Since Mr. Stern's death, the collection has continued to grow through the provisions of an endowment by his family. The autographed copy of Gone with the Wind is part of the Stern collection. The unprecedented volume of requests for a autographed copies of Gone with the Wind forced Margaret Mitchell to discontinue the practice after December, 1936. Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan Panoramic view at night n.d. Many scholars use this type of publication to study the history and folklore of an area.
Topics range from supernatural beings, to historical events, herbalism, and romance stories.
Typically, written in verse, a chapbook is a small, inexpensively made publication that is considered ephemera. The Library's collection goes back approximately twenty years. Previously unpublished, many of these letters discuss in detail Brahms's concerns regarding publication of his music. In this volume the eminent Brahms scholar George Bozarth provides translations of the correspondence as well as extensive commentary. This is the story of Walter Zapp and his vision of a high quality, small camera that the welldressed lady or gentleman could carry.