The Magic of Handwriting: The Pedro Corrêa do Lago Collection

An Evening of Letter-Writing

In the digital age, a handwritten letter is a rare and cherished gift. Celebrate the pleasure of handwriting with an evening of informal letter-writing over drinks in the lively Gilbert Court. Experienced and avid letter-writers will be available to assist you. Stationery, stamps, and all other materials provided free; wine and other beverages available for purchase from the Morgan Café. 



An Evening of Letter-Writing

In the digital age, a handwritten letter is a rare and cherished gift. Celebrate the pleasure of handwriting with an evening of informal letter-writing over drinks in the lively Gilbert Court. Experienced and avid letter-writers will be available to assist you. Stationery, stamps, and all other materials provided free; wine and other beverages available for purchase from the Morgan Café. 



When he was just eleven years old Pedro Corrêa do Lago wrote to ask François Truffaut for his signature and received, by return mail, a book inscribed by the French director. Over the ensuing decades Corrêa do Lago built one of the world’s most compelling collections of its kind. What draws him—and us—to a personal letter from Emily Dickinson, a psychoanalysis bill penned by Freud, or an inscrutable note from Rasputin?

Christine Nelson, Drue Heinz Curator of Literary and Historical Manuscripts 

Christine Nelson, Drue Heinz Curator of Literary and Historical Manuscripts