Items signed by notables ranging from Bob Dylan to Thomas Jefferson are in University Archives' Jan. 29th online auction

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Items signed by notables ranging from Bob Dylan to Thomas Jefferson are in University Archives' Jan. 29th online auction

The sale features 459 lots of outstanding historical materials and represents the very best of U.S. Presidential, Aviation/Space, Art, Music, Science & Sports.

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