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   Lessing Julius Rosenwald (February 10, 1891 – June 24, 1979) was an American businessman, a collector of rare books and art, a chess patron, and a philanthropist.

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   About this Collection. In 1943, at the height of WWII, Lessing J. Rosenwald (1891-1979) announced that he would donate the entirety of his graphic arts collection, as well as all future purchases, to both the Library of Congress and the National Gallery of Art.

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   The Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection The illustrated book, fifteenth through twentieth centuries Lessing J. Rosenwald, Chief, Bureau of Industrial Conservation, Office of Production Management (OPM). Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.

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   Who is Lessing J Rosenwald?

   • Lessing J. Rosenwald, Chief, Bureau of Industrial Conservation, Office of Production Management (OPM). Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. T he Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection stands out among the distinguished resources of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division.

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   Is the Rosenwald collection digitized?

   • The digitization of the Rosenwald Collection is ongoing and the above selections represent only a fraction of the collection. New material will be added as it becomes available. For a comprehensive inventory, please see the collection catalog which describes Mr. Rosenwald's gifts to the Library of Congress between the years 1943 to 1975.

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   What did John Rosenwald do for a living?

   • Rosenwald held his collection at his private gallery, the Alverthorpe Gallery, within the Abington Art Center. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1947. Rosenwald was also a chess enthusiast, and donated money to support American chess. He sponsored the U.S. Chess Championship from 1957 to 1969.

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   When did the Rosenwald Collection come to the Library of Congress?

   • The Rosenwald collections came to the Library of Congress in a series of gifts, beginning in 1943 and culminating in 1980 when the entire collection was delivered to Washington after Mr. Rosenwald's death the previous year. The donation to the Library of Congress included 2,653 titles, supported by a reference library of over 5,000 books.

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6. www.loc.gov › loc › lcibThe Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection - Library of Congress

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   Lessing J. Rosenwald, chairman of Sears Roebuck Company from 1932 to 1939, formed the collection over a period of nearly 40 years. He gave the collection to the Library of Congress in a series of gifts, beginning in 1943, with the final installment coming after the collector’s death in 1979.

7. www.nytimes.com › 1979/06/26 › archivesLessing Rosenwald, Sears Head And Collector of Art, Dead at 88

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   Jun 26, 1979 · Lessing J. Rosenwald, former chairman of Sears, Roebuck & Company, who gave the United States Government collections of prints, drawings and books now worth more than $35 million, died of a...

8. www.nga.gov › pdf-library › lessing-j-rosenwaldLessing J Rosenwald - National Gallery of Art

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   Ruth E. Fine. Published 1982. 272 pages. Lessing J. Rosenwald: Tribute to a Collector honors one of the founding benefactors of the National Gallery of Art and the Gallery’s foremost donor of prints and drawings.

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   Heir to the Sears & Roebuck fortune, Rosenwald opened Alverthorpe in 1939, shortly after he retired from his position as chairman of the board of Sears and Roebuck, in order to devote himself full-time to his collections and philanthropy.