Looking for recommendations on donating a library of type related books

James Montalbano

I have a large library of this stuff, accumulated over 30+ years and I am looking to donate it somewhere. I no longer need it and haven't looked at any of it for years. Any advice is appreciated.

John Hudson

Letterform Archive in San Francisco might be interested, although there is a good chance that they already have many of the volumes. They sell duplicates for fundraising, though, so might still welcome the donation, and they have knowledgeable staff to sort through the collection, which is not the case in most other libraries.

Christopher Slye

James, you might know I’m on the Letterform Archive board. Stephen Coles is part of its leadership, and can probably say with confidence whether it’s of interest to them. My guess is it’s not – solely because they’re likely to have it already.

Having said that, I’ll bet your collection is a very good one! Maybe Stewf is interested in knowing more, or maybe there’s a better recipient, closer to you, that would welcome all of it with fewer reservations.

Nick Shinn

Does this include Fry’s Pantographia? 
Perhaps I misremembered, but am under the impression you once mentioned you have a copy.

Stephen Coles

Just adding to what John and Christopher said, we do always want to see what you have to offer. Our reference library is pretty comprehensive now, but there are always holes to fill. We will also indeed take some duplicate copies to sell, so I think it’s a nice way to find good homes for some of your books while also supporting the preservation and access to the others. Send me a list, or even just shelfie photos of spines.

James Puckett

Contact Lubalin Center to see if they can use any of it. They can probably come to your house and go through it. Fordham also might also be able to put some of it into their collection, I’ve sent you Abby’s email address.

James Montalbano

Thank you all for your suggestions. I've found a local High school that is interested.

James Montalbano

@Nick Shinn I do not own the Fry