As both a fan and collector of ephemera on Rudolph Valentino, I often wondered what would happen to the items, I spent a lifetime of collecting. For example, I was able to a mass an entire collection of books about Rudolph Valentino to include the estate catalogue. Because of my health and age, I decided to donate both books and some Valentino ephemera to the Los Angeles Public Library, Frances Goldwyn Mayer Special Collections. They were very happy and receptive to receiving the items and now I am relieved to know future researchers can go to this particular library and read books about Valentino that I collected during my lifetime. While this subject may not be on a lot of persons minds, it should be. Because not everybody is going to want what you dearly love to collect. Also, trying to find a new “home” or “sell” will not be easy which is the whole point of this article to get you to think about the now and not when it’s too late.
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