Manuscript Studies is essential for understanding how texts, languages, and ideas have been transmitted over time. At UF, growing interest in this field—fueled by faculty expertise and the Smathers Library rare book collection—has created new opportunities for research and teaching. This grant will support acquisitions in four key areas: papyrological editions and re-editions, paleographical methodology, papyrology and textual criticism, and recent studies on the papyri of the Attic orators. These updated resources will fill critical gaps in the collection and support interdisciplinary work in classical studies, rhetoric, philosophy, and the history of science and law, while deepening student engagement with ancient textual traditions.