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Transylvania University Book Heist
The Transylvania University book heist, also known as the Transy book heist, was the theft of rare books from the library of Transylvania University in December 2004. Background The library at Transylvania University was the beneficiary of book collectors, particularly Clara Peck, a wealthy New York (state), New York sportswoman. Her donations included original folios of ''The Birds of America'' by John James Audubon, a two volume edition of ''Hortus Sanitatis'' and a first edition of ''On the Origin of Species'' by Charles Darwin. Betty Jean Gooch was the librarian who oversaw the Rare Books collection—she had started working at the university in 1994. Spencer Reinhard was a student on an arts scholarship at Transylvania University. He had been best friends since age eight with Warren Lipka, a student on an athletics scholarship at the University of Kentucky. Both were from Lexington, Kentucky, South Lexington. Spencer had been on a freshman-orientation tour of the university ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transylvania University
Transylvania University is a private university in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. It was founded in 1780 and is the oldest university in Kentucky. It offers 46 major programs, as well as dual-degree engineering programs, and is Higher education accreditation in the United States, accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Its medical program has graduated 8,000 physicians since 1859.John, Jr. Wright, ed. ''Transylvania: Tutor to the West'' (2nd ed. 1980) Transylvania's name, meaning "across the woods" in Latin, stems from the university's founding in the heavily forested region of western Virginia known as the Transylvania Colony, which existed briefly between 1775 and 1776 in south and western Kentucky. It is the alma mater of two U.S. vice presidents, two U.S. Supreme Court justices, 50 U.S. senators, 101 U.S. representatives, 36 U.S. governors, and 34 U.S. ambassadors, making it a large producer of 19th century U.S. statesmen. History Transylvani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
