Bibles to Baseball: Treasures from the Detroit Public Library's Special Collections Saturday, July 27, 2024 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Detroit Main Library 5201 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48202 Free and open to the public; Parking available in the Employee's Lot off Putnam St. This is a rare opportunity to see and hear about some of the many items from DPL's collection that hold cultural, historical and literary significance, including: * King James Bible, first edition (1611) * George Washington’s diary (1789-90) * Mark Twain’s unfinished manuscript Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer Among the Indians * Laura Ingalls Wilder handwritten draft of These Happy Golden Years * Kate Greenaway original watercolor and first edition * Belle Isle deed and wampum (1769) * Autobiography of Henry Bibb, an escaped slave, and his antislavery newspaper Voice of the Fugitive * Grace Bedell letter to Abraham Lincoln advising him to grow a beard (1860) * Detroit Tigers team correspondence for the purchase of Ty Cobb’s contract (1905) Reserve your seat at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bibles-to-baseball-tickets-912689748607?aff=ebd... [https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F810484289%2F315769189190%2F1%2Foriginal.jpg?w=1000&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&rect=0%2C0%2C2160%2C1080&s=63db6dcc82c79a58878997e5a50b0ea3]<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bibles-to-baseball-tickets-912689748607?aff=ebdssbdestsearch> Bibles to Baseball<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bibles-to-baseball-tickets-912689748607?aff=ebdssbdestsearch> Treasures from the Special Collections of the Detroit Public Library www.eventbrite.com Margaret Bruni Director for Public Services Detroit Public Library 5201 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI 48202 313-481-1307 mbruni@detroitpubliclibrary.org