DANVILLE — Among the many historically relevant individuals who grew up in the Valley is a man born in Mooresburg, Chistopher Sholes, whom historians credit with inventing the first typewriter. “It ...

June 23 is National Typewriter Day and as of today, June 24 is "QWERTY MKE Day." In Milwaukee, anyway. Christopher Latham Sholes invented the typewriter – and along with it the QWERTY keyboard that is ...

You probably won't see it listed on your wall calendar or desk journal, but today is an unofficial holiday to honor a mechanical device that... Jun 23, 2017 — You probably won't see it listed on your ...

HAVERHILL — The Museum of Printing has added a piece of equipment that Museum President Frank Romano calls his “prized possession.” On Sept. 4, a Sholes and Glidden typewriter was donated to Haverhill ...

THE TYPEWRITER AND THE MEN WHO MADE IT (149 pp.)—Richard N. Current —University of Illinois Press ($3.50). THE WONDERFUL WRITING MACHINE (236 pp.)—Bruce Bliven Jr.—Random House ($3.95). When the steel ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This Standard Number 2 typewriter was ...

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of Did You Know stories looking at interesting things, facts and people from the Valley’s history that may surprise some residents. DANVILLE — Among the ...