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After agreeing in principle on the concept, scope, budget, and other points, I prepare a more detailed proposal of how I see carrying out the project. After this is fine tuned, I am ready to carry it out. In most cases I give a monthly report on progress and any unexpected opportunities that may have come up. I have formed collections in almost every area of interest, most focusing on historical letters and manuscripts, and many also containing rare books. Others have included different types of artifacts – from World War II Enigma code machines, and the only surviving part of the original UNIVAC computer, to, seemingly, every conceivable Winston Churchill and Napoleon personal artifact. While we have a policy of never discussing our clients or what they collect, Bill Gates has frequently and publicly discussed our role in assembling his collection, and so many articles about us mention the Gates library that it seems odd not to include it here. We deliver a project as completed as you would like. We have worked with many architects and designers when new rooms were going to be built or designed, both in terms of what is needed to house a collection and the environment to best preserve it. Computerized inventories and indexes have also been done. Among the collections and libraries we have formed: NAPOLEONAn extraordinary collection of his letters and manuscripts written from his early school days, through his rise to power in the late 1790’s, his years as Emperor, his military campaign and exile. Wonderful love letters and the manuscripts of his memoirs combined with books from his library and personal artifacts give an intimate sense of the Emperor and his Empire in his own words, his own books, and his own artifacts. Sculptures and paintings of Napoleon and an extensive reference library make this one of the greatest collections I have formed.CREATIVITYLetters and manuscripts from ancient times to the present discussing great creative moments in the writer’s lives, including Michelangelo, Raphael, Machiavelli, Luther, Newton, Newton, Einstein, Mozart, Beethoven, Gaugin, Lincoln, Washington, Thoreau, Whitman, Joyce, Goethe, Dickens, Sartre and hundreds of others.PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATESAn extraordinary collection of letters from each President discussing their Presidency.THE WESTERN PURSUIT OF THE AMERICAN DREAMFrom early exploration to 1900, one of the finest collections on the American West including letters, diaries, pamphlets, book, coins, medals, guns, clothing, original art, Indian and other artifacts, and three stage coaches.WORLD WAR IIThe most comprehensive collection in the world, containing about 15,000 pieces of every kind including many of the most important letters and manuscripts, and artifacts from George Patton’s battle helmet and Hitler’s uniform to one of the five surviving World War II landing crafts.FRENCH ARTISTS AND WRITERSAn in-depth collection of letters and manuscripts from the 19th and 20th centuries.TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF FRENCH CULTUREThe people who have most influenced French culture from 1789 to 1989. A collection of one hundred letters.19TH CENTURY AMERICAThe 100 books that influenced and are most representative of the century.20TH CENTURY AMERICAThe 100 books that influenced and are most representative of the century.AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT BEFORE 1776A library of books and pamphlets discussing political, economic and social philosophy leading up to the American Revolution.MUSICOriginal musical manuscripts from Johann Sebastian Bach to George Gershwin.SOCIAL LIFE IN COLONIAL AMERICAA library of books and pamphlets that give an intimate view into colonial life.PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATESA collection of books from their personal libraries.PROBABILITY AND LOGICA library chronicling the history of the development of logic and probability theories.BOOK BINDINGS FROM MEDIEVEL TIMES TO THE PRESENTAn extraordinary and comprehensive collection from medieval chain bindings to art deco bindings of the 1920s and 1930s.WORLD WAR IIA reference library on all aspects of the war: military, social, political and economic from the 1920s through the 1940s.THE AMERICAN WESTAn extensive reference library about all types of artifacts, history and cultures.COLONIAL AMERICALetters and documents from the earliest colonists to the beginnings of the Revolution.THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONLetters, documents and artifacts, 1775-1783.THE AMERICAN CIVIL WARLetters and documents from the political and military leaders of the Confederacy and the Union.FRENCH WOMEN FROM MADAME DE SÉVIGNY TO GEORGE SANDLetters, manuscripts and books from their libraries.CODES AND CODEBREAKINGRare and current books, as well as code machines including several different German enigma machines.SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS FROM THE 17 TH CENTURY TO DATEComplete runs of the leading English-language journals.HISTORY OF PARISA library chronicling the development of Paris from medieval times through the late 19 th century rebuilding of the city. Many maps were included.FRENCH CULTUREA library of first editions from the 18 th through the 20 th centuries representing literature, the arts, sciences and natural history.MT. EVERESTA library of books and periodicals about its exploration and mountaineering history.THE WESTERN MOVEMENT FROM THE MISSISSIPPI TO THE PACIFICFirst editions of the 250 most influential books.FROM THE ATLANTIC TO THE MISSISSIPPIThe most important books and pamphlets influencing the Western migration in the 17 th and 18 th centuries.THE 50 (ALSO 100 AND 150) PEOPLE MOST REPRESENTATIVE OF AMERICAN CULTURELetters and manuscripts. (Always an interesting project to discuss who they are!)THE ANCIENT WORLD3000 B.C. TO 600 A.D. Original writing in all forms: clay, wood, stone & papyrus, from Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome.THE MEDIEVAL WORLD800 A.D. to 1450 A.D. Illuminated and other manuscripts and documents, both religious and secular.RENAISSANCE EUROPE1450 to 1600. Manuscripts, letters and early printing.THE HISTORY OF WRITING3000 B.C. TO 2000 A.D. Original writings in all forms from the beginning of writing to modern methods.MILITARY STRATEGYThe 100 books that have most influenced military leaders.COMPUTERSFrom the earliest concepts of Leibnitz through every modern pioneer, from manuscripts to the only surviving part of the original UNIVAC computer.Read more about private libraries
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