Bob Dylan, Isaac Newton, George Washington, many others are in University Archives' May 6th auction

WESTPORT, Conn. - April 21, 2020 - PRLog -- Bob Dylan's handwritten and signed lyrics to the classic rock song Like a Rolling Stone, a superb document signed by the British physicist Sir Isaac Newton, and discharge papers for a teenage soldier who lived to be 100 signed by George Washington are just a few of the highlights in University Archives' next online-only auction, slated for Wednesday, May 6^th.

Telephone and absentee bids will also be accepted. Folks can visit the website and browse the full color catalog now, at www.UniversityArchives.com.

The auction is packed with rare books, manuscripts, relics and more, many of them signed by history's brightest luminaries. Presidential items span the administrations of George Washington through George H.W. Bush (including 11 lots pertaining to Abraham Lincoln); Civil War and slavery (including Grant and Lee); and foreign (Vladimir Lenin, Napoleon, Catherine II and many others).

The literary category will feature Part 3 of items from the legendary Beat writer Jack Kerouac's estate plus items from Ernest Hemingway, Samuel Clemens, Eugene O'Neill and others. Science and space will include Newton, Charles Darwin, Thomas Edison and the Apollo and Gemini missions.

Nearly 50 lots comprise Part 2 of the Forbes Collection – items from multimillionaire magazine publisher Malcolm Forbes (1919-1990) and his sons, including a dazzling array of foreign and presidential pieces. A group of King George III's Acts of Parliament (1766-1775) including one of the Townshend Acts and several punitive Acts, illustrate life in the American colonies on the eve of the Revolution.

Bob Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone was voted the number one rock 'n' roll song of all time by the readers of Rolling Stone magazine in 2004. The lyrics to the song, handwritten by Dylan on a single 8 ½ by 11-inch sheet plus his signature, have been authenticated by Dylan's manager, Jeff Rosen. The lot has an estimate of $75,000-$85,000.

For more information about University Archives and the Wednesday, May 6^th online-only auction, please visit www.universityarchives.com. For phone bidding, please call 203-454-0111.