Rare Book School Virginia receives US$1 million donation aimed at increasing scholarships

Rare Book School (RBS) at the University of Virginia is a nonprofit institute dedicated to teaching the history, care, and use of books, manuscripts, and other printed materials through specialized courses for librarians, booksellers, collectors, and scholars. Many ILAB booksellers will have attended those seminars, often led by Terry Belanger, a dedicated educator who has taught more courses than any other faculty member. His course "Book Illustration Processes" has been part of the curricula since 1983, some taught two or three times during a summer.

The Miranker Family’s pledge will now kickstart a dollar-for-dollar matching-gift challenge to establish the Terry Belanger Endowed Scholarship, a fund that will provide full-cost tuition scholarships and travel stipends to RBS students with financial need.

RBS' full announcement can be viewed here: https://rarebookschool.org/sup...

A series of videos was produced by Macbeth Studio in 2022 to commemorate RBS’s 40th anniversary in 2023 and give insights into RBS' work and the faculty behind.

Terry Belanger on the origins of RBS and what makes the School unique:

Bruce McKittrick, Antiquarian Bookseller (ABAA, ILAB), on why Terry was one of the three best teachers he ever had:

Barbara Heritage, Miranker Family Director of Collections, Exhibitions & Scholarly Initiatives, on how Terry changed her life:

For more information about Rare Book School and its programme, please visit the website >> HERE

Rare Book School Virginia offers a broad range of scholarship opportunities >> VIEW HERE