tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16586584.post5695351234299484802..comments2024-03-14T07:34:26.650+01:00Comments on BrontëBlog: At the Berg Collection, New York Public LibraryCristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14863082224534612494noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16586584.post-32720328515590043972012-03-31T21:34:58.779+02:002012-03-31T21:34:58.779+02:00I worked at the NYPL (in the Human Resources Dept)...I worked at the NYPL (in the Human Resources Dept) for a while in the 1980's and had the great good fortune to meet the Berg's curator at the time, Dr. Lola Szladits. When I mentioned my interest in the Brontë family, she kindly invited me over to the collection to see an exhibit of the childhood writings. <br /><br />I did go over one afternoon when there were no researchers there, and Dr. Szladits showed me around. I was amazed at the number of pieces on display in glass table cases - I could bend right over them and be six inches away from where their hands had touched the pages! Dr. Szladits was gratified, I think, to see how awed I was to be in the presence of the Brontë's physical works. She let me stay as long as I wanted and generously pointed out objects of special interest.<br /><br />Her generosity in sharing her knowledge helped inspire my lifelong interest in the Brontës, and I would like to share this link about Lola in tribute to her and her work: http://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/01/obituaries/lola-l-szladits-20-year-curator-at-new-york-s-library-dies-at-67.htmlbrontesisternoreply@blogger.com