Letterlocking: The Hidden History of the Letter

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    Join us at the MIT Museum as we welcome scholars Jana Dambrogio and Daniel Starza Smith to discuss their new book, Letterlocking: The Hidden History of the Letter.

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    MIT Museum, Gambrill Center

    314 Main Street
    Building E-28
    Cambridge, MA 02142
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  • Area 2, East Cambridge, and The Port

    Dates and Times

    ዓርብ, June 13 6PM – 8PM

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    The presentation will be followed by a letterlocking making activity. 

    Before the invention of the gummed enevelope in the 1830s, how did people secure their private letters? The answer is letterlocking — the ingenious process of securing a letter using a combination of folds, tucks, slits, or adhesives such as sealing wax, so that it becomes its own envelope. 

    Learn more and buy tickets here: https://mitmuseum.mit.edu/programs/letterlocking-the-hidden-history-of-the-letter 

    Graphic promotional graphic for an Author Talk at the MIT Museum titled Letterlocking: The Hidden History of the Letter. The MIT Museum logo is in the bottom left corner of the image.

    ዓርብ, June 13 6PM – 8PM

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    Kate Silverman Wilson

    MIT Museum

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    Last updated May 2, 2025.

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