. 25, 2024 - PRLog -- It isn't often that John Dillinger, Marilyn Monroe, Babe Ruth and Abraham Lincoln all meet at the same place at the same time, but that's exactly what will happen on Wednesday, December 11^th, when items signed by all four luminaries will come up for bid in University Archives' Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books auction, at 10am Eastern time.

A rare autograph letter signed by America's Public Enemy Number One John Dillinger, a signed photograph of Albert Einstein, a check signed by Marilyn Monroe during the filming of the movie Some like It Hot, a Star baseball signed on the sweet spot by Babe Ruth in 1927, and an Abraham Lincoln signed Civil War draft call are just a few of the sale's expected headliners.

All 519 lots in the catalog are up for viewing now on the University Archives website – www.UniversityArchives.com – as well as LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com and Auctionzip.com.

"Our last auction of 2024 is perhaps our most impressive sale to date," University Archives president and owner John Reznikoff said of Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books – Just in Time For The Holidays. He added, "The auction will be a great shopping opportunity. Need holiday gift ideas? Give your friends and loved ones unique historical gifts this holiday season."

From U.S. Presidents, Early America, and World Leaders, to Art, Music and Literature, from Aviation/Space, Sports and Science, to Militaria, Civil Rights, and Entertainment, University Archives' December 11^th sale has most categories covered.

Many of the marquee items in the sale come from an exceptionally large and robust array of U.S. Presidential memorabilia. Military commissions, circulars, ship's passports, land grants, documents, autograph letters, and typed letters from Washington to Biden - many of them signed as President - will be offered. There are over a dozen Lincoln lots in the sale. Some are signed.

Lot 71 is a 12-page typed chapter from a young John F. Kennedy's Harvard University senior thesis, with copious manuscript revisions. The heavily edited chapter, entitled "Influence of the Desire for Economy and General Disarmament Conference on British Armaments", was later published as part of Kennedy's best-selling book, Why England Slept. (est. $35,000-$50,000).

Here is a link to the catalog on the University Archives website:  https://www.universityarchives.com/auction-catalog/rare-autographs-manuscripts-books-just-in-time-fo_AY2IGEUZOW

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