 | It has been suggested that this article should be split into a new article titled List of Karpeles Manuscript Library Museums. (discuss) (June 2023) |
 Karpeles Manuscript Library's first location in Santa Barbara, California | |
| Established | 1983  |
|---|---|
| Location | US |
| Coordinates | 34°25′21″N 119°42′18″W / 34.42257°N 119.70494°W |
| Type | archive museum |
| Founder | David Karpeles, Marsha Karpeles |
| Website | www |
  Location of Karpeles Manuscript Library Museums | |
The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museums is one of the largest private collections of historic manuscripts and documents in the world.[1][2] It was founded in 1983[3] by California real estate magnates David Karpeles and Marsha Karpeles,[4] with the goal of stimulating interest in learning, especially in children,[5][6] and to make the collection more accessible, is distributed among many Karpeles museums across the US, each located in a historic building, plus "mini-museums" in schools and office buildings. Items are rotated between museums quarterly, and each of the museums presents a daily general exhibit and one or more special scheduled exhibits throughout the year. In addition, Karpeles is aggressively expanding the content of its website.[7] All of the Karpeles Manuscript Library services are free.[8] The museums are located in small and midsize cities,[9] although the Karpeles family put on an exhibit in Central Park West in New York City in 1991.[4] As of June 2023[update], there are ten museums.[10]
David Karpeles died on January, 19, 2022. [11][12]
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- ^ Charlie Patton (March 1, 2011). "Jacksonville's Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum has the write stuff". Florida Times-Union.
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Founded 1983
- ^ a b Susan Spano (February 15, 2004). "Worth more than the paper it's printed on". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Austin Constdine, Historic Manuscript Exhibitions: From Cuneiform to Walt’s Will, New York Times, October 27, 2006.
- ^ Waymarking.com: Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum — Shreveport, Louisiana.
- ^ Charlie Patton (January 21, 2001). "Get it documented: David Karpeles, creator of manuscript museums". Florida Times-Union. Archived from the original on March 20, 2001.
- ^ Duluth, Minnesota Guide to hotels, restaurants, activities, and events.
- ^ Sarah Bryan Miller (August 16, 2015). "New museum of manuscripts offers a chance to relate to history". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- ^ "Karpeles Manuscript Library home page". Karpeles Manuscript Library. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
- ^ Zehnder, Katherine (February 11, 2022) "David Karpeles remembered for legacy, manuscript collection. Santa Barbara Press
- ^ Smith, Abigail Keely (February 11, 2022) 'A quiet, modest genius': David Karpeles leaves behind museums, legacy:The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum founder died Jan. 19. Duluth Times Tribune.
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