The Goldberg Collection

by Tyler Hall

In 2000 the Goldberg family donated the personal book collection, as well as papers and pamphlets of Justice Arthur J. Goldberg to Radford University’s McConnell Library. The collection is over a thousand titles, and has a wide variety of topics, from world affairs to Dickens. The collection reveals […]

December 8th, 2013 | Category: Rare Book Collection, RU History | Leave a comment

Find books from Downton Abbey’s library in McConnell’s Rare Book Collection!

Fans of the popular BBC television series Downton Abbey have no doubt noted the mansion’s extensive library. Robert, the Earl of Grantham, enjoys his library, and many scenes are filmed in the estate’s book-laden room. The show is set in England in the tumultuous time before, during, and after the First World War. Downton Abbey’s […]

February 7th, 2012 | Category: Rare Book Collection | Leave a comment