tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post3723940622044969285..comments2024-02-18T22:40:55.084-05:00Comments on Jane Austen Today: The Jane Austen CollectionVichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-69395850614922841872008-06-20T03:20:00.000-04:002008-06-20T03:20:00.000-04:00Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland is world re...Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland is world renowned. The collection was donated in 1978 by Mrs. Henry G. (Alberta) Burke, who collected over 1,000 books, as well as articles and memorabilia about Jane Austen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-90264679813263401012008-06-19T12:34:00.000-04:002008-06-19T12:34:00.000-04:00The collection was donated in 1978 by Mrs. Henry G...The collection was donated in 1978 by Mrs. Henry G. (Alberta) Burke, who collected over 1,000 books, as well as articles and memorabilia about Jane Austen. In the late 1940's Mrs. Burke purchased a lock of Jane Austen's hair, but "donated it to the Jane Austen Society after attending a meeting of the group during which a speaker lamented its loss to an American".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com