Since becoming a public institution in November 1995, and a part
of
Florida International University in July
2007, The Wolfsonian has received numerous and substantial gifts that have augmented its permanent
collection. Likewise, the museum's rare books and special
collections library has been the recipient of significant
generosity. The reference collection has benefited greatly
from donations of contemporary works as well as complimentary
copies. In addition, the library has been fortunate to have
been given many important materials from the museum’s collecting
period,
1851-1945. These WebPages
are intended to highlight some of the rare
materials the library has been fortunate to receive as donations
and to serve as an acknowledgement of our gratitude to those
donors who have kept the library’s collecting interests ever in
mind.