CBS Sunday Morning segment featuring Dr. Steven Lomazow
THE LOMAZOW COLLECTION BEGAN IN 1972…
However, Dr. Steven Lomazow’s collecting intensified in 1987 after his acquisition of a major collection from the State Street Bookshop in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Since this time, great effort has been devoted to acquiring the first issues and/or first volumes of every major American magazine. It has evolved to encompass literary highlights and the best examples from virtually every genre of American popular culture. When the first issue has not been acquired, many titles are represented by illustrative type copies.
The collection is the history of America as reflected in its periodicals. No stone has been left unturned to acquire the finest material. I have attended countless book and ephemera fairs throughout the country and scoured dealers catalogs, websites and online auction sites. While obviously, no collection can include everything, this is clearly the finest accumulation in private hands of important American periodicals. It can never be reproduced. A 1996 catalog and a 2005 addendum are available.