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Paul Zall talked about his book Franklin on Franklin, published by University Press of Kentucky. Mr. Zall said he used early drafts of Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography in the hopes of revea…

Civil War historian Gary Gallagher talked about his book Causes Won, Lost, and Forgotten: How Hollywood and Popular Art Shape What We Know about the Civil War, published by The University of…

Ms. Hodson displayed some of the Huntington Library’s collection of Harriet Beecher Stowe manuscripts. She also talked about Stowe’s life and her role in the abolition movement.

Ms. Hodson talked about a collection of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s correspondence with the editor of Metropolitan Magazine.

Ms. Hodson talked about the collection of H.L. Mencken manuscripts held at the Huntington Library in California and his commentary on American society.

Ms. Hodson talked about the works of Langston Hughes, some of the manuscripts housed at the Huntington Library, and how the manuscripts show the progression of his poem “Uncle Tom.”

Ms. Hodson talked about several manuscripts relating to Nathaniel Hawthorne housed at the Huntington Library.

The curator talked about the works of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau and showed manuscripts of some of their writings and letters. The Huntington Library houses a collection of …

Ms. Hodson displayed a letter written by Upton Sinclair to his friend Jack London, one of the manuscripts in the Huntington Library Literary Manuscripts collection.

Ms. Hodson displayed some of the Huntington Library’s collection of Edith Wharton manuscripts.

Ms. Hodson talked about the collection of Willa Cather’s letters and the restrictions placed on the material by Cather’s will.

Sue Hodson showed and talked about some of the library’s collection of Mark Twain manuscripts.

David Zeidberg, Director, The Huntington Library discussed the mission of the library, which is a private research library containing many rare original manuscripts, including the Gutenberg …

The panelists shared their viewpoints on the art of editorial cartooning and its place in the media. They also answered questions from the audience.