The Raab Collection

06/17/2026

On the latest episode of Inspired by History, Nathan Raab gives a behind-the-scenes account of a recent major acquisition of a Revolutionary War document collection kept in one family for nearly a century. Totaling hundreds of pages, the collection is heavily focused on George Washington and his circle https://bit.ly/4egq0nj

On the latest episode of Inspired by History, Nathan Raab unveils a generational collection of Revolutionary War documents unseen in 75+ years.

06/16/2026

Washington & Revolution: An archive sold this month at Raab to one collector features letters of Washington, Hancock, Hamilton, Benedict Arnold, Cornwallis, and Lafayette, telling an unprecedented story of the American Revolution https://bit.ly/3QK8Zsz

06/11/2026

The Raab Collection's Roosevelt Discovery Reported in Smithsonian Magazine https://bit.ly/4g8xR7C

Smithsonian reported on The Raab Collection's discovery of two historical documents related to the attempted assassination of Theodore Roosevelt.

06/10/2026

Raab’s Guest Curator Robert G. Parkinson Reflects on the Declaration of Independence as We Celebrate the Nation's 250th Anniversary

Raab’s Guest Curator and Historian Robert G. Parkinson Reflects on the Nation’s Founding Document, Just as We Celebrate its 250th Anniversary

06/02/2026

On a special episode of Inspired by History, Steven Raab talks about influential autograph dealers of the past, prompted by the recent acquisition of a major Revolutionary War document collection assembled in the 1940s-50s https://bit.ly/4dWn7Xo

05/26/2026

On the latest Inspired by History podcast, the 5th in Raab's Masterclass series on how to start and build a collection of historical documents. Our topic: historical document authentication and forgery avoidance https://bit.ly/3PAnm29

05/19/2026

Raab announces Guest Curator Dr. Robert G. Parkinson, professor of history at Binghamton University and author of the new book, "Tyrants and Rogues: Understanding the Declaration of Independence" https://bit.ly/4tFKwSv

05/15/2026

Governor Thomas Jefferson, in a Letter to Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene Calls His State to Arms: “Cornwallis has advanced to the Roanoke.” https://bit.ly/3OTSitG

05/06/2026

On Inspired by History, we discuss two extraordinary pieces: A page of the speech held in Theodore Roosevelt’s vest pocket that slowed the bullet of a would-be assassin and Roosevelt’s own annotated copy of the speech he ended up giving after he was shot https://bit.ly/4d74LSO

On this episode of Inspired by History: Raab's discovery of page 1 of the speech in Roosevelt’s pocket that slowed the bullet of a would-be assassin.

05/01/2026

In the fourth of our Masterclass series, we speak with Nathan Raab about what to look for when buying historical documents, particularly in terms of content, condition, and provenance https://bit.ly/4urQyXX