Fall Courses		COLLECTING RARE BOOKS   THREE WEDNESDAYS, 7:30 P.M. NOVEMBER 8, 15, 29 LIMITED ENROLLMENT (DIRECTIONS WILL BE GIVEN TO SUBSCRIBERS.) We will learn about collecting rare books from three perspectives: the rare book dealer, the institution, and the private collector. With experts, we will study rare books and discover what constitutes value. NOVEMBER 8 Detering Book Gallery, 2311 Bissonnet Herman Detering, who has owned Detering Book Gallery for twenty-five years, will share with us his experience as a collector and buyer of old books. He will give an overview of standards and values any collector should know. NOVEMBER 15 Special Collections, University of Houston Pat Bozeman, head of Special Collections and Archives, University of Houston, and Margaret Culbertson, architecture and art librarian, will discuss and tell the stories about some of the identifiable books held in the Special Collections, including the books from John Staub's library. NOVEMBER 29 Private Collection A collector of old books will talk about his varied collection. We will view the collection in his home.
Evening Courses:
Concert in Memory of Eloise Steele Walsh
Race for the White House
A Place Set for Everyone: A Vision of Central America
Opera: The Theatrical Experience
Duende: Artistic Inspiration in the Presence of Death
Collecting Rare Books
Daytime Courses:
Fall Art Series - Museums on the Move: New Faces and Places
On Memoirs: Genre of the Age
2000: Trouble Spots
Day/Evening Courses:
The Inner City: Framing a Response in the Fifth Ward