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T.J. Fitzpatrick

Bibliomaniac! Mr. Fitzpatrick’s Passion for Collecting Books

Presented By
Sherrie Smith

After the deaths in the early 1950s of botanist T.J. Fitzpatrick and his wife, a treasure trove of rare books was found in their modest home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Retired KCPL librarian Sherrie Smith traces the strange history of these early 20th century “hoarders,” who amassed a fabulous collection of rare books, pamphlets, and Western Americana. In 1953, Missouri Valley Special Collections purchased more than 20,000 items from the Fitzpatrick estate.

Smith spent several years working with the Fitzpatrick collection, especially its extensive Mormon collection and Lewis & Clark volumes.

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T.J. Fitzpatrick

Bibliomaniac! Mr. Fitzpatrick’s Passion for Collecting Books

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