RR Auction's March Rare Manuscript, Document and Autograph Auction

Educator and civil rights leader (1875–1955) best known for starting a school for African-American students in Florida, that eventually became Bethune

American advocate for social and economic reform (1825–1909), and husband of Lucy Stone, with whom he helped found the American Woman Suffrage Associ

French statesman and historian (1811–1882) who was forced to abandon his post as a member of the provisional government and flee to England after the

Empress of France, born Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie (1763–1814). Married Napoleon in 1796 and divorced in 1810, unable to produce ...

Italian priest (1815–1888), who, in recognition of his work on behalf of disadvantaged youth, was canonized in 1934. Rare ALS in Italian, signed “Pr.

American woman (1860–1927) who was tried and acquitted in the 1892 axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts. The saga ult

Scottish scientist, inventor, and author (1781–1868) best known for his inventions and discoveries related to optics, including the kaleidoscope. ALS

American businessman and politician (1752–1810) and signer of the US Constitution. ADS, one page, 7.75 x 7, July 7, 1787. Document written as Justice

German Jewish philosopher and writer (1878–1965) who evolved a philosophy inspired by study of Hasidism and based on the encounter of man with nature,

TLS signed “Richard E. Byrd,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, September 19, 1950. Letter to an admirer. In part: “I will be delighted to s