This collection was bequeathed to the University by Dr. Norman Winkler at the time of his death in 1961. It is a collection of over 300 volumes of Spanish, English, and Brazilian literature, including first editions and many fine bindings. There are also microfilm copies of Brazilian literary history and critical studies, many of which relate to the works of Jose Martiniano de Alecar. Cataloged in Pittcat. The collection was founded in 1960 by Dr. and Mrs. Ford E. Curtis.
Emphasis is on New York and Pittsburgh from the Civil War to the present.
Inventories and indexes in the Department provide access to these materials. A catalog of books and the manuscripts, as well as an index to correspondence, are maintained in the Special Collections Department. Arrangements for working with the manuscripts should be made by consulting the Head of Special Collections. This collection was donated by Professor Lee's family in 1978, the year of his death. Lee was a short story writer and a published poet.