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Dime novel trove sits unused in U of M tunnel
An estimated 50 000 dime novels and Big Little Books donated by George H Hess lie in a tunnel store room between Walter Library and Johnston Hall at the University of Minnesota. Prof. Austin McLean notes the collection could anchor a Center for Research in Popular Literature, a plan not approved. The Hess collection spans 1960 to 1930s works and reflects Hess’s habit of signing items he owned.
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Tom Swift
Deadwood Dick
Bomba
University of Minnesota
George H. Hess
St. Paul
Austin McLean
Walter Library
McLean
University
Hess
Johnston Hall
Great Northern Comptroller
Beadle Publishing Co
New York
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