Raab’s Communications Director Rebecca Barry has been invited by the Library of Congress to discuss her latest book as part of a program on March 13 titled “Women Collectors and Authors: The Vanishing of Carolyn Wells.”
The upcoming event is part of the library’s Women’s History Month programming and focuses on Barry’s research at the Library of Congress for her latest biography, “The Vanishing of Carolyn Wells: Investigations into a Forgotten Mystery Author.” The program runs from 5:30-7:00 p.m. and consists of a brief illustrated presentation, a Q&A with rare book and special collections librarian Amanda Zimmerman, and a display of books from Wells’ collection of rare Walt Whitman editions. The event is free, but tickets are required. Reserve here.
In addition to being a famous writer of poems, prose, and mystery novels, Wells was a major book collector in the early decades of the twentieth century. Although she collected broadly in American and English literature, she focused on Whitman, and she co-authored with bookseller Alfred Goldsmith, “A Concise Bibliography of the Works of Walt Whitman” (1922), which served as the standard reference for generations.
Barry joined The Raab Collection in 2023, after nearly two decades in journalism covering the rare book market and other historical topics. In addition to “The Vanishing of Carolyn Wells,” she is the author of “Rare Books Uncovered” (2015).
