#Karpeles manuscript library museum movie#

#Karpeles manuscript library museum movie#

Some people collect cars (Jay Leno), others collect art or sports memorabilia or Hollywood movie posters.

Upon coming home for a class reunion he was asked why he didn't have a Karpeles Manuscript Library here in Duluth, whereupon he purchased the retired church structure and made it home to an ongoing series of exhibits. Karpeles is a graduate of Denfeld High, one of the high schools here in our city, and a graduate of UMD. How did we end up with a Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum in Duluth? As it turns out, Dr. It is purportedly the world’s largest private collection of original manuscripts and documents.Īccording to Wikipedia the library was founded in 1983 by California real estate magnates David and Marsha Karpeles, with the goal of stimulating interest in learning, especially in children. Yesterday I discovered that the Karpeles Manuscript Library here in Duluth is one of a dozen such Karpeles Manuscript Libraries around the country, in cities from New York to Charleston to Texas and Santa Barbera, and all manner of places in between. When I learned last week that a private collection of Dylan memorabilia was going to be displayed here in May, in conjunction with Duluth Dylan Fest, it seemed worthwhile to check it out.įirst surprise: it's Free. For reasons unclear to me I assumed that it was $7 or $12 to get in, so I was lacking in sufficient time or curiosity to actually investigate. The museum is housed in a former Christian Science church building within a block of the Kitchi Gammi Club and across from St Luke's Hospital. For several years I have been aware of the existence here in Duluth of the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, but had no idea what it was.