Acquiring Minds: The Early Collectors of Louisiana Books

Discusses the following individuals:

• Antoine Louis Boimare, (1796-1875), an early bookseller and collector
• Gaspar Cusachs, (1855-1929), a long-time member and president of the Louisiana Historical Society
• Thomas Payne Thompson, (1860-1924), bibliophile and author of "Louisiana Writers Native and Resident"
• Simon J. Schwartz, (1867-1936), a New Orleans merchant and philanthropist
• Edward Alexander Parsons, (1878-1962), who headed the New Orleans Public Library from 1932-1935
• Edward Larocque Tinker, (1881-1968), who amassed a collection of over 5000 items