The Streets and Faces of Chas Laborde (1886–1941)
• February 28, 2021 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1920s, 1930s, acquisitions, Artists, book art, Broadway, collectors, First World War (1914-1918), France, Francis Xavier Luca, Great Depression, Mitchell Wolfson Jr., museums, Occupied France, rare books and special collections library, Second World War (1939-1945), The Wolfsonian Library, Wolfsonian museum library, Wolfsonian staff, World War (1914-1918), World War (1939-1945), World War I, World War II, WWI, WWII
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BONNIE BITS O’ BONNIE SCOTLAND: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE HIGHLANDERS FROM THE WOLFSONIAN COLLECTION
• September 20, 2014 • 1 CommentPosted in donations, gifts, Great Britain, library donors, rare books and special collections library, The Wolfsonian-FIU library, Wolfsonian, Wolfsonian library, Wolfsonian library collection, Wolfsonian museum library, Wolfsonian-FIU library
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