Stuart Lutz | SpeakerHub

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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.