Hi, Mike, Your dad must have been quite a guy.
We can give you some ideas; but in case one that you had is to offer this collection (or part of it) to us, we must say, "No, thank you." Although we too agree with the idea of preservating history through literature, we have full sets of our ÃÛÌÒÁµÈË and no space for others.
What to do? It is difficult to impossible to know if anyone or organization will want any issues. And, honestly, it might take some time to figure out who, if, where, etc. Here are a few starters, in no particular order:
• Collectors may be interested. You could pursue any in your area or in the nearest major city (you did not give your location) or even on the internet. For them, condition is paramount, and rarity and demand quickly follow.
• You mention Lowell, Mass. A library or other related org (historical society, for example) there may have an interest. Consider this re any pieces of the collection that refer to specific cites or regions.
• A respository of paper ephemera through the centuries (including this ÃÛÌÒÁµÈË) is The American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury St., Worcester, Mass 01609; Americanantiquarian.org. They may be (best) able to provide some guidance or help you to establish the collection's value (or lack of), individually or as a whole.
• One seeming long shot that occurs to us is Google Books. The company has scanned millions of books (billions of pages?!) that are in public domain (that is, they are old)—although we can not help you to reach decision-making people there. But it might be worth a try.
Essentially, you need to find someone or ones that love/s these things as much as your dad did. Kudoes to you for trying! It's a great tribute. Good luck—
Hi, Mike, Your dad must have been quite a guy.
We can give you some ideas; but in case one that you had is to offer this collection (or part of it) to us, we must say, "No, thank you." Although we too agree with the idea of preservating history through literature, we have full sets of our ÃÛÌÒÁµÈË and no space for others.
What to do? It is difficult to impossible to know if anyone or organization will want any issues. And, honestly, it might take some time to figure out who, if, where, etc. Here are a few starters, in no particular order:
• Collectors may be interested. You could pursue any in your area or in the nearest major city (you did not give your location) or even on the internet. For them, condition is paramount, and rarity and demand quickly follow.
• You mention Lowell, Mass. A library or other related org (historical society, for example) there may have an interest. Consider this re any pieces of the collection that refer to specific cites or regions.
• A respository of paper ephemera through the centuries (including this ÃÛÌÒÁµÈË) is The American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury St., Worcester, Mass 01609; Americanantiquarian.org. They may be (best) able to provide some guidance or help you to establish the collection's value (or lack of), individually or as a whole.
• One seeming long shot that occurs to us is Google Books. The company has scanned millions of books (billions of pages?!) that are in public domain (that is, they are old)—although we can not help you to reach decision-making people there. But it might be worth a try.
Essentially, you need to find someone or ones that love/s these things as much as your dad did. Kudoes to you for trying! It's a great tribute. Good luck—