Session 3: Love at the Library: A Love for Collecting
Arts & Humanities
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40m
The Levy Sheet Music Collection is the product of decades of love. Between the purchase of a dozen songs for fifty cents each, to the dramatic purchase of a first edition of the Star Spangled Banner, Lester Levy dedicated his life to his collection and his love of history. In this lecture, Assistant Curator Sam Bessen will explore the love of collecting through Levy’s writings and correspondence, and share some love songs from the collection. To learn more, visit jhu.edu/hopkinsathome
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