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Detail of manuscript with wax seal and adhesives
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New Project to Conserve and Digitize Early Academy Records

This fall the Academy Archives embarks on a new project to clean, repair, rehouse, and digitize many important documents from the Academy's early years, as well as a unique collection of records to related to the family of Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford.
Acceptance letters from George Washington, Willa Cather, and Jonathan Zittrain
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Acceptance Letters - An Academy Tradition

The Academy Archives preserves and shares the acceptance letters of members. Selected letters are shared in online galleries and include letters from George Washington, Mary Leakey, and Nelson Mandela.
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Select Letters for Women’s History Month

The Academy’s Archives preserve letters of acceptance submitted by new members. A gallery of letters from women accepted to the Academy has been prepared for Women’s History Month.
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Music Notation by Touch

Benjamin Dearborn, an educator and inventor who was elected to the Academy in 1794, wrote to Academy president John Adams in August 1794, describing his design for a “Music Board” for the benefit of persons who are visually impaired...