"A large part of the exhibition is made up of Stanley Marcus’ collection. Marcus is known for Neiman Marcus, his store that originated in Dallas. In addition to being a legend in retail, Marcus was also a fine book collector. SMU received his personal collection in 2003."

"Marcus’ collection is still being catalogued, but the collection is massive and strong in British and American literature. The current number of works totals around 8,000 and Martin said there could be as many as 2,000 more works not yet counted."

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