Online auction

A four-page manuscript consisting of nearly 2,300 words written entirely in the hand of English physicist Sir Isaac Newton, a World War II-dated letter written in English by Albert Einstein in which he reveals that Nazi leaders didn’t give much thought to his Theory of Relativity, and a 16-page letter signed by John Adams regarding British abuses eight years after his presidency ended, are just a sampling of what’s in University Archives’ next online auction planned for Jan. 6.

The full catalog, showing all 440 lots, is up for bidding and viewing now, on the revamped University Archives website (www.UniversityArchives.com), as well as on the popular platforms LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com and Auctionzip.com. Phone and absentee bids will also be accepted. The sale contains rare and highly collectible items from multiple specialty categories.

These include literary (Dickens, Solzhenitsyn and others); presidential (Lincoln, Kennedy and others); foreign (Napoleon, Victoria I and others); science (Einstein, , Newton, and others); and space (Apollo XI, and the Wright Brothers). It will be University Archives’ biggest sale to date.

Lots 1-220 will begin promptly at 10:30 am Eastern time. Upon the completion of lot 220, there will be a 30-minute break. After the break, the auction will resume at lot 221 and end at lot 440.

For more information about University Archives and the online-only Rare Books, Manuscripts & Relics Auction, please log on to www.universityarchives.com.