In 1939, Ernest Hemingway left a large collection of his belongings—the manuscript of his earliest short story, childhood trinkets, memorabilia from his time at war, intimate letters, books, and ...

Many University students have never set foot in Firestone Library's Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, but if they had, they could have discovered the manuscripts of F. Scott Fitzgerald ...

Considering that Christine Farrell had one of the greatest comic book collections ever compiled, it was surprising how casually she hoarded her treasure when the Mountain Lake PBS program “People Near ...

Ridgefield author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, who died in 2012 in Danbury Hospital, is widely viewed as the most important children's book artist of the 20th century. Ridgefield author and ...

The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., home of the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, is presenting the rare book collection of Dayton-based collectors Stuart and Mimi Rose in ...

Watermark West Rare Bookstore owner Phil McComish stands with a map from the 1870s advertising land for sale in Kansas. Watermark West Rare Bookstore has overcome challenges for 40 years, including ...

March marks the last month of Rare Books 101 at the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Along with opportunities to view significant historic acclaimed works that are always on display, visitors to ...

CINCINNATI — The rare books are safe — for now — at the Cincinnati campus of Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion. The school and Ohio’s attorney general have agreed to a 6-month ban on ...

Cultural memory survives through careful storage, accurate documentation,’ said Rishabh Jain, whose family has been preserving rare books for nearly 60 years.

A court settlement approved Friday forbids Cincinnati's Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion from selling rare books from its private collection without first notifying the Ohio Attorney ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Nearly a week after an occupation of Portland State University’s library that lasted for nearly three days, it appears the rare collections inside the building were protected ...