Olga Tsapina

Olga Tsapina
Norris Foundation Curator of American History
Department: Library, Curatorial Department (626-405-2203)
626-405-2209
Olga Tsapina, Ph.D., has been at The Huntington since 1998, before which she was the curator of the collection of Russian 18th-century printed and manuscript materials at the Division of Rare Books and Manuscripts at Moscow University Library. She holds her Ph.D. in history from the Moscow Lomonosov University, and her scholarly interests include comparative studies of religious Enlightenment, the history of autograph manuscript collecting in the United States, and correspondence networks in British America. Tsapina’s most recent exhibition at The Huntington was “The U.S. Constitution and the End of American Slavery.”
Verso

Proclaiming Independence
Posted on July 2, 2024

Guns, Secession, and a Secret Message in a Spool
Posted on Feb. 6, 2024

A Founding Document
Posted on Nov. 16, 2022

Beyond All Earthly Power
Posted on Aug. 30, 2022

“To Influence the Minds of the People”
Posted on Feb. 17, 2022

Extraordinary Expenses
Posted on June 23, 2021

“The Paths of Honour, Truth and Virtue”
Posted on Feb. 10, 2021

“Release the Vessel & Cargo”
Posted on June 17, 2020

Of Rats and Men
Posted on March 27, 2019

In the Back of God’s Elbow
Posted on Dec. 28, 2018