My mothers cousin has a vast collection of civil war books and is looking for a home for them as they were her fathers and he is dead now for some time. This collection is simply amazing. Probably at least 1000 books, although I could be off on that. It appears that the collection comes with its own bookshelves with the name of each collection etched in the glass and the bookshelves are “dust proof” with sealing glass doors. At the moment I only have the interest of a pal who is contacting the “sons of the confederacy” of which he is a member. So far I haven’t heard back from him.
She is weary of giving them to a university given the current political leanings of most universities. She wants them to go to someone whom loves that time in history.
Although this collection is so vast, that you would pretty much have to be obessesed to want it.
It’s quite a dilema to try to help out with. Anyone here have any suggestions to help with this issue?