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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Hebrew Union College has agreed to new restrictions on the sale or removal of rare books and manuscripts from its Klau Library in Cincinnati under a settlement with Ohio Attorney ...

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 ...

CINCINNATI — Two years after downsizing the student population on its Clifton Avenue campus, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion is again provoking critics by taking steps to sell rare ...

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 ...

After her 13-year-old niece destroys her daughter's rare book collection, a woman demands her sister take responsibility for her daughter's actions — but she refuses Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter ...

It might seem fitting to some that the oldest books and records of the college be stored in the oldest space on campus. It’s a bit incongruous based on the intrinsic value of the collections, however, ...

Following the death in April of Vermont comic book retailer and collector Christine Farrell, her legendary collection is about to go up for auction. Farrell, who succumbed to a long illness at age 72, ...

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 ...