Old stuff.

Going to the Morgan Library and Museum was an experience. I rarely travel to Midtown Manhattan and often get lost when I do. This particular day was no exception! Thanks to Phil’s sense of direction and text-messaging abilities I was able to make it to the Morgan only five minutes late. Dr. Declan Kiely led us through the usually unseen parts of the museum, passing by the kitchen and some storage rooms or something. Libraries and museums can seem inaccessible, however being led around by an intellectual with a sense of humor, well, it helps. The room we sat it seemed too nice to be in. At the end of the class, I hesitated turning the doorknob for fear that I would break something. I like looking at old things. I don’t like looking at old things that I can’t read due to poor legibility. Somehow, Edgar Allen Poe wrote letters and poems that were hard to understand, but a scroll that was perfectly legible. Interesting. The print on the scroll was very small which may have had something to do with it. I was incredibly excited at the mention of there being a Woody Allen script among the pieces Dr. Kiely was to show to us. I wish it was a copy that had corrections and cross-outs, but it wasn’t. Oh well, still cool. It’s an incredible experience to view items like the Poe letters and the Henry James manuscript up close.