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Albert H. Small, a 2009 recipient of the Presidential Humanities Medal, is donating his unparalleled collection on the history of Washington, D.C., to GW.

Mr. Small's Washingtoniana collection will be permanently displayed in the 156-year-old Woodhull House and a to-be-constructed adjacent museum on campus. The museum will include galleries and space for academic and scholarly activity. A $5 million gift from Mr. Small will support the renovation of the Woodhull House and construction of the new museum.

"Albert Small, a native Washingtonian, has methodically assembled the single most significant and extensive collection in private hands relating to the history and development of Washington and the District of Columbia," says Chris Coover, senior specialist, books and manuscripts, at Christie's in New York.

"Small's remarkable collection -- some 50 years in the making and impossible to duplicate today -- is a treasure trove of rare maps, drawings, letters and documents, lithographs, books and ephemera, and is a testament to his passionate enthusiasm as a collector," says Mr. Coover.

GW President Steven Knapp says the collection will provide "unparalleled opportunities not only for our current students and scholars but also for future generations to study the history of our nation through the study of this nation's capital."