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Stuart Lutz

President
Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc.
Country or state 
United States (New Jersey)
Available to 
North America
City 
South Orange
Fee 
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Languages 
English
Volunteer
No
Timezone 
America/New_York

Personal Details

Bio

Stuart Lutz is one of the country's leading experts on historic documents and letters. He can frequently be seen authenticating manuscripts on the History Channel's hit show "Pawn Stars". He is also the author of the oral history book "The Last Leaf: Voices of History's Last-Known Survivors" that contains interviews with the last Civil War widows, among other subjects. Lutz is also building the largest private archive of materials related to the American War in Vietnam. He has a B.A. in History from Johns Hopkins.

Current position (1)

President

Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc.

Degrees (1)
History
The Johns Hopkins University
1988 to 1992

Presentations

Presentations (3)
Forgery Files - How Experts Determine If Historic Documents Are Genuine...Or Not

Historic document expert Stuart Lutz will lead an illustrated talk on old letters and documents. It will include what is available in the marketplace, why the archives do not own all the historic documents, how price is determined, and how he determines if documents are authentic or not. Lutz will bring in original documents for show and tell.

The Last Leaf: Voices Of History's Last-Known Survivors

Author and historian Stuart Lutz will lead an illustrated talk on his oral history book The Last Leaf: Voices Of History's Last-Known Survivors. Over a dozen years, Lutz tracked down & interviewed almost forty of the final eyewitnesses to important events. Chapters include the last Civil War widows, the final man to work for Thomas Edison, the last pitcher to surrender a home run to Babe Ruth, the final World War I soldier, the last person to perform with Houdini and much more. At the conclusion of the talk, books will be available for sale.

The Material Culture Of The Vietnam War

Historian Stuart Lutz has been building the largest private archive of papers and artifacts related to the American War in Vietnam. In his illustrated talk, he will discuss why he collects the contentious period and what his study of the artifacts tells us. Lutz has always had an interest in the period and began collecting a quarter century ago. His archive contains thousands of items, from soldier diaries, posters, letters by important figures, books, buttons and photographs. Lutz will bring in original Vietnam War artifacts for show and tell.

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- YouTube
Pawn Stars: *DEALMAKING DUEL* for RARE Aaron Burr Check (Season 8) | History
The Last Leaf history book trailer
Stuart Lutz The Last Leaf book - Pawn Stars handwriting expert
Stuart Lutz
Stuart Lutz with the last three Civil War widows
Stuart Lutz with the last three Civil War widows
Stuart Lutz with Rick Harrison from Pawn Stars
Stuart Lutz with Rick Harrison from Pawn Stars
Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc.
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Books & Articles (3)

The Last Leaf: Voices Of History's Last-Known Survivors
Prometheus,
2010
Old Glory's Odysses
Collecting Vietnam War Memorabilia

Expertise (7)

Other
History American history Documents Forgeries Last survivors Vietnam
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If you want to know how experts determine if historic documents are real, do I have a talk for you!

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