Episode 22 of Cloister Talk Brings Listeners to The Winterthur Library

Books ready for a show-and-tell session in the rare book reading room at The Winterthur Library.

Nestled amid the rolling hills and verdant landscape of the Brandywine River Valley in Delaware, The Winterthur Library brims with rare books and manuscripts documenting material life in America, including early German Pennsylvania.  Join Emily Guthrie, who until recently served as Director and NEH Librarian at The Winterthur Library, for a conversation about this remarkable repository of American history and culture, and how The Winterthur Library fits into the work of the Winterthur Museum and its surrounding 1,000-acre country estate.  Ms. Guthrie, who recently took over as Librarian at the Library Company of Philadelphia, introduces us to the rich collections of Pennsylvania German rare books and manuscripts that reside in The Winterthur Library and tells us about her old side-gig as a shepherd and goatherd on the Winterthur estate. 

Well-known as one of the most prominent cultural institutions specializing in American history, the Winterthur Museum, Garden, & Library comes to life in dynamic new ways in this special episode of Cloister Talk Live!  Listen to the episode here:
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https://anchor.fm/cloistertalk/episodes/Cloister-Talk-Live--Books-Along-the-Brandywine-A-Conversation-with-Emily-Guthrie--Formerly-of-The-Winterthur-Library-e1281hk